American Comics: Multiverse of Madness

356. The War on the Brink.

The sky became thoroughly chaotic.

As the interstellar fleet of the Universal Church of Truth arrived within Earth's airspace, vibrant energy and flames became the primary hues of the sky.

Countless warships lined up in formation, creating a sight so vast even Darkseid was a bit taken aback. To put it into perspective, even at Apokolips' height, Darkseid could not have assembled a fleet this large, let alone mobilize it across universes to invade another world.

At this moment, both Darkseid and Trigon could once again sense the immense power of the Planet Eater. The fleet's ships surrounded them from all sides, ignoring the people below, as if their descent was utterly unstoppable.

"Rejoice!"

Suddenly, the voice of the Matriarch echoed from the loudspeakers on the flagship.

"Creatures of this primitive world, consider yourselves honored, for you will become part of the Great God and serve as supreme sustenance, enabling the God to continue existing."

Hearing this, Darkseid's normally stoic expression twisted slightly.

After he had finally defeated Earth's Justice League and the Green Lantern Corps from the cosmos, he barely had a moment to savor his victory before a new force barged in.

In DC comics, Darkseid has, in fact, faced the Planet Eater head-on before. But back then, he was on the receiving end of the beating; the fully manifested Planet Eater has few equals in the regular universe. At the time, Darkseid's power was only marginally stronger than Superman's, so it's no surprise he was crushed.

The only reason the Planet Eater let him go was that it could not devour Apokolips, as the planet didn't have the energy the Planet Eater required. But now, things were different. Darkseid was not on Apokolips; he was on Earth, and the Planet Eater's target was this world's Earth.

"As the Pope of the Universal Church of Truth, I formally announce the arrival of the Great God. You shall all become a part of this eternal being and be proud of it."

"Are you going to keep listening to her droning on?" Trigon sneered at Darkseid.

At this, Darkseid didn't argue; like Trigon, he'd been at his limit of patience.

Darkseid's will surged through all of his Paradooms. The red sun's effects had worn off, and these beings were now at full strength again.

Without a word of command, Darkseid merely focused his thoughts, and in an instant, the Paradooms launched themselves at the interstellar fleet in the sky.

According to the plan Alex and the others had previously devised, all the Apokolips-based creatures had already been drawn to Earth. And with the need to break through the Luther Tower occupied by the Suicide Squad, the Paradooms defending the three Apokolips engines were all deployed here.

In other words, those standing beside Darkseid now represented the full strength of his forces.

Paradooms are exceptionally powerful in combat, each born solely for war and never knowing fear or retreat.

Under Darkseid's command, they all let out low growls, flapping their wings as they charged toward the fleet. Seeing this, the Matriarch lost any interest in further speeches. Her brow furrowed in apparent anger at this planet's defiance.

"Transmit my order: full assault!"

At her command, the warships extended their cannons.

Without any further formalities, the battle erupted immediately. Beams of laser fire, in every color imaginable, showered down like fireworks, streaking like raindrops toward the vicious Paradooms below.

But the Paradooms were far from easy to eliminate. In endless waves, they charged into the fleet's formation, even as the laser barrage rained down on them.

For a time, the entire sky was enveloped in blinding light. The sounds of explosions thundered through the air, and wherever one looked, there were fallen bodies of Paradoom or fragments of ships plummeting from above.

On one side stood the Planet Eater, leader of the Universal Church of Truth that had conquered the universe; on the other, Apokolips' New God, Darkseid, who had crushed all resistance, now temporarily allied with Trigon. The battle began the moment their armies clashed.

At the edge of the battlefield:

Alex noticed Constantine staring up at the sky, unable to tear his gaze away, and nudged him with his shoulder, saying,"What are you looking at? We need to go."

"This is the first time I've seen something like this," Constantine replied seriously.

No kidding; who wouldn't be seeing it for the first time? Alex shook his head, speechless.

"All right, while they're busy fighting, we should be on our way," Alex continued.

"Aren't you curious who'll come out on top?" Constantine asked.

The question caught Alex off guard.

Right, who would emerge victorious in a battle of this magnitude?

Under normal circumstances, the Planet Eater could easily overwhelm both Darkseid and Trigon. However, Trigon's true strength was far more formidable than it appeared.

If Trigon unleashed the level of power he had used against the Mister Mxyzptlk, even the Planet Eater might meet his end. And Darkseid's Paradooms were no joke, either. Without kryptonite or a red sun, the Planet Eater's cosmic energy alone might not be enough to handle them.

In that case, these Paradooms could each take a bite, repeating the Planet Eater's demise across parallel universes—an end that wasn't out of the question.

Wait, no.

Shaking his head, Alex dismissed these thoughts.

"Now's not the time to think about this. We still have important things to do. Come on, Constantine, let's go."

"Fine, fine. You're no fun at all," Constantine sighed, shrugging.

"Stay away from me. I don't want any fun with you," Alex replied.

"How can I cast a teleportation spell if I'm too far away?" Constantine smirked, pulling out a card from his coat pocket and quickly slinging an arm around Alex's shoulder.

In an instant, the two of them vanished in a burst of golden light.

At the same time, a short distance away on the top floor of Luther Tower: A sudden glint of golden light appeared in the air.

Constantine materialized first, only for Alex to push him away.

"I told you to keep your distance. Don't touch me with the hand you used to, uh, handle King Shark," Alex said.

Constantine chuckled, choosing not to explain.

The two of them stood at the control center of Luther Tower's Boom Tube, a position the Suicide Squad had defended with their lives.

With Darkseid's forces, the Paradooms, all deployed to battle the Universal Church of Truth, the place was now empty and in disarray.

In Alex and Constantine's view were various corpses, including those of the Paradooms and human soldiers.

Among them were the bodies of Black Manta, Cheetah, and Bane.

Judging from their state, they must have just died during the operation.

A pity—so close to survival, only to fall at the brink of dawn.

Alex didn't linger, instead heading quickly to the central control console.

Seeing the Boom Tube system, which the three Robins and Lex Luthor had worked hard to prepare and was now almost ready to open, Alex immediately took out the cross-universe communicator that Lois had given him.

"Clark, can you hear me?"

Shortly after, a clear, strong voice responded.

"I hear you loud and clear, Alex."

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