Aiden's golden eyes narrowed.
"Sacrifice?"
The voice continued.
"Ascension is not free. Power is not granted without cost."
"Will you give up what is necessary?"
Aiden didn't hesitate.
"I've sacrificed before."
"And I'll do it again."
He stepped forward.
And the moment he touched the doorโ
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The world disappeared.
Trial of the Seventh GateโThe Price of Power
Aiden blinked.
He was no longer on the Divine Ladder.
He stood in a familiar place.
A battlefield.
Not just any battlefield.
One from his past.
Aiden's breath hitched.
He knew this place.
"This isโฆ"
โ๐๐๐๐๐โ!
Suddenly, the sky burned red.
A figure collapsed in front of him.
Aiden's eyes widened.
It was someone he knew.
Someone he had failed to save.
Someone who had died because of him.
Aiden stared.
His hands trembled.
"No. Thisโฆ this already happened."
A new voice spoke.
"And it will happen again."
Aiden turned.
And there, standing across from himโ
