Meanwhile, the human adjusted her mixture and the color it displayed showed its unstable state.
Seeing this, a worried look appeared on her face and she added more ember root into the mixture, but the solution hissed ominously.
"Only two minutes remain! Contestants, finalize your potions," Ganesha announced.
Mia clutched Orion's arm to draw his attention towards her. "Sylvia's potion looks amazing, so does this mean she won?"
"Not yet," Orion replied and his eyes narrowed as he observed the human. "She still has one last chance to stabilize it, but it'll be risky."
The human alchemist took a deep breath and reached for a vial of liquid before pouring its contents into her mixture.
The bubbling and sizzling nature of her mixture steadied a bit but just by looking at it, the potion didn't look safe to use.