(A/N Big thanks to everyone for the Power stones and Golden tickets, they mean a lot. As usual, please don't hesitate to comment or drop a review. ENJOY)
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Caelum had been heading east since the start of the trial. The map in his head wasn't perfect, but the forest sloped up slightly in that direction, and the higher ground gave better sightlines. After the first contraction, he'd crossed a small ridge that barely counted as a mountain, enough to scatter a few who couldn't keep their footing.
Two had tried to ambush him halfway up. He remembered how quickly it ended, one charged without rhythm, the other hesitated.
'Teamwork without timing, ' he'd thought.
He'd sidestepped, used Kairos Step to slip between them, and let their own momentum finish the job. Two clean eliminations, no wasted mana.
