Chapter 168: Parallel Earth

[Anthony's POV]

"You took me by force."

Zatanna said this while lying on my bed in LuthorCorp.

"Don't exaggerate. I needed to tame your bitchiness... and I have another little bitch in mind."

I recalled how Talia snickered outside my door when we were entertaining her.

"I'm not that much of a bitch... well, maybe a little. But you're to blame yourself for leaving me for so long and going to flirt with those fish."

She chuckled and settled more comfortably on the bed, and conjured a hat with magic.

"Can you say something in your defense?"

"You know... I haven't had enough of you."

I confessed, and Zatanna's smile faltered.

"There's no Lena, no Shinoa or Rias... so now your sweet ass will receive all my passion."

"Hey, wait... I just... um..."

I silenced her with my hand.

...

After the sudden arrival of the Dead King, things were starting to calm down in the world.

The League of Defenders minimized the damage while the queens of the underwater realm strengthened their authority.

Mera and I once again sailed together through beautiful places in the ocean and later on land, where she gently kissed me...

 Mera had indeed decided to bind me, and I didn't object.

We couldn't find the owner of the coin as they hid very well, but Cortana will catch them if they slip up once.

This continued for a few days, and then Lena and Shinoa returned and told me about the party.

Although I already knew everything since Shinoa gave me a personal livestream.

So, I understood my dear Rias's request and moved to her world to help the mother of her cousin's brother.

My powers as a god were enough to bring her out of the magical coma.

Afterward, I indulged in debauchery with Rias herself, who also got a taste for our "games."

She was very grateful for helping her brother and for my attention to her.

Hermione, Erina, and Winter returned to their worlds and continued their affairs.

Hermione continued her studies at Hogwarts even though she no longer needed it because she was far ahead in knowledge alone.

Erina studied at a culinary academy and rose to third place in the Elite Ten, but her experiments with food from other worlds could easily have won her first place.

Winter managed the Dust Company Schnee affairs and assisted James in operations to destroy particularly old Grimm.

Salem still keeps her word and behaves quite peacefully... but according to Winter, she wants to meet with me.

So I finally found the time and moved to her.

"Yeah, the Grimm has definitely decreased."

I nodded, levitating in the air a couple of kilometers above Remnant.

After the death of the God of Darkness, those pools where Grimm emerged lost considerable dark energy, and that decreased the numbers.

There are no real problems left for the development of this world except for the foolishness of humans and faunus themselves.

I found Salem sitting at the very top point of the floating Atlas.

This room had been specifically left to her by James... and he simply feared coming here or interacting with her in any way.

On the other hand, she sat quietly and peacefully in the room while occasionally showing interest in world affairs through the Scroll.

She was now studying the Relic of Knowledge that appeared like a lamp.

After the gods' deaths, I made sure that the spirits inside the Relics were in order and left them here.

They are now simply cut off from the larger dimension in which they were caged and cannot do anything outside.

"Have you managed to understand anything?"

I asked, standing behind her.

She didn't even flinch at my words.

"I guess so. Your explanations and those books helped, but I still don't understand everything."

She replied with a captivating voice, turning to look at me.

"The arrival of a god never represents anything good for the world, but you've already shown that you're different... a human turned god. So, allow me to ask, What do you need? Do you want to alter our agreement?"

"I just want to know how you're doing."

I shrugged and conjured a chair next to her, taking a seat.

"Sorry for not visiting sooner... You know how it is, gods one moment, some other nastiness the next, all bent on nothing but chaos."

"Hmmm."

She chuckled, as she had been the one who brought much sorrow into the world.

"I had time to think after the death of those... gods. Moreover, I once again felt emptiness beside relief. The same emptiness formed in my heart when my dear Ozma and I became enemies."

She said this, gazing as if through me.

"A simple spark can ignite hope and breathe fire into the hearts of the emptiness. It is humanity's greatest ability to unite against a common enemy and draw hope from their hearts. My own hope was completely forgotten under the weight of time, but here you are, the one who gave me what I wished for with all my heart."

"..."

I remained silent while she continued.

"And now I feel empty again. My story with Ozma is over... I destroyed him after our meeting."

She said with a smirk, but there was no triumph in her eyes.

"We talked, we discussed, and as promised, I kept myself in check. Ozma could have ended his life on his own terms, but he... chose to die by my hand. With a smile on his face, he left peacefully knowing that everything was behind him and that I no longer posed a threat to the world. And so he left."

"I expected you to want to torment him."

I voiced my thoughts.

"Before, that's exactly what I would have done. But now?"

She stood up and approached the window, looking over the city at the bustling life.

"Perhaps... beings like us no longer belong in this world. Our time has passed. The gods are dead—those who started all this, and now we are free. Apart from our agreement, nothing else keeps me here."

"Really?"

I asked.

"Should it?"

She raised an eyebrow.

"Other worlds? Superhumans capable of fighting gods, aliens, and cosmic empires..."

"To me, it means nothing."

She turned away, pausing briefly.

"It's all just other worlds, and I've lived here, on this god-forsaken planet, all these years. But... cosmic empires?"

Salem's eyes spark with curiosity.

"Оh, you'll be surprised. In my universe, there are many more evil gods and other "higher" beings. Let me tell you about the Endless, the Lantern Corps, their "brilliant" decisions, and how to ruin your planet out of arrogance..."

I continued to talk with Salem until the evening.

After that, I left to meet with Winter, Weiss, and the RWBY team.

I left Salem with a lot of data about interesting aspects of my world, including the history of Atlantis, Krypton, and the New Gods.

There was no ultra-secret knowledge or spell, and I wasn't worried.

It didn't just get quiet and peaceful on Remnant when the gods died and the Grimm's number diminished. 

The White Fang still exists, but Winter recently assisted in apprehending its most unruly and dangerous members.

So, things have definitely improved.

In my world, our group with Lena continued to evolve as the League of Defenders.

Shinoa still patrols Gotham with Barbara, and the latter is progressing significantly.

A few more days passed, and the Mission was about to begin.

Mission Available: Apocalypse From Heaven

Objective: Help another version of the Administrator's planet

Description: Earth has been attacked several times by the New God tyrant Darkseid, but each time, the brave defenders of the planet fought back. However, they lost this time and went into battle, and could not win. Apocalypse has ruled Earth for two years now. Help the remaining heroes and save the Earth from the tyranny of the Tyrant.

Duration: Depending on the participants

Number of participants: Unlimited

Decision Time: 28 days

Reward: 500,000 Chat Points.

The reward is divided based on the contributions of the participants.

We talked with the girls in our chat as we soon moved to another world.

There was no need to meet now because we would all be together soon.

Rias Gremory: You know, I hope it won't be as bad as you predicted...

Shinoa Hiragi: I grew up in similar apocalypse conditions, so it's like coming home for me.

Erina Nakiri: That sounds somewhat lonely and tragic.

Hermione Granger: Did you all familiarize yourselves with the possible enemies?! I've been rereading the powers of these Parademons, and I feel uneasy... creating such things from our enemies...

Lena Luthor: He's the God of Evil, so... what else can you expect from him? He's a monster, and we have to stop him!

"Why the rush?"

I looked at Lena, who had nestled against my side.

"Just... it's our parallel world after all. So such a monster exists there too... and such a thing could easily happen to us."

She explained her attitude towards this.

"It won't happen."

 I assured her, and she pinched me in the side.

"I understand, silly. But... there should be me and you there too, so they didn't manage."

"Maybe I'm not there, or you. Usually, Lex is in the part, not you. And me... well, I haven't even heard about myself in parallel worlds."

I admitted.

I've already informed everyone in the chat that as the Administrator, I have access to more extensive information that I've shared.

I also know about Darkseid from this world and about the Parademons.

This time, it's going to be more serious than before, and we could face real danger, so I've prepared and already sent each of them a nano suit made of Eighth Metal.

I still enjoy tinkering with things like this, and I deemed it necessary to create them for greater safety.

These suits adapt to any comfortable clothing for the wearer, and yes, they are specifically tailored for each individual.

This means Hermione cannot use Rias' suit, and vice versa.

Before leaving, I spent time with Zatanna, Cortana, and Diana on Olympus.

I accelerated time to ensure we had enough.

They will remain the planet's defenders while Shinoa, Lena, and I are absent.

"Ready?"

I looked over at Shinoa and Lena, dressed in Eighth Metal armor.

It wasn't bulky but simply enveloped their bodies like spandex under regular clothes.

"Yeah."

Lena nodded, showing a hint of nervousness.

"Twenty-minute trip, there and back."

Shinoa smiled.

"Save the world, give the evil god a beating, and come right back."

"That's pretty much the whole plan."

I agreed, nodding along with her.

It was almost time to start moving...

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[3rd POV]

Parallel Earth DC

A bunch of corrupt individuals gathered in one of the basements of the destroyed homes to have fun and watch a ring fight.

These people would have been called villains in the past, and the Justice League would have hunted them down.

However, now the League is mostly dead, and Parademons patrol the streets of Earth's cities.

"Oh, that was a good one."

The infamous Harley Quinn said.

She grabbed the microphone and continued.

"Listen up, everyone! We're heading to Lex Luthor's fortress! So drink up, ladies and gentlemen of the Suicide Squad! Because tomorrow, we're taking back planet Earth!"

She shouted with a smile, and cheers and whistles immediately followed... but then everyone abruptly fell silent.

"What's going on?"

Harley asked when noticing everyone looking behind them... where there should have been an empty ring.

"Oh, what a motley crew... lots of beauties and a guy."

Harley drawled, seeing a group of seven people before her.

"Why are there so many villains around us?"

Shinoa said with a smile,and a huge scythe appearing in her hand.

"We'll fix that right now."

The man shrugged, and Harley felt danger as if on sixth sense... and also excitement, but mostly danger.

There are many villains like Bane, Black Manta, Boomerang, Cheetah, and others prepared for battle, but...

"Ezorf."

He said that, and Harley literally froze.

"Damn, mnemonic magic... as if we didn't have enough problems. Who the hell are you?"

John Constantine said while frowning.

It looks like it's going to be fun...

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