The sky opened in a spectacle of colors and contrasts. The mist that shrouded the horizon slowly cleared, revealing the magnitude of the continent that loomed before them.
It was immense—larger than any of them could have imagined. The mountains, with snow-capped peaks and shrouded in veils of cloud, rose like insurmountable walls. Between their valleys, silver rivers slid in wide curves, reflecting the sun like liquid sheets. Vast forests covered the land in a deep green, pulsating with life. Here and there, clearings revealed crystal-clear lakes, so large they could be mistaken for seas.
And beyond, golden patches betrayed endless deserts, contrasting with ice-covered regions, where glaciers glittered like mirrors in the distance. The air, even hundreds of meters above sea level, seemed to vibrate with raw energy, as if the continent itself were breathing, testing the invaders who dared to cross its territory.
