POV: Maya

The Mother Below began to grow.

Not gradually. Explosively. Her form expanded beyond the physical limitations of reality, becoming something that existed in multiple dimensions simultaneously. She towered over the compound, over the military forces, over everything. A goddess in her full, terrible glory.

Power radiated from her like heat from a dark sun. Every supernatural being within miles felt it slam into their consciousness. A call. A command. A promise.

Then she ...