There was a difference between feeling the power coursing through one's body and having access to it. In Gio's case, only the former applied.
He was sore. In his mind, he classified it as soreness, but an ordinary person without his pain tolerance would have already passed out. He was using most of his energy just to move his body properly, so it was far too much to ask him to climb such a steep slope.
Luckily, Neriah was present. She didn't need to be asked to help. Before he could say anything, she put his arm around her shoulder and jumped several tens of feet in the air.
If Gio wasn't mistaken, he felt like the world around them moved subtly alongside them, helping them gain altitude.
'She said she got a reward…it couldn't be that, could it?'
Considering that his reward was a mysterious energy that felt almost divine, it would make sense for Neriah to be given something amazing as well.
