"I presume you are taking about Neo Hargraves who entered the same passage as you?"
"Yes," Jack answered.
The doll, E #23, nodded in understanding.
"Neo Hargraves is going through a qualification test at another site."
"Qualification test?"
"An agreement should be a better word in your language," the doll said. "The Shadow Supreme is a generous ruler.
"He doesn't attack anyone just because they enter his world.
"Instead, he gives them a chance. A trial.
"If you complete the trial, he will fulfill your wish.
"You can ask for anything.
"Did you enter the world of treacherous shadows by mistake? Then the Shadow Supreme will help you go return to your world.
"Do you want desire power? Then, the Shadow Supreme shall make you the strongest.
"Is there someone you want to kill? The Shadow Supreme will erase them."
The doll added,
