Chapter 192 : The Merciless!

DC Main World!

Lucifer's expression turned strange as he gazed at God.

"Isn't the master of the dark multiverse a separate entity dwelling within the crucible of existence?"

A being so formidable even he must cower before it!

However, God's smile was tinged with mockery.

"That fool met his demise at the hands of his own creation!"

Dead!?

An entity capable of shaping entire universes, perished by its own creation, or rather, slain by its own pet!?

Observing Lucifer's stunned countenance, God elucidated slowly.

"The third party, it was self-inflicted indeed!

"Barbatos' form is that of a colossal dragon, akin in scale to the universe itself. He's tasked with annihilating the flawed, distorted, and transitory worlds he forges, ensuring their energies return to the cosmic crucible!

"However, consumed by his craft, he failed to see that destruction was all Barbatos envisioned. Having devoured most energies, he began to cast his gaze upon the normal universe!

"And so, inevitably, he fell by Barbatos' own hand!"

Lucifer's visage was a myriad of emotions. He hadn't anticipated such a revelation from his father's lips!

Momentarily, he was stupefied.

"My name is Barbatos!"

The echo of his soul sent tremors through countless spectators!

The ever-expanding aura of darkness made many feel as though they stared into the maw of an evil deity!

Merely gazing upon it induced a sensation of plummeting into an endless abyss!

In a trance, beads of cold sweat dampened backs instantly!

[In the ensuing moment, Barbatos unveiled the vast multiverse to The Batman Who Laughs!]

[Telling him that myriad worlds awaited his conquest, corruption, and decay!]

[As he beheld those exquisite worlds, the maniacal bat concurred!

[That concludes it!]

Laughter became Barbatos' most potent weapon!

[For their aims aligned perfectly, swearing to ensnare every world within the dark abyss!]

[Invincible!!!

Presently, in the DC Multiverse!

Countless worlds fell into utter silence!

Despairing, shrouded in darkness, devoid of power!!!

This time, none could deny the relevance of the unfolding events, claiming it pertained to an alternate reality, untouched by their own!

Under the dominion of Barbatos, the harbinger of terror and shadow, the specter of world's demise loomed over all!

Within the Batcave, Bruce cast a contemplative glance at Barry Allen.

Perhaps, his alliances should extend beyond a singular universe!

He required more of himself to repel the Dark Knights!

(There's a membrane between the dark multiverse and the normal multiverse, barring Barbatos from crossing!)

[Thus, he must seek out the pioneer, venture into that universe himself, and then summon his own arrival!]

[And naturally, The Batman Who Laughs isn't going to tackle this alone; he's begun recruiting more bats!]

[His first find was the desperate Bryce!]

[Following are the The Dawnbreaker, where the world teeters on collapse, and the realm of the Red Death where abnormal time erodes human life!]

[The Murder machine that's consumed all life!]

[In the next moment, The Batman Who Laughs arrives in another world, quietly admiring the corruption of the next Batman!)

(…)

[Earth, -12!)

[A world ravaged by wars!]

(Here, Batman and Wonder Woman are enamored with each other!)

[They've fought shoulder to shoulder, from birth to death, confronting every battle of good versus evil together!!]

[Until War' stands before them!)

[Ares, the god of war, forged a mighty helmet, amplifying his divine power a hundredfold, rendering him terrifyingly strong!"

[Batman and Wonder Woman spent two years in fierce combat with Ares, endeavoring to shatter the helmet and defeat the God of War!

][Through their combined efforts, they succeeded!"

[Ares' helmet was toppled, but at the cost of Wonder Woman's life!"

[Bruce vowed to make Ares pay for his actions!

(However, without Diana, Bruce clearly can't contend with Ares with his mortal form!)

[So, Batman dons the helmet!]

DCEU world!

Upon Mount Olympus, the gods scoffed and sneered!

A mortal wearing a helmet aspiring to stand alongside a god!?

Truly, this is a source of amusement for the gods!

Though, they acknowledge Dark Batman as truly formidable!

Yet, how can a mere mortal channel the power of a god and wield it?

This is a weapon exclusive to the divine!

But in the next moment, a resounding slap silenced the Olympians!

[Batman in mortal form ascends as the new God of War!!)

[And the awe-inspiring golden power radiates like the sun, even more formidable and shocking than when Ares donned the helmet!!!)

[It's as if the true God of War has finally returned!

Offscreen, not to mention the flustered Ares. Diana in Amazon was astounded!

All that lay before her testified to one thing, that Bruce Wayne possesses the potential to ascend to godhood!!

Even from a soul's perspective, his position surpasses her as a demigod, daughter of Zeus!

But how could this be possible, when he's just a mortal!?

["Impossible!?]

At this moment, Ares wore a ghostly expression, forever frozen upon his face!! ]

[In less than a second, Batman beheaded Ares!]

[And this is only the beginning!!)

(…)

[This helmet possesses the power to corrupt the hearts of people!]

[But Batman is aware of this!」

"But he firmly believes he can restrain himself through his kindness and the principles of a fair and just warfare!"

[However, upon donning the helmet, he ascended as the new God of War.]

[Everything he once held dear was irreversibly overturned!"]

[Except Ares, Bruce slew his former adversaries, every hero who dared oppose his will, and the gods of Mount Olympus! ]

[Seated upon the throne of the god-king Zeus, Bruce Wayne, clad in full-body armor, gazes down upon all beings!"

[Helmets have shown me that the principles and rules I once clung to were too naive; the only truly meaningful pursuit is victory!]

["Now, my true self finally embraces this!"]

[The God of War helmet unleashes Bruce's long-suppressed instinct for triumph!"

[Deep within the heart of the Dark Knight, who has weathered countless deaths, defeats, and loneliness, the beast known as war is fiercer than any other!)

[Now, the beast has emerged, consuming Bruce's fragile human form!

[Thus, upon discovering that Wonder Woman still drew breath, upon realizing that Ares spared her souls, upon learning Diana sought to reclaim the helmet..)

[Bruce mercilessly extinguished his beloved!]

[Because, this is the first principle he came to understand!]

[That is. War shows no mercy!!]

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