Hoyle Lipton had had enough of being stuck inside. His advisers had advised he shouldn’t go outside but to Hoyle it didn’t matter now. What really did matter in the end?

He left his big sitting room behind him and made his way over to the void. As he went he put a finger to his neck, pressing the button underneath his skin. The button would trigger the installed mechanics within his human body and prepare him for the conditions of the alien world: Larpoc. Hoyle then passed through the void and emerged on to the balcony of his embassy apartment.

He stood there, one last time. Arms spread out, hands gripping the top of the safety barrier that was installed especially for him. He took in the view.

The city below him. The buildings pink and grey, the light from the two suns sparkling.

The forests of Goran behind, all dark yellow trees and birds of epic proportions and colours.

To the left of this scene the ocean spread out and back as far as the eye could see. Unlike the gorgeous, blue oceans of Hoyle’s home planet earth, these oceans were red and foreboding. But all the more intriguing for it.

As Hoyle Lipton took in these sights he heard a noise behind him. He turned and saw her and he fell in love all over again. Jio, her name was. A native of this planet. When Hoyle first arrived here ten years ago she was his counterpart in her planets government. They worked closely together to bring peace between their two planets. They failed. But they also fell in love. Their love was now forbidden but again, what did it matter in the end. Her shape was human shape but her colour was a light, glimmering blue. In Hoyle’s eyes she was absolutely stunning.

He took her in his arms “I couldn’t leave” he said “not without you”

“I have to stay, you know” she whispers to him.

“Then we stay together, my heart beats blue with your blood now also.

Stay together they do, holding each other, coming to terms with what’s about to happen. No words can be spoken now. Time is up.

Far from the gravity pull of the planet Larpoc a general gives an order. The assembled battle ships unleash their full power. Destroying the planet in seconds. All that remains is colour. Blue, red, green, purple and many more, dancing together in the fallout.

Another planet falls to the brute and aggressive power of the battleworld: earth.