*The poor girl can't help but pull up the hood of her cloak and cover her face. The second hand embarrassment was STRONG, and it was getting to her hard, regardless of if she admitted it or not. Zephyrus' smile fades considerably, a mere trace of his prideful grin remaining.*
*He clears his throat (despite completely lacking any kind of physical body), and manages to catch himself just in the nick of time, realizing that any kind of justification for this embarrassment would make matters much, MUCH worse.*
Zephyrus: ...Hahaha! Ah well, mission accomplished then! I got you to drop that stone face of yours! No, no of course I wasn't actually being serious, I just thought it would help uh...Help lighten the mood, that's all!
*He laughs nervously, turning away from the glitch and making his way over to the gate.*
Deity or not, you said it yourself right? The creatures on the other side are not to be taken lightly! It's good not to be too tense, they're quite intelligent. I wouldn't be surprised if they can sense fear.
*Quite the obvious desperate backtracking there, but not too bad of a save for something THIS disastrous...Fortunately for Zephyrus however, the gate is complete enough that it can be activated to an extent, and the poor tactician is now using that to his advantage. He puts his hand on a smaller magic circle next to the door, and the symbols begin to glow with intense light. Like a rapidly spreading wildfire, the runes begin to quickly come alive, one after the other starting from Zephyrus' hand. Soon, the whole room is lit up by their ethereal glow, and the door swings open. A swirling mix of light and shadow can be seen on the other side. The spinning vortex gradually increases in speed and intensity, before abruptly dying out with a sound similar to that of a car out of gas. The brightness leaves the room, and Zephyrus begins to explain, eager to ditch the last topic.*
Zephyrus: ...And there you have it! The formulas for the gate itself are already complete. All we need now is an energy source powerful enough to fuel it! Which...
*He points at the ground.*
...Has luckily already been provided for us! The Monsters seem to have made a rather powerful energy source, capable of converting the earth's geothermal energy into magic. It's perfect for the gate. The issue now is just getting to it, and connecting it's strength to the portal. Which, I know how to do of course, but-
*He hesitates, reluctant to break the more unfortunate news, should Memory see it as more fuel for her mockery. Thankfully, Arete is here to continue, not having any more of Zephyrus' beating around the bush.*
Arete: To connect the two, we would have to lay out a line of runes from here all the way to the core. The distance is quite far. It would take a considerable amount of time, especially with just the two of us working by hand. Perhaps you have an alternative way of assisting us?