Kael and Seris left the inn. Since there was enough room on the second floor of the store, Kael and Seris each took a separate room.
After eating their evening meal, they returned to their homes.
Kael closed the door of his room tightly and sat down on the bed, pulled off his gloves, and stared at his palm.
The golden ring shimmered faintly in the low light.
He took a breath, steadying himself. "Let's see what they've done," he murmured.
He raised his hand, and the ring pulsed.
[Dimensional Portal Activated]
The air shimmered with a soft hum, a tear forming in reality before him like ripples across a still pond. Beyond the shimmering veil lay a familiar sight: the dim, musty basement of his grandfather's abandoned house on Earth.
He entered the portal.
Earth – The Lancaster Estate, Basement
"In other worlds, I can open a portal anywhere," he thought. "But on Earth… it's always here. Maybe it has something to do with that old mirror."
