The atmosphere was thick with tension as Kellie, Belinda, and Hem stepped through the shimmering boundary of the portal. The air inside was different—charged with an unnatural energy that made every hair on their bodies stand on end. The landscape within the portal was chaotic, a swirling vortex of colors and shapes that seemed to defy the laws of reality. It was both beautiful and terrifying, a place where the fabric of space and time twisted into something incomprehensible.
"We don't have much time," Hem said, his voice steady despite the strangeness around them. His equipment hummed softly as he checked the readings on his device, the Nexus bomb strapped securely to his back. The bomb was designed to destabilize the portal's core, forcing it to collapse in on itself. But first, they had to reach the heart of the portal, a task easier said than done.
