In the distance is a black-clothed man silhouetted against the setting sun, a sable hat’s thin brim casting a shadow over his dark-bearded face. Only an eye is visible from the light refracted through the small crystal ball he clutches in one gloved hand. In the other is a cane, pointed at the crystal ball as if to focus its power. An haunting air cloaks the land around him. His voice reverberates through the air—

Black Star… send a saucer creature strong enough to shatter Earth itself!