The air shimmered and crackled as a portal began to materialize within the council chamber's grand hall, in the human realm. The swirling vortex of blue and white light pulsed with an otherworldly rippling haze as it ripped open the very fabric of reality. Threads of light crackled along the edges of the portal, casting long shadows that danced against the polished floor as the air grew dense and heavy, charged with a power that sent tremors through the room.
The council—a gathering of human rulers and demon emissaries, mid-deliberating in a very important council meeting, momentarily suspended their deliberations as the portal materialized. Guards, ever vigilant, unsheathed their blades, prepared to confront whatever threat that would emerge from the shimmering veil. An oppressive silence enveloped the chamber.