Resolutions Īboard the Griffin, Nova began to stock up on weapons, and when Reigel entered, she ducked into cover. Inside the ship, Davis noted she knew the Terra family, and that she knew why Nova was coming to meet her, but if she killed her Nova would be no better than she was. Though the crews were injured, Davis was still alive inside. This still was not enough, and Nova's forces were able to destroy the Xanthos.
Nova pushed to the repair bay, but as she began to attack the Xanthos, Davis activated a new combat mode kept secret even from Reigel, and attempted a last push with her remaining loyalist Defenders. Meanwhile, Admiral Matt Horner arrived with the Hyperion, using it to push through the Defender of Man's position. Nova did so, warding away the Xanthos from the Gorgons and ensuring the survival of the fleet even as Davis activated new weapons on the weapon. Reigel came up with a plan they would disable the weapon systems as it activated, and attack the machine as it repaired itself. The Xanthos was nearly impervious to attack while it was active, but its weapon systems were vulnerable. Without these ships, Nova stated that Valerian would be unable to hold onto the Dominion. They began to activate it, planning to use it to destroy the Gorgon-class battlecruisers docked at the shipyards. In the Cerros Shipyards, Davis and her loyalist high ranking Defenders of Man secured an experimental war machine named the Xanthos.
