A myriad of lights covered everything in the world—unknown colors and familiar ones intertwining to create a magnificent and mesmerizing scene.
Bodies floated for a moment before they felt solid ground beneath them again.
As the lights in Kael's vision finished their dance, the sight of the mine came into view.
The Primers were being escorted by the official authorities outside the cave, while those in white lab coats began entering the mine, holding reading equipment to ensure the Fissure would close properly.
Kael and his group were among the last to emerge from the portal.
"We're finally out," Bach Ponce said in relief. The fleeting sensation of youth faded as reality set in. He had almost died—more than once. His old heart had been bursting with adrenaline inside the Fissure, but now that he was back outside, the intensity of the experience overwhelmed his aging body, leaving him more exhausted than ever.
