Ethan watched as the massive crate hurtled toward his Gate of Ascension once again. The momentum was like a mountain bearing down on him, threatening to shatter his spiritual barrier.
He instantly withdrew his Soul Sense back into his body.
"Everyone, clear out! Gate of Ascension, open!"
Boom!
As Ethan roared the command, a purple-black Gate of Ascension tore open in the sky above the City of the Whale Fall. The gate stretched nearly a thousand feet high, vast and ominous.
With a dull, grinding thud, a gigantic dark shape scraped against the edge of the newly opened gate and burst through.
Ptooey!
Ethan had been half a beat too slow. The impact still grazed him, and he spat out a mouthful of dark blood. The enormous crate, as it passed, scraped along the rim of the Gate of Ascension, throwing off a cascade of sparks.
"Ah!"
