Scene 1 – Crossing the Breach
The gap in the Storm Wall hissed like a wound in the sky.
Bolts of lightning skittered over its jagged edges, crawling along the invisible surface before leaping outward with sharp, snapping cracks. Each strike left a faint ozone tang in the air, burning Jemil's nostrils.
He slowed his pace as he approached, boots sinking slightly into the waterlogged ground. The puddles at his feet rippled, but not from the rain — the air itself seemed to pulse, a heartbeat that wasn't his.
Kaela stepped up beside him, her crimson hair plastered to her cheek. She twirled her blade once, the motion fluid even under the weight of her armor. "Once we step through, we're in their territory," she said without looking at him.
"I'm counting on it," Jemil replied.
