The portal spat them out into the rocky dirt of the ravine. Nathan hit his knees hard, but he didn't care.
The flat, grey sky of their own world was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. Real, freezing air. Solid ground under his hands. He just knelt there in the dirt, taking deep breaths, letting the crushing, suffocating weight of the Pale Court finally slide off his back.
Mirko shifted out of her humanoid form, landing with a soft thud next to him as a small green bunny. Her fur was scorched black in a few spots, but she was breathing fine. Kuro sat heavily against the steep rock wall, her dark eyes closed. Shiro knelt nearby, her golden glow dim and exhausted.
Garrett fell flat on his back, staring straight up at the clouds. "We made it. We actually walked out of there."
Dillon let out a tired, broken laugh. "I can't feel my legs at all. Is that normal?"
