The news set the whole world ablaze.
With the United States joining, and with the Vought Group's endorsement.
The once-tottering Federation structure immediately stabilized.
The next day, at the Human Federation Administrative Plaza.
Countless people gathered in the square, while billions more around the world witnessed this moment through their screens.
Ellis walked steadily onto the inauguration platform.
Standing beside him was Homelander, draped in his Stars and Stripes Cape.
Homelander served as the oath administrator for the inauguration ceremony.
Under everyone's gaze, Ellis solemnly finished reciting his oath of office.
At that moment, Homelander stepped forward with a smile.
A ceremonial attendant carried a velvet tray between them.
On the tray lay a delicate, exquisitely designed scepter forged entirely from Vibranium. It was a symbol of authority created by Vought Technologies' department: the Key to Earth.
Homelander picked up the scepter and raised it high, displaying it to the crowd.
Thunderous cheers erupted across the plaza.
Then Homelander turned and solemnly placed the scepter in Ellis's hands.
Ellis gripped the scepter tightly, his eyes brimming with excitement and gratitude as he looked at Homelander.
"My fellow citizens!" Ellis's voice trembled, yet remained powerful.
"We have just endured a nightmare. Aliens tried to enslave us and take our homeland from us. But they failed!"
"The old era is over. Our eyes will no longer be fixed on the soil beneath our feet. Our future lies in the vast sea of stars!"
Homelander took the lead in applauding, and the crowd below soon joined in with thunderous applause.
Afterward, a series of sweeping military reforms and economic recovery measures were swiftly announced.
The Federation issued a new digital currency, with the Vought Group providing credit guarantees.
The Federation's old military and the former United States Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine