Alex's vision flickered as text scrolled across his enhanced perception.
**[Warning: Spatial Distortion Detected]**
**[Unknown Energy Signature Identified]**
**[ERROR: Unable to Classify Threat Level]**
The notifications came faster than he could process them, his system interface glitching with static that had never appeared before. Whatever was happening, it was beyond even his enhanced abilities to fully comprehend.
In the center of the arena, Petra stood frozen at the front line of the chaos. Her katana remained drawn, but her usual predatory confidence had evaporated entirely. She could only stare at the impossible sight unfolding before her, her winter-blue eyes wide with a terror she'd never experienced.
The Arena's protective barrier, a dome of crystalline energy began to crack.
