Getting back to Ilhune took Wovan seven jumps. They landed on the dark side of the moon, and Arthur got to see first hand why stellar engines normally operated on time frames of months and not minutes. Everywhere Arthur looked, he could only see destruction.The ground was covered in cracks that went hundreds of meters deep. The issue was only exacerbated by the ongoing earthquakes. Off in the distance, Arthur could see a massive cloud of ash rising into the atmosphere, a black miasma that was rapidly spreading to engulf the entire horizon as molten lava rained from the sky. The stellar engine had only been on for a few minutes, but Ilhune would never be the same again. It would take months, if not years, of rebuilding before civilians could move back here. Iris’ brow furrowed as she took in all the destruction. “All the geographical runework to contain invasion points has been destroyed,” she said, her voice filled with sadness. “You’ll have hordes of corrupted monsters to contend with before you can retake the moon.”Arthur’s eyes widened in surprise as he realised something he probably should have known a long time ago. “What about Earth's moon? Who's dealing with the invasion zones there?"Iris chuckled. “The System’s army is handling it for now. They’re not entirely useless. It normally takes integrated worlds between five and ten years before they decide to start settling their moons. The army handles things until then.”Queen Inca sighed. “My brother’s going to hang for all the problems he’s caused. The people will demand a public execution.”Arthur frowned at that. He was all for killing Ozco, but he wasn’t too convinced about the wisdom behind a public execution. Historically speaking, they did little to deter crime, and doing it to simply appease the public's bloodlust didn’t sound like the brightest idea.“Have you contacted your family yet?” Arthur asked.Ace nodded. “My father called off the meeting (...)