Giant trees towered over the area, their thick branches weaving together to block out most of the sunlight.
Still, A faint glow slipped through the within the gaps of the trees, but it wasn't enough to chase away the feeling of being watched as the shadows stretched across the ground, cold and ominous.
Jinn glanced left and right. The forest around them grew darker with each step, as if the shadows were crawling closer. The horizon was barely visible now, swallowed by a wall of trees and creeping mist everywhere.
Every sound, the rustling leaves, the soft crunch of their boots—felt louder in the silence of the environment.
Biyo, carrying a heavy pack of supplies they had been given before going through the portal, moved ahead of the group. He walked up to one of the trees and pressed his hand against the bark, pausing for a moment before scanning the area with careful eyes.
