Asher and the rest of the students felt their world tilt and spin violently, as though reality itself had been thrown off balance. Then, all of a sudden, their senses returned in a rush, grounding them back into existence as they felt their feet press firmly against the solid earth beneath them.
Asher's eyelids fluttered open, his gaze darting across his new surroundings. Once again, he had been swallowed by that same familiar white light and transported elsewhere.
But unlike before, this was not a grand ceremonial hall. Instead, he found himself within a long hallway that stretched forward.
He quickly realized that he was not alone. Within this hallway stood the rest of the newly admitted students, two hundred of them, all scattered around, their eyes wide with wonder and confusion. Their heads turned restlessly from wall to wall, straining to take in every detail as curiosity surged through them.
