[LOCATION: Earth - Eastern Cardinal, Sector 4, Zone 8]
[LOCAL TIME: 14:25 Standard]
[TEMPERATURE: 18°C | Weather: Overcast
Hundreds of soldiers in black tactical gear spread across a ruins like shadows given form. They moved with silence between collapsed buildings and overgrown streets, positioning themselves for an assault that would determine the fate of the seven family heads.
King Aurelius stood on a ridge overlooking the abandoned urban sprawl, his amber eyes wide with wonder despite the situation. "So this is Earth," he murmured, breathing deeply. "The air tastes different than I imagined. Cleaner somehow, despite the decay."
His wives flanked him, equally mesmerized by their first glimpse of humanity's birthworld. Queen Lyanna touched a withered tree branch, her thermal abilities sensing the life that still flowed beneath its bark. "Our ancestors walked these streets before they took to the stars."
