The sun was setting, casting long shadows over the enormous trees that loomed around me, their branches stretching out like dark, skeletal fingers in the fading light. Perched high on one of those branches, I couldn't help but grin, swinging my legs back and forth. My body began to flicker, slowly dissolving as the end of the examination drew near. After three grueling days, the testing period was finally over.
Three days had passed since the incident with Lyra and Maria. A lot had happened in that short time. After Lyra collapsed from my... well, sneak-attack, her allies had retreated, most likely because they considered me a threat after I managed to defeat her.
