Screams from the Abyss

Entropy Rising

The void between realities shuddered as another wave of entropic energy crashed against the barriers of the cosmic network. Jaden felt the impact ripple through his being, a cold that went beyond physical sensation and threatened to extinguish the very spark of existence.

"Status report!" he called out, his voice carrying across dimensions to reach his teammates and allies.

Zoe's response came first, her normally vibrant flames flickering with strain. "The outer nodes are holding, but barely. We've lost contact with three realities in the Gamma sector. I don't know if they've been destroyed or just... frozen out of the network."

Marcus materialized beside Jaden, his form a whirlwind of frantic calculations. "The Entropy Collective is adapting faster than we can reinforce our defenses. They're targeting the weak points in our network with surgical precision. It's like they can see the underlying structure of reality itself."

Jaden grimaced, reaching out with his senses to feel the ebb