If the universe were a vast continent of mountains and rivers, crisscrossed by valleys, then it would also have regions of "fertile, thriving land" and "barren wasteland."
Like many irregular galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud contained abundant gas and interstellar matter, and was undergoing significant star formation.
This prolific star formation might have been caused by the Milky Way's tidal forces acting on the Large Magellanic Cloud.
At the same time, the Milky Way's tidal forces had stripped stars and interstellar matter from the Large Magellanic Cloud, forming the long Magellanic Stream.
The brilliant stream resembled a peacock's tail of glowing embers and particles, stretching across the boundless depths of space for light-years and illuminating the skies above the Kree homeworld, Hala Planet.
In the barren Magellanic region, stable stars and planets suitable for life were far rarer than in the Milky Way, and most worlds had harsh, disaster-ridden environments.
"Holy Hala" had almost no distinction between day and night. Its sun was too far away to provide the planet with enough light and warmth.
But the Magellanic Stream forever bathed the Kree planet in radiance. It provided an abundance of light energy, while also allowing the life there to witness the universe's most magnificent spectacle at all times.
Back when Kree technology was still relatively primitive, the unceasing light and heat on the surface made survival difficult. They had endured for generations by building underground cities, which was why pure-blooded Kree, whose traditions stretched back through the ages, preferred dark environments with little light.
Just as the Accuser Corps represented the traditional Kree aristocracy, they still lived beneath the planet's grand surface structures.
Even the Dark Aster, the Accuser Corps' colossal flagship with a thousand-year legacy, retained its dark and gloomy aesthetic. Floating in the depths of space, it