dodgy loop ik

A character's hand emits a bright red energy effect in a dark environment with a "NO REF" sign, followed by a bright white and purple energy explosion, then a group of four armed characters standing together in a dimly lit area, an elderly man with a white beard gesturing in a sunset-lit landscape, a man in a blood-stained jacket making a hand gesture, and finally a silhouetted figure standing before a large, glowing blue portal in a dark cave.