There was a crowd before Alex, each person within it seemingly excited about his presence. They talked in hushed whispers, pointing toward him from time to time, sometimes even laughing.
Alex stood by the gate, still quite stunned at the fact that they had been expecting him. Even more than that, they had hoped for his arrival. He was still not fully certain this all was real until the sect leader of the sect itself came out with an awed look on her face.
"Are you really him?" she asked.
"Am I…"
"The person who gives Elixir in exchange for battles," the woman said quickly.
"That is me," Alex said. "But I only give Elixir if you win. I won't give it just because you fight me."
"Of course," the woman said. "I have been hoping you would come to our sect for a while now. I am honored that you did so quickly."
