After nearly an hour, Anthony and the rest of the team slowly rose to their feet.
"Let's move. Prepare to strike the moment you step through the portal"
Anthony instructed, his voice calm but commanding.
With a brief nod, he took the lead, stepping into the portal without hesitation.
The others followed close behind, their movements measured and composed.
As they passed through, space twisted around them, warping their senses in a disorienting blur.
Moments later, clarity returned, and with it, the familiar reality beyond the Fracture World.
The landscape that unfolded before them was hauntingly familiar.
Above, the sky crackled with ever-present lightning, flickering like veins of fury across a storm-laden canvas.
Howling tornadoes tore through the air with relentless fury, their shrieks echoing across the broken terrain.
Chaotic, unsteady mana surged around them like a storm barely held in check, distorting the very fabric of the world.
