Adam remained silent for a moment, replaying the shadow's words.
You are the only one I have seen remain sane…
He contemplated the words for a while before he finally looked up.
"What is the test?"
The shadow clapped its hands once.
"Good."
The world shifted instantly and the apartment vanished.
Adam now stood on the cracked streets of District Seven.
The old convenience store across the road, the broken streetlight and the faded crosswalk lines.
It was a near perfect reconstruction.
Above him, the shadow stood in the sky as if resting on an invisible platform.
Adam's expression didn't change.
"The test has two phases," the shadow said. "One to measure your strength. The other to measure your combat intelligence."
A pause.
"If you pass both, you will obtain my affinity."
Adam lowered his gaze slightly.
"You never told me what the affinity is called."
The shadow tilted its head.
"Pass the test and find out."
Adam looked up again….
