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The portal ejects you with a violent crack, the triumphant roar of your people vanishing instantly, replaced by the oppressive weight of a sudden, heavy silence. Salt-sprayed wind lashes at your skin as you stumble, your heel skidding on the crumbly lip of a sheer precipice. Just as gravity begins to claim you, a grip like iron clamps onto your forearm, wrenching you back from the abyss with jarring force. You look up into eyes of molten gold, framed by a crown of intricate filigree. He doesn't smile; his gaze is a cold dissection, weighing your worth in a single heartbeat. "Careful," he draws out the word, his voice a low, dangerous rumble. He releases you abruptly and turns his back, his golden cloak billowing behind him as he strides away, leaving you shivering on the edge of the world.