They all immediately stepped outside the wooden hall as Damian took out his runic forge. Opening two mana containers, he swiftly crafted a steel cube imbued with a waygate spell—one that only he could use. Well.. technically, he and Elias. But Elias wouldn't be able to generate enough mana to activate it.
Damian supplied the mana and activated the cube, the runic circle started forming. Alex connected his mana thread, focusing as he recalled memories of his father, his mana being used for the target locking. For a few seconds, they concentrated, but after those some seconds turned to some minutes, it became clear that it wasn't working. They tried again and again, yet the spell refused to take effect. At last, Damian stopped him from wasting more mana and tiring himself out.
"Are they..?" Alex mumbled hopelessly, when Damian held his shoulder, stopping him.
