A string of surreal deaths played out across Twyluxia, claiming several hundred faceless soldiers from both factions. The number of rank 2 Privates foolish enough to participate in the Fifth Ordeal might have been a rare breed, yet there were some still around—definitely less than a thousand but certainly more than a hundred.
The great irony was, on any regular day, finding a Rank 2 Private in the opposite Mirror Universe would've been nearly impossible. The average skill of their contestants notoriously surpassed those from Jake's Mirror Universe, dominating most Ordeals between their twin realms.
Yet, in a bid for fairness, the opposing Mirror Universe was bound by the vexing task of matching the number of Players at each rank—a task that was turning into a considerable headache for their Oracle equivalent.
