The moment they stepped through the next gate, they weren't standing anymore.
They were falling.
No light. No sound. Just endless descent through black space, like being pulled down through an infinite well.
And then—
A snap.
Their feet hit ground.
But the ground wasn't stone, or earth, or metal.
It was made of pure Tower energy—pulsing with every color, every vibration. It was stable only because the Tower allowed it to be. One misstep, and it would vanish like smoke.
Above them, a spiral staircase twisted into the sky—so high it vanished into the clouds, which didn't sit still but moved, slowly circling the spiral as if orbiting it.
[Welcome to Floor 614 – The Ascension Spiral]
Zone Type: Multi-Layer Combat Ascent
Objective: Climb the Spiral to the Apex
Rule: One level cleared per combat round
Condition: Failure resets you to the base
Additional Note: Only one climber may ascend at a time
Observation Status: High
Roselia exhaled slowly. "We take turns?"
