Eris cleared the blood dripping from her nose with a wide smile on her face. She was excited after pushing herself this far. In this place, magic was so much harder to conjure without Arthur's protection. She had needed to push her core to the limits.
The shadow realm was overwhelming naturally. Spells were harder in this due to the overall lack of life in this realm. Aether was a loophole, but using it for long periods without stopping finally dragged her down, costing her a good chunk of her stamina.
Badum Badum! The sound of her heart pumping got louder as it felt like her body was almost hitting its final limits. Her armor had been gravely damaged while the rest of the body had shallow open cuts that had failed to close themselves due to the mana imbalance.
