The awakening of the Dream God Phantasos marked more than a return — it was a signal.It meant that the other Dream Gods, the divine siblings of the Oneiroi, were also beginning to stir across the cosmos.
The Oneiroi, though considered among the lower-tier gods of the pantheon, were beings whose power surpassed even the Golden Saints.Each of them wielded divine energy strong enough to require sealing by a God's Small Universe — the threshold of the Ninth Sense.
When the four Oneiroi merged as one, their might reached the level of a Single-Universe God — though still far below the Five Creator Gods who shaped reality itself.Even so, a single Oneiroi, at full restoration, could rival the Super Heavenly Father tier, a divine being capable of rewriting the fates of worlds.
Now, after Ronan the Accuser had claimed the Cosmic Spirit Orb,he had also unearthed the holy cabinet that once sealed Phantasos — still faintly marked by the aura of Athena.That divine resonance meant one thing: the other sealed Dream Gods were nearby.
And Phantasos desired them.
Under her whispering guidance, Ronan — now the supreme commander of the Kree Empire —would extend his hands of conquest toward the other great empires of the universe.His ambitions were no longer limited to revenge.He sought dominion over the stars themselves.
"Clack… clack…"
The sound of armored boots echoed as Ronan entered the command deck of his flagship.Before him stretched the vast galactic star map, projecting in golden light.It displayed the borders of the two rival empires that stood against the Kree:
One was the mighty Shi'ar Empire, the most technologically advanced civilization in the known universe.The other — their eternal rival — was the Skrull Empire, a race of shapeshifters born from the experiments of the Celestials.
"Supreme Accuser!"
Several blue-skinned Kree officers stood at attention, their complexions pale with unease.
Something was off.Those who had followed Ronan to the dead planet of Morag… were gone.
In his hand, their lord held a small golden box, whispering softly to it as if speaking to a spirit.
"Did something happen while I was away?" he asked quietly.
"N-No, my lord! Nothing at all!" the commander stammered.
But as the man looked closer, terror gripped him.
Ronan's face was no longer the same.One eye gleamed with its usual cold, blue light — but the other burned faintly violet,shimmering with divine energy that did not belong to any mortal being.
The commander felt dread creeping into his bones.
That single glance was enough to make his soul tremble.
"You're… amusing,"a silken, mocking voice whispered inside Ronan's mind —Phantasos, now speaking through the connection they shared.
Her tone was laced with charm and cruelty.A god once slain in the Holy War,her divine body destroyed,she had returned in spirit —requiring mortal vessels to regain her form.
Though known as female, Phantasos could take any shape she wished —a reflection of the ever-shifting nature of dreams.
Ronan's expression grew distant, his voice hollow and cold.
"Are you done?" he murmured.
The lifeless words sent shivers down his subordinates' spines.
"N-No! Supreme Accuser Ronan!" one of them cried, kneeling immediately."Command ship No. 87-1 of the Kree Empire greets you, my lord!"
Ronan's eerie, mismatched eyes flicked toward him."Good."
He stepped to the center of the command deck,his presence commanding and absolute.
"Commander," he ordered."Locate Xandar, the headquarters of the Nova Corps, on the galactic map."His lips curved into a cruel smirk."The Kree Empire will reclaim its honor — and the stars will burn for it."
"This battle," he declared, his voice echoing across the fleet,"shall be the first step in our conquest of the entire universe!Are you ready, my soldiers?"
Across the comms, thousands of voices thundered in unison:"Yes, my lord!"
"Begin the jump sequence!"
"Activate the mothership's shield array!"
"Prepare for interstellar leap — target: Xandar!"
"Coordinates confirmed!"
"Warp drive primed!"
The engines roared, and through the viewport, Ronan gazed into the vast sea of stars.In the endless darkness, faint purple light flickered —and deep within it burned the ambition of a man possessed by gods.
An Infinity Gem.A Dream God's power.
With these two forces, the universe itself would kneel before him.
"Lord Phantasos," Ronan whispered,"when the blood of Xandar's army stains the stars, their souls will be yours.Let their nightmares feed your rebirth."
A voice answered from within his mind, low and velvety:
"Very good, my vessel.Bring me flesh. Bring me dreams. Bring me fear."
"I need more nightmares."
Xandar — Nova Corps Headquarters
At the center of the Nova Empire's might,the skies above Xandar glowed with a strange, crimson hue.
The Nova Centurions, elite warriors of the Xandarian militia,looked up to see the heavens twist unnaturally.
"Energy distortion detected!"
Before they could react, spatial wormholes ripped open across the upper atmosphere.
And from within them—countless Kree warships emerged, one after another, their hulls shimmering with cold blue fire.
The sheer scale was staggering.
In the lead was a black hole–class command ship,its gravitational field so strong that nearby satellites shattered in its wake.
The Nova commander's face went pale.He recognized those ships immediately.
"The Kree Empire… they've invaded!"
"Alert the queen! Send word to the Shi'ar—contact Commander Doujian!"
"All stations, raise the battle alarms!"
The Nova Corps mobilized as thousands of ships filled the sky.But this was no simple invasion fleet.
A mothership, supported by hundreds of warships,hovered above Xandar like a god of war.And still, dozens more command vessels waited behind it —each capable of razing a planet.
The last time such a fleet had appeared was during the Chitauri Invasion—and even then, only a single command ship had been deployed.
Now, there were dozens.
The galaxy trembled once more,as Ronan the Accuser, possessed by the Dream God Phantasos,unleashed his wrath upon the stars.
(End of Chapter)
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