KATIE: Hydro, over here!
[Her voice cut through the chaos, filled with urgency and strength. Hydro didn't hesitate; he dashed towards the light, narrowly avoiding the remaining creatures that still clawed at the edge of the barrier. The monsters hissed and snarled, but they couldn't break through the powerful energy surrounding Katie and Aaron. Hydro stumbled into the protective circle, breathing heavily as he joined them.]
HYDRO: Katie... What is this?
[Katie's eyes were glowing with the same light that surrounded them, her expression intense but calm. She looked different, more powerful, as if the energy of the gate had awakened something within her. Aaron, still clinging to her side, was wide-eyed but trusting, his little hand gripping hers tightly.]
KATIE: I don't know... I just... I felt this energy, and I knew I had to protect Aaron. Then this light just... came out of me.
[Aaron looked up at her, his voice trembling slightly but filled with awe.]
AARON: He's here to help, right?
[Katie managed a small smile, but her focus quickly returned to the situation at hand. The creatures were still circling outside the barrier, their glowing eyes filled with malice as they waited for any sign of weakness.]
KATIE: Hydro, we need to figure out what's going on. This gate... it's not like anything I've ever seen.
[Hydro nodded, his mind racing. The red gate was bad enough, but this-this energy, this transformation-was something entirely new. He glanced around at the darkness that surrounded them, trying to piece together what they were dealing with.]
HYDRO: I've seen a lot of gates... but nothing like this. Usually, red gates trap people inside, and the only way out is to clear the dungeon. But this one... it feels different. More chaotic, more dangerous.
[Katie looked at the swirling darkness, her expression hardening.]
KATIE: Whatever it is, we can't stay here. We need to find a way out-fast.
[Hydro agreed, but the question was how. The creatures outside the barrier were relentless, and they had no idea how deep into this twisted realm they were. The only clue they had was the gate itself, but it had changed, and they had no way of knowing if it would even lead them back to where they started.]
[As Hydro's thoughts raced, a new sound echoed through the darkness-a low, rumbling growl that seemed to come from everywhere at once. The creatures outside the barrier suddenly stopped their pacing, their glowing eyes flicking nervously in the direction of the sound. It was as if something even more dangerous had caught their attention.]
[Hydro, Katie, and Aaron all tensed, their eyes scanning the shadows for the source of the noise. The growling grew louder, closer, and then, out of the darkness, a massive shape began to emerge. It was a monstrous, towering figure, its body covered in scales as black as the void around them, and its eyes glowing with a fierce, malevolent light. The air around it seemed to vibrate with raw power, and even the creatures that had been attacking them recoiled in fear.]
HYDRO: What in the world...?
[The beast was unlike anything Hydro had ever seen. It radiated an aura of pure destruction, its every movement causing the ground to tremble beneath it. The protective barrier around them flickered as the creature drew closer, its presence overwhelming the energy that Katie was emitting.]
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Kairiki: Before the Nightmare
Adventure(This is a Prequel to the Comic: Kairiki) Hydro Undergrove was just an ordinary high schooler in our world until the Temporal Prism caused global chaos, leading to his and his family's death. However, he is mysteriously revived by an unknown presenc...
