The sky cracked.
Alex was in the training room, pushing his body to its limits, when the sound hit him. A sound like shattering glass, but on a cosmic scale. It seemed to come from everywhere at once, vibrating through his bones, through his very soul.
He ran to the command center. The team was already there, staring at the tactical display. A massive energy signature was approaching from beyond the known dimensions. It was moving fast. Too fast.
"What is it?" Elena asked, her voice tight.
Alex felt the darkness surge. "The Infinite. The being that exists beyond the Absolute. It's here."
The energy signature stopped. A figure emerged from the darkness outside the facility. Tall. Ethereal. His body shifting and changing, impossible to focus on. His eyes burned with a light that seemed
