I APPEARED OUTSIDE of an unassuming street in an unassuming part of Scotland. It could have been any street anywhere and I wouldn’t have known the difference, that’s how plain it looked. The only way the house looked different was that if you tilted your head to one side you could see a purple forcefield encasing it, with red and blue hexes floating around inside the barrier.
Aziolith once told me if I walked through the forcefield full steam ahead, nothing would happen to me. Even though it had worked, I was scared to do it again. After all, if I didn’t make it, I would be vaporized in an instant.
On the other hand, I didn’t have a choice. I took a big step forward and rushed toward the barrier. For a moment, it held me back, like a rubber band, but then it gave way and sent me tumbling
