Chapter 61:Respite and Trainingp

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At the entrance to the temple, they discovered a cryptic inscription etched into an obsidian pillar. Aria, her analytical mind ever at work, began to decipher the ancient script. "It speaks of trials within, challenges that will test not only our abilities but also the very essence of our beings."

The champions entered the temple, their senses alert. The interior was a maze of flickering, spectral flames and ever-shifting corridors that defied logic. As they moved deeper into the temple, they could sense that it was not just a physical structure but a manifestation of the realm of shadows itself.

Suddenly, they were confronted by illusions—twisted reflections of themselves, echoing their fears and doubts. Rex found himself face-to-face with a dark reflection, a version of himself consumed by the very gravity he controlled. The mirror image sought to weigh him down, to immobilize him with self-doubt.