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| - Exposition: Deep in space, that most ancient of horrors known as the Dweller has been lured to the Quintessons' space bridge hub, a massive counsel ship called the Coetus. Once among its creators, the Dweller proceeded to wreak an unholy vengeance upon them. Meanwhile, on Earth: For the past twenty minutes or so, the sky has been lighting up like Christmas. Space Bridge beams have been shooting down to every single Quintesson Spiral across the planet. The Quintessons in Los Angeles appear to be in an uproar about it, and some of the Sharkticons even appear to be fleeing away from the Bellum. The lights above Los Angeles suddenly cease, although the rest of the Spirals continue to receive Space Bridge beams. Without further warning, explosions begin to rip through the three other Spirals: Shanghai, Moscow, and the Pacific. The destruction starts at the very top of their spires, working their way downward, the devastation almost synchronized. Whatever catachlysm was sent to the Quintessons, though, the Bellum seems to have just barely managed to escape it.
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