The Galaxy Diva, stationed on Hades Island, slowly rose into the air. Under the watchful, wary eyes of countless DC soldiers, it turned and swiftly flew toward the Steel, which had been quietly floating in the nearby sky for more than a day.
Variable Fighters flew out from the Galaxy Diva one after another. Several MS units—gold, silver, blue-and-white, green, and purple—also emerged from the ship and took up positions around it. Leaving trails of different colors across the sky, they quickly departed the airspace over Hades Island.
Aboard the Steel, the atmosphere had been rather oppressive. Its crew could only gather in small groups, and several cafeterias had practically become the places where they spent most of their time over the past day. Then, a surprised cry suddenly rang out in one cafeteria, followed by more voices.
Idarong Sheng, who had been dozing off, suddenly felt himself lose his balance. He shot to his feet and cried in alarm, "What happened?"
Kusunoha looked helplessly at her childhood friend, sighed, and said softly, "Something did happen."
"The neighboring battleship has deployed a fighter formation. They're heading toward Hades Island." A blond man stood up nearby. He was Ladis, the younger brother of Elsam, who had remained with DC.
Idarong Sheng brightened and hurriedly asked, "Is the Federation launching a counterattack, or are they going after Hades Island?"
"Neither." Another man walked over to the three of them and looked outside through the cafeteria window. "It should be the Void Envoys. Even Hades Island has dispatched forces to join up with the troops sent by that battleship."
"It's Kyosuke." Idarong Sheng glanced at the newcomer, suddenly seeming less interested. "So it's the Void Envoys. Too bad all our units were destroyed and taken away... Wait, that's not right. Why are the