Arcanic Force, A Flawed Soul

The portal's location alone left Kieran skeptical. Part of his mind convinced him to ignore it altogether, as he'd be a fool to trust a portal placed so close to the Wildes.

But after further consideration, other questions surfaced in Kieran's mind. Like, why would a presence inside a portal call out to him despite his current State of Being?

Also, were there any missing links he failed to realize?

Aside from these questions, Kieran also asked himself another thing.

Could the owner of the voice step outside of the portal? To Kieran, the voice sounded archaic, but there was another affliction to it that he was all too familiar with.

It was something Kieran called the tone of death—a tone that insinuated a foot already in death's doors.

Once he noticed this tone, Kieran realized he was gradually convincing himself to change his earlier opinion.