The earth exploded again. Twilight watched in horror as a fissure started to appear in the ground directly beneath her. She darted to the side as the crack opened fully, plumes of fire erupting into the air. Despite the smoke, Twilight could see straight down; she could see the malicious light bursting forward from the hole in the earth. Fire crawled up along the sides of the fracture, reaching up with fingers of flickering heat. It looked hungry, desperate to devour anything it could find.