The explosion was constant. Clusters of bombs continued to go off within the largest one, leaving no room for mercy. They had worked diligently, watching the American invasion and prepared to be able to protect their country in the worst-case scenario.

Bringing forth the birth of the strongest, condensed small-radius explosion the world had to offer, using hypersonic technology. The shockwave reached just under five kilometers as they had planned.

No civilians nearby and no chemical fallout. The broadcast kept up just outside of the explosion. It was deafening. A nightmare for those who had crossed them.

The Novas had just reached the coordinates Sarah sent them to escape it, managing a close shave, as the shockwave, knocked some of them over. They looked back at the smoke and flames plummeting into the sky, then at the broadcast which closed in on the center, as the smoke cleared.

Showcasing a massive deformed crater at the epicenter of the blast. Everything for hundreds of meters, had been incinerated.

However, in the middle, the two siblings remained, as the smoke dissipated. Brutally dismembered in many areas.

Instinctively they had put in almost 55% of their lifespans to protect themselves from the explosion. Their bodies regenerated slowly, as splattered blood shadowed the ground behind them. Seryn's intestines were falling out. She picked it back up, with her remaining arm and stuffed it in as the hole closed. She cried, screaming from the pain.

Jeraton just regained his sight, both of his hands were burned away. His feet, half of his torso, and part of his face were two-thirds gone. "They... They have to pay for this. Sister... I'm tired of this planet." He said, trying to grip his fists, but was met with phantom pain.

She stopped crying and wiped her tears, then looked up at her brother. "Let's end it all." She concluded.

They both floated up together, side by side, while placing their right and left palms facing each other. In seconds, a massive electric sphere began to merge with a massive fireball. Glowing blueish-white and crackling with energy.

The Novas raced back to the epicenter, noticing them make a move on the broadcast. Just in time to see the siblings about to unleash their attack on the world.

Koji landed down with them, out of the sky, as every one of them instinctively began to gather energy from all around them. This was it, however, they knew, they didn't have enough time or strength left, to be able to stop what was coming.

Each of their elements began to run wild, as the siblings threw down the devastating ball of fire, yelling out to the world, and aiming to lay waste to it. "World Extinction!"

The Novas looked up, each in first gear, manifesting a sphere of their elements. Then simultaneously unleashed their moves into the sky and aimed for the incoming attack.

"Ignite: Flamen Ultra!"

"Static: Denki no Taiyō!

"Erupt: 'Burkania!

"Static: Midfae Alraed!

Their beams, merged in harmony by will, pooled in together, in a joint effort to stop the world's destruction. Yet, the massive ball of fire ate away at their attack and descended down towards them, by the second.

The pressure was intense. A massive crater slowly started forming around them as they held their ground. Simon dropped to one knee, as he began to overheat.

Koji as well, and then Norah followed suit, each of them just holding on to dear life with one hand. Kayed was the only one left standing, however, the pressure was starting to get to him as well, with his hands beginning to burn up.

He yelled back at them, feeling their desperation. "It's now or never. Remember your people, Kalista, and most of all we have to do this for Ranesa!"

At the same time, they suddenly felt an immense sensation around them. A flow of calm and friendly untapped energy seemingly asked them to take their aid. Engulfing them, with a bit of familiarity. They could only guess, but they were right on the mark, that the World had to come to help.

The people watching all over the world did not forget how Tobi had won, and how difficult it had to be, to be in their position right now. Millions of people around the world wished for this to happen, hoping their prayers would get through to them and for them to notice.

The Novas began to smile, some of them laughing, as they got up. 'How could we lose? People were depending on us.' They yelled back as they poured every last bit of energy they could draw and muster. "Combo Series: World Static Cannon!"

The sibling's ball of fire, cracked loudly and exploded as it was broken through, resulting in a shockwave hundreds of kilometers wide. Then the beam continued searing right through the siblings without them being able to utter goodbye to each other. Just one last glance, as the beam of explosive energy, ripped through the atmosphere.

Each of the Novas looked at each other and collapsed, laughing and struggling from their side effects. Then some shed tears, thinking about Ranesa, as BSF medics dropped down to pick them up. The broadcast switched off, as people around the world roared with cheers of victory.

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Back on Sonara...

Tobi had finished gathering Carina and Amaara in a dome of ice. Then began making his way to the Aratris, while treating them as much as he could.

Sarah had finished deploying the Vollan transporters around Sonara and had them ready to transport the planet to the set coordinates, as soon as all ships had landed.

Tobi entered the Aratris and took the girls to the medbay, catching Helio and Osei there. He gave both of them a fist bump and let them recover, then made his way to the command center of the ship.

A replica of Sarah was there directing primitive versions of herself in all races, shapes, and sizes. "Ahh Tobi you made it. Did you check yourself up at medbay?" She asked, worried.

Tobi shook his head. "I've healed myself enough. Get us back to Earth, please, as soon as possible."

She nodded. "Roger."

She looked back at her androids and gave them a new order. "Initiate transport to the saved coordinates."

Tobi walked closer to the window, to get a better look. Clouds covered the sky, as streaks of lightning ran through it, with intensity. Then there were gusts of wind, as the entire horizon seemed to look like it was entering a wormhole.

Beyond soldiers looked up at the sky with curiosity, as half an hour passed, before it suddenly stopped. Then the clouds disappeared, and everything went back to normal. The blue planet, they called home, was now in front of them.

Tobi looked back at her and smiled. "It worked!"

Sarah gave him a gleeful grin. "Of course it did, I fixed it up myself."

Moments later, the Aratris rushed back to Beyond HQ. Tobi ran to check on the others. A tear streaked down his cheek when he heard the news, the others succumbed to their grief as well. No one could celebrate their victories.

Sarah knocked on his door later that day. "Tobi, may I come in."

"Sure." He replied.

She walked into the room, seeing him lying on his bed, with an arm over his face. "I'm sorry Tobi, I know now isn't the best time, but you will need to put out a statement." She said, solemnly.

Tobi sighed. "I do, don't I."

She responded with silence. Then a moment later, she continued. "I have prepared the Broadcasting room, for you. We can put out a message on social media and just stay here, but we can't be silent."

He sighed deeply once more, then agreed. "Ok, I'll be there in ten."

Ten minutes later, he made his way to the Broadcasting room. The cameras were ready and camera lights flashed at a spotlight with Beyond's logo on the wall.

Sarah was waiting behind one of the cameras, that an android manned. "You're live." She said when he was ready.

He took a moment, before speaking, as he put on a mildly serious expression. "People of Earth, thank you for your patience. I would like to take a moment, for those that we have lost today, due to the horrific attack by the Cerian Empire..." He paused for a brief moment, as everyone gave their respects in silence

"Today we lost one of our Novas, a brave soul, who did not hesitate to risk her life to save others. Someone who brought nothing, but positive energy to the team and had always looked after her comrades. She was a shining hero, of which we aspire to be more like." He took a deep breath, then continued. "We will forever carry her in our hearts and we'll move forward. For they can not deter us, they can not stop us, from living our lives free... They will never take our freedom and we will enact justice for the crimes against humanity, they have committed and continue to commit to this day. Today we are one step closer."

He pointed one finger up. "We have a new planet orbiting our Solar System close to us." He gave his audience a soft smile.

"Sarah will terraform it properly and soon we'll be able to live there, as another home. It's got water and the versillium we need to make more Nova suits. So in short, trust me when I say this. This is only the beginning. We will defeat them and we will prevail against all odds." He gripped his fist in front of him, as the broadcast ended.

He looked at Sarah, with newfound energy, not knowing what to do with it. "Start making plans for Dargan, and look for the next outposts we can handle after that. We're not stopping."

She nodded. "I'm already on it."

The next day, they broadcasted to the site a small funeral for Ranesa in the Republic of Rennaya and Philippines. Her siblings attended, while the entire world mourned with them, and prayed for her to be in a better place.

Far off in the galaxy...

The people of the unknown planet screamed in terror, as the Cerian Empire brought forth carnage and destruction, on an unknown world.

Atlas floated above the capital of that planet, overlooking the terror he caused, with sheer boredom. Suddenly he felt a blur, as shots were being fired at him from a brave squad of soldiers.

He smirked then dived down. Landing with a crash in the center of the squad and kicked up dust all around them. Without hesitation, the soldiers immediately began firing at him, unrelentlessly.

However, to their surprise, one of their own, suddenly dropped to the floor instead, after a pebble-like hole opened up in the middle of his forehead, along with the ballistic glass on the vehicle, right behind him, shattering.

The others continued to fire, ignoring their comrade's death. Now was not the time to be distracted. Atlas quickly spun himself on the spot, kicking up a tornado of dust and smoke once more in the air.

The men coughed and covered their eyes, as Atlas disappeared, within the smoke. One of the soldiers witnessed, most of his comrades' heads exploding, while the emperor made his way around them.

Then stopped as the smoke settled. They looked to their left, seeing only one of their comrades left, as the soldier stared back at them, then yelled in anguish over the death of the others and charged at Atlas with a knife.

However, Atlas calmly slapped it out of their hands and beheaded them with a clean barehanded chop. The last soldier knew their chances were nil and had already begun running as fast and as far as they could.

Atlas sighed, picking up a nearby rock that could fit in his palm. Then tossed it, leaving dozens of cloud rings, until the soldier started to slow down, noticing a massive hole in their chest, then dropped forward.

"Having fun aren't you, Father." A sudden voice from above called out to him.

Atlas looked up, surprised. "Alcra." He said, as she descended towards him and kneeled, bowing her head.

"Hmph, I'm just blowing off steam. The Dark Kings have been making a move in Hadron's sector and it's giving me a headache... You may stand." He responded.

"Ah I see, they've always been troublesome." She said, agreeing with him. "I'm sorry Father, I bring more troubling news. It seems Seryn and Jeraton have not returned word."

Atlas' eyes grew wide at the news, then he laughed. "Do we still not know who's responsible?"

Alcra shook her head. "We can make assumptions now, because a fleet of ships recorded from a security cam, made their way to Sonara. Then Bolgan's, Astrya's, and Galzed's life signs vanished from that planet. The planet vanished pretty much, soon after."

Atlas smiled. "So they kill my children, then steal my planet. I guess they are declaring war on us. This is fascinating... Alcra, do not send any more forces. I believe they might just come to us... Then we'll crush them." He said, chuckling to himself.

"Yes, Father." She nodded back. Then together, they both flew back up to the Pandora.