Nessa's foot and leg disappeared down into the emptiness beneath her. Instinctively, she reached out with her hands to catch herself. She managed to grab hold of Zach's sleeve, surprising him.
Fortunately, before she could drag him with her into the abyss that suddenly appeared right next to where they had walked, Alzara grabbed Zach. With him as the middle-man, she also pulled up Nessa.
Nessa's heart beat like a drum as she clutched Zach's shoulders hard and exhaled.
"That…" Nessa paused to take a deep breath. "...was fucking scary." She stood up straight and let go of Zach to turn around and check if she could see where she had almost disappeared to.
She almost thought it might have been a tiny hole in the ground from a monster or something. However, she couldn't see anything through the thick underworld energy that was up to the middle of her thigh.
