Prologue: Aurum Beta

"The Aurum were humanity's greatest threat."

"What about Hades?"

"Him too, but unlike Hades, humans would never be able to come back to Earth if the Aurum had succeeded in their plans."

Pit stood with arms folded as he looked onto the display in front of him. It was the same display he used to watch the fight between Mario and Kirby. The difference from then and now was that it was replaying the Aurum's invasion. It showed as the fleet began their harvest.

"Where do the Aurum truly come from anyway?" Pit asked, eyes closed as he pretended to be in deep thought.

"Like Pyrrhon said, they come from and return to nothing. They are beckoned by chaos…or so he says. I have my own theories." Even as she said this, Palutena couldn't believe it. If the Aurum truly came from nothing, could it be some kind of warning from a higher being…? No, they HAVE to return to something. Something she can't possibly detect.

Far away, in a galaxy unknown…

Fleets of Aurum ships floated around mindlessly. Something spoke—

"Pyrrhon—cause for failure…must rectify."

The area turned red and sirens blared throughout the area. The Aurum Overmind has spoken and as such, the fleet began to move out.

Eyes narrowed, she spoke with fear in her voice, "Im…impossible."

"What's wrong, Lady Palutena?" asked a worried Pit. As he continued to scan Palutena's expression, he got the message quicker than usual.

"No…"

The Aurum are back.