Planet Caeldris-9, reborn and breathing, now pulsed with new life. Flowers shimmered in starlight, the skies danced in a gentle swirl of violet and green. The twins stood on the highest hill, watching their once-dead home now radiate with color.
Zei crossed his arms. "I still don't get how he did that."
Zyra snorted. "I'm still recovering from the casual finger tap of godhood."
They both looked down at Dave, sitting at the base of the hill, lounging in a chair he definitely did not bring with him. Adele stood nearby, in full human form, arms folded, watching the sky like it had secrets.
Zyra floated down beside them. "So, what do we do now? Rearrange flowers?"
Dave popped a grape in his mouth and leaned back. "Welcome to your first mission."
Zei raised a brow. "Mission?"
Adele's voice was quiet but sharp.
"Something's coming."
Something That Wanted Nothing
The air began to shift. Trees bent unnaturally.
Light dimmed-not from clouds, but like reality itself was being squeezed.
Then they heard it.
Not a roar. Not a scream. Just... emptiness.
A crack in the sky formed like a wound, blacker than space, dripping with inky tendrils that warped everything they touched. And from that hole, a voice echoed —not with sound, but with pressure.
"I am Nullvoid... I seek not conquest. I seek not vengeance. I seek... the unraveling. All must end. And then even the end... must end."
Zyra blinked. "Okay. That's not creepy at all."
Zei rolled his neck. "Let's see what this thing's
made of."
The twins launched forward, flames of dying stars swirling around their arms, their bodies pulsing with celestial rage. Zei punched a shockwave of gravity into the being's chest while Zyra carved the air with burning arcs of godlight.
But Nullvoid didn't flinch.
Instead, it laughed—a hideous, empty ripple that made their bones feel weightless. Then it struck.
Tendrils snapped like whips, slamming Zei into a mountain and impaling Zyra through the shoulder mid-flight. She screamed, crashing into the ground, carving a crater with her body.
Adele's eyes narrowed. Her voice echoed in a way it hadn't before. "Enough."
She raised her hand, and time froze for a moment.
Nullvoid turned its head slowly, seemingly disturbed. "Ah. The Mind Core... A relic of order. You should not exist."
Adele didn't respond. Instead, she floated forward, radiant and terrifying. With one flick of her wrist, she shattered Nullvoid's left arm into stardust.
Even the being paused.
"Your thoughts... burn," it growled.
Then a new voice cut in—lazy, bored, mildly annoyed.
"Can't leave you guys alone for one hour, huh?"
Dave stepped out of a ripple in space, wearing black slacks, a hoodie, and slippers.
He looked like he just woke up from a nap.
Zei, bleeding and groaning, pointed at Nullvoid. "That thing tried to delete existence."
Dave sighed, cracked his neck, and muttered,
"Alright, fine..."
White light surged around him.
Armor unfolded from nothing-gleaming white with blue cores pulsing on the chest and shoulders. Golden edges traced like ancient runes down his arms and legs. A long, ghostly cape flickered behind him.
He didn't scream. He didn't charge.
He walked.
Nullvoid launched everything it had -spikes, voidfire, screams of unbeing. Dave didn't dodge. Nothing touched him.
Then, with one punch-one—he erased Nullvoid from reality.
Just like that.
Gone.
The sky returned to peace. The ground steadied. The trees stopped trembling.
Zei and Zyra stared at him, dumbfounded.
Dave dusted his hand. "Told you not to wake me unless it was important."
**Back on the Ship**
Later, aboard the Celestial Arc, the twins sat in silence at the round common table.
Zei finally spoke. "So, what are we?"
Zyra nodded. "Because clearly we're not strong. Just... decorative."
From the shadows, the other two crew members watched quietly. One leaned back with a deep chuckle but said nothing. The other tossed a wrench in the air, unimpressed.
Dave walked in sipping a neon-colored drink.
"Look on the bright side. You two make excellent bait."
Adele pinched his arm hard. "Dave."
"Okay, okay," he laughed. "You also make excellent panic screamers."
Zei groaned. "I want a refund."
Zyra raised her hand. "I want therapy."
Dave grinned. "You're not getting either. But... you did well. That thing was strong."
"Strong?" Adele raised a brow. "You erased it in one punch."
"I was annoyed," Dave shrugged. "You don't mess with nap time."
Everyone laughed-even the silent crew member in the shadows let out a quiet snort.
*Caeldris-9 - Headquarters*
Before they left orbit, the twins requested one thing.
They stood on a hill as the ship hovered above.
"This is our home," Zyra said.
Zei placed a hand on the soil. "Our beginning... and now our base."
Dave nodded. "Welcome to your headquarters."
Adele smiled. "Let's not get it destroyed next time."
Zyra smirked. "No promises."