Orion made gestures with his hands that were precise in movement…
They moved in complex orbits following paths suggesting sophisticated control systems. Each crystal maintaining a specific distance from others.
It was something she hadn't seen before. And that made her cautious despite her forward momentum. Unknown capabilities were the most dangerous because you couldn't prepare for what you didn't understand.
The earth began trembling again.
A vibration that was familiar from when the mutants had initially arrived but that now had an increased intensity communicating that what would come would be on a larger scale than what had occurred previously.
The barrier resisted her charge again.
And shortly after, directly beneath the exact position where Selphira was maintaining her push against the barrier, the ground fractured as dozens of mutants emerged simultaneously.
