A deep sigh escaped from the lungs of Garsot as the binary mentioned something akin to a series of battle arenas the group were going to have to endure, 'Great...can't the world collapsing at least give us a decent period of rest before going into another fight', he thought to himself as the circumstances surrounding the "game" were explained. New abilities as well as others being able to spectate, the idea of advancing his own power peeking his interest and pulling him out of his desopair, only slightly. He had a few questions regarding all of this but figured with how cryptic everything else has been up to this point that trying to find answers would be a fruitless effort. Best to just go along with what was happening and see how the events end up unfolding, at least until the appropriate time to ask such questions finally came.<br/><br/>His train of thought was shattered by the familiar sound of glass breaking as the world around the group fell apart to be replaced with a battleground where the first participants would duel it out. It was decided that Hellmaster Phibrizzo would begin the series of battles and put on a spectacular show against what seemed to be some kind of powerful priest.  The battle was decided fairly quickly as said priest was eventually burnt to a crisp in a display of firepower that impressed Natsu who looked on with a drooling face as his stomach grumbled. A few moments after the conclusion of that battle the world was transformed back into the cabin where the next set of combatants were to be decided, Vaati volunteering to go.<br/><br/>It was expected that the world around them all would again vanish and turn into another battle arena where Vaati would take on some opponent. The environment did, indeed, shatter apart per usual but what followed surprised Garsot, who found himself standing in the middle of a deserted street alone, confusion setting in as he looked to see no one else from the cabin with him, 'No wait', he thought to himself, 'I'm not alone.' With him were the trio of Tails, Natsu, and Annie who all looked just as confused as he did, none of them not understanding why they were without the rest of the group.<br/><br/>"Perhaps we aren't allowed to spectate this one," Tails suggested with uncertainty.<br/><br/>No one replied as a chilling calm swept over the area, a quiet surrounding them that almost gnawed at the mind. Not even the smallest sign of commotion or movement other than the four of them.<br/><br/>"If that were the case, then why would we just be here and not everyone else outside the fight," Annie asked after several moments of silence between them all. She could not help but feel as if there was something at play here for the four of them but could not think of just what.<br/><br/>They all looked around to see where they were noting all the tall buildings that lined the long, empty streets that were all very similar in design to the one they found themselves on now. The skyscrapers seemed as dead as the streets as not a single light was turned on, only the lights of the bright moon and stars giving any sort of visibility, which, oddly enough, was quite a lot given the circumstances. Eventually it was noticed that there was no wind either, everything was just still beyond comprehension. At least it was until off in the distance, several hundred feet away, a giant monstrosity could be appeared from around the corner of a skyscraper, the figure itself being several hundred feet tall. The massive beast began swinging its arms furiously, destroying buildings left and right while making its way towards the group.<br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://i.imgur.com/vYVurcU.png?1">[ img ]</a><br/><br/>"The hell is that thing," Garsot asked out loud as they all watched in horror as the being steadily walked closer to them.