Kothar made to follow Xerev, he seemed to have no other choice, but he was reluctant to trust the strange man. As Kothar neared the portal, he felt a resonance from the artifact, the spatial energy from the open portal seemed to have revitalized it.
[Don't do it, Kothar.] Silane warned, worried about where the diamond shaped crystal would take them next.
[Artus lived long enough to write about all his journeys, it can't be that bad.] Kothar replied, and channeled his spatial mana into the stone. As before, the stone began to pull Kothar's mana in uncontrollably, and sure enough, a portal soon opened beneath Kothar, and he plummeted through it, legs bent for the inevitable impact.
