Theo slowly approached the gate. He asked all the ants to stay back.
Hearing his command, as he walked, all the ants scuttled down his armour, climbing toward his boots.
Once they reached the boot, they hopped off and formed a unified formation behind him.
Clara, Elias and the baron were more interested in watching the ants than Theo himself.
'I will keep you two with me for this one,' Theo said through both the bonds.
While the ant queen rested inside one of his large waist pockets, the mantis was perched on his shoulder.
When Theo felt like he was getting too close, he tried recalling the time when he was actually transferred by the gate the first time.
'It didn't activate until I was all the way inside… but it's better to not take any chances for now.' He thought.
Where the strands of the gate's energy began brushing against his body, Theo sat down cross-legged.
He noticed the energy connecting to his body like a magnet and then fading away.
