he felt the harsh sensation of a vice on his head and his vision became suddenly blurred as his sight became merged with his minds eye and then a flash of blue and black lines vibrated intensely before him , a tunnel of energy fast forwarding him to another place and time , a city dark and mysterious , tall skyscrapers not unlike any major urban metropolis and lights of various colors of the rainbow spectrum on the front and pinnacle of each building , a large dome-shaped citadel structure in the center .