Inside a dark enclosed space a man falls down from above, unconscious from the start. In front of him, stood an unidentifiable figure, tall enough to nearly hit the roof of the enclosed space with his head. The figure just stood there looking down on the fallen man motionlessly for hours. After a long but unknown amount of time, the man woke up and slowly got up from the absolute black floor. The tall figure, noticing the man’s conscious revival spoke in an incoherent language which the man understood as he replied with a ‘yes’. “Follow me.” said the figure as it started walking forward, the enclosed space expanding as it moved forward. The man, neither confused nor anxious about what was happening, simply followed the tall figure as it moved forward and started briefly explaining the situation as if everything that was currently happening was carefully structured. “Welcome to the entrance of Nigrrandilori. Whether this is your first time here or not need not matter as every start is a fresh beginning. The days awaiting you will be tedious to say the least but with impractical amounts of resilience all will be passed effortlessly. You will be faced with insurmountable obstacles, all of which have to be experienced to pass through the days. I implore you to be careful and may the Architect bless you in the upcoming days.”. Just as the figure finished his dialogue the space suddenly stopped expanding, a gate forming at the end of the road leading to the 1st day. “Thank you, and I will heed your words.” said the man, bowing to the figure after which he entered the gate. Immediately after the gate closed, the tall unidentifiable figure truly ended his dialogue with a respectful tone saying, ‘Your Honor.”.

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