Good, Cal hadn’t needed her in this loop. He was making progress in his strength. That meant more time to explore the deep caverns. She had two goals down there: map out all the natural mana wells she could find and learn where the Gryalth had built their interdimensional gateway.

Initially, she had wanted to just go see Cal and Stan, tell them everything, and be welcomed into the family like nothing had ever changed, but the longer she was here in these loops, the more she understood. They weren’t her family. Her family were dead. She would do her best to help them, and then, one day, she hoped they would help her. The Gryalth were a plague that spread across countless universes, and she would need their help to eradicate it for good.

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She walked up to the hidden cavern entrance, the same as she had done many times before. In the distance, she saw the same two Gryalth guards against intruders like herself. Lifting both arms, she carefully pointed her fingers at each of them and channeled a burst of intense fire through their heads.

They both dropped to the ground dead. This loop was already off to a good start.