The Unexpected AllyThe time appeared to have come to a complete standstill in the ruined obsidian courtyard.The smooth, black tactical nuclear missile, which would vaporize the entire Dragon Capital and turn the western seaboard into radioactive glass, hung suspended in mid-air. It was a few inches off the ground, its hypersonic swing fully stopped by one, radiant hand.Valerius was standing, without difficulty, in the air beneath the warhead, with six wonderful wings of pure, golden Celestial light, flanking him.The old Archangel of the Heavens was not like the fanatic general who had once stormed this very courtyard. His golden armour was tarnished, his celestial halo was shadowed and his eyes bore a heavy, weary look.Valerius looked down at the terrified Global Council General in his powered exoskeleton, then glanced over at Alex, who was standing with his glowing black diamond chest and jagged obsidian leg.You really gave the place the go, terrestrial," Valerius smirked, his

The Global DeploymentThe Dragon Continent did not wait for the apocalypse to come to its shores. A battlefield needs a command from its true king to obtain proper control.Alex took control of the remaining heavy transport fleet after he succeeded in breaking the United Global Council's invasion. The massive terrestrial drop-ships which had been sent to conquer the Dragon Capital now carried the ultimate unified army across their entire body. The Terrestrial human soldiers who had just hours ago fought against the Silver Phalanx now stood side-by-side with the Vanguard Knights.General Talon stood in the bay of the lead ship while the armada flew over the Mediterranean at hypersonic speeds. He flexed his hands to see the terrifying new hybrid combat gear which Old Ghost had created. The armor pulsed with the indestructible golden light of the Heavens yet was laced with the consuming pitch-black rot of the Abyss which all anchored by the heavy brutal iron of the Earth.The pilot yelle

The Archangel's GiftThe most powerful cosmic magic exists through voluntary human sacrifices. Valerius the former commander of the Heavenly Swarm lay dying on the shattered glass surface of the Sahara. The Archangel showed no signs of defeat as he pressed his trembling glowing palm over the gaping bloody cavern in Alex's chest. He appeared to be in a complete state of tranquility.Valerius spoke the name Alex with a voice that carried his final upper realm harmonic sound. The Earth cannot hold you therefore you should take the Heavens.Valerius cast a healing spell through a sudden blinding flash of pure white-gold light. He transferred his complete Aether core the highest form of Celestial creation into the empty chest of the mortal King.Alex gasped as his eyes opened wide and the divine spark appeared at the spot where the terrestrial diamond used to sit.Valerius smiled a faint genuine smile. His body began to break apart as he became illuminated from within his body. The Archan

The High CouncilThe Arbiters of the Cosmic Web were not as arrogant as the Celestials or as fearful as the Abyss. They emanated something much more ancient, much more disinterested: order.The energies of the earth were completely calmed as the three great ones stood on the broken cooling glass of the Sahara Desert. The form of the central Arbiter was like a nebula caught in a human cloak, and his eyes seemed to carry a million galaxies.The Arbiter's voice rang out, a harmonic symphony that played in the heart as well as the ear: "For ten thousand years the Earth was a Tier-7 quarantine zone. The land is a primitive dirt-realm, the battle ground of rogue Celestials and deep-sea anomalies, but by combining the absolute gravity of the terrestrial core with the pure creation energy of the Heavens, you have upset the balance of powers.The Arbiter pointed to the spot where the Ashen King had been removed.You did not just slay a warlord, Alex, you killed a cosmic predator that the High

The Mimic's StrikeThe universe had just introduced Alex to a terrifying truth: raw power is only an advantage if your enemy cannot eat it.The Alpha Ravager's enormous bone-scythes cut down with sickening, corrupted green mimicry of Alex's own twilight energy. Alex lifted his arms, hoping his one-ness and his aura of Genesis would deflect the physical attack.He was wrong.KRA-KOOM!The effect was not just to break the sound barrier, it would also cause the cobblestones on the street below to form a crater. Not only had the Alpha blocked the Avatar of Genesis, but it had also been a perfect reflection of the kinetic and cosmic energy being thrown back at him.Alex's breath was violently expelled from his lungs when he was thrown back like a cannon ball. He tore through the air, smashing through the brick facade of an historic bank in London, leaving a huge smoking hole in the building."Father!" Orion shrieked, clutching his scythe.Alex coughed, clearing brick dust from his eyes, de