“Sending the drone through now.” Gamma says as she puts on so accompanying goggles that are in the sa color as the cat sized drone she just put down.
The drone quickly flies through and disappears into the purple miasma.
“Seeing anything, Gamma?” I ask as Gamma is staring ahead of her intently.
“It looks rather empty on the other side, apart from sothing that looks like a core resting on a pedestal. There’s a beam connecting it to the portal over here.”
“Can you interrupt it with the drone?” Sid goes to stand next to her while he himself stares directly at the portal. “Or maybe destroy it?”
Gamma shakes her head. “I definitely can’t destroy it, this thing doesn’t have weapons. I can try to interrupt the beam though.” Gamma's tongue appears at the corner of her mouth as she performs so actions on the little joystick she is holding. But after trying for a minute or two, Gamma shakes her head again. “Interrupting it doesn’t seem to do anything. It’s like it’s just passing through.”
“That ans we go to plan B, right?” Sam asks from up high.
“Slashing the portal you an?” I ask back.
She nods. “I think going through the portal should be our last possible option.”
“Can’t say I disagree with that.” Veanya agrees. “Amicia, could you turn on your stance for us?”
“I will definitely try.” I walk a couple of steps back away from the portal and close my eyes. Focussing for a mont as I always do to gain my angelic form. I feel the weight of my sword appear in my hand and the feeling of my wings sprouting from my back, signalling my success.
Gamma is collecting her drone back already. “Okay, Amicia. Go ahead.”
“So just slash it with everything I’ve got?”
“Yes.” Veanya gives a nod. “If that doesn’t work, I’ll imbue you with power again.”
I nod back and imdiately start channeling energy into my sword, standing right in front of the portal. “Alright, her we go.” I lift my sword above my head with both hands and bring it down with all of my power. The resistance the portal gives to my slash very much reminds of the purple devil I fought before, but apart from that, it doesn’t seem like my slash is affecting anything. Even with two more swings, it results in nothing.
“Amicia.” Veanya cos to to lay a hand on my shoulder. I can feel her energy flowing inside of . This ti I can feel the distinct elents a lot clearer than yesterday. While they still combine into one big ball of chaotic energy inside of , it feels way more manageable, although not yet completely controllable.
From the look on Veanya’s face I can see that the effort required to put power into is a lot less as well. “I think you are good to go, Amicia.” She gives a confident nod.
“Okay, here goes attempt number two.” I loosen up my shoulder and then hop into the air. I really need to make this hit count. I then drop myself from midair and swing towards the portal with even more force behind my swing. This ti the reaction the portal has to my sword is a lot more extre and actually not sothing I had expected. I feel air rushing from the portal for a mont after which it seems like the portal is sucking air back in, and this changes a couple of tis more in the short monts that I’m slicing through the portal’s surface. As for visuals though, it doesn’t look too much different apart from the occasional spark of light.
In the end I land back on the floor with a still-functioning portal in front of and a Veanya who is staring at the portal with an unamused glare. “That’s not good. Now we will have to go in there to destroy the core and that brings so other issues with it too.”
“How does the portal stay open long enough for us to get back through to the other side…” Sid replies.
“Exactly.” Veanya nods and then flies back up to talk with Sam.
“Isn’t there a way you can make a bomb and send it with your drone to the other side, Gamma?” I approach Gamma and turn towards her.
“I guess I could try.”
“Hmm, better than to go in.” Sid agrees and approaches Gamma as well.
“It’s an expensive drone to make ti-wise, but yes, I’ll try to figure sothing out.
As the three of us are grouped up together to discuss the drone, with our backs turned towards the portal, for a second we are oblivious of the danger that poses.
The next thing I know is Sam crying out to with an almost hellish scream. “Amicia!” I tilt my head up towards Sam, she’s racing towards us on her horse. “Behind y-” Her scream gets cut off by my entire vision being engulfed by purple and a force pulling off my feet. Before I can react further to whatever is happening, I lose consciousness as I hit my head against sothing.
-A couple of monts earlier from Sam’s Point of view-
Ami’s slash has done pretty much nothing to the portal as Veanya flies up to . In the anti I can see Ami approach Gamma to discuss the next course of action. I hear sothing about making a bomb when Veanya starts speaking to .
Don’t worry, Sam. We’ll figure sothing out without having to go through…”
“Mhhmmm.” I nod, sowhat ignoring Veanya as I try to pick up what they are discussing down below while still keeping an overwatch over the area. That’s when I see a very subtle change in the portal’s surface tension. A slight rippling, not unlike that you would see when a breeze would waft over a pond of still water.
At first I thought it was my eyes playing tricks on but I quickly realise the potential danger of the situation as Ami and our two other friends have their backs turned towards the portal. But just as I’m seeing the danger of the situation at hand, the surface of the portal changes dramatically as it starts to bulge out towards the ground party. Fear engulfs as my body starts to move involuntarily towards them. “Amicia!” I yell out towards my girlfriend with all my might. Hurting my throat in the process. "Behind you!” The last thing I see of her before the purple miasma of the portal consus her and our two comrades both, is a confused glance in my direction.
But just like that, in the matter of a fraction of a second, the spot they were standing on is empty and the portal is back to its normal state, at least for a mont that is. Because as soon as I look to rush into the portal myself, it just completely dissipates in front of .
“Nooo! Amicia!” Without even thinking I jump off the horse and run the remaining distance towards it, frantically trying to find a way to get the portal started again by touching the stone columns that flanked the portal. I quickly look back and see Veanya stunned in place on the spot where we were just conversing at. “Do sothing!” I yell at her before I turn my attention back to the portal. To no avail.
Panic starts to set in as my breathing becos erratic. My vision goes blurry as tears start running down my cheeks. I just start punching the pillar, hurting my fist in the process, as my mind just can’t compute the thought of having lost my girlfriend because I was not fast enough. As much as seeing her hurt yesterday hurt , this feels imasurably worse.
“Sam! Stop it! You are hurting yourself!” Veanya takes hold of hand and pulls my body away from the pillar with her other.
“I need to get to Amicia!”
“I know, I know. But hurting yourself won’t help at all.” Veanya shakes my body and then turns towards her. “Look at . We are going to get them back. But we need to think about this. No rash actions or the sa thing might happen to us.” As I look at Veanya’s face it’s clear that she has cried a little bit as well but at the sa ti I can see a determination in her eyes that makes feel at ease just a little.
I close my eyes and nod. Just as I do, I can start feeling the pain starting to swell on my right hand. When I open up my eyes again and take a look, I see that I bruised my hand quite badly and that my knuckles are bleeding thanks to the rough surface of the stone I was hitting.
“Co, let bandage that for you real quick before it starts to get infected. We don’t have a healer with us so we need to be very careful for now.” Veanya gently takes my hand and starts with so first aid. In the anti I can’t help but stare at the place the portal was before.
“I’m going to get you back Ami… I will.” I whisper under my breath.
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