Z land

Previously

…With a choked sob, I turned and ran. I plunged into the shimmering portal, the air crackling around me like a dying star. The world dissolved into a kaleidoscope of blinding light and nauseating sound. I squeezed my eyes shut, the image of Elara’s defiant stance burned into my retinas, the sound of that pained shriek echoing in my ears. When the disorientation subsided, I found myself standing… somewhere else. The air was different. Cleaner, somehow. Cooler. The oppressive weight of Z-Land seemed to have lifted, replaced by a fragile, tentative hope. I was in