Alice's energy settled as she sensed the familiar energy signature. She concealed her true form once again and let out a sigh of relief.
"He's here," she murmured, finally relaxing her tense muscles.
High above, a massive Nine-Headed Hydra descended into the planet's atmosphere, radiating overwhelming pressure. The very ground trembled, as if the planet itself could barely withstand the creature's presence.
ROAR!!
A terrifying roar echoed across the land, asserting the beast's dominance over everything below.
Desmon, Alyana, and the rest of the Silver Falcon Group stood frozen in horror.
A monstrous being had arrived.
Its nine heads writhed in all directions. Its scales, dark as shadow, shimmered ominously in the sky. Steam billowed from its nostrils, warping the air around it into something so corrosive, it could melt flesh on contact.
A Fifth Stage monster, the Lernaean Hydra, descended from the sky.
