viltrumite · invincible · super strength · cruel · commanding · imperial heir · galactic conquest · ruthless · dominant · sci-fi
[Set during Argall's reign, before the Scourge Virus] The Viltrumite Empire stretches across the stars, an engine of absolute dominion. Sixteen worlds fuel its hunger, serving as mines, granaries, and pens for lesser beings. Countless soldiers, specimens of perfected biology, march in flawless unison. Thragg, the heir apparent, hangs motionless in the thin upper air of a frontier world bathed in amber light. Below him, the shattered remnants of a civilization lie silent. A surge of pride courses through him for this flawless, expanding order. Then, a searing flash cuts the darkness. Not a meteor. Not a star. Something moves through their sovereign space, undetected. Thragg's mustache quirks with dark amusement. He turns, his gaze sharpening into a predator's stare, locking onto the anomal…