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[VIGIL Ruins]

That's a good assumption as "Oaks" simply levitates off the ground without any visible effort. "I've already scouted this place. There is nothing here." She insists.

They're wandering down a desolated landscape that easily could be called apocalyptic. Even outside the crater he can see that a great deal of trees around what was once the base have been knocked down flat on the ground even though it wasn't a singular explosion but a lot of smaller blasts.

Even after walking around through the rocks burying the base of the crater the Portal won't find anything more than rocks and dirt. Yet if he looks up he can see a singular black figure against the clouds. Looks to be a large bird of some kind. "Why are we even looking here? Why would anyone stay around this crater? Not like there is anything valuable left here."
As luck would have it The Portal does indeed notice the black figure in the sky. At first he dismisses it as just a regular bird and continues wandering around the crater, but it slowly dawns on him that the bird isn't moving. He figures it's probably nothing, but without any other leads it seems smart to check. "Hey" he says, turning to face Oaks, "you see that weird black bird in the sky? It's just been hovering in place ever since we got here. Does that mean anything?" There is a hint of embarrassment in his voice, as If he expects he's making a total fool out of himself.