Mage Among Superheroes

Over the course of the next few days, Midnight and I managed to repeat the process of opening the Gate, but it barely lasted a few seconds. Without more Rainbow Lotus, our improvements were slow. More like perfectly normal, but in comparison it felt glacial.

After we had shown our companions the portal, I couldn't help but notice Izzy and Ceira watching occasionally. Perhaps they were eager to get back, though Ice Guy seemed patient about everything. Or maybe he just didn't want to get his hopes up. I knew he had people he wanted to get back to.

I frowned as I looked at Midnight, "What do you think?"

"I'm certain we'll get it eventually…" he said.

I sighed, "I was hoping to have a proper upgrade already. Our teamwork is quite stable now but… this requires more than just using Gate, it seems."

"If we can manage a consistent time, we could have people run through?" Midnight said uncertainly.

"It would need to be more than just a couple seconds," I shook my head. "Sure, people can physically move through faster than that, but trying to go through before it's fully open is dangerous. It's not really stable. It's supposed to last somewhere around a minute if done properly."

"That does sound pretty bad, then," Midnight said. "So, what do we do?"

"While I might gain something if we stay around here and continue to hunt some of the crazy monsters in the wilderness… I think it's better if we move on as quickly as possible for everyone else. I've already grown a lot here."

Just taking a look at my status screen, I had a number of improvements and new abilities since we came to save Ceira. Plus a good amount of experience, which meant levels and points.