As he grabbed it, he looked up, and the man was gone. Apparently, he had been caught completely off guard, and didn't want to fight without the advantage.
Rai picked himself up and started to walk down the street. He could hear shouts down the street, but he didn't want to fight if he didn't have to. He continued meandering. The shouts and clink of weaponry went away, and a light rain began to fall.
He stared up at the clouds as he walked, thoughts lost in multiple worlds. His foot, like in any other step, rose and fell. What was different this time was that nothing stopped it. It kept going, and Rai had just enough time to look down and see the muddy brown hole that he was quickly falling through...