Gammon appears incredibly impatient, as he seals away his opponent, as if he were counting down the seconds to Armaggeddon... which is impressive, given that his metallic face shows no expression. As soon as Draiss is ready, however, Gammon grabs him by the arm, and the universe<em>shifts.</em><br/><br/>To a mortal, it might feel like stepping sideway, without moving, as everything around them blurs and warps. But, Draiss immediately senses that they are not moving in a mere three dimensions, but<em>five.</em>Before he has time to figure anything out, however, they arrive, and their journey becomes clear; not only have they crossed the multiverse faster than even Draiss' cross-planar portaling, but they have actually arrived... before they left. It's an odd sensation, but he can actually sense<em>himself</em>, during the battle against the assassin. It seems they've gone back in time, about thirty seconds.<br/><br/>As he quickly gains his bearings, however, he notices where they are; the heart of Mechanus, a place second only to Primus' citadel, in the center of Regulus. They stand before Neumannus, the factory of the Inevitables, and said to be the holding chamber for some of the most dangerous artifacts in the multiverse. "There has been an emergency. The citadel has been infiltrated by an enemy, three of the four Great Guardians lie destroyed, and an object has been stolen. This is impossible. Your fate, this day, is to prevent this occurrance, Draiss the Archdragon. You will not be the one to damn the multiverse, but to save it. Please stand by."<br/><br/>As Gammon finishes his speech, Draiss feels a magic effect ripple across the plane, at least as powerful, if not more so, than one of his larger Nova bombs; as he watches, the world around them grinds to a halt, and only he and Gammon are left moving. "Our opponent is abusing the laws of time, so Primus has frozen it, within the plane. We shall have fifteen seconds to defeat our opponent. Primus' power cannot affect beings more powerful than he, however, therefore, our opponent will be moving at the same speed as the two of us; no faster, no slower. Are you prepared, Draiss the Archdragon?"