Location: Starforge Nexus - Multiple Training Areas | Luminari Artifact Dimensional Fold Time: Day 365 (One Year Complete)
The garden's crystallized tree shimmered in eternal twilight, its eight-essence branches casting fractured rainbows across the moss. Jayde stood before it, same as she'd done dozens of times over the past year, but today felt different.
One year. Three hundred sixty-five days.
(A whole year.) The thought carried weight, significance. (We actually made it.)
Temporal milestone achieved. Training duration: optimal. Survival probability when entering: 12%. Current probability: substantially higher.
Green stood on the opposite side of the tree, her petite frame somehow commanding despite barely reaching Jayde's shoulder. Ash-blonde hair perfectly arranged, flowing green robes immaculate, fractured emerald eyes sharp with assessment. She'd been waiting when Jayde arrived—no explanation, just a simple message through the Pavilion's communication system.
