Kai pushed aside a thick bush, his blue eyes glowing as he narrowed his gaze, focused intently on what lay ahead.
The dense forest stretched endlessly before them, a sea of towering trees that seemed to rise higher than anything they'd ever seen.
The trunks twisted upward, spiraling toward an unseen sky, the branches above thick enough to block out the sun.
The entire forest was enveloped in a muted, perpetual twilight, with only a faint sliver of light breaking through the canopy above.
It was as though they had stepped into a world suspended in time, trapped between day and night.
He exhaled softly, lips pressed into a thin line, his expression unreadable. Beside him, Kiara followed, her boots brushing softly against the damp ground.
She wasn't just walking behind him; her eyes darted around constantly, alert to every sound, every shift in the air.
