As we know that there are very powerful beings on the otherside of the portal, and merely traveling there as a mortal grants you huge power.
Almost.
Surviving there grants you power.
It's not easy to do.
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Timothy Collett
"The only thing you can't trade for your heart's desire...is your heart." "You are what you do. Choose again, and change." "One of these days, someone's gonna plug you, and you're going to die saying, 'What did I say? What did I say?'" ~ Miles Naismith Vorkosigan