Mass evacuations had long began.
But no evacuation was fast enough.
As some of their leaders gathered in their underground command center, the sky tore open above them.
A deity descended with a deceptively human-like figure.
Cylis, God of Reunion.
His smile was gentle.
His voice soft.
His presence warm.
He stepped into the broadcast center, facing the camera that streamed across the universe.
"Mortals of the cosmos," Cylis said cheerfully, "your era of misguided freedom has come to a close.
We will guide you again."
He lifted his hand. "But before we do... many of you, must perish. It is only through suffering that you can understand..."
Terrayn detonated behind him causing cities to shatter, mountains to vaporize and oceans to boil.
Cylis continued smiling at the camera.
"Do not run.
Do not resist.
We only wish to reclaim what is ours."
The screen flickered becoming static.
And Terrayn became another corpse floating in space.
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