It felt like they had arrived at the edge of the world itself.
The Border towered endlessly before them, stretching across the horizon so far that none of them could see where it ended. Massive hexagonal structures layered together formed its foundation, each segment nearly three feet tall and stacked four levels high like colossal honeycomb plates forged from some unknown metallic material.
Above those physical layers—
An enormous energy barrier rose into the sky.
It was also hexagonal in design, glowing faintly as countless translucent cells connected together endlessly upward, disappearing into the clouds far above.
Standing before it, Tyler and the others felt smaller than ants.
The SUV itself looked insignificant in comparison.
A strange silence lingered around the Border. No noise. No life. Only the faint hum of energy flowing through the massive structure.
And yet—
Despite its cold appearance, something about the outside called to them.
Just as Ariel had said.
