Callista watches as Julius makes his way toward her, toward the Mage’s house. Then a blast of air knocks him and the others across the street, in the grass of the houses. A figure materializes before Julius, his face paling with anger and uncertainty. The Mage turns around and waves at her. Her surroundings disappear and she floats in an atmosphere of pitch black. Her breathing becomes difficult as she is sucked into a void. She dangles there, for minutes or hours. Her harsh breathing seems to echo around her.
A bright light illuminates, but she sees darkness where the light doesn’t reach. She sinks toward the light, the air becoming heavy and heated. The sky underneath her opens up, to her free falling toward a world of green. She lands on hard iron ground, her side expl
