(Basement Level V, Inside the Vault, Timer: 27:03)
Leo crouched beside the empty pedestal, the cold mana-glass humming faintly beneath his palm as he took one final deep breath and clasped the black keychain tighter in his hand.
'I hope activating you doesn't suck me dry…' Leo hoped, as he pushed mana into the keychain slowly at first, then faster, until the orb began to tremble against his skin, vibrating like a trapped hummingbird caught between glass and thunder.
*Zzzzzzhk... ZzzzZH*
*CRACK*
The sphere let out a sharp pulse of energy and imploded inward, collapsing into itself like a dying star, before stabilizing into a tiny, swirling vortex the size of a clenched fist, as it took its final form as a short life dimensional portal, that pulsated faintly with violet and black colors.
'That's my window!' Leo thought, as he did not hesitate even slightly once the portal formed.
