The realm resisted her instantly.
The ground beneath Aurelia rippled like liquid light, rising up in jagged walls of sigils to block her path. Runes crawled across the surface like living serpents, twisting, bending, forming barriers that pulsed with ancient heat.
Aurelia didn’t stop.
She slammed her palms against the glowing barrier white-gold power detonated from her hands. The runes shattered like glass, spraying shards of light across the air.
She sprinted forward.
The plains shifted violently, tilting beneath her feet. Gravity bent sideways, hurling her to the ground. She rolled, gasping, then forced herself upright again, pushing against invisible pressure so heavy it felt like walking through stone.
“Kane!” she shouted. “Hold on!”
Her voice fractured into starlight scattered,
