A few days had passed since the galactic devastation, and the Empire was still calculating the extent of the damage.
The locations were now dead zones of chaotic spatial rifts unable to heal, raging storms and other celestial dangers. Hunters sent to investigate the regions couldn't venture inside.
However, cross-referencing the habitable worlds in the region with the data revealed a staggering loss of 56,973 out of 443,857,723 planets that were destroyed along with their stars.
The numbers sent cold shivers down the leaders' spines. All that destruction and lives were gone in the blink of an eye. It made them realise that the strength and power they were so proud of were nothing in the face of absolute death.
They could die without even knowing it happened. People started to realise that something was amiss. Hunters could not contact their colleagues, and people could no longer reach their relatives in other star systems.
