MK looked up hearing the voices close to him. Then the portal opened. Oh. Cole was close. He groaned as he grabbed the book and kept it held close. He tried to drag himself away from Cole and around behind the bookshelf. He panted and felt everything swim around him. It was hard to think. Harder to focus. Come on MK. Cole is counting on you.

What should he do? What could he do? He looked down at the book again. Maybe he should just destroy it. That usually worked in this place. He grabbed the book with both hands and tried to muster the strength to just rip the book in half.