One bummer about using my Dimensional Door is that it always returns me to the exact spot where I activated it. So, appearing back in the academy toilets, Kira and I walked off as he led the way, heading southwest—somewhere I'd never gone before. I'd traveled south once for a field trip, then north to Zephandria and the Felmora Kingdoms. This world was vast, and I still had so much more to explore.
We walked for about an hour, approaching a towering mountain. The air here was different from any forest I had encountered before—richer, filled with the damp scent of soil, the soft rustling of leaves, and the occasional chirping of birds. It was peaceful.
The landscape was dominated by endless stretches of bamboo trees. Then, Kira suddenly stopped and tapped a sequence of specific spots beneath a massive rock at the mountain's base. Moments later, a hidden tunnel split open.
I gasped in shock. Kira smirked. "This is the power of geomancy, my friend. It's all the Grandmaster's doing."
