The Simulation Isle was one of the many smaller islands orbiting slow circles around the mainland.
Normally, it was reserved for class evaluation drills. Our batch had been here once, brought for a Team Test by Instructor Selene.
That day, it was made to resemble a jungle of skeletal black trees with a blinding white sun that stripped the world of its colors and bleached everything white.
Today, its outer shell was shimmering with holographic sponsor logos and real-time betting odds.
Funnily enough, I had defeated Thalia here once already.
I made a cave collapse on her and won the Team Test, proving to the world that I was better than my twin for the first time in my life.
This time, I had a feeling, was going to be no different.
I was in an Airbus, peering down at the scenery from behind a reinforced glass window.
From my vantage point, it looked like a massive, floating landmass of lush greenery rimmed by neon holograms hanging in the clouds.
