Star Lords

In space, a chase was underway. Two spaceships were traveling at speeds hundreds of times faster than the speed of light. The very space around them was distorting. One ship was ahead, and the other was pursuing it. The pursuing ship was colossal, with a flattened spherical shape and completely black. It had a diameter of 8,200 feet and was chasing a much smaller ship, which was also spherical and black.

Inside the smaller ship, there were four men. One was standing, while the others were seated. All of them were sweating coldly.

- Who wants us dead? DAMN IT!!! - said the standing man, desperate. He had gray skin, typical of his race, the Vulkanians. Vulkanians have gray skin and hair that ranges from red to orange. This man had orange hair and red eyes.

- Isn't it obvious? It must have been that DEVIANT bastard, the so-called Emperor Silvatron Septimus!!! - said one of the seated men.

- Who would have thought that the leader of the Chronos Reavers, Kaliax, would come personally!!! - shouted the standing man.

- I heard he's a stellar energy user! - said one of them.

- Which constellation does he belong to? - another asked.

- I heard he's of the constellation of Chronos!!! - said the standing man, exasperated, only now realizing the magnitude of the trouble he was in.

- Chronos? Are you sure, Senator? - asked one of the men with a clear tone of desperation.

The next moment, a blue blade cut through space, heading toward the smaller ship and destroying it in the process. The man, whom the others called Senator, survived and was being pulled by a force toward the colossal ship.

- Captain, you're amazing, hahaha! - said a man inside the colossal ship. Next to him stood a white man, dressed in blue robes, with blue hair and striking blue eyes. This man was Kaliax, a hybrid of two distinct species, something extremely rare in the universe. One of his hands was raised, showing that he was pulling the Senator into the colossal ship. The ship opened, and the Senator entered, dazed.

- Senator, how are you? - said Kaliax with a cold smile on his face, looking at the Senator's gray face.

- What do you want? How much did Silvatron pay you? The Republic can give you more!!! - said the Senator, desperate.

- Hahaha - laughed Kaliax. - Don't worry, Senator. You'll be treated well.

- NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! - begged the Senator.

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It was morning on the planet Helar. A boy dressed in white, with black hair and completely black eyes, stood in front of a tree. He was Black, slim, and 5' 11" tall, an unusually tall height for his age. This was because, when he was born, a constellation shone brightly, and he was blessed by the stars. Everyone on Helar called him "the Son Star." Zorya was his name, according to his mother. In the ancient language of the Anunakis, it meant "darkness," because he had shone with a black light that came from the stars.

- Zorya!!! - a boy shouted, running toward Zorya.

- What is it, Gyro? - asked Zorya.

- The Kizarians are attacking!!! - shouted Gyro.

BOOM! BOOM! Explosions echoed across the planet. Attacks from warships of the Kizarian army. The war between Kizar and Helaris had begun ten years ago, when Zorya was just two years old. This war started when the planet Helar discovered that its star was producing stellar essence, "Stellarium." This was an invaluable resource. The production of stellar essence had dropped significantly since the Extermination, a war between the Star Lords that wiped out more than two-thirds of the universe. Stellarium is used as fuel for ships, food production, and practically everything in this world.

- Gyro, your parents!! - Zorya shouted, grabbing Gyro's shoulder and lifting him into his arms. Gyro had brown hair, brown eyes, and an average build for the inhabitants of Helar. He was about 5 feet tall, much shorter than Zorya, although he was better nourished. They ran through the forest toward a city that was being invaded by the Kizarians. Gyro's parents had taken care of Zorya after his mother died when he was five years old.

- Zorya, I'm scared. My parents... Did the kingdom's soldiers make it in time? - Gyro was desperate.

- I don't know, Gyro - replied Zorya, as explosions continued to occur. Some hit the forest where they were, but Zorya, with incredible reaction speed, always managed to dodge them. Since childhood, Zorya had been born with superhuman abilities. Although he was only 12 years old, he was stronger than three trained adults and faster than a cheetah.

"This time, the Kizarians have attacked with everything they've got," thought Zorya, as he dodged a projectile imbued with stellar essence. They were already close to the city, but everything was quiet. Gyro's father was kneeling in front of a woman: Gyro's mother, Lira.

- MOOOOOOM, NOOOOOO! Please, no! - Gyro screamed, crying, as he jumped out of Zorya's arms and ran toward his mother.

"By Mandrax, when will this war end?" thought Zorya, as he looked around the city. It was a place that once had a magnificent appearance, but now it was just rubble.

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### Author's Note:

About Kaliax being of the constellation of Chronos: Here, it's not referring to his place of birth but to the order of powers he belongs to. That is, Kaliax has powers of the constellation of Chronos. In this novel, powers come from constellations—seven, to be specific—and Chronos is one of them.