Mind's Trial
The third trial was shrouded in an aura of mystery, whispered about by recruits as the most harrowing of the challenges.
Known as "The Mind's Crucible", it was designed to strip participants of all pretense, to lay bare their inner personalities and test their resolve.
The chamber itself was a masterpiece of psychological warfare, made as result of collaboration between psychics and technology—a spherical room with walls that pulsed with a deep, rhythmic hum.
Streams of energy crisscrossed the space like living veins, the air thick with a tangible pressure that seemed to claw at the edges of one's psyche.
Ezra stepped into the chamber, his expression calm, almost indifferent, as the door sealed behind him.
The weight of the atmosphere pressed down immediately, but he remained unfazed, his gaze sweeping across the room.
From the observation deck above, the elders leaned forward, their faces marked with quiet expectation.
