The world wasn't peaceful—just quiet enough for factions to pretend control.
Power was shifting in every crack between territories. Every lane, every faction, every ideology… everyone had supernovas, and every action now carried lethal consequences.
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I. THE HERO COALITION — ARDYN'S WARNING
Inside Ardyn's citadel, holographic projections pulsed with real-time lane activity. Supernovas of every lane stood in formation: Flame, Frost, Gravity, Temporal, Beast, Phantom… the full spectrum, all Tier 2 and above.
Commander Roval, Gravity Lane senior-tier, observed the hologram:
> "Phantom Lane is pushing into Sector Five. Mid-tier supernovas have breached neutral districts."
Lieutenant Mara, Flame Lane elite, slammed her fist:
> "They're testing us. If we don't respond, Sector Five falls by sunrise."
The coalition was a supernova military under law—but the law was meaningless. Survival dictated every move. Sigils were studied, tracks calculated, lanes assigned—yet anomalies remained invisible, unpredictable variables even here.
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II. PHANTOM LANE — SHADOWS DON'T NEGOTIATE
In Nyrth's subterranean sprawl, Phantom Lane assembled. Shadows twisted unnaturally around them:
A supernova with six shadow hands.
One whose veins smoked with black energy.
One speaking in reversed echoes.
Another with a hollowed torso of swirling darkness.
Leader Horden on his shadow throne:
> "Sector Seven is weak. Ardyn stretches east—we strike west. Civilians are collateral."
Phantom Lane measured chaos as currency. Sigils were targeted when visible; lanes coordinated for maximum disruption. But anomalies like Dioka and Guakulia remained undetected, invisible even to Phantom's elite sensors.
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III. REFUGE PACT — CIVILIANS WITH SUPERNOVAS
In Kallir's Reach, civilians had adapted. Some were low-tier supernovas; unstable, untrained, but dangerous enough to challenge even minor heroes.
Miora addressed the crowd:
> "We're neutral. We protect ourselves. No allegiance to Ardyn. No bowing to Phantom Lane."
Elite civilians guarded her:
Nature Lane healer
Crystal Lane defender
Sonic Lane scout
Beast Lane twin-shifter
Neutrality was their only defense—and their curse. Sigils of these civilians were crude, unstable, sometimes misfiring when powers were pushed too far.
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IV. ROGUE SUPERNOVAS — THE BLACK OASIS MARKET
In the desert crater, mercenary supernovas from every lane traded contracts. Lightning storms fractured the sky hourly.
Varrin the Fractureborn, who could split space with claws of pure distortion, spoke:
> "Coalition wants escort. Phantom Lane wants sabotage. Civilians want defense. Price decides loyalty."
Beast Lane sprinters, Telekinetic Lane sharpshooters, and Tech Lane hackers raised their hands. They served no faction—only the highest bidder. Sigils were considered for risk calculations, but anomalies were ignored—they couldn't be contracted.
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V. THE FIRST TRIPLE-SIDED COLLISION
At sunset, chaos erupted:
Hero Coalition deployed Flame, Gravity, and Temporal supernovas into Sector Five.
Phantom Lane assaulted Sector Seven from the west.
Mercenaries fought for pay—switching sides mid-combat.
The battlefield was a mess of lanes, tiers, and sigil-aware attacks:
Flame Lane scorched streets.
Shadow Lane slithered across rooftops.
Temporal Lane distorted time around themselves.
Frost + Shadow + Gravity collision created a plaza-wide shockwave.
Supernova vs supernova. Faction vs faction. Ally one moment, enemy the next. The first true war of the Supernova Era had begun.
Unseen by all, Dioka and Guakulia drifted along the periphery, testing lane interactions, subtly bending probabilities. Their presence wasn't a threat… yet—but the system registered anomalies in real time, failing to classify or predict them.
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VI. NIGHTFALL — THE NEW BALANCE
After the dust settled:
Ardyn regained half of Sector Five… lost Sector Seven entirely.
Phantom Lane expanded three new districts… inadvertently triggering a hidden anomaly beneath Sector Seven.
Refuge Pact reinforced borders, wary of escalation.
Mercenaries tripled in number, drawn by instability.
Across every region, one fact was clear:
> Peace was gone. Lane wars were rising. Territories would bleed. Supernovas would choose sides. And anomalies, as always, lurked beyond the system's grasp.
The Supernova Era had begun in earnest.