Bab 324: Ansel’s Gift - Five (I)

Upon crossing the threshold of the blood-flame portal, Seraphina was utterly transfixed by the vista that unfolded before her. 

The horizon was cloaked in a verdant expanse of foliage, with dense canopies obstructing the sunlight, casting a somber shadow over the jungle. Vines and creepers clambered over the trees, intertwining with the underbrush on the ground to form verdant barriers.

The fresh scent of wood mingled with the fragrance of vegetation, filling Seraphina's nostrils. This aroma, distinct yet brimming with the same vibrant vitality, was starkly different from the modest snow forest surrounding her village. 

Her heart raced with excitement; this land bore no trace of human intervention, and the wild growth stirred the primal beast within her soul, urging her to explore this new world.

"Such... such a vast forest, and the sky above!"