The legions of Hell were in disarray.
For the first time in countless invasions, the Devils—veterans of endless wars across planes and worlds—found themselves stunned. They had crushed civilizations older than stars and burned holy empires to ash, yet they had never encountered planetary defenses like these.
It was not just the sheer firepower that shocked them, but the precision. Every cannon, every energy array, every orbital gun was perfectly placed—woven into a seamless net of destruction that filled every inch of the sky with detonations. Whoever had designed this system understood warfare at a level even Hell feared.
And Terra had only just begun to fight back.
From the surface of the world, hundreds of warriors shot into the air, their bodies wreathed in burning light. At first glance, they looked human—until their auras flared.
