The sky above Earth had started to darken as multiple bright red portals could be seen opening, shining like distant stars.
Across the globe, from the streets of the modern metropolis to the sprawling hubs of the Hero City, people looked up to see the sky rippling like a disturbed pond.
The Lionel Family's fleet didn't simply arrive. They literally surrounded earth, as a myriad of ships came out of the thousands of portals.
At the center of the formation was the Pride of the Frontier, a Dreadnought-class ship that dwarfed even the moon's silhouette.
Inside the Hero Tower's command center, Blaze stared at the radar. The screen was a solid wall of red dots, making it appear that their radar was malfunctioning.
"They're ignoring our calls," a communications officer shouted, sweat dripping onto his console. "They've locked onto every major city's defense grid."
