Editing Mastia (section)

====Operation Omens Undone====
Mastia's successful defense granted it some brief respite. Having previously been out of the action for 3 months, Mastia's re-introduction to the war front mostly went without issue- albeit briefly.

Following the Helldiver victory on Mastia, the {{Illuminate}} disappeared for the next 10 hours, seemingly re-gathering their forces for their next offensive. Sure enough, the Illuminate returned in force on [[Nublaria I]], apparently increasingly desperate and brazen in their attempt to foil {{Super Earth}}'s plan to stop the Singularity.

Noting the fresh Illuminate offensive alongside the ongoing {{Predator Strain}} outbreaks on Turing and Veld, High Command issued an Order, demaning the Helldivers complete thousands of operations versus the squids while also liberating the {{Xenoentomology Centre}} on Turing. Addtionally, [[Pilen V]] was to be protected at all costs as the Generator to finally end Meridia's advance was nearly complete. As such, the Helldivers deployed to both fronts with victory in this Order imperative.

Mastia wouldn't be spared in the {{Illuminate}}'s vile offensive. On April 26, roughly 30 hours after its last attack, the squids once again raided the planet with 7 battle forces. While a significant portion of {{Helldivers}} joined the fight, it was just not enough to repel the attack in under 12 hours. Mastia's defense failed, and while the {{Illuminate}} once again reverted to their usual hit-and-run antics, the planet was severely damaged. Its surveillance center was ravaged, its supplies were depleted, and the Illuminate damaged both rural and urban areas alike. Of course, lurking in the background, a familiar robotic menace was waiting to capitalize.

A few hours before the aforementioned [[Major Orders|Major Order]], the {{Automatons}} had launched an assault on Mastia's northern neighbor, [[Gaellivare]]. With {{Helldivers|Helldiver}} forces directed elsewhere, the bots easily captured the planet and began to take full control of the world. Just moments after the fall of the jungle world, Mastia was attacked in the aforementioned assault by the {{Illuminate}}.

Something sinister was clearly at play. Based on these events, it can be concluded that the Automatons likely became aware of the Illuminate attacks on Mastia and were simply waiting on the squids to finish ransacking the planet before they made their next move. As opportunistic as ever, the bots intentionally let the Illuminate ravage the planet to make their next attack on Mastia easier.

Sure enough, with Mastia reeling following the {{Illuminate}} attacks, the robot menace on [[Gaellivare]] was ready to wreak havoc. On April 27, the {{Automatons}} launched an attack to take control of Mastia that would only take 12 hours to collapse its defense. 

With the main Helldiver fleet battling the Terminids and the {{Illuminate}}, there was little hope for Mastia to hold up against the rapidly moving Automaton fleet. As such, the planet fell just 12 hours later, culminating a brutal 4-day stretch for the sandy world.