The transition was smooth and silent. One moment, they were in the quiet, living world of Rhys's personal dimension, the next, they were standing in a dark, narrow alleyway in a city on the far side of the universe.
The air here was a chaotic, dizzying mix of a thousand different energies, the psychic residue of a million different alien minds all living in one place. It was a stark, overwhelming contrast to the clean, simple world Rhys had just created.
"So this is the Nexus," Yuki said, her voice a low murmur. She looked around at the strange, alien architecture of the alleyway, her usual mask of boredom replaced by a flicker of genuine, analytical curiosity. "The energy here is… impure. A chaotic blend of a thousand different sources."
