Screams from the Abyss

Neverending Loop

The cosmic weave pulsed with newfound energy, its intricate patterns stretching across realities that had once been separate. At the heart of the transformed nexus, Jaden, Zoe, and Marcus hovered, their forms shimmering with residual power from their monumental feat of cosmic engineering.

"It's... incredible," Zoe breathed, her flames dancing with colors that had never existed before. "I can feel every thread, every connection we've made."

Marcus nodded, his essence a swirling vortex of complex calculations. "The mathematical beauty of it is beyond anything I could have imagined. We've created a self-sustaining system of interdimensional harmony."

But even as they marveled at their creation, Jaden felt a tremor run through the fabric of reality. Something was changing, evolving in ways they hadn't anticipated.

"Do you feel that?" he asked, shadows coiling around him defensively.

Before his friends could respond, the space around them warped. Suddenly, they were no longer alone. Beings