According to Little Franklin's estimate, if she and Galactus's four heralds each contributed a bit of energy, they should theoretically be able to restore Galactus to consciousness. Well, theoretically...
But they were still a step too late. Galactus had been completely overtaken by instinct. He devoured three planets in succession, yet that amount of energy was merely a drop in the bucket, nowhere near enough to replenish his body. Tormented by hunger, he crashed about madly before eventually relying on instinct to find an artificial planet overflowing with energy—the Shi'ar Empire's capital planet, Kandilar!
After Daisy shifted her attention back to Earth, and the influence she had cultivated in Shi'ar in her early years was jointly suppressed by several factions after she became Kree governor, her support for the Shi'ar Civil War plummeted. Proxima Midnight's forces and the Saintess Cult both withdrew from the Shi'ar Civil War.
Unable to hold up alone, Gladiator was still no match for Cyclops's third brother, the Omega-level mutant Vulcan, despite being known as one of Marvel's four Supermen and possessing the racial talent of growing stronger against stronger opponents.
Old King Dekan had also gained the support of the Shi'ar Royal Family's secret force, the Iron Guard.
Lilandra and Gladiator suffered defeat after defeat. Now, they had even lost the capital planet, and the territory they controlled was less than a third of what it had once been. Losing the Civil War was only a matter of time.
Never overestimate a politician's integrity. Once Gladiator discovered that Galactus was dazed and muddled at the moment, with only a few instincts left, he decisively lured him toward Shi'ar's capital planet, Kandilar.
Didn't you occupy the capital planet? Didn't you want the legitimacy it represented? Fine, then take this little gift!
Gladiator turned and vanished without