“ The next game is called the game of Echoes.” Luke announced, standing on the makeshift ring where the five used to practice fighting. 

“Each competitor will go through the East portal which leads to the world of the hollows. For the sake of those who do not know,” he continued. “ Hollows are phantoms that can see guilt, pain, rage, jealousy, and envy. They can also materialize into your greatest fears, your deepest desires and the things that haunt you when you sleep.

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