The deafening, ear-shattering shriek of a Tier-1 critical emergency alarm vibrated through the floorboards and rattled against Sebastian's ribs. The soft, ambient white lighting of the massive vaulted room violently snapped to a harsh, strobing crimson.
The Grand Archons had been watching the multiversal broadcast. They had watched him crush their newly minted champion, Vargas, and they had watched him declare open war on their entire simulated religion. They knew exactly what he was, and they were officially in full, unadulterated panic mode.
[CRITICAL ALERT: ANOMALY ZERO RE-ENTRY DETECTED.] [THREAT LEVEL: APOCALYPTIC.] [INITIATING ABSOLUTE FACILITY LOCKDOWN.]
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
All around the sprawling, circular central platform, massive slabs of thick, impenetrable durasteel slammed down over every single archway and exit. The heavy blast doors locked into place with a series of deep, metallic thuds that sounded like the sealing of a cosmic tomb.
