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"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
'Telepathic'
-Infinite Crisis: Rebirth-
Earth 16
The world was at peace. No crime, no criminals… None of the sort that his father faced and was praised for.
Christopher Kent wanted excitement in his life, to face a challenge that would be remembered by the people of Earth. Like his father was remembered for.
The tiniest twinge of guilt plagued the young Kryptonian hybrid. He sounded ungrateful for his father's success of creating world peace; not that he necessarily wanted chaos but…
Kent sighed in disgruntled frustration, running his hand through his slicked-back black hair. A few bangs covered his forehead, his eyes looming hollowly over Metropolis. "I wish I knew what to do Dad. Could use your help." Having these god-like powers… it felt boring now. There was nothing for him to do. No one to save. Nothing for HIM really. His frown deepened before flying off into the distance, the dying orange glow of the Earth's sun disappearing along the Kryptonian's dream of significance.
-Infinite Crisis: Rebirth-
Memories can be vile… repulsive little brutes like children no?
Echoes of a deranged cackling grew louder to the Kryptonian hybrid, slowing his Hypersonic flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Looking towards the sky, Christopher narrowed his eyes.
"The hell was that?" Christopher muttered.
The resounding silence following churned his stomach. His sky blue eyes focused solely on the growing night sky, turning his head to observe the vast ocean.
"I know I heard that," Christopher continued. Balling his hand into a tight fist, the Kryptonian tried to figure where the voice was coming from. "It's not from a radio or a voice itself… but it has to be on Earth."
You and I are a lot alike. Both of our lives were ruined by monsters of the multiverse, and the sad part is: it'll happen again. And again, and again, and again. Nothing we can do about it. Not. At. All.
Returning his gaze to the sky, Christopher started to become annoyed at the voice. "Who are you?!"
Difference is I can't die, while you can. Naturally it's a double-edged sword but it's a small sacrifice I'm willing to make-
"You must be outta your damn mind if you-" the Kryptonian paused as he realized the voice didn't seem to be talking to him. Rather to someone else. But… he was alone here. Christopher relaxed his fist, his body straightening rigidly. Could the rest of the world hear this? "I gotta talk to Bats, hopefully he can make some sense of this."
Blasting off at borderline Sub-Relativistic speed, the Kryptonian instantly crashed into something. Rubbing his face from the blinding pain, shouting loudly into his hands, Christopher peeked between his fingers to see nothing.
Growling loudly in anger, Christopher's hands again balled into a fist. "Damn it! I'm getting real tired of this-"
A light brighter than an exploding star scarred the Kryptonian's eyes, temporarily blinding him. Shouting from the sudden flux of pain, the Kryptonian adapted to the light, barely squinting his eyes to see the tear of reality.
-Infinite Crisis: Rebirth-
Isun Te chased hopelessly after the Prime Kryptonian, his cries of anguish echoing across the vast, endless void of the Source Wall. Every other punch he threw ended up cracking part of the barrier. Not he was aware. The handful of punches that landed on Prime, he knew, were from pity. Only angrily infuriating the Daxamite further.
Prime held his hand up, looking away from the 'fight' between him and the Daxamite. Charging blindly towards the Kryptonian, the bloodied eyes of Isun widened as the godly hand clutched his neck. The searing desperation to unleash a pained scream silenced by his numbing brain.
The Kryptonian forced the Daxamite's head towards the glowing tear of the Source Wall, the sheer blinding light burning Isun's eyes.
"Look at what you've done," accused Prime with mock childishness. "You made a mess and now I have to clean it up." Prime shook his head distastefully, clearly ignoring the desperation of the Daxamite. "Such a child."
Flinging the beaten carcass of the Daxamite into the fabric tear, the Prime Kryptonian quickly noticed a sudden shift in reality. In multiple realities…
"Oh, that's not good," Prime uttered, turning slowly behind him to see the cracks begin to grow larger. The cracks thundered louder and louder, the ripples of time, space and imagination seeping through. The Kryptonian tilted his head upward in a mocking gesture, smirking hollowly. "Seems our time is not finished, wouldn't you say?"
The empty thunderous groans of the Source Wall answered the unkillable mortal, the light growing not only in brightness, seeping Superboy Prime in its light over his skin. "Fine, I'll play your game. I can't say much for your pawn however."
-Infinite Crisis: Rebirth-
Earth 16
The broken, bruised, beaten and bleeding Daxamite, slowly and wearily, stood to his feet. It was amazing… he could actually feel the pain throbbing through his veins. Stumbling forward, the Daxamite leaned against a broken up-heaved piece of concrete.
Gripping the edge of it so he wouldn't fall over, Isun reexamined it: a broken up-heaved piece of concrete.
"Of course," muttered Isun emptily. What universe was thrown in to now? Easing his tense, agonizing muscles Isun Te looked towards the sky- the fiery dark-red sky…
Seemed like a natural color for Earth at this point… Or that was the blood seeping into his eyes. Blinking the little moisture building up in his eyes, the Daxamite floated past the skyscrapers, toppled and littered with wanton destruction. His head began to tilt to the left, and his body followed; quickly stopping himself and placing his hands on either side of his head in childish fear of losing it, Isun focused his sights on the current explosions in the middle of the city.
Enhancing his telescopic vision showed a battle taking place.
Familiar… friends?… trying to stop the threat at hand…
Isun shook his head… desperately wanting to end. "They'll be fine… They'll be fine…" He tried to turn his back and fly away, however something held him back.
Again…
Someone, rather…
-Infinite Crisis: Rebirth-
Something was off, Kara Zor-El noted. She was used to odd things before, but something was really off now. If she survived this fight then she would question it later. However fate wouldn't seem to go in her favor.
Luminous crimson eyes twinkled with maleficence, the Dark lord of Apocalypse had waited for eons to gather his black heart's desire: the Anti-Life Equation. The Dark God ignored the insects at his feet and saw the tiny figure floating in the sky. His stone face remain complacent as he recognized him.
The boy was in no condition to fight. And he would be the only burden left before this world fell to his wrath. "Still alive. You impress me Daxamite. Only I have escaped from the Source Wall. More, your valor has touched my heart. Oh yes, there is still a small part of me that knows mercy."
The sky crackled with continuous streams of white light, a dome readying to break. The sound caught the Daxamite's attention, looking desperately for a means of escape.
"Darkseid, you must leave now!" Isun shouted hoarsely, his voice weak from his earlier strangulation; he coughed harshly trying to ignore the swelling pain.
Supergirl pushed herself from the ground, her sun-blonde hair partially blinding her vision turned towards the voice. She was the incoming figure was around her age...
'Kinda cute,' she thought. Kara gave a saddened smile at the sudden thought.
Isun landed sloppily on the ground, a shower of stone and debris flung itself everywhere as he tumbled to the ground. Just a few feet from her…
"It's-it's falling apart!" continued the Daxamite, shakily standing to his feet.
Darkseid continued to stare at the boy. "I'm well aware of what you have brought upon this dimension, Daxamite." Isun panted and blood continued to leak down the side of his face, his amber eyes glared at the Dark God.
"Then why stay? You know the Anti-Life Equation isn't on Earth!" shouted Isun, the pain shooting through his throat.
"Not on the planet," Darkseid stated cryptically.
Isun narrowed his eyes at Darkseid. "You can die here if you wish."
The Dark God's lips curled sinisterly. "And what chance would you have escaping?"
Kara stood to her feet, holding her injured, possibly broken arm and watched the two men talk; trying to understand the connection between the two.
"He actually thinks he'll die here," another voice called from above. Kara's sky-blue eyes widened in disbelief as she saw her- cousin?
"You're-You're not," Kara stammered, taking a step back from the teen version of her cousin. The female Kryptonian's lips parted, gasping quietly as she studied the young man in front of her; he looked so much like Kal, like his…
"I am," the male Kryptonian clarified smugly, casting his eye towards the Daxamite. He merely stared at him knowingly before addressing the Dark Lord. "But he is right Darkseid, you should leave. Anytime you've shown up on this rock, you've managed to destroy the Leagues of other universes and not get what you want. Besides," Prime glanced towards the increasingly brightening sky. "the Source Wall is breaching through the other universes."
The female Kryptonian turned from the male Kryptonian to the Daxamite; partially surprised to see a Daxamite. She was surprised to notice that he was avoiding eye contact deliberately. He seemed to know her apparently…
"Quite an interesting turn of events. Fine, I will return to my world until this is over," Darkseid announced, forcing Isun's attention to the Dark God. "It will be the occasion what the effects of your failure will breed."
Amber eyes shifted away in shame. He cleared his throat feeling the residue in his throat bubble before spitting it out. The Dark God activated the Boom Tube behind him, calling to his army of Paradameons after him.
Isun's heart grew cold, not wanting to see Prime standing here; knowing that smirk would be waiting.
"I told you," Prime stated simply, floating upwards towards the sky and quickly dismissing in a massive sonic boom. Isun carefully shifted his body to face Kara, his eyes widened quite largely.
Kara knew fear when she saw it. And what unnerved her was that the fear was directed towards her, like she was the source of it. Seeing the Daxamite start to run, Kara caught him as he began to fall, holding him tightly to her.
"Explain to me what was that!" she demanded. The Daxamite's body stiffened underneath her touch, causing to shake in fright. "Talk!"
Isun's breathing increased exasperatedly, chanting to himself. "It's not real… It's not real… It's not real… She's dead… She's dead… She's dead… Funny joke… Funny joke… Funny joke…" Weaseled laughter squealed from the Daxamite, "It is quite funny…"
The Kryptonian glanced around desperately, hoping to see someone-anyone- that was still conscious. The ground shook ungodly forcing Kara to take flight, as high as she could manage in her state. A powerful streak of light struck down at the pair; the Kryptonian barely reacting in enough time to swerve away.
"Now the sky's attacking, and sad part is that's probably the only good news today," muttered Kara. The Daxamite snickered in apparent agreement. Her brow furrowed as she focused her attention trying not to get struck by those beams. "Great and I can't even get past the clouds. Unless…" Eyeing a nearby rooftop that remained intact, Supergirl placed the Daxamite to his feet on the roof. Again she noticed the change in him, now he was quiet and looking away from her. "Hey, I'm gonna leave you for a minute and recharge. When I'm done I'll come back and get you."
Isun didn't reply.
Her lips flattening to a straight line, Kara was about to take off when the Daxamite spoke. "You won't have a minute." The Kryptonian noted the time but prepared to fly off. "Didn't you hear me?!" Isun suddenly tackled her when she leapt into the air, holding her tightly as he took the blunt of their weight on his shoulder when they landed.
"Get off of me!" protested Kara, surprised that the damaged Daxamite had that much strength in him.
"Stop!" Isun countered. Pinning his legs around hers and arms under her and behind her head, Isun struggled to keep her still. "It won't work! THIS DOESN'T WORK!" However Kara protested still, starting to levitate herself and Isun slowly. "Listen to me, no matter what you do it won't be worth it!"
A beam of white light struck against the rooftop, Isun rolling the two of them towards the edge. "This is what you get! Pain and remorse and regret!" The Daxamite lifted his head over the edge of the roof towards the destruction, his heart aching in regret. "No amount of strength or will or courage can stop this," his voice grew softer with somber.
Kara slowly eased her struggling, feeling that his strength was too much for her to fight. Her sky-blue eyes decided to watch the crackling dance of white against the sky. "What would you have me do then?" She felt his heart flutter against her back.
He knew her too well. How stubborn- no, how convicted she would be. He wasn't stopping her for her sake, he wasn't stopping her for his sake- was he? His eyes welled up as his memories replayed the events in the Source Wall; the burning moisture of oncoming tears made it worse. Slowly easing his grip on her, Isun laid his arms on the floor and looked away, his amber eyes empty and a phantom smirk curled on the edge of his lip. "Save the world."
Standing to her feet, Kara finally observed the Daxamite fully. He wore silver and red armor, his family crest on his chest, and… he finally looked at her. She blinked in surprise at his amber eyes, slightly aglow with affection.
"We were together… right?" Kara simply asked.
Isun tilted his head amusingly. "Something like that… an 'item', I think, is what they called us. Plus a bunch of mean names, I didn't understand some of them."
Kara snorted softly, a small smile growing on her lips. However that smile flattened at a sudden thought. "Then was he…"
The Daxamite stared at her silently.
Swallowing the lump in her throat, Kara floated in the sky and blasted off.
A funny thought crossed Isun's mind, at the exact moment the white beam of light crashed on top of him.
-Infinite Crisis: Rebirth-
Muffled, mechanical breathing awoke the Daxamite, his amber eyes flickering as he saw light on top of him. His brow furrowed as his vision cleared, artificial light…
Beep
Beep
Beep
The heart monitor continued its march marking his heartbeat. Reaching tiredly towards his face, Isun felt the medical breathing mask over the lower part of his face. His body felt stronger…
"Watchtower," uttered Isun, the lights now causing him a tiny headache. That was the only place that had a solar panel of that type of power- similar to small star. Or the Fortress of Solitude. His amber eyes blinked rapidly, pushing himself slowly on the medical bed. The view of the Earth confirmed his suspicions. His eyes blinked lazily and continued to stare off at the Earth. "What happened?"
Soft thud of boots alerted Isun to a familiar face. "I'm sorry Isun."
Isun stood slowly to his feet, eyes widening in disbelief. His face was the same, his heartbeat was exactly the same as… "Clark?"
Superman smiled somberly, walking towards the recovering Daxamite. "Come with me. I'll explain the incident that happened after you left." the Daxamite looked at the dark blue outfit of the Kryptonian with a red belt and silver armored wristbands.
Isun eyed the Kryptonian carefully, his cynical nature getting the best of him.
"It's me Isun, the Superman from Earth-1," Clark clarified.
"I know. I'm just surprised that you don't have your red trunks," Isun said, his lips curling into a smile. "I never thought I'd miss that."
Clark shook his head, a comforting smile etched on his face. "A lot has changed since you left." He nodded towards the Earth. "Some things also hasn't changed either. You know how stupid this whole multiverse thing works."
"Which world is this?" asked Isun.
"Prime Earth would be the easiest way to explain it," answered Clark. "Earth-1, Prime Earth… it's basically the same."
Isun glanced at Clark cautiously. "Are you the only one from our Earth?"
Clark frowned and looked towards the Earth.
Blinking in realization, Isun rubbed the back of his head. "So much for being the same."
"Like I said, I'll explain the whole thing to you," Clark stated. Isun took a final glance at the world below then followed after Clark.
For the first time, in a long time, he felt hopeful.
A/N: Here is the new book of the Infinite Crisis series!
As the title suggests, the universe here is presented in the DC Rebirth timeline (kinda clever of me lol) so it plays similarly to Earth-1 and how it was described in the previous story Infinite Crisis: New Destiny. The Earth-16 mentioned here is reference to the comic book Earth 16 (Christopher Kent) as Earth-16 is also the same for Young Justice (but Young Justice isn't a part of the DC multiverse, more of a separate off-branch of the multiverse if you will).
I'm not gonna go too much into detail but I will explain things as the story goes on. But as always I'm open to story ideas and suggestions, so just plop them in the review section lol.
Harem-
(You know what to do here lol)
Power Scale-
Solar System to Solar System+:
Darkseid (Avatars)
Superboy Prime
Star to Star+:
Isun Te (Large Star)
Superman (Large Star; Earth-1/Prime Earth)
Planet to Planet+:
Christopher Kent
The Flash
Wonder Woman
Martian Manhunter
Mary Marvel
Shazam
Black Adam
Moon to Moon+:
Miss Martian
Superboy
