[ The stairs go up for a while, changing from a dark green into black, just barely visible in the darkness. Minato does his best to ignore the voice telling him to rush up but as a result he is quiet during the ascent, giving nothing more than a grunt to anything Maria would say to him.
The stairs start to turn in a wide spiral. The unnatural darkness fades and they can see in the distance an unfriendly overcast sky through which only the moon is unobstructed.
Once they reach the top they are greeted with a large black platform. On the opposite side a box and a blue door sit next to each other. But on the platform is nine puddles of blood, eight in the silhouette of other kids and one in the silhouette of a dog.
Minato stares at the puddles. He knows who each one belongs to.
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The stairs start to turn in a wide spiral. The unnatural darkness fades and they can see in the distance an unfriendly overcast sky through which only the moon is unobstructed.
Once they reach the top they are greeted with a large black platform. On the opposite side a box and a blue door sit next to each other. But on the platform is nine puddles of blood, eight in the silhouette of other kids and one in the silhouette of a dog.
Minato stares at the puddles. He knows who each one belongs to.
You let this happen.
This is the result of your decisions.
But it's not too late.
You could get stronger.
You can save them from this fate.
Enter the room. Go back. Get stronger.
Minato's spacing out staring at the blood. ]