Once the sun rose, Alex left first.
He walked alongside Bladedance and Sunflare, with the Sky God having long since left him. She had to be a neutral party in the duel, so she could not appear alongside him just to make it clear that she was not biased at all.
Many people stood along the way, watching him as he went toward the location of the duel. Along the way, he could see many familiar figures standing around with looks of awe and curiosity.
Greensoul, the Reverend who was in charge of looking after Ronron at all times, looked at Alex and gave him a wordless nod. Bluedoor and his wife were also outside, both giving words of encouragement to Alex.
Tainwind, Silkspear, Brasswing, Newhorn, as well as many of the Sky God's disciples and Reverends, wished him luck as well.
Alex looked around for more, but there were no Gods present there. From what he could tell, all the Gods had already made their way to the dueling area.
