At a canyon, black pillars of stone reached up to the sky and lightning struck as the winds pushed. The wind caused the rocks to tumble onto a plateau. Dagon put a gold cube into his black bag and rushed toward his hovering motorcycle. The ground shook and a laser slammed into the motorcycle. The shock waves sent Dagon back and smoke rose from the motorcycle. He wiped the dust from his body and stood.
The wind blew the black smoke, and Nova's motorcycle rushed toward Dagon.
Dagon dodged and yanked Nova by her shirt and threw her to the ground. Nova's motorcycle leaned on its side, and he stopped and turned to her. "I don't know how you escaped, but it was a mistake coming here. I'll cripple you this time."
Nova's fists clenched and her hands were close to her gun. "You've stolen my treasure, and you've mocked me for the last time."
Dagon said, "This is mine now. Why don't you just give yourself up? It'll save me time before the planet explodes."
Nova fired her laser gun multiple times.
Dagon opened his metal gloves and absorbed the lasers shot from Nova's gun. He frowned and charged at her.
Nova growled and put her gun in her holster. She grabbed her sword from her back and lunged it toward him.
Dagon was inches away from her sword but the ground shook. He dodged the sword and kicked it from her hand, and it slid near a crack that opened in the ground where steam flew out.
Nova punched Dagon in the face and stomach.
Dagon grabbed her fist and threw punches at her gut. He kicked her, and she rolled on the ground. He grabbed her by the collar and lifted her up with a smirk on his face.
Blood flowed down her face, and bruises covered her arms.
Dagon said, "Did you have enough, Nova? You've failed and you'll always be a slave."
Ogma's face superimposed over Dagon's face and she ground her teeth and kicked, but he stopped her boot. Electricity shot through his gloves, and she screamed.
Dagon laughed and tossed her to the ground. He grabbed his cuffs from his back pocket and pressed a button on his glove as he walked toward her.
Nova laid on her stomach. The sword laid by her and the cracked ground. The steam flew from the cracks, and her arms shook and gave out. Her face fell into the dirt, and she knocked out.
It was dark, and Nova sat on a pile of gold coins with her head lowered. She picked up the coins with her hands and tears dripped on the coins. Whips smacked and chains clanked as people groaned. Her eyes enlarged, and the coins slipped through the cracks of her fingers.
Mars appeared and new armor covered his body.
Nova said, "Father, I'm not strong enough."
Mars said, "Remember who you are. You're stronger than you think."
Nova lowered her head and said, "I wish I could believe those words."
Mars threw his arm, and images appeared. Architects drew on sketch paper, and great wonders appeared. A writer wrote, and their vision displayed on a screen. A scientist looked through a microscope and diseases died. A general on horse raised his sword, and a city was liberated.
Nova wiped the tears from her face with her fist.
Mars said, "You've got the power inside you too, but remember what you're truly fighting for. Remember your passion."
The people from Nova's small crashed ship appeared, and they aimed their hands toward Nova. Light traveled from their hands, and it gathered toward her heart into a glowing white ball. Then the coins under her boots dissolved.
Back at the canyon, the ground shook and the pillars of a stone dropped as tornadoes appeared in the distance and lightning struck. Nova laid on the ground.
Dagon ran with his cuffs and his gloves blinked faster. The ground rumbled and parts of the floor around the perimeter collapsed. The ground vibrated, and a burst of fire shot up into the sky. Then the blade of the sword caught on fire.
Nova leaped, and she grabbed the sword and cut through the middle of the cuffs. Her sword clanked against Dagon's gloves multiple times and she slashed one of his metal gloves and her boot slammed into his face.
He flew toward the edge and yelled as blood squirted from his arm. His eyes widen, and Nova walked toward him. A wall of fire from the ground was behind her, and her tears blew and sparkled in the wind.
Dagon grabbed the cube and held it over the edge. "I won't hesitate."
Nova fired at the cube, and it dropped.
Dagon trembled and pressed his teeth together as sweat dripped. His other glove stopped blinking, and the ship arrived. It hovered in the sky, and he wiped his sweat and smiled. "Looks like you're too late. You'll be outnumbered. It's all over for you."
A ladder fell from the ship and Nova smiled.
Dagon said, "What?" He growled.
Nova laughed and crossed her arms.
Dagon said, "What have you done?"
She said, "When I escaped, you lost more than you can imagine. Your prisoners escaped by my hand, and your ship belongs to me." Nova aimed at Dagon. "And it was all done by the hands of a slave."
Dagon said, "Worthless scum. The others will know and they'll destr-"
A laser flew through his chest, and he dropped as the ground trembled. The floor underneath him collapsed, and he fell into the abyss.
Nova rushed toward the ship as the ground collapsed. Fire shot up into the sky and the ground crumbled as Nova leaped onto the ladder. Fire shot up around the area, and she climbed into the ship as it flew into outer space.
She laid on the floor and caught her breath. She stood and the people inside cheered. She walked near the window and domes of fire spread throughout the planet and it exploded.
A slender man walked toward her with a black, feathered hat. He said, "We found this caught on a shrub near your other ship."
Nova wiped the dust from her black hat and sat on her new black chair. She carved Dagon's name under her boot besides other names.
The man said, "Where to captain?"
Outside the window, an alien cargo ship soared at a distance. Nova smiled and stood on a podium and pulled out her sword. "Let us go and steal the riches of our enemies. For this universe is ours for the taking."
The crowd cheered and threw their fists in the air.
Then Nova's new ship soared after the cargo ship.
The fragments of the planet that exploded floated and the gold cube drifted in the void. The cube glowed and the pieces of the planet returned to a giant rock. Light consumed the rock and shot away into outer space. Another green and blue planet appeared.
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