Mere moments after I felt my consciousness fade, I was reawakened in an area of pure white void. It was very bright all around me, and seemed to extend infinitely in all directions—other than the ground, of course, which I could feel myself standing on.
What took me surprise, however, was my outfit. I wasn't in the uniform I was wearing today, sent by the academy ahead of time as soon as I was determined as part of the 'Elite'. Instead, I was in my usual clothes—the Yharnav armor set, obtained from the Death Realm. I even had my hood and mask on and everything.
"… Huh. Interesting," I noted to myself, before summoning my Chaos katanas and swinging them around. They felt just like as if I were using them in real life. Neat.
Suddenly, a female announcer's gentle voice entered the virtual space, and a series of text was displayed on screen to caption what she was saying.