[Dimensional Zone.]
[One Day Later.]
WHOOSH!! X5
BAM!
Dust plumed into the air as five figures descended from the canopy, their boots hitting the earth with heavy, calculated impact.
Carl and his team straightened up, shaking off the debris of travel. They stared at the open field sprawling before them. It was an unnatural clearing, a jarring break in the geography; surrounding the field were dense lines of trees leading back into the twisted forests they had just navigated.
But all eyes were drawn to the center.
Dominating the clearing was a colossal dragon statue, carved from a stone so dark it seemed to absorb the light. At the base of the statue, resting openly on a stone pedestal, were 25 scrolls. They lay bare, unprotected, and gleaming with a faint, inviting hum.
"Huh? Seems we're in the inner region," the guy on Carl's right said, wiping sweat from his brow.
