[In Mid Air Above The Ice Wall Covering The Giant Stone Shrine, Current Time, Sam's POV]
Exhilarating.
Sam could only describe the feeling as such. His body was exploding with raw force. The world had never been so clear in his eyes.
The ascension trial was not an easy one at all, and he may have even performed just slightly better than the worst considering the difficulty, but the power he received was very well damn worth all those five months spent fighting in that strange world of trial.
It felt weird to return to this world after five months. Not a single second had gone by here—Sam was always amazed by that aspect of ascension. He did not get enough time to explore his new strength, but protecting the western side of the shrine cannons gave him a few insights into where this new limit of his powers lay.
