Gerald was calmly reading his newspaper while sipping a cup of coffee on the porch of his house.
Everything had been peaceful as of late, now that the war in the Cygni Continent ended.
His children were safe, and his no-good son had also woken up from his coma.
"That brat should at least give us a call from time to time," Gerald muttered as he flipped the page of his newspaper. "Is it so hard to contact us with his communicator?"
Just as Gerald was about to utter another complaint, a flash of light appeared at the corner of his eye, followed by a booming sound that almost made him jump up in fright.
The defenses of the Leventis Residence immediately activated, and a barrier covered the entire house in a heartbeat.
Several turrets and defensive weapons also emerged from the ground and from seemingly inconspicuous spots on their house, directed at the intruders.
