A ways outside of a small town, the air began to stir, ripple, and rend. The trees around the area began to draw towards the disturbance, as if attracted to it, the very air drawing them towards it. The very sky ripped open, revealing a small hole in the sky. It revealed pure blackness, darker than any earthly shadow. The very force of it opening decimated numerous trees around it, sending them flying through the air and landing with hard thumps. Out of the rend came a young man, who flipped down and landed on his feet, the impact causing the ground to shake. As he stood the portal closed, and the place immediately resumed its original peace, minus a dozen or so trees.<br/><br/>The man dusted off his leathery robe, the contents of which jingled and clanged as the article was moved around. He stumbled a little and fell to his knees. His body still had a hard time adjusting between Doorway travel, the universal exchange akin to that of nausea. He stood up and walked over to a tree, leaning against it and sitting down. His robe had a hood which covered his face, his amber eyes showing brightly in the night. His unkempt black hair fell down in front of his face and made his eyes seem all the more bright. The runes on his hand glowed slightly from the magical forces they were exposed to, though they slowly faded over time.<br/><br/>After a good five minutes of sitting around and recuperating, he stood up and walked through a forest towards the nearest town to the east. After awhile of walking he felt confident enough and jumped...<br/><br/>All the way up to the tops of the trees.<br/><br/>He jumped from treetop to treetop, somewhat enjoying the feeling of the wind in his face and his body. Much better than the Dark Realm, which was void of wind, breeze, hot, cold, and many other things associated with human inhabited realms. His robe was buckled tight to his body, which without this small touch would have it flowing behind him, its contents would most likely scatter all over the place, some of it irreplaceable.<br/><br/>His jumps turned into long strides as he cleared the distance between here and the town quite quickly. He saw a man walk along the road, carrying a walking stick and heading in the opposite direction, west. The man thought it was quite strange for someone to travel alone, though he thought nothing of it. People do what people do.<br/><br/>He landed a safe distance outside of the town and walked within its walls and took in the surroundings. It was a small village, he could see shops scattered throughout, a small tavern, an inn, and what appeared to be a hospital. Private residences were scattered throughout as well. He walked into the tavern, hoping somebody could inform him of his location.