"Multiple situations, actually."
The room went very still.
I looked at Azryth, his hand tightened on my waist, and I saw the same grim understanding in his expression that I felt settling in my chest.
Of course there were multiple situations, because one dimensional crisis per week would be too reasonable.
"How many situations?" I asked, though I wasn't sure I wanted to know the answer.
Director Sato took a breath on the other end of the line. "In the past three hours, we've received reports from coalition cells across the globe. Gates are appearing, similar to what manifested in Switzerland. Different locations, different configurations, but the same fundamental structure."
My stomach dropped.
"How many?" Azryth asked.
"Seven confirmed so far," Sato said. "Tokyo, Seoul, Cairo, London, Sydney, São Paulo, and Mexico City. Each one causing localized dimensional instability, reality distortions, civilians developing perception abilities, energy readings off the scale."
