Not gradually. Not the slow chromatic shift that FGRA training materials described for standard destabilization events.
One frame it was absolute black. The next frame it pulsed with white-gold light so intense that Vanessa's camera operator stumbled backward and nearly dropped the rig. The floodlights that had been pouring useless illumination into the void suddenly had competition.
The tear in reality went from swallowing light to producing it, the edges rippling with energy patterns that reminded Vanessa of a heartbeat rendered in electromagnetic radiation.
Reina's hand went to her earpiece. Her body shifted from interview stance to combat readiness in less than a second.
"All units, the gate signature is changing. I want barrier teams forward. Ranged units on the ridge. Medical, get those gurneys up here now."
