Novel's Extra: The Lost Heir of Dragon Queen-Chapter 90: The Blue Portal

"What the fuck," Kael muttered, his voice laced with frustration.

The forest stretched endlessly around him, its dense canopy blocking most of the sunlight.

He had been scouring the area for nearly four hours, looking for any sign of the demon’s hideout.

So far, all he had found were false trails, and faint traces of mana that led nowhere.

The air was heavy, thick with an eerie silence that only deepened his unease.

This wasn’t normal.

The demons or outworlders he had encountered so far had been reckless, almost eager to reveal themselves.

But now?

It felt like something was watching him, hiding just out of sight.

"Where the hell is it?" Kael hissed under his breath.

As he pressed further into the forest, his persistence finally paid off.

A narrow opening in the rocky hillside caught his eye, barely visible behind a cluster of thorny vines.

It was a cave.

"There it is," Kael muttered, his voice barely above a whisper.

The cave was cold.

As Kael ventured deeper.

His instincts screamed at him that something was wrong, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.

"Too quiet," he thought, his eyes narrowing.

"Not even the sound of dripping water. It’s like the cave itself is holding its breath."

He continued onward, the tension in his chest building with every step.

The further he went, the more unnatural the silence became.

It wasn’t just quiet—it was oppressive, suffocating, as if the cave was swallowing all sound.

After nearly half an hour of winding through narrow passages and steep inclines.

At the end of the path stood something he hadn’t expected: a glowing blue portal.

"No," Kael whispered, his voice trembling with disbelief."It can’t be…"

The portal shimmered with an otherworldly light, its surface rippling like water.

He could feel the immense energy radiating from it.

Kael’s thoughts raced.

He had read about this in the novel—a portal to the otherworld, the realm of the Outerworlders.

A world not of demons, but of beings who sought to invade and conquer his own.

But this wasn’t supposed to happen.

Not yet.

"Damn it," Kael growled, his jaw tightening.

"They weren’t supposed to make their move this early. In the novel, the academy arc had been ended when they began their invasion. This shouldn’t be happening now."

And yet, the proof was right in front of him.

The portal stood there.

Kael hesitated for a moment.

He knew what awaited him on the other side.

The Outworlders

They were organized, intelligent, and far more dangerous.

Their ultimate goal was to merge their world with his, enslaving its inhabitants and reshaping it in their image.

Steeling himself, Kael stepped forward.

The portal’s light intensified as he approached, and with a deep breath, he plunged through.

The sensation was overwhelming.

For a brief moment, Kael felt like he was being pulled apart and reassembled at the same time.

The air changed, becoming heavier and colder, and the ground beneath him felt strange, almost alive.

When he opened his eyes, he found himself in a completely different world.

The sky above was a swirling mass of dark clouds, streaked with violet lightning. The ground was barren and cracked, pulsating faintly with an eerie glow.

Towering spires of black stone rose in the distance, their jagged forms cutting into the horizon like claws.

"This is bad," Kael muttered.

This was the Outerworld—the home of the beings who sought to conquer his world.

And it was a place he had hoped he wouldn’t have to face for a long time.

"Why now?" Kael thought, his mind racing.

"This was supposed to happen after the academy arc. After Shirone’s arc. After…"

His thoughts trailed off as the implications sank in.

In the novel, Shirone’s parents had been revealed as the leaders of this world, orchestrating its invasion as part of a grander scheme.

That revelation had been part of the final arc, the climax of the entire story.

But the novel had never been completed, leaving Kael with more questions than answers.

"Does this mean the timeline is accelerating? Or am I missing something?"

Kael shook his head, forcing himself to focus.

"It doesn’t matter. What’s done is done. I’m here now, and I need to figure out what’s going on."

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As he surveyed the desolate landscape, his resolve hardened.

"No," he muttered to himself, stepping back from the portal.

"This isn’t the time for me to charge in blind. If I go further, I might not make it out. There’s someone far more capable of handling this."

The thought of his mother—Sephina, the Dragon Queen—flashed through his mind.

Her overwhelming power and presence in the novel had been undeniable.

Yet, her mysterious disappearance had always been one of the biggest questions left unanswered.

Kael’s brow furrowed as he recalled the events.

"In the novel, Mother went missing," he thought, pacing in front of the portal.

"No one knew why or how, but her absence was what gave the Outerworlders a foothold in our world. Without her, their invasion began to escalate."

He glanced back at the swirling portal, a pit of unease forming in his stomach.

"But if she didn’t vanish, this shouldn’t even be happening. That means…" He paused, his thoughts connecting like pieces of a puzzle. "She didn’t disappear randomly. She must have been investigating this—investigating the Outerworlders. Maybe she found something, something bigger than just them."

Kael clenched his fists, frustration bubbling within him.

"I don’t have the full picture. The novel didn’t explain everything, and the story was never completed. But one thing’s for sure—there’s a force behind this."

He shook his head, taking another step back from the portal.

"I can’t let my arrogance lead me to my death here. I’ll inform Mother. If anyone can deal with this, it’s her. I’ll find her and tell her what’s happening. She’ll know what to do."

Kael turned away from the portal, his steps deliberate as he began retracing his path through the cave.

The silence pressed on him once more, but this time, he felt a tinge of determination rather than unease.

For now, though, retreat was the wisest choice.

He needed to prepare for the battles ahead, and more importantly, he needed answers.