The rift swirled open, a vortex of motion and light, drawing in the surrounding air like a storm. Willow angled her body forward, her wings folding slightly as she adjusted her trajectory toward the portal.
“Wow what an interesting trick!” Linus thought, his voice tinged with awe.
“I told you!” Willow replied, her voice steady and resolute. With a powerful thrust of her wings, she shot toward the rift, the energy of the portal crackling around them as they entered.
The transition was instantaneous yet overwhelming. The world around them dissolved into a kaleidoscope of colors and rushing energy. The sensation was both disorienting and exhilarating, a suspension of time and space that seemed to stretch for eternity and end in an instant. Linus squeezed his eyes shut, his heart pounding
