Breakthrough
Kai had been in Crystal Town for several hours now, and though the cold was still a shock to Kiara's system, it no longer bothered him.
He'd adapted, or perhaps it was more accurate to say that he'd simply gotten used to it.
His body felt different now, like it had built some kind of immunity to the chill.
Kiara, on the other hand, was slowly improving. Her soul energy reserves had been replenishing, though it was a slow process.
Kai could tell by the way she moved now — less stiff, more fluid. Still, it was clear she wasn't fully recovered from consuming her reserves entirely.
It had been a while since he'd checked his status screen. A part of him wondered if it had changed at all since their last battle, but another part of him was simply curious.
He hadn't spent much time looking at his own progress lately, focusing more on training himself and what the next step in their journey would be.