The deep purple light of the spatial rift swirled like a liquid vortex as Kale Ardentis stepped smoothly through the shimmering portal. Cold spatial currents washed over his skin, but his Hexarion physiology and internal Beast Force easily neutralised the environmental pressure.
Behind him, the eight imperial artificers remained stationed outside the canyon threshold, maintaining the protective brass barrier with disciplined focus.
Kale materialised on a massive stone platform suspended over a cavernous subterranean abyss deep beneath the mountain range. High above, immense obsidian arches spanned the wide ceiling, etched with glowing runic arrays that pulsed with ancient elemental mana. The air in the cavern hung thick with the heavy scent of ozone, mineral salt, and unrefined primordial energy that had lain dormant for centuries.
