Into the Scourge Realm [2]

As they passed through the portal, everything turned white for a moment. The feeling was strange, and none of them could wrap their heads around it.

Though it had only been a couple of seconds, it felt as if they floated in that white space for nearly five minutes. The next moment, they all found themselves plummeting from the sky at an alarming rate.

The fall was so sudden and unexpected, it gave no one time to react.

BOOM!

Drake was the first to slam into the ground, tumbling across a rough, stony surface before finally skidding to a stop. He grunted, coughing out a mouthful of dust as he groaned and tried to lift himself up.

"Damn portal… always feels like getting kicked by a god," he muttered.

Around him, bodies dropped from the sky one after the other—each thudding hard against the cracked terrain. Raziel, the lightning prince, crashed nearby. Zara landed a few feet away, already rolling to her feet with practiced ease.