Inside the ever-shifting landscape of Arietta's divine realm, time flowed at 1:16 the normal speed. A hundred internal days meant barely over six real-world days—but for Raven's group, it felt like a lifetime.
And that lifetime began with—
The "Creative" Phase.
"Alright!" Raven clapped his hands from atop a summoned obsidian platform.
Beside him, Arietta floated like an ethereal supervisor, arms crossed and eyes glowing with a slight glow of divinity—and annoyance. "Today, we start experimenting with your elements. Don't die."
Everyone stared up at him.
Selena raised her hand. "Define 'don't die.' Like emotionally, spiritually, or—"
"Physically," Arietta cut in. "Emotionally, it is inevitable."
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The first to jump into the fray was Selena, who stepped into the training field's shadowed grove, raised her hand, and called upon her power.
A ripple of black-purple mana pulsed from her feet.
