The Essence rushed back into the camp like a wave, and for one brief, shining moment, I believed we might win.
It was a foolish sentiment. I had seen the future and knew what was coming, but never had I changed the events of the loop in such a drastic manner, and for a moment, I allowed myself to feel hope, even though I knew that the pain that was to come would be worse as a result of it.
I looked towards the eastern face of the pyramid, expecting to see the gigantic door that I had seen in the last loop. Perhaps the people here may be safer inside the pyramid, but I saw no door. I had sacred Orath and Rel, and they had shut the door behind them.
With the Essence allowed to flow once again, the magic of the Adepts suddenly surged with such intensity that I had to close my eyes for a moment to avoid being blinded.
