In a desperate attempt to rid themselves of their nemesis, Abyss, the members of the cosmic group known as the Luminals traveled to the edge of the universe to a place called Knowhere hoping to throw his imprisoned body out of existence forever. The Luminals are the global protectors of the planet Xarth Three, and are the equivalent of Earth’s Avengers. Unfortunately for all the inhabitants of Knowhere, Abyss had other plans and started a killing spree from inside his prison, turning the citizens into zombies. Nova unintentionally stumbled upon Knowhere as he was trying to escape a Phalanx converted Gamora and Drax, and met up with a frightened woman Worldmind identified as the Luminal, Suspensor. Nova attempted to calm her when she was attacked by unknown forces and transformed into a zombie right before Nova’s eyes. She attacked, and Nova defended himself which led to Suspensor’s accidental death. Cynosure, Crater and Discharge arrived on the scene too little too late and believed that Nova murdered their teammate. Unable to protect himself against the three most powerful Luminals, Nova had to escape. The Luminals returned to the coffin-like prison in which Abyss was contained and informed him that they were going to end his life once and for all. Abyss, threatened with extinction, attacked the rest of the Luminals just as he attacked Suspensor, and the entire team was now part of his zombie army. Soon after, the Luminals along with other converted individuals attacked Nova and his new ally, Cosmo. Nova finally sealed Abyss in his prison once again, and the Luminals along with the rest of the zombies dissipated into nothing.