The Destroyed Land of Whirlpools (Please Vote!!)

"Here..." Mito unconsciously took a step forward, then seemed to suddenly come to her senses. Her expression changed drastically as she staggered several steps back. The sudden loss of strength felt like falling from a mountaintop into a valley. The ground beneath her feet was not solid earth, but soft, sinking sand. Still unable to adjust, she stumbled several times and fell backward into something soft. Poof! As Mito fell, dust rose from beneath her. A strange, indescribable smell surged in from all around and filled her nostrils.