Chapter 101: The Abandoned Portal Hall
Annalise stared at the huge portal that was supposed to lead them directly to a city close to Lakeshire Town.
The four realms were connected through several portals that had existed from the very beginning. After the Primordial Realm was destroyed, the portals connecting it to the other three realms also disappeared. Something similar happened to the portals connecting the other realms to the Seelie Realm, but instead of getting destroyed, those portals got sealed along with the entire Seelie Realm.
The current working portals were between Midnight Realm, Mortal Realm, and the Seelie Empire but the last was only connected to the formers through a couple of portals that were located at different places around the empire. Surprisingly, there wasn’t a single portal located in the Capital City of the Seelie Empire.
One of the portals connecting the Seelie Empire and the Midnight Realm was located in the Millerville City, the second biggest city of the Seelie Empire. The Lakeshire Town was only located at a distance of half a day’s travel from Millerville City. That’s why they were now heading directly to Millerville instead of returning to the Enchanted Forest.
Annalise felt Kenric’s presence right behind her before one of his hands moved to circle her waist while Damien moved closer to the portal.
She watched as his figure disappeared into the portal before it was her turn to move. Kenric followed her and both of them stepped inside the portal at the same time. The sensation of void greeted them for merely a second or two before they were thrown out of the portal on the other side.
Annalise found herself tumbling into the strong arms of Damien who was waiting for them on the other side of the portal. Kenric also kept his hold tight on her as he too followed her into Damien’s arms. The three of them almost ended up landing on the hard and cold floor if not for Damien who somehow handled the force properly.
By the time they all straightened, Valerius was also walking out of the portal with three horses following after him but there was no sign of her carriage. She watched as Damien and Kenric immediately moved to handle the horses while Valerius focused on closing the portal.
Meanwhile, she took a look around their surroundings. It was a huge hall filled with mostly darkness with not a single soul in sight. As far as she could tell by the state of the place, it had been abandoned for a long long time.