Regius knew he could move onto the next floor, but at this point, he knew how this game worked. Chordis was going to make him play through this scenario for the following floors until he reached floor seventy. He would play it out as each person involved and from every angle possible. Regius couldn't find the strength to stand back up, so he kneeled on the floor and cried to himself when he heard the patter of steps.
Regius didn't wipe the tears from his eyes; he looked up and stared at Valentine Chordis as he approached with the same confident steps that he always had. "Why me? Why do you have to do this to me? What did I do to deserve this?" Chordis cocked his head to the side and through the eye slits. He could see two intense eyes that had never left his face.
