The Trial of Divergence had ended.
Its toll, however, lingered like smoke in the aftermath of battle with lots of explosions.
One by one, the remaining teams emerged from their individual paths—wounded, tired, but alive.
The once-proud formations of Thornevale, Wyrmere, and Crowgarth were somewhat fractured now. Some limped. Some had to be carried. Some didn't return at all.
Crowgarth's Tavros appeared second, dragging one of his teammates—his face bruised, his knuckles scraped raw.
Behind him, Lirra emerged, blood on her collar, one eye swollen shut. The fourth member, Grent, had been pulled from the trial earlier—his name now marked red in the trial projection, denoting a failed extraction.
Wyrmere's final three emerged five minutes later—one of them barely conscious, supported by his partner. Their fourth however, was missing, lost to the illusion-based trials deep in the memory mazes.
Thornevale came last.
