Amid the howl of psionic energy, Hydra stumbled dazedly out of the rift, an enormous, almost explosive surge of power coursing through his body. Behind him, the spatial rift connecting to the Shroud swiftly sealed itself.
All that remained was the vast earth, the clouds churning high above, and a bewildered Hydra.
Psionic energy flooded every inch of his body. His consciousness burned slowly, barely allowing him to control that incomparably powerful force.
Purple energy surged in his serpentine pupils. He stood rooted to the spot, seemingly still unaccustomed to such immense power.
"What is this..."
He muttered to himself and waved a hand lightly. The earth before him shattered inch by inch.
"Such immense power..."
Psionics Power spread wildly, crushing everything around him to fragments. He slowly floated off the ground and rose into the sky, surrounded by an immensely powerful Psionics Power.
"This is... my power?"
"Yes, yes, yes, yes!!"
Hydra opened his mouths and let out a frenzied laugh.
"Hahahaha! Yes! Yes! Such immense power!"
Then a flash of blue flickered through his eyes... His expression suddenly twisted, and he shook his heads violently.
"No, this isn't my power! This is, this is... aaaaaaah-"
"Yes! Yes, yes, yes, yes! My power! I am the Great Khan! My power is unmatched!"
Agony and ease alternated across Hydra's faces, his nine heads displaying different expressions almost simultaneously.
"No! No! No, aaaaargh! I am Hydra! I am not that thing's slave..."
The force holding him aloft vanished. Hydra fell from the sky and crashed into the shattered ground, rolling through soil steeped in that eerie power.
"Yes... is that right? This power is mine?"
"Yes, yes, yes! It's me! I should rule the world! I should unite the Sea of Stars! Then bring [the End] to-"
Hydra let out an