"This is the entrance to Aftermath," announced Druk. Before her, a spherical, iridescent portal suddenly manifested. It cooed, as if to invite the Thunder Dragon inside. Druk glanced at Alex, who nodded in acceptance, before jumping into the iridescent portal. Suddenly, her head returned.
"Do not reveal any powers while entering Aftermath," said Druk, peeking from within the portal. "The portal will consume you."
Reinforcing her words was the soft nod of the portal itself. It moved with such grace that Alex wondered if it was its own entity. Such intelligence shouldn't have been possible for a mere blob to display. Druk withdrew her head, and a sharp noise emerged from within the portal, symoblizing her safe arrival at the destination.