Jess burst back into the chaotic realm of swirling colours. Things had changed in the time he’d been away, or he was in a different area than before. Yellow was the predominant colour now, yellow with a sickly green swirling through it.
There was no sign of the Wanderer. In fact to begin with there was no sign of anything except the swirling colours. That didn’t last long. The Taint soon reacted to his presence. More of the creatures appeared and quickly closed in, trying to reach Jess.
This time he wasn’t fighting on two fronts. His barrier easily withstood the attacks. Lightning streamed from his hands, ripping apart creature after creature.
Fighting was getting him nowhere, though. He needed to find the Wanderer. Closing his eyes he focused, concentrating on his link with t
