Bab 2012: Send

The man fell into silence. He had no idea what Ailsa was talking about. Maybe for even him, the circumstances surrounding Ailsa and Ryu were things that he couldn't accept. Doing so would require accepting that one of the fundamental laws of reality could be bent and twisted. 

However, the outcome was to be expected. If Ryu's cultivation could hold her back, its improvement could likewise loosen the restrictions on her as well. 

After being forcefully sent back in time, she had had more than 99% of her strength sealed away because a piece of her was with a man who had yet to even be born. 

By the time it was undone, she had to wait as Ryu's strength began to grow. 

But when the timelines converged and her younger self met Ryu, her power was restricted even further as though the two could not control the same Fate. She lost access to her Spiritual Foundation and practically all of her strength aside from preparations she made in advance.