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Ingkath feet stomped forward as he began to make his way up the mountain, his eyes completely focused on the pillars before him. 

Though the elders of Valiant Heart Mountain stood between the pillars, the youths themselves were a ways down the mountain, a few hundred meters from the foot of the Gates, in fact. 

From their position, sensing the pressure of the Gates was impossible. So, in the beginning, Ingkath sensed nothing and continued to walk forward and up courageously. 

However, the instant he crossed the 300 meter line to the Gates, a roar suddenly shook his mind. It was so loud and sudden that blood began to ooze from his ears. 

Despite this, Ingkath remained on his own two feet, his expression finally growing serious. 

This roar had no tangible owner. In fact, it looked as though he was the only one to have heard it at all.