In the last ABSOLUTE GALACTUS column, the world devourer came to Galador, homeworld of ROM and his spaceknights. In the tail-end of the issue, ROM masterminds a plan to save his planet by offering to lead GALACTUS to the Dark Nebula star system and home of the lifelong Galadorian enemy, the Dire Wraiths in ROM #27.

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GALACTUS agrees to let ROM act as a pseudo-herald, leading him to the Dark Nebula despite his spaceknights obvious mistrust of GALACTUS. The planet eater isn’t phased by concerns of trust:

“It is of no concern of GALCTUS in what you place your trust, Galadorians — For GALACTUS has said before, and shall say again, that GALACTUS is SUPREME unto Himself! GALACTUS IS GALACTUS! That is all any lesser being ever need know!”

Even though the Dark Nebula is uninhabited by the wraiths (they get their groove on Earth now), ROM has a plan to flip the script and use GALACTUS to save his home planet from a double bladed fate (Galador is drifting towards the Dark Nebula while still being in danger of GALACTUS getting his eat on).

“The time has come, ROM of Galador, to lead GALACTUS to table!”

Wraithworld in the heart of the Dark Nebula turns out to be no joke though. GALACTUS sets up to dine on the Dire Wraiths planet, despite the fact his resource consuming instruments buckle under the weight of acid rains, destroying it completely. Even as the planet itself fights against the world devourer, the never ending hunger of GALACTUS will not pause and goes toe-to-toe with Wraithworld. In the end, he gets his natural ass whooped:

“The Dark Nebula exists as it will alays exist — an arcane presence in the cosmos — an obscene pesthole giving rise to plague and pestilence! For the first time in his existence it can be said of GALACTUS that he has met a world — an entire sector of space — which he had not the STOMACH to consume!”

After getting played by ROM, done dirty by Wraithworld and the Dark Nebula itself, GALACTUS tosses back his huge, helmeted head…and laughs!. GALACTUS keeps his promise to spare Galador even thugh ROM tried to turn him out and lays it down that turnabout is fair play…or does he? Get down with GALACTUS in the conclusion of this two-part story arc! It’s worth the stretch.

Bahlactus has spoken.

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