The gap in the interference did not last long thereafter, but neither did it reseal cleanly as the enemy would have liked it to.
Lucifer took advantage of the lingering impression, pressing against it before the blank sector could lock itself down and make the experience worthless. Nyx was at his side the moment he moved, the living darkness slipping into the thinning space and pressing itself against the gap's edges, Aeloria adding her own authority a breathe later, forcing the space to remain even as the repair systems within the sector fought to force it closed.
The support element was on standby, refusing to leave the broken trail they had forced and cleared in the first place with Heron's quiet presence watching their backs, the last members of the Origin operative maintaining their surveillance upon the drifting and broken constructs, ready to deal with any further threat.
The gap widened just a touch
Through it, the enclave was apparent in startling detail
