The green webbed barrier acted as a dimensional gate, a checkpoint between universes. As their energy forms made contact with the barrier, a ripple effect was created, distorting the surrounding space. A small tear opened up in the web, a portal to the other side. They passed through the tear, feeling a slight tug as they crossed the threshold into a new universe. The tear closed behind them, sealing off the passage.
Dimitri and Masabi materialized again, hovering in the outer layer of Earth's atmosphere. The air around them crackled with residual energy from their interdimensional travel. Below them, multiple large red portals dotted the planet, ominous and foreboding. From these portals, small objects—invading forces—descended toward the Earth.
"Shit, it really is a full-on invasion," Masabi muttered, his voice laced with urgency.
