Daughter of Jade

Flash!

Laia's vision flashed white as she entered the portal, quickly appearing on the other side. Her fatigued eyes took in the scenery before her, which was a massive golden room several hundred yards long and wide, with a roof even higher above. 

The golden room was empty save for hundreds of objects that floated in the air above her, each wrapped up in a semi-translucent bubble. Each item hovering above was grand and marvelous, but she ignored them as she turned to gaze at the portal she had just come from.

Her worried eyes stared at the portal with great intensity, while her uncertainty rose by the second. Each second seemed to last a lifetime, as silence flooded the room.

"Don't worry, he'll be fine," Kirii consoled Laia, as he could tell she was worried for John's safety.

"Mmm," Laia hummed in agreement as she smiled and patted Kirii's head, but her worried gaze betrayed her true feelings. 

After what seemed like an eternity to her…