The moment Alex stepped past the massive gates of the Tower of Ascension, reality itself seemed to stutter.
The air warped.
Space folded inward.
And then—
Countless translucent windows exploded into existence before his eyes.
Notifications layered over one another, flooding his vision in rapid succession.
Warnings.
Greetings.
Mocking messages.
Excited reactions from higher beings.
System confirmations.
Unknown entities reacting to his return.
They stacked endlessly, overlapping like a broken interface gone mad.
Alex didn't even blink.
He walked forward calmly, hands in his pockets, completely ignoring the chaos screaming for his attention.
'Still as noisy as ever,' he thought flatly.
Then—
One window forcibly pushed itself to the very front.
It was different.
Clear.
Centered.
Impossible to ignore.
{ Do you wish to take on the trial on the Second Floor? }
[ Yes / No ]
Alex stopped walking.
