Chapter 42: The Elaris Hold
Alex obeyed without a second thought, his fingers closing around Thalorin’s larger, weathered hand.
As his palm settled against Thalorin’s, the faint hum of energy from the crystal pressed against his skin, like a pulse beneath his finge
As his palm settled against Thalorin’s, the faint hum of energy from the crystal pressed against his skin, like a pulse beneath his fingertips.
As his palm settled against Thalorin’s, the faint hum of energy from the crystal pressed against his skin, like a pulse beneath his fingertips.
It was subtle, at first, almost imperceptible, but as he held on, the sensation deepened, spreading like a ripple through the air itself.
Before Alex could even register the shift, Thalorin’s powerful grip tightened around his hand, and without a word, he leapt.
The world around them exploded in motion, one moment, the steady ground beneath their feet; the next, the world twisted and blurred, spinning in a wild kaleidoscope of light and shadow.
Time seemed to warp, stretching and twisting like taffy, as though the very fabric of reality was bending in their wake.
Alex’s heart stuttered in his chest, and his breath caught in his throat as the air around them swirled, turning thick and charged with a force he couldn’t comprehend.
It was as if they were falling and rising all at once, the sensation of weightlessness clinging to him, his stomach flipping with the strange, disorienting pull.
The sensation was a rush, an exhilarating, almost dizzying torrent of motion, as if they were tearing through the very fabric of the world itself.