Siva stared at the ground.
A set of golden bones lay just a few meters away.
He tapped the arm rest of his chair. The subtle noise traversed through the empty hall and into the infinite void overhead like waves upon an ocean.
"Hmm..." The skeleton hummed to himself.
There was a clacking sound as the golden bones rose up.
Within the dark sockets of the golden skeleton's skull, two golden flames burned.
Siva shook his head, a look of exasperation on his face.
A confused sound came from the skeleton on the floor,
"I am..."
"Welcome back, human. I hope you enjoyed the experience."
The set of golden bones turned to face Siva,
"It's over?"
Siva nodded. If bones could smile, he would have,
"You even did better than I had expected, human."
Indeed, it was unprecedented.
Over the eons he had dwelled within this place, countless beasts had come to him with the intention of passing his trials.
