Alex stepped through the portal and arrived beneath a gray sky that stretched endlessly across the horizon. The transition between worlds was surprisingly smooth. There was no resistance from the dimensional boundary, no violent turbulence, and no indication that he had just crossed the separation between two completely different realities. It felt as though he had merely taken a single step forward rather than traveled between worlds.
His gaze swept across the surroundings as he calmly examined the unfamiliar environment. Before him stood a vast modern city that extended far into the distance. Towering skyscrapers rose toward the clouds, their glass surfaces reflecting the fading light of the afternoon sun.
Countless vehicles moved along wide roads below, forming streams of motion that never seemed to stop. Bright advertisements illuminated the streets and buildings, filling the city with color and activity despite the fact that daylight had not yet disappeared.
