They had a month to prepare, for the inevitable. The ships had been that far out, they even detected them when they approached the atmosphere. The people could've been warned. Most of the Asparians had left, off world to safety with their permanent human mates when applicable.
This is what it's like when worlds collide.
Joshua sits in a dark room, softly levitating above the floor. He can see it all, every bit of the Earth as he keeps his eyes closed. A state of meditation only possible with the Imagine force. The clouds are pierced by the metal super structures of the invaders and the skies of the Earth go dark as the sunlight and moonlight simultaneously are blocked out. The people on the surface look up to see the ships and point in confusion, talking amongst themselves.
This is what it's like when they enemy arrives.
Aboard the lead ship, the one orbiting the planet, a darkened figure sits in a chair as the crew of the ship works around him. He looks at his ships taking position from a monitor that sits in front of him.
"Attack." He says.
The crew works quickly to relay his message.
This is what it's like when the world ends
As the humans look up, guns descend from holes in the super structures and take aim, too far up for the humans to see. Too far out of sight for the humans to know.
There is no sound as the guns fire, over and over again, energy shots fire, super-heated light, lasers, whatever you would call them. They fire over and over again, hitting buildings, the ground and people, evaporating and liquefying various zones that they hit.
This is what it's like when Hope finally dies.
Joshua opens his eyes, feeling all of those who have died, cry out in his mind.