Chapter 456
Stepping through the portal was always bizarre. The sensation was like temporarily losing grip on existence, ethereal yet strangely vacant.
Once on the other side, sensations like the brush of the wind would slowly seep back into awareness.
No matter how many times it was experienced, that fleeting emptiness was impossible to grow accustomed to.
The moment Grey and Thalos stepped through the portal and their boots met the ground, the swirling gateway snapped shut behind them with a near-electrical buzz.
Instantly, their eyes began scanning the area, taking note of every detail of their surroundings.
Above them, the night sky was painted with the hues of a red moon, bathing everything beneath in a crimson glow.
Cobblestones lay underfoot, scattered among decaying crates, tarnished silver, and items so eroded they were almost impossible to identify.
