"Ah, finally!" a visibly excited boy moved quickly across the sandy terrain, breathing in the Gate's air and the smell of blood that permeated the entire place mixed with the faint tang of scorched earth.
"I wonder what happened here-" he murmured while observing a burned, dead worm its charred remains glistening under the dim light.
"Oh, right!" he exclaimed, striking the fist of his right hand into the open palm of his left. "I need to get in touch with the others-" he murmured, making a gesture with his hand as something emerged from his spatial ring with a faint hum of mana.
Beep-Beep
The circular object continued to emit sounds as a map appeared above it. On the map, three blinking red markers could be seen moving toward a fixed blue point at the center of the map pulsing like a heartbeat.
