Heroes of Silvatica City

Aditya slumped lamely against Corlock and cried endlessly. Caoimhe covered her eyes and curled up on the fetal position on the ground, trying to shut everything and everyone out. This grief and pain was boundless and endless. But she wasn't just grieving Will - she was grieving half the universe. On the other side of the galaxy, a happy couple were celebrating their anniversary over sparkling drinks, at a beach of lilac crystal sands and pink seas. Knight did not sense the impending doom, as she had eyes only for her beloved, as she had done for the past decade. Somewhere else, in a darker part of the galaxy, two kings sat looking out over their domain and smiling. "I never was the sentimental type," said Mo, "but looking out over all this and thinking it will all belong to them... Makes me really happy." She giggled uncharacteristically and rubbed her swelling bump.

Despite the view, Knight was always looking at Elli, admiring the classy dress she was wearing and how the pink flattered her skin tone. But when Elli said she felt unwell, her stare became more intense. "I'll help you," she murmured, reaching out and touching Elli's cheek. When their skin connected, Knight's expression went from mildly perturbed to sheer horror. It was an expression entirely new to Elli. Mo laughed with him, then reached for his hand and put it on her bump. "Your heir is kicking," she said. "It's a little monster, just like you." 'Monster' was a term of endearment between the two. Suddenly, from below where their worshippers lived, they heard a chorus of wails.

Knight reached out to grab Elli and try to keep her corporeal form solid, but nothing could stop it. Not even Knight's near-infinite power. It was as if Elli never was. What was causing this? Where was this horror coming from? Through her fear, rage, and sorrow, Knight looked through the universe to find the source of why half of everything was vanishing. Mo looked horrified, and protectively put her arms around her bump. "What the hell? Ugh!" She grabbed her head and swayed slightly. "G-Gogo... Everything's going dark."

Of course it had come from Earth. Where else would it come from? Knight sighed and swigged the rest of her drink, then teleported directly to Earth, into the room where half of her old friends were. They all felt the air become heavy when she arrived. She looked darker than usual, sort of like she had a glowing aura of blackness around her. As soon as Caoimhe looked up, she had to look away again because she couldn't contemplate something so heavy. Mo's hand vanished before he could grab it, and Mo looked up at Golem angrily. "Find who's doing this," she growled. "Make them pay, Golem." Even until the last moment, she was fiery and brave. And then she was gone.

Knight gave Ire the side eye. "Who was it?" she asked quietly, with so much thinly-veiled fury in her voice that the room's temperature dropped considerably. Meanwhile, somewhere else, somewhere dark and cold and dank, Tenpo was beginning to wake up. Her head, her ears, her throat, her whole body was in pain. At first it stung like white hot daggers and Tenpo arched her body in a silent scream. But then it subsided to a dull ache, and she slumped in sweaty exhaustion.

Knight closed her eyes heavily. "Oh," was all she said. Of course it was Harbinger. He and his pocket universes that made him impossible to track. Now that his work was done, he might never come back out. Tenpo's eyes flew open, and slowly adjusted to the dark. Oh no, oh no no no, this was so horrifyingly familiar. What had happened?! She didn't have any memories beyond amping up to scream at War, so she had no idea that she had been abducted, but this sure did feel familiar.

Knight didn't want to talk or be talked to right now, in case she accidentally crushed something. She ground her teeth together audibly and clenched her fists. "He's nothing but a jumped up child," she told them coldly. "When he hides, not even I can find him, but his arrogance will mean he won't hide for long." Tenpo blinked sluggishly up at... Whoever this was. What was he talking about? Tenpo had no idea, but he spoke to her as if he knew her, or as if she knew anything about what was going on. She decided to ignore him and tried to free herself from her constraints. This world was scary, but if she panicked then she wouldn't even be able to get out of this glass cage.

"He will come back out," Knight said quietly, glancing at Corlock who didn't know her at all. "And I will deal with him." Once he was back in her dimension, she wasn't letting him slip away again. It would be a tough fight, but Knight wouldn't dwell on that now. She was barely keeping it together with her eternal love dusted into nothingness. Tenpo stopped struggling and looked up at her huge prisoner. What did he just say? Something about her mate - Zeke? He was... Disposed of? Killed?! No... NO! Tenpo started to convulse and screamed into her mask. Would it be strong enough to hold back all this power?

Knight gave them an unimpressed look. "Yeah, whatever." She wasn't going to not let them come with her, why were they asking like they needed permission? This was just as much their revenge mission as hers. She looked up suddenly as they heard a distant popping sound of a spaceship dropping out of warp a bit too far into the atmosphere. "Hmm, an old friend's here," she murmured. "Caoimhe." Caoimhe looked over at her blearily, not sure why she was the one being called out specifically. It wasn't like Tenpo was trying to free herself at this moment anyway, she was just writhing in absolute grief. Her Zeke, the love of her life, her reason to stay living so long. He was dead! Tears were blinding her, at this rate she would burn herself out and pass out soon.

Despite all of their grief, they all went outside to see what fate was befalling them now. But it was to the sight of a nearly forgotten but familiar face. Caoimhe's eyes watered some more when she saw Golem, who was even bigger and fiercer looking than he had been. "Gogo?" she called out to him, stumbling over. Was Harbinger so narcissistic that he thought Tenpo was listening to a word he said? He clearly was. Removing the glass had no effect on Tenpo, who was lost in grief. She eventually slumped and fell unconscious from exhaustion.

That was so like Golem. So Mo had disappeared too? Caoimhe went up to him and rested her head against his arm, needing to feel something but not knowing how he would react to a hug.

Caoimhe accepted, and hugged onto his rocky form for support. "We gotta fight together," she whispered to him. Knight scoffed slightly at the concept of the four horsemen and rolled her eyes. What a narcissist. "Death? He's licking his wounds up there," she said, pointing to the moon.

"Certainly," Knight said. She was normally loathe to amp up mortals with her 'cosmic juju' but now was the time that it was definitely needed. They all felt themselves be completely rested and healed, so there was no need for them to stop and regroup now. They could all do anything now. Caoimhe and Aditya both stopped crying and squared up. "Let's fight him on our home turf," Knight suggested. She reached up and made a grabbing motion with her hand, which turn black and sharp. Whatever she had hold of, she pulled and threw violently to the ground. As she did so, they saw a large black object plummet from space and smash into the ground about a mile away.