The attack by the Warworld on Xandar took everyone by surprise.
Everyone in Known Space was aware that the artificial planetoid known as Warworld was unaccounted for. It had been last seen in the Sol System when Mongul attempted to use it to destroy the planet Earth. It has been captured by the world's champions but was later stolen and moved out of the system by forces unknown. The Green Lantern Corps has notified all law enforcement agencies about Warworld, but most believed it had been moved past The Rim. They were wrong.
Warworld appeared just outside the Xandarian Solar System undetected, indicating that it had been upgraded with significant stealth systems since its last appearance. The Nova Corps was in the midst of loading a new relief shipment to Earth and was completely unprepared for the appearance of a moon-sized battle station on their doorstep. They rushed to put up some sort of defense but it was already too late.
The platform launched a blistering assault that bypassed the planetary defenses and aimed for the world itself. White-hot plasma beams carved into Xandar's crust and straight into the planet's core. The world convulsed and split apart as if torn apart by an animal. Thirty Billion lives were immediately snuffed out, followed closely by the millions in orbital habitats.
The Nova Corps that survived were soon cut down by the secondary cannon as the Warworld moved through the region. A few of the Corps members managed to make it out of the system, to rendezvous with the main fleet. By the time the reinforcements had arrived, it was too late; Xandar had been reduced to an asteroid field and the Warworld had disappeared.
Warping through hyperspace, the captain of the Warworld rose from his control throne and walked to the viewscreen. Wordlessly he commanded the onboard computer to replace the carnage that had just taken place. He smiled at what he saw - the enhancements his master had given him were well worth the wait.
The Captain opened a communications link.
"Vandal Savage to Darkseid - Xandar has been destroyed. Warworld is on the move".
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