Max glanced at the Bronze Mark on his palm. After paying the five hundred Bronze Marks needed to enter the Ten Shadows Trial, he had only a little over one hundred left.
'That should be enough for the First Shadow Trial.'
His eyes moved to the enormous door standing beyond all the arenas.
He had already heard that most newcomers failed to beat even the early shadows on their first try, but he didn't let that bother him. In fact, he saw it the other way around. If he couldn't defeat the first shadow on his first attempt, there was little point in even thinking about the tenth shadow, where only one attempt was allowed.
It was a simple way of looking at things, but Max believed it completely.
Because of that, he didn't bother entering any of the surrounding arenas to earn more Bronze Marks. Damian and Revona might need to build up extra marks so they could challenge the trial repeatedly, but Max had no intention of preparing for failure before he had even stepped inside.
