The angry red dot pulsed on Leo’s schematic, a malevolent stain against the sterile blue of their pocket reality's internal map. It was localized, infinitesimal by cosmic standards, yet terrifyingly present within their sanctuary. Zayn’s breath hitched, his gaze locked on the anomaly. "What in the hell is that?" he demanded, his voice a low growl that vibrated with suppressed fury.
Leo's fingers flew across the console, his brow furrowed in panicked concentration. "It's… it's localized. Like a tiny, transient tear. Inside the pocket reality. And it wasn't there a second ago!" The screen magnified the anomaly, revealing a chaotic swirl of energy, a miniature vortex that seemed to defy the very fabric of their contained existence. It pulsed with an unnerving rhythm, mirroring the frantic be
