He leaped for the penultimate platform. It tilted precariously. Kael’s foot slipped. He dangled by his fingertips, looking down at the miles of neon death below. With a guttural roar, he swung his body, using the momentum to vault onto the final translucent stair.
By the third section, the "Green Gaze," the air grew thin. Giant rotating fans threatened to swat him into the void. Kael timed his sprint, sliding under a spinning blade with an inch to spare. To his left, a girl in a pink visor mistimed her jump. She didn’t scream as she fell; she simply dissolved into a cloud of pixels before hitting the ground. Tower of Hell
He was back in the lobby. His name glowed at the top of the leaderboard. He looked up at the tower, which had already shifted its colors to a sickening purple and lime green. Kael wiped the sweat from his brow, cracked his knuckles, and stepped back onto the first platform. He leaped for the penultimate platform
He stood before the Halo. The music reached a deafening crescendo. Kael reached out, his fingers brushing the cold, shimmering gold. In an instant, the world turned white. The roar of the tower faded into a peaceful silence. He dangled by his fingertips, looking down at
He reached the "Crimson Corridor." This was the halfway point. The walls were lined with static lasers that flickered on and off in a deadly pattern. Kael closed his eyes for a second, memorizing the rhythm. Beep. Beep. Gap. He lunged. The heat from the beams singed his jacket, but he broke through to the other side.