Skyler opened his eyes and found himself standing amidst a never-ending crowd. Yet, for some reason, even though he could see the bodies of those around him, he couldn't see their faces, as if they were shrouded.
The surroundings were filled with so many sounds that he couldn't discern just how many people were talking around him.
His ears buzzed badly, so he tried to move to understand what was going on when he was supposed to go to the land of winners, but a transparent circular barrier glimmered around him, preventing him from taking more than a step in any direction.
"Huh?"
Skyler reached out with his hand and touched the barrier, which flickered. He looked up hurriedly to discover its end but realized that the barrier extended so high that he couldn't see where it stopped. It felt as if he were standing at one end of an endless circular tunnel.
"Wow..."