Another world

"The portals are still open… still, I need to check New York," Terry thought.

Exhausted beyond measure, Terry resorted to his earth manipulation abilities to create a makeshift platform to carry him forward. It might have seemed lazy, but in his condition, it was a necessary compromise.

As he finally made his way through the portal back to Earth, he was greeted by an impenetrable shroud of thick smoke that enveloped everything. Terry couldn't see or sense anything in his immediate surroundings.