Every sovereign across the vast universe suddenly paused.
A single, heavy question hung in the air among them. What was going on?
They did not have to wonder long.
With a violent, deafening rip that echoed through the cosmos, the very veil of the universe tore wide open. Shimmering edges of reality crackled and bled raw cosmic energy as the breach widened.
Through that gaping wound poured mechanical beings of every form and kind, sleek chrome drones, hulking armored titans, and elegant constructs bristling with glowing circuits.
Their metallic bodies hummed with cold, relentless power.
"What the hell is happening? Are we being invaded?" Lucifer demanded, irritation carving sharp lines across his face, his crimson eyes narrowing in barely contained fury.
"It may appear so," Mephistopheles answered with a slow, deliberate nod.
His gaze remained locked on the endless stream of invaders pouring through the torn veil, their numbers swelling by the second.
