[Welcome home, Commander Jonathan Vale.]
The transparent barrier dissolved into countless particles of light before reconstructing itself behind them after they entered.
Young Aether immediately looked around with visible interest.
The lobby was enormous.
Artificial waterfalls flowed down crystal walls while suspended gardens floated beneath the ceiling using localised gravity manipulation technology. Several service drones quietly moved throughout the area while holographic displays projected real-time city information into the air.
"Damn... your apartment building is richer than entire neighbourhoods where I came from," Young Aether muttered.
Jonathan grabbed his wrist before he could wander off.
"We can admire the architecture later. Right now, we need to make sure you're safe."
Several minutes later, they arrived before an elevator unlike anything Young Aether had ever seen.
