When they woke, all four men meditated for a while, to calm their souls, enlighten their spirits and ask the gods for help and guidance, ready for the task at hand. Hiroki was the first to step forward and touch the rope that led up to the first megalith; it felt wet, shabby and really dangerous, but he knew that they had to try, so he reluctantly volunteered to go first. Just before he took his first step, he looked back; his reaction didn’t fill any of the others with confidence, knowing that they were all to follow. They could all see that most of the wooden steps had broken and fallen, disappearing into the void, leaving huge gaps with nothing but the main rope supports in place. This meant that in many areas, they would have to physically climb across just using the support ropes, whi
