Beyond Mortal Bounds

After flying for what felt like an eternity, the branches finally gave way to a truly amazing sight: a vast clearing at the very top, covered in soft golden glow.

Alister and Terra  descended gracefully, their feet's landing with a soft thud, walking among the leaves of the branches as they looked around... Or specifically, Alister looked around, wondering what could be up here. 

He then noticed that Terra's gaze was fixed ahead and decided to look ahead as well and then his eyes fell on a rather... Peculiar sight. 

At the center of the clearing hovered a golden orb, pulsing with a small but noticeable rhythm, as if drawing in energy from the entire tree. 

Tiny, shiny star like particles of light floated towards it, converging around the orb in an almost hypnotic motion.