Kaelen bit his tongue until he tasted copper. The sharp pain acted like a tether, pulling him back to the cold reality of the Hall. He activated his Aura of Purity , a skill he’d leveled through dozens of previous failures. A burst of blue light forced Lyra back, her hiss echoing against the glass.
She reached out, her fingers brushing the cold steel of his chest plate. Kaelen felt a surge of heat where she touched him. A prompt appeared in his vision: .
"The path to the Core is still open," Kaelen growled, stepping past the mirrors. Castle of Temptation [Ongoing] - Version: 0.3.3a
"I didn't come for the throne or the girl," Kaelen said, his voice rasping.
"The castle has grown since you last fell," she whispered, circling him. "The temptations are no longer just of the flesh. They are of the heart. Of the ego. Tell me, do you still believe your 'Willpower' stat can save you?" Kaelen bit his tongue until he tasted copper
The 0.3.3a version introduces more complex psychological traps.
"Then why are you here?" Lyra asked, stopping inches from his face. "Is it for the power? To be the one who finally reaches the top of the spire and claims the Core?" A burst of blue light forced Lyra back,
An evolving antagonist who serves as both a physical and mental hurdle.