“Are you ready, Oakey? Fulginanis is ready on this side. They say all you need to do is grab the mana flow when you see it and tie it off to the ground.” Ethel called to her spirit through their bond.

“Yep, I understand. Tell them I’m ready.” He responded eagerly.

“Fulginanis, we’re ready, go for it.”

In response, Fulginanis walked to the end of the platform and raised their hands above their head. Ethel watched as rivers of raw mana flowed from the stars in the sky into the waiting hands. Then, they pointed their hands in front of them and started drawing a large archway in the air.

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Fulginanis stepped backward once the shimmering drawing was complete and discharged all the rest of their mana through the center of it. It disappeared upon contact as though the arch had already become a doorway.

“I’ve got the flow. I think, yes, that’s it. It’s tied off.” Ethel heard in her head.

She saw the gateway in front of her coalesce from the mana lines into a rigid form, and slowly, the empty space inside the arch changed. Ethel thought it looked like the last time she had her eyes checked. The picture became vivid by the second. Then, with a final sizzle of mana, the image settled, and Ethel was looking into her realm.

Gus walked through from the other side.

“Wonderful place you got here prof.”

Ethel smiled.