The airships descended through the dimensional realm's atmosphere with the same silent grace that had characterized their entire journey, but the landscape below revealed itself to be far different from the civilized magical territories they had observed during their surface travel.
Ancient forest stretched endlessly in every direction, its canopy so thick and uniform that individual trees were impossible to distinguish from their aerial perspective.
The vegetation possessed a vitality that seemed almost aggressive in its density and growth patterns, creating an environment that looked more like primordial wilderness than the carefully maintained magical ecosystems of the surface world.
More concerning were the magical auras that Ren's enhanced senses could detect emanating from the forest depths.
Powerful, predatory presences moved beneath the canopy, creatures whose magical signatures suggested capabilities that would challenge even experienced practitioners.
