The Hidden Hybrid’s Redemption
"You merely accelerate your own expiration, Alpha. The gravity well can go deeper."
A secondary pulse of invisible force slammed into us. The sound was a low, resonant thud that caused the ancient basalt ridge beneath my fingers to violently groan. A massive, jagged fissure ripped open directly above our heads, the stone splitting with a dry, terrifying crack that sprayed a shower of black shale down our faces. My right hand lost its purchase as the seam widened into a useless, crumbling gap, leaving me hanging entirely from Killian’s single, straining grip.