Elizabeth found herself in a strange place standing on something that looked like water but clearly wasn't, under an empty sky without clouds or even the sun. Where were the light and warmth coming from if there was no sun? Elizabeth looked around her and saw Narcissus nearby but nothing and no one else.
"Too late." Narcissus said while pacing back and forth. "The champion has already been chosen. And the bastard is coming for us right HERE of all places. Why come here? It's foolish."
Narcissus looked at Elizabeth, finally noticing her presence.
"And why did he bring you here?"
"How could I possibly know that?" Elizabeth asked. "I don't even know where here is."
"Brave or stupid?" Narcissus wondered out loud. "We underestimated the threat."
As he said this Icarus and several other El
