Chapter 42

• The Nexus map glowed faintly in the war room as Kael, Angelica, and Lira studied its shifting threads. The recent stabilization of the Stormreach Expanse had brought temporary relief, but the challenges from the system were unrelenting. Kael's focus lingered on the new task awaiting them: The Synchronization Trial.
• The system had laid out clear parameters for this challenge: Kael, Angelica, and Ignis needed to achieve a 95% synchronization efficiency while stabilizing a volatile dimension. It was a steep requirement, one that tested not only their magical synergy but their trust in each other.
• Angelica leaned on the table, her flames flickering idly around her fingers. "So let me get this straight: the system wants us to be perfectly in sync while fighting whatever chaos this dimension throws at us?"