The stars around the planet shifted, and the blue glow that surrounded it gradually disappeared. The faint outlines of the Planet's true form began to show — it was a hollow shell, and the massive, glowing sphere within. Althea gasped as she realised the inner core wasn't just glowing from light. It pulsed, alive, as though it were breathing.
"An egg…" Althea whispered to herself. "The planet is an egg…"
***
Back in the abyssal ocean, the appendages from the depths coiled and flexed, shaking the ocean with each movement it made. The creature beneath Alex's body began to stir further, releasing low frequency vibrations that resonated through the hollow planet all the way to the surface, and beyond.
Fwooooooooom!
The vibrations reached the surface, creating the fissures to widen. The Humans and Lux scrambled to find stable ground, and those who were smarter directly took to the skies, escaping the planet entirely. The entire battlefield felt as though it were sinking.
