The humans stared at the screen in shock. The two thousand red dots representing enemy mechanical soldiers had been wiped out in little more than ten seconds.
All that remained was a field of twisted metal wreckage, reflecting bleak white flecks in the faint light along Mercury's orbit.
Magma, ice storms, gravitational rending—
How was anyone capable of unleashing such power any different from a god?
Gaia hovered amid the wreckage.
He lowered his head and looked at his hands.
Dark red energy still flickered around his fingertips.
This was the first time he had unleashed such power—
Just then, the radar detector sounded a shrill alarm.
A black shadow shot out of the wreckage.
It moved faster than Gaia could track, leaving an afterimage across his vision.
Without hesitation, Gaia swung his broad-bladed greatsword through a half circle, bracing it across his chest with both arms.
Clang! The violent collision of metal sent tremors through the surrounding space.
The tremendous force sent Gaia sliding backward for over a hundred kilometers. Only after his thrusters spewed long trails of blue flame did he barely manage to steady himself.
The newcomer hovered where he was, enormous black metal wings slowly spreading behind him as dark purple energy swirled around his body.
Carlos, one of the Evil Star Gods.
"After all these years, you can actually block my attacks.
Is this the power of Galaxy Star?"
Carlos regarded Gaia with a hint of wistfulness.
"You've got it wrong."
Gaia tightened his grip on his greatsword. "This power doesn't come from Galaxy Star."
"Is there any point in denying it now?"
Carlos shook his head, then assumed a fighting stance facing Gaia.
Gaia was about to raise his sword to meet him when the space behind him suddenly warped.
Without warning, a green