piratefiction Chapter 286 Darkseid: Am I fucking on your side now?
Chapter 286 Darkseid: Am I fucking on your side now?
Chapter 286 Darkseid: I'm fucking... on your side now?
I'm Billy Batson, you can also call me by another name, Shazam, Thunder Shazam.
I've had many adoptive parents. Most of them adopted a child simply for the government subsidy. They weren't kind people at all, not even ordinary people.
So many years ago, when I sat on the high steps of the orphanage, gazing wistfully at the outside world, I always fantasized about being a hero like Batman. You know, speaking fluent, raucous nonsense, flying through the air, and saving people from suffering.
Ironically, as I grew older and gradually gave up on this wish that I considered ridiculous, and began to slowly transform from a helpless child into a gloomy and irritable teenage orphan, this wish suddenly became a reality.
I never imagined that one day I would actually become the person I once wanted to be, really.
What I mean is... why me?
I am neither smart nor courageous. I am just an ordinary person among countless others.
There are countless people, I mean, countless people who are smarter and braver than me who deserve this power.
But it's just me, and only me.
On what grounds?
Even Shazam, the wizard who gave me the power, never gave me an answer.
So I tried to find the answer myself. The psychologist at school who liked to play with scarecrows once told me that if a person is not virtuous enough for his position, he will only harm others.
He's right.
But... although he always said that, he also told me different stories before.
The day before he left school, he specifically asked to speak with me. He reiterated that even someone whose talents are not commensurate with their position can still be better than nothing, as long as they do their best to improve themselves and are willing to fulfill their responsibilities at crucial moments.
He told me not to underestimate myself. Now that I've taken that position, the first thing I need to do is to fulfill the duties expected of that position and do my utmost to avoid becoming the nail that causes the collapse of the entire empire.
(Note: This alludes to the story of the nail in the horseshoe. King Charles III lost a battle and his empire because a nail was not fastened properly.)
Although I didn't listen to the doctor at the time, what he said has been echoing in my mind ever since, and it's becoming clearer now.
I must never be that unsteady horseshoe.
Batman has shown us what terrible consequences would ensue if Darkseid took control of the world.
I really like Ryu, Chun-Li, or Akuma, or the newly released big guy Abigail (all characters from the game Street Fighter V that he often plays), or Gul'dan or Vereesa (characters from the game World of Warcraft).
I love my current foster family and all those incredibly many brothers and sisters.
So even though the world hasn't been very kind to me, and has even done a lot of bad things to me...
But for now, I guess I still like this world, right?
And one of the most important reasons I love this world is...
my father.
After I was released from prison, I came to find my father. Unfortunately, he lost me for more than ten years, and then I searched for him desperately.
He is now hiding in the Red of All Beings, a safe place, with Superman and his family, The Flash's girlfriend, Green Lantern's girlfriend and brother, and the families of other different superheroes.
It's safe for now.
If Darkseid were to control the entire Earth like the most terrifying villain in the game, even hiding in the Red of All Beings would only mean certain death.
If we lose, it will be the real end of the world.
My father will die. I don't know where on Earth he is, but he must still be alive, just like he is searching for my mother.
There was no longer any chance to desert.
This is not like those minor incidents of catching bank robbers or arresting a pervert who is naked in the street.
I had nowhere left to retreat.
"Darkseid"
Shazam's roar echoed across the entire battlefield, even drawing the attention of the Dark Lord.
Amidst a deafening roar, Shazam, his body crackling with lightning, returned to the battlefield.
Enlightenment is power, and faith is also power.
Shazam had never felt so powerful.
He drew power from the ideal world and unleashed it without restraint in the real world!
"Heaven and earth, all things, heed my command!"
This most common and universal spell, under his current transformation, became incredibly powerful. The surging lightning, reflecting off his high-flying cloak, whipped up a fierce wind.
Behind him followed closely by the gang of rogues, some riding on ice, others spewing flames, stirring up turbulent winds and clouds.
Hal, the Green Lantern who had just been knocked down, flew up again, dragging his arm that Darkseid had broken, with a disheveled Sinestro close behind.
Wonder Woman picked up her shield again, her braided hair falling loose during the fierce battle, sticking to her cheeks with two bloody marks, adding to her heroic spirit.
Martian Hunter finally extinguished the fire on his body and transformed once again into some kind of tall, muscular, blue-faced, fanged alien beast.
The Flash, who had been lying on the ground, finally regained his ability to run. He transformed into a red blur and reappeared beside Wonder Woman.
In just a few minutes, Darkseid's situation seemed to have suddenly plummeted from being invincible to being besieged.
Beep—beep beep beep beep beep!
The Omega rays that were released immediately caught up with Green Lantern Hal and Flash Barry.
The former was stunned by the Omega ray in an instant, while the latter, relying on the speed generated by his speed force with every step, disappeared with that single Omega ray.
Darkseid looked at the unconscious Green Lantern with satisfaction.
Green Lanterns are good experimental subjects. Although Darkseid killed many Green Lanterns in the past, that was during the Green Lantern Corps' attack on Apokolips, so he only got a lot of corpses.
However, researching the Green Lantern Corps would inevitably require living individuals. At this point, Darkseid had already signed a peace treaty with the Green Lantern Corps, and he couldn't simply violate the treaty to capture a Green Lantern for research. Therefore, he would choose to keep both Green Lanterns who attacked him, Hal and Sinestro.
"I'm giving you one last chance." Darkseid, with his hands behind his back, looked at the remaining people: "I've been merciful enough."
He glanced at Sinestro, who stood beside Shazam with a grim expression:
"I've heard of you, Sinestro."
He said:
"You should bring your light and pledge your loyalty to me."
"And I have sworn to the Green Light to defeat all evil in the universe. Like you, Darkseid." Sinestro, covered in soot, raised the lamp.
"A vow you cannot keep, Sinestro," Darkseid said, "and even the Green Lanterns must submit to me!"
Darkseid could tell that despite Sinestro's words, unlike the others, he no longer had the courage to attack him. That was why he was just standing there making threats.
Hal, the Green Lantern with a missing arm, charged forward again, conjuring a train... but it was no use.
Hal flew away again in a parabolic trajectory.
"drink!"
Wonder Woman wields her sword; that's how she always wields her sword.
"I'm getting a little tired of this, folks," Darkseid said, catching a bolt of lightning created by Shazam with his bare hands.
The lightning bolts, thicker than a human baby's forearm, struck his rocky body as if it were just tickling him.
Not far away, Aquaman, who had recovered from his injuries, rushed over.
He held the Trident of Neptune in his hand and wrapped bandages around his abdomen, as if he had temporarily saved himself with some kind of emergency medicine. Thanks to his tough body and Atlantean blood, he was basically out of danger.
Upon hearing Daraseid's words, he immediately retorted, loudly asking, "Should I be afraid? I am the King of the Seven Seas!"
"If you have even a shred of intelligence left."
Darkseid's voice still echoed: "Perhaps you are the king of the seven seas, but I am the god of the world!"
He snatched the Trident from Aquaman, which had failed to pierce his eye again, and carefully inserted it into the same wound that had previously sent Aquaman flying. Aquaman Arthur returned to where he was supposed to be in a similar position and corner as when he was first sent flying.
Clang!
Wonder Woman's sword was caught in Darkseid's palm by his own strength, and then shattered into pieces the next moment, without him even using the crimson Omega Effect.
With a kick and a punch, Wonder Woman fell to the ground again, but this time the Dark Lord did not stop; he pressed forward relentlessly.
Darkseid walked up to Wonder Woman, looking down at her broken sword and the panting Diana.
"Don't even think about it..." she said.
"I'm just letting you sleep peacefully. When you wake up again, my kind grandmother will be my most loyal guardian."
(Note: The kind grandmother can brainwash and train the Nemesis team to obey Darkseid's orders.)
The next second, the crimson Omega Effect gathered and burned in his eye sockets, and the bent rays struck Wonder Woman Diana directly.
Wonder Woman let out a terrible scream and quickly lost consciousness.
"Now that the strongest life form on this planet has been captured, there's no need for me to waste my time on the rest of the trash."
Darkseid hadn't gone on a killing spree before because he wanted to see just how strong Wonder Woman really was, and also because he was afraid that if he killed too quickly, the rebels on this planet would lose their will to fight prematurely and scatter, requiring him to waste time running to different places to kill them one by one.
Now that the Wonder Woman he wanted has been subdued, the remaining useless people who are not even as strong as Wonder Woman are no longer of any use.
He created another large basin of fire, plunging Martian hunter into a sea of flames once again.
Darkseid turned to look at the gang of scoundrels attacking him, the red omega effect in his eye sockets almost overflowing.
The dense fog created by the Weather Fog Master and the frost created by the Frost Captain posed no real threat to him; they were merely means of obscuring his vision.
Or rather, among all the members of the resistance organization on this planet called the Justice League, apart from Martian Manhunter and Wonder Woman, whose weaknesses were too obvious and who were constantly targeted by his flames, there was not a single enemy capable of independently leaving a scar on him.
There's no need to linger with such a useless opponent.
The next moment, he will...
But just then, a sonic boom opened beside Darkseid.
Darkseid heard his son and strongest warrior, Kalibak, calling out to him repeatedly: "Your Majesty Darkseid... Your Majesty Darkseid! Apokolips is under attack! We need your help!"
Darkseid's usually impassive face, which had remained calm even while beating Aquaman and Green Lantern, finally showed a slight change in expression.
He frowned, turned his attention to the other side of the sonic tunnel, and sure enough, heard a loud bang.
Then he realized that he would probably have to go back to Apokolips.
So he turned his head and looked at the group of Steppenwolves who had been quietly watching the battle from not far away.
"Steppenwolf, Medusa," Darkseid continued, not addressing Reverse-Flash by name, "I have business to attend to and need to return to Apokolips immediately. You must take my place and eliminate all these enemies before us."
He glanced at the rogue gang members standing there; they seemed to be rehearsing some kind of coordinated attack. But it didn't matter; Steppenwolf and Mite could handle it.
"Yes, Your Majesty Darkseid, I eagerly anticipate fighting for you!"
Before the Wild Wolf could speak, the Mite began to speak, its obsequious tone almost overflowing.
"You..." Steppenwolf wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't speak. He just lowered his head: "Yes, Your Majesty Darkseid."
Darkseid stopped wasting words and his booming voice, which reached the other end of Kalibak, became increasingly urgent and shrill, like a roar mixed with some kind of fear.
With just one step, Darkseid returned to Apokolips.
?
Why is this place a complete ruin?
Before I set off, this place was filled with dark red buildings, countless slaves were forging countless warships for me under the command of Parademons, and a large number of Alliance factories were constantly in operation.
But now, what appears before Darkseid is a mountain of garbage left behind by Superman Supreme.
"Who... dares to—"
"Your Majesty Darkseid!"
Darkseid blinked. He saw a human from Earth—undoubtedly just wearing a hood with pointed ears. However, the person beneath the hood had a wide grin and eerily pale skin.
"I am Batman!"
He heard the human from Earth introduce himself like this: "I'm with you! You've finally arrived! I've been waiting for you forever—"
Darkseid didn't quite understand what the other party was up to.
"Who did all this, Kalibak?"
Darkseid tried to call out the name of his eldest son, but no one answered him.
"Stop shouting, I'm the only one here." Then he heard the man in front of him, who called himself Batman, say in a low voice, "If you don't quite understand who I am, then please allow me to introduce myself."
"I am Batman, from the Justice League, and now I am your ally."
?
What are you talking about?
Justice League. Didn't I just beat up the Justice League? When did I become your ally?
"You..." Darkseid was about to speak, but the next second, Superman's fist hit him squarely in the face!
I can't finish writing today, sob sob, but I will definitely make up for the 4000 words!
(End of this chapter)