Chapter 51: Chalkyrm

A few moments later, the Gryfal initiated a steep descent, and Ikaris once again experienced the unpleasant discomfort in his ears that he had always felt whenever a plane landed. He never expected to experience that sensation again in a world like this one.

He wasn't the only one who felt unsettled. Ellie, Toby and Asselin were also plugging their noses and blowing hard at regular intervals to depressurize their eardrums. Malia rubbed her ears quite often and the bison was restless, snorting incessantly. 

The only one who seemed unaffected was Radagad. The ranger stood with a sullen look on his face, staring at the sumptuous city that was growing rapidly below them.

Ikaris and the others couldn't help but gawk at it either. He, Ellie and Toby were all Earthlings, but they had to admit that few capitals on Earth could compete with this far-reaching, sprawling megalopolis.