Every one of the 14 celestials, who had reached the celestial realm before Max, watched with bated breath as he made his way up the celestial peak of the perfect warrior to present his first challenge.
In one way or another, nearly all of them had lent Max a hand on his journey, and now they gazed at him ascending the highest peak, their eyes filled with burning hope.
Each had faced the sting of defeat by the perfect warrior, fully knowing the sheer magnitude of the challenge to overcome him. Yet, even with the understanding that defeating the perfect warrior was a feat next to impossible, they all clung to a tender thread of hope, deeply wishing for Max to achieve the unthinkable and conquer the perfect warrior.
For one day and night, Max had tempered his will.
For 24 hours he focused only on balancing his mental state and reminding himself as to why he had to do this.
