The surviving ships of the Specialized Assault Force flashed into orbit around Yggdrasil Station. Everyone aboard seemed to have a pall hanging over their heads, like a deepening shadow. Most were quiet and morose as they angled their ships towards the station itself and entered its widening hangar
Silence filled the chamber once again as the words fell on their ears. Some tried to come to some conclusion, but others already knew what the answer was. “Nearly half,” Azrael said. “Godeater has taken half the known galaxy. All kinds of planets and people - gone. And yes, at a steady pace from th
Raijin faded back as the rest of the council continued their arguments. Many certainly wanted them to push forward despite the darkness, while the others simply wanted to disappear into it. No-one wanted to die, of course. But for some, the struggle was already insurmountable. She herself didn’t k
“What a waste,” Freya muttered. “Even if I agree, talking to Godeater will not bring them back,” Raijin said after a moment. “Even with the best-case scenario, and you convince it to stop… half of the galaxy is already gone. Most of our people are dead, and the rest are scattered, heading for the e
“Look, if anything I need to go first and make that first try,” Freya continued. “If I fail, I fail. But if I succeed in starting something, then I can come right back. We… we can put a whole team together, all of us dedicated to talking to Godeater, negotiating with it for time and space.” Raijin
Thanatos flashed into open space above Dendrus IV, just inside of its gravitational pull. Its all-black hull contrasted distinctly against the numerous mirror satellites that still covered the planet. Mirrors which immediately shifted their position and turned Godeater’s reflection towards the vast
Their transformation took all of nanoseconds to complete - more than enough time before the first of Godeater’s reflections hit Thanatos’ surface. Every mirror turned towards the vast devastator pointed the reflection on a single spot on its hide. Though, oddly, that shadowy spot didn’t spread lik
Freya and Raijin looked at the landscape all around them. The expansive grassy field stretched all the way out to the horizon in every direction, and met the sunny bright blue sky above. The vast emptiness accentuated the fact that there was absolutely nothing and no-one else around them. “Where ar