The Hollow Ship kept moving through the Demon Gate, the space around it folding in on itself until the crimson passage finally gave way to an enormous expanse of stars.
However, Nathan barely had a chance to take in their surroundings. His attention was pulled straight to the two women standing on the other side of the passage.
They were so beautiful that he was staring before he even realized it. Both had delicate features and flawless skin. What made them really stand out, though, were the dense rings of silvery-blue energy hovering above their heads.
At first glance, they looked like Angels.
Their halos were made of some strange, almost liquid Aether. The same energy formed enormous wings on their backs, along with smaller pairs hovering around their ankles.
Nathan couldn't recognize anything physical about them. Even so, they looked surprisingly solid, and every slow movement left faint trails of light lingering in the air.
