The thought of the future scared Azekiel. That was why he had decided that he was going to take things one day at a time and not think too far ahead. He didn't want to think too much about the uncertain future.
If there was agony in his fate, he couldn't just change that fate. He couldn't just stop climbing the tower in fear after all. He needed to continue becoming stronger without worrying about the side effects.
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Azekiel entered the tent while everyone else waited outside for him to come out, but it didn't look like he was going to come out anytime soon. Twenty minutes had passed, and Azekiel still wasn't out, which made people wonder what was he even doing inside?
Many of the fifty had already sat down on the ground, seemingly tired of standing while waiting as they discussed what responsibilities they were going to have.