While everyone else worked themselves to the bone, Cara floated in a pool full of chaos energy, watching them in a mirror made of pure energy.
As far as rewards went, this one was pretty good.
The energy was soaking into her body and doing something, but more importantly, she didn't have to do all that. It looked painful.
Look at Karl, he was literally on fire and coated in ice at the same time, while being electrocuted. They could miss her with that nonsense.
Cara cupped her palms and drank a bit of the chaos pool, then sighed in relief at the cooling sensation. She really did make the best choice.
Karl's mind had nearly gone blank as he stepped onto the one hundredth step of the temple, and suddenly, everything stopped.
Was this a safe spot? A moment to recover before going on again? A test of willpower to see if he would voluntarily continue, now that he knew what was coming?
