The fifteen Guardians of the Universe above Oa Star held tightly to a formation that linked their power.
There had originally been seventeen Guardians of the Universe. One had quietly slipped down to Oa Star to undo the seal on Volthoom, the First Lantern, and was making preparations.
Another had tried to gather the many Stellar-class powerhouses to attack He-El, only to be killed by a single blast from his eyes.
Now the fifteen remaining Guardians of the Universe faced He-El above Oa Star, their expressions grim and traces of fear lurking in their eyes.
He-El had just killed another Stellar-class powerhouse right beside them, and they had been powerless to stop him.
They did not even know whether the formation linking their combined power could defend against He-El's elusive Heat Vision.
"Guardians of the Universe, hurry up and use your trump card!"
"Do it now!"
"Stop waiting!"
"You must have something held in reserve. I know you do."
"Kill him!"
"Just hold the Emperor of New Krypton back for a moment! One moment!"
"Just a moment is all I need. The universe is so vast, he might never find me."
"Use your trump card!"
"We can't wait until the Emperor of New Krypton loses patience!"
The many Stellar-class powerhouses of the Oa Pan-Stellar Domain Alliance kept secretly messaging the Guardians of the Universe, urging them to deploy whatever contingency they had prepared.
The Stellar-class powerhouses of the Oa Pan-Stellar Domain Alliance knew that the Guardians of the Universe must have made preparations.
They desperately needed the Guardians of the Universe to hold back the Emperor of New Krypton. Even a brief delay would let them escape this battlefield. Afterward, with the vastness of the universe to hide in, even if New Krypton ruled and unified the universe, he could