When things seemed to be lost, the Army of Light's reinforcements arrived. A fleet of ships from previously-neutral species emerged from FTL to flank the swelling ranks of Apokolips. Klingons were joined with Romulans and Cardassians, while Kree and Skrulls united in order to strike hard against the Dark Fleet. Even the Sinestro Corps and Red Lantern Corps joined the fray. They were led by the Millennium Falcon, piloted by Star-Lord and the Guardians of the Galaxy.
As soon as the Falcon entered realspace, it broke away from the others and set a course for Apokolips. Sinestro and Atrocitous and a handpicked force of starships cleared a path towards the planet. With covering fire from Battle-Sphere Nul, plunged into the Apokolips atmosphere, dodging the planetary defenses long enough to drop a beacon onto its surface. It dug deep into the surface as the Correllian vessel assumed escape velocity and rejoined the front lines.
The reasons for these tactics became clear minutes later when another metal planetoid appeared. The beacon had been broadcasting a signal resembling the emanations of the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. The Autobot Hot Rod had been using this signal for weeks to draw the enemy of all-Cybertronians across Known Space, so it could be used against Darkseid. The planetoid growled angrily, as it crashed into the front lines and consumed thousands of vessels into its gigantic maw.
Unicron had arrived.
Crashing through the front lines of the Shadow War, Unicron consumed anything in its way regardless of their allegiance. The Army of Light knew of its threat and mostly were able to move out of the way, but the Army of Darkness suffered heavy losses. Spaceships were not the goal of the planetoid, however, and it went straight towards the planet Apokolips. It opened its great maw to its farthest extent and descended on the world.
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