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As time went by, more and more cracks spread across the portal.
None of us knew how long we had before the portal broke down entirely. All we knew was that all day, every day, the steady, rhythmic pounding went on and on, and every time a new crack appeared, Goldie’s army cheered. The portal was slowly shattering right before our very eyes, and there was nothing we could do to stop it.
But there were things that we could do to protect ourselves from Goldie on the inevitable day when the portal would finally fall apart, and everything we could do, we did. The next three weeks were a frenzy of activity. I spent all of my time running from place to place, trying on armor, choosing between weapons, and meeting various military officers. Ash, Gabe, and Ian often went with me, and it was g
