The transition through the portal felt like falling down a long flight of stairs in the dark, but with significantly more lights and a terrible feeling of nausea.
Julien tumbled through a swirling mess of broken static and hit a smooth concrete floor.
He groaned out loud and rolled onto his back, rubbing his bruised shoulder while trying to figure out which way was actually up.
The giant bat-hound let out a high-pitched, terrified whimper that did not match its scary face at all, and it immediately scrambled right behind Julien's legs to hide from the lights.
Maya did not waste a second recovering from the confusing fall.
She rolled perfectly to her feet the moment her boots touched the ground, her dual daggers already drawn and pointing at the shadows surrounding them.
Kyle landed a bit heavier with a loud grunt, quickly throwing his large, muscular body in front of Aiden to shield the injured sniper from whatever fresh nightmare they just dropped into.
