>>6179506“Right, one last thing:” Placing a claw on your forehead, the sorcerer mutters a few hushed words under his breath. Before you can protest, you feel something lingering in the back of your mind: the location of the gate.
“Use this to find your way back to the portal area. I’ll open it up and bring you back once you’ve collected the samples. Questions?”
“Yea…” Volka replies with a quizzical expression, “Are <span class="mu-i">we</span> going to get whatever you just gave Ant?”
“No. Don’t get separated. If he dies you can cut his head off and use it to return–it should vibrate the closer you get to the portal.”
Needless to say, that doesn’t assuage the Skog’s worries much. “And if his head is, erm… damaged?”
The Chytree gives her a long, hard stare.
“Hmmm… yes, don’t let that happen. Right, off you go.”
With a flicker in his eyes, Oti places his claws on something and begins an incantation! Like a storm forming, the space next to you roars to life with magical energy–the close proximity is enough to make your teeth tingle!
“Go now!”
Welp, no need to keep the man waiting! Taking a steadying breath, you take a step into the maelstrom and immediately feel a sensation akin to walking through an automated car wash!
“Hmm? Strange…”
You’re just about to ask what’s eating Oti when you feel your feet slip out from under you! Tumbling head over heels, you open your mouth to gasp and immediately regret it when your lungs take in an ample amount of… <span class="mu-i">NOTHING!</span>
Your chest aches, but just as panic begins to settle in, your face is buffeted by a much-needed gust of air and a crackle of magical energy! Landing in a heap on a stretch of cold, hard rock, you fill your lungs with thick, moist air just as you hear a pair of similar cracks ring out–guess that means Vo-<span class="mu-s">OOF!</span>
>CONTD. 