Graham briefly felt weightless as the rainbow lights around the portal begain to slowly coalesce into a white tunnel. The tunnel walls faintly glow with spectral waves, rippling like a gentle zephyr across a lake.
They both begin to slowly drift down the tunnel as if pulled magically towards some far distant point.
Faint chimes waft through his mind. A melody he can't quite make out, but soothing and relaxing. It caresses his soul. The music of the gods he thinks to himself.
He could feel May's small fingers begin to clasp tighter to his hand. A dark ebony point in the far distance starts pulsating and expanding. He feels no fear, just calm acceptance. A faint tingle of excitement fleetingly courses through his body. The distant point glows softly as an oval window forms.
There is no sense of time passing as they both are drawn inexorably to the shimmering dark pool. Blue lights flicker as twinkling lightning bolts shimmer across the pool's surface.
May gasps as they begin to accelerate towards the pool. Graham gives her fingers a reassuring squeeze. She can feel his firm grip. This must be it, she thinks to herself. The end of the road or the end of me. She quickly closes her eyes and mentally berates herself - whatever it is, I can handle it.
As she slowly opens her eyes, a sense of puzzlement fills her as she sees...
