void main()
{
object oTower = GetObjectByTag("fr_iwd_tower_ke");
object oHand = OBJECT_SELF;
object oAaShards = GetItemPossessedBy(oHand, "fr_iwd_animar_ke");
int iSX = 0;
string sUp = "[You activate the portal.]";

if((GetLocalInt(oHand, "Chk")==0))
{

    SpeakString(sUp, TALKVOLUME_TALK);
    SetLocalInt(oHand,"Chk", 1);
    AssignCommand(oHand, DelayCommand(0.1,ActionPlayAnimation(ANIMATION_PLACEABLE_ACTIVATE)));

    location llocation = GetLocation(GetObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_portal_loc2"));
    object oTarget = GetObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_portal_inv2");

    int nIdx;
    object oPillar;
    effect eBeam;

    //start beams from each pillar to middle waypoint.
    for (nIdx=0; nIdx<=5; nIdx++)
        {
        oPillar=GetObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_ppillarb",nIdx);
        eBeam = EffectBeam(VFX_BEAM_SILENT_HOLY, oPillar, BODY_NODE_CHEST);
        DelayCommand(5.0, ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eBeam, oTarget, 10.0));
        }

    object oPillar1=GetObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_ppillar_inv1b");
    object oPillar2=GetObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_ppillar_inv2b");
    object oPillar3=GetObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_ppillar_inv3b");
    object oPillar4=GetObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_ppillar_inv4b");
    object oPillar5=GetObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_ppillar_inv5b");
    object oPillar6=GetObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_ppillar_inv6b");

    effect eBeam1 = EffectBeam(VFX_BEAM_EVIL, oPillar1, BODY_NODE_CHEST);
    effect eBeam2 = EffectBeam(VFX_BEAM_EVIL, oPillar2, BODY_NODE_CHEST);
    effect eBeam3 = EffectBeam(VFX_BEAM_EVIL, oPillar3, BODY_NODE_CHEST);
    effect eBeam4 = EffectBeam(VFX_BEAM_EVIL, oPillar4, BODY_NODE_CHEST);
    effect eBeam5 = EffectBeam(VFX_BEAM_EVIL, oPillar5, BODY_NODE_CHEST);
    effect eBeam6 = EffectBeam(VFX_BEAM_EVIL, oPillar6, BODY_NODE_CHEST);

    ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eBeam1, oPillar3, 10.0);
    ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eBeam3, oPillar5, 10.0);
    ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eBeam5, oPillar1, 10.0);

    ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eBeam2, oPillar4, 10.0);
    ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eBeam4, oPillar6, 10.0);
    ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eBeam6, oPillar2, 10.0);


    //open portal
    DelayCommand(14.0, ActionInteractObject(CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_PLACEABLE, "fr_iwd_uz_p02b", llocation, TRUE)));
    DelayCommand(14.0, PlaySound("as_mg_telepin1"));
    DelayCommand(16.0, SoundObjectPlay(GetNearestObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uzsnd")));


    //start beams from each pillar to middle waypoint.
    for (nIdx=0; nIdx<=5; nIdx++)
        {
        oPillar=GetObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_ppillarb",nIdx);
        eBeam = EffectBeam(VFX_BEAM_SILENT_HOLY, oTarget, BODY_NODE_CHEST);
        DelayCommand(38.0,ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eBeam, oPillar, 5.0));
        }

    effect eEND = EffectVisualEffect(VFX_IMP_PULSE_HOLY_SILENT, FALSE);

    //close portal
    DelayCommand(38.0, SetPlotFlag(GetNearestObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_p02b"), FALSE));
    DelayCommand(39.0, DestroyObject(GetNearestObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uz_p02b")));
    DelayCommand(39.0, ApplyEffectToObject(DURATION_TYPE_TEMPORARY, eEND, oTarget, 5.0));
    DelayCommand(38.0, SoundObjectStop(GetNearestObjectByTag("fr_iwd_uzsnd")));
    DelayCommand(39.0, PlaySound("as_mg_telepout1"));
    DelayCommand(40.0, SetLocalInt(oHand,"Chk", 0));
    AssignCommand(oHand, DelayCommand(40.0,ActionPlayAnimation(ANIMATION_PLACEABLE_DEACTIVATE)));

    }
}