...Inside the moon-sized orb-fortress, the command throne rose from the polished obsidian floor like the spine of a giant beast. Runes crawled across the walls in shifting patterns, reacting to Tomato's every breath.
Tomato stood at the center, tail flicking with excitement, her armor glowing along the seams like it was holding back a volcano.
Then she gave the signal.
Her voice thundered through the ship's inner world:
"ALL DEVIL-BREED BATTALIONS — FORMATION OMEGA."
The response was instantaneous.
Gates opened across the internal dimension, and her army marched out.
THE DEVIL-BREEDS OF THE KALU EMPIRE
They emerged in organized rows — towering, blue-skinned warriors whose bodies looked sculpted for war: sharp-jointed limbs, elongated fangs, and horns that curled backward like cosmic rams. Their skin shimmered like polished sapphire, but their silhouettes were unmistakably devilish.
They were not demons, or actual devils.
They were engineered.
