The shadows stormed into the castle, and Mike rushed in with them.
Inside the castle, a vast open space awaited him. In truth, there was not much there. There was a staircase with the inscription "1," and above it another staircase with the inscription "2." In the center of the room stood a large black throne.
Mike walked over and tried to sit down, but something blocked him.
"Sit down?"
"Yes."
"Please complete 1 and 2 to become the King of Shadows."
Mike immediately knew what he had to do, even though he had no idea what awaited him. He walked to the staircase marked with the number one and climbed upward.
After what felt like half an eternity, Mike began to doubt that it led anywhere at all. It was only going up. But about five minutes later, light finally appeared. He emerged into a tower.
It was narrow. One mistake and Mike would certainly fall to his death. He pressed himself against the wall and noticed a black sphere floating and glowing nearby.
