    There it was againâthat sense of urgency that was like a foreboding, eating away at his peace and apathy like it was an unstoppable erosion, and before he knew it, he was waking up in another place he had no prior knowledge of. Yet, he could tell. It had been a while since the scientists had toyed with themâhadnât it?
     ââŠAnd weâre just entertainment for them. Ugh.â
     An audible groan released; he was irritated. Not at the people who might have began this show, eventâwhatever it might have been calledâbut rather at himself, for being unprepared for this. His mind, his discipline, and his courageâwhere had it all gone? It had been lost in his laziness, and that was a loathsome act upon himself. Gritting his teeth was all he could do at the moment, the blood ringing in his ears reminding him that he had to get a grasp on what was going on.
     âŠHe had been so caught up that he didnât even notice the fact that his right arm was glowing faintly, at least up until letters he could barely read showed themselves dimly. He was sitting, so his hand was at his side. âŠHe felt three different warmths at his back, but he didnât really take too much note of his. Focusing on the characters, trying to make legible sense out of themâ
cout « âexperiments:â « âaÎiadneâs thread will lead you from the labyrinth, though not â « âyou aloneâ « endl;
cout « âexperiments: â « âyour lives are âlinkedââ « endl;
cout « âexperiments: â « âfight your way to the âcoreâ and the answers you seek will be revealedâ « endl;
     --He garnered that this AâŠupside down L? Iadne-person was likely the person who had instigated this whole thing. As a result, he couldnât help but feel a bit of fervent passion at the irony of this entire deal. Meant to fight to the core? How many times had he heard of this challengeâfar too many times, actually. It didnât seem like something possible, but who was he to give up simply because of that? Either way, he realized he had people at his back, after looking where the incandescent string on his arm led. They all seemed fairly normal, the only standout being a head of white hair directly at his back, which was incredibly odd-looking, to say the least. His gaze lurking on that for just a moment, he supposed he should actually stand up and get going.
    Having thought that, he pushed himself up to get moving, but just before he stood up in totality, he got knocked down with force like a jackhammer.
     âOw.â
     He couldnât comprehend what had hit him. Perhaps because his eyes hadnât yet adjusted to the light, or maybe because he wasnât prepared enough, but somethingâsomething that was flyingâstruck him straight back into the ground from which he just stood up. His shoulder was steaming, and thought it would be fine in a few moments, blood was flowing out. He was wounded, and it was clear there was an enemy around.
     It was pretty obvious that this was going to be one tough fight, all the way to this supposed âCore.â
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