𝐘/𝐧'𝐬 𝐩𝗼𝐯
So far I had kept up with Nahshon's advice, drinking the tea and other things.

Whatever this tea was though, I was doing something. Suddenly my hearing was 10x better, my strength had increased to an inhuman extent, and even my speed had increased.

It was like I had become something else, not the mention all of my other senses were peaked as well.

But with everything moving so fast, I tried to ignore the ache in my heart, knowing that I couldn't see Ambessa for who knows how long.

I missed her and every moment of silence was spent by me thinking about her, ready to return.

Time skip

Physically I was prepared and my hair was even put up in braids for this. But mentally I was unsure.

"There's nothing to worry about, you'll be fine and back in no time," Karissa spoke, the girl and I getting pretty close, which I was happy about as I needed a friend.

"*sigh* you're right," I say, still not feeling too sure, but I could feel a sort of weight that told me otherwise, this presence coming from Inti himself, the god usually letting his presence known whenever I was doubting myself a little too much for his liking.

But after clearing my head the presence was gone and I had begun to make one last glance at myself before having to leave.
Hair and fit check

The area where we'd get the trial started was right under the sun disc, which made my heart beat even faster, knowing this was going to be even more intense than I'd ever imagined.

As we ventured to the sun disc, I ran my nails across the gold armor that I wore, feeling it mold to my every move, also keeping me occupied so I wouldn't think about being nervous.

"And here is Shurima's next empress!" Nahshon announced, standing at the front of a large circle-like rune.

"Come to the middle, my child," and as asked I walked to the middle, looking out to see a huge crowd looking up at me.

"Y/n Barlow, since birth you have decided to lead this country. As Inti's vessel and a strong warrior, you've already made incredible change in the two months that you've been here."

With his words, people began to cheer and say my name, a strike of pride hitting me.

"Soon you'll be in another dimension that will test your entire being, and soon after, you'll return to us as empress, so look out to Shurima as we cheer you on."

Again I had looked out at everyone, seeing that their cheers only amplified, and with a surge of confidence I had raised a fist, a grand smile on my likes as I watched them all erupt, already declaring me as their empress.

"I'm ready," I turned to Nahshon, the shaman nodding at me.

"That you are"

Now he and a few others had all begun to do some hand signs, the sand separating them all starting to rise and surround me like a tornado, entrapping me in its grain.

I tried to see if there were any gaps, but suddenly visions showed before me, some in red, others in purple and even blue.

The scenes playing out made me dizzy as I tried to focus on at least one, only seeing myself fighting and such.

"W-what?" Suddenly I saw myself on the ground, and this was the only vision that I was able to focus on.

Now this wasn't just me simply laying down or something, I had a spear stabbed into my stomach, showing my demise.

'There's no way I'm dying...not now'

It was a lot but I knew it had to be something else, especially after seeing a sudden gold burn through the red of the scene.

But suddenly everything went black and I even felt like I was floating, weightless in the air.

Then *BOOM*

"F-fuck...I already hate this shit."

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