Large Floating Ring Test!

The Shadow Plane.

A huge silver-white ring lay on the ground, surrounded by countless strange Rune markings. White marble steps led to a Laboratory Goria had built at its center. Goria and the Fallen Witch stood on opposite sides of the ring. The two Legendary Witches floated in the air, powerful magic shrouding their bodies. Soren stood farther out, enveloped in the Radiance of Divinity. One look at him would make any mortal want to kneel in worship.

His Divine Power Value was slowly draining.

A week had passed since Soren's return. Helping the Goddess of Magic had cost him considerable Divine Power Value, and he had spent the intervening days quietly building his strength, hoping to master the Divine Ability Alter Space as soon as possible. But today's task was important. Even with his Divine Power Value running low, he had to be there to help the two Legendary Witches.

"We're about to begin!"

Goria's voice sounded directly in Soren's mind, grave and clear. "If anything goes wrong, raise a Divine Barrier immediately and sever the Floating Ring's energy connection."

"While we're keeping the Floating Ring running, Mother and I won't have the attention to spare for anything else."

"We're counting on you."

Soren looked equally serious. He nodded. "It's all right. Go ahead. I'm here. Nothing too serious will happen."

Goria relaxed a little at his words. "All right."

"We're starting."

The Arcane Runes on the silver-white Floating Ring lit up one after another. Two powerful streams of magic gathered furiously, forming an almost tangible vortex of energy. It poured bit by bit into the ground beneath them, then traveled through strange Rune circuits into the Large Floating Ring at the center.

Hum!

A strange resonance began. The surrounding ground shook violently.

Crack.

Cracking sounds rang out in