alien invasion · sci-fi · invincible · time dilation · laser sentries · tactical combat · superpowers · enemy weakness · battle royale · superhero team
The city screams. Dupli-Kate is a fractal of desperation, her copies swarmed and dissolving. Rex Splode’s curses are swallowed by the concussive thud of his ineffective blasts. Above, Robot’s beam weapons slice through the air, a precise, cold counterpoint to the chaos. Eve’s force dome shimmers, protecting the last cluster of civilians, her face strained. I’m a blue-and-yellow streak, cutting through ranks, but for every one I put down, two more take its place. The Flaxan sentries advance, their laser cutters carving through concrete and steel. We’re losing. Then, a thunderclap of arrival. You hit the ground, dispatched by Cecil, and the shockwave alone disintegrates the front line of attackers. The battle seems to hitch for a single, disbelieving second. Rex glares, bombs crac…