Somewhere in the rift stood professor Leo and some students
Professor Leo raised his hand, signaling his students to freeze as the massive centipede-like creature slithered through the rubble ahead of them. Its segmented body stretched nearly twenty meters, each section armored with chitinous plates that gleamed wetly in the dim light. Dozens of legs tapped against stone with a sound like rain on metal, while compound eyes the size of dinner plates swept the battlefield for prey.
"Nobody move," Leo whispered, his voice barely audible even to the students pressed close behind him. He could feel their awakened abilities humming with barely contained power, their fear mixing with desperate readiness to fight if discovered.
The centipede's head swiveled in their direction, mandibles clicking with predatory interest. Leo counted silently thirty-two students still with him from his original group. Seven lost to this nightmare realm's endless hunger over the past three days.
