Hi everyone! I'm back! Sorry for this long absence. I know it's been a while since I posted a chapter, but I had a tough time before confinement, and worried about my grandmother, whose physical health was declining due to her tall age, until the Coronavirus reaches her. This week, I learned of her passing. With everything going on right now, it has cut my motivation to write. Nevertheless, I take advantage of the confinement to write again. So, there I am.

Good reading.

Chapter 10

Earth – 1; Central City

Later, Supergirl and Alex had just locked Diggle, Frost and Hill, all three unconscious, in a cell in the pipeline.

Alex couldn't help but be stunned at the sight of the Kryptonian and her outfit.

"You really look just like him."

"I hope that's where the resemblance ends." Supergirl wondered.

"So he really rewrote the world with that book? He rewrote my life?"

Kara confirmed with a nod.

Further on, Thor and Loki joined them.

"Even I can't believe it," Loki exclaimed. "This fool has rewritten my whole life… Before I was dead… and I was also God of Mischief… Can you believe that?"

Everyone looked at him in astonishment, while Thor made a slight face of amusement.

Then Alex turned to Supergirl.

"It's funny. Because I feel like this was always me. But I guess everybody does, right?"

"Just like me," Loki said. "I have the feeling that I have always been like this! And to think that I was the brother of this guy… no offense, buddy…"

"You're no different from the Loki I knew," Thor replied. "You look more like him than you think."

"Alex, Loki, you are all the same," replied Supergirl. "You, Alex, are someone who is willing to stand up for what's right. And you, Loki, you're still… still the same without the God side."

"I'm honored," replied the old God, no amused.

Then she turned to Alex again.

"And after all of this goes back to normal, that'll still be who you are."

"Your sister is a very lucky woman." Alex said.

"I'm a lucky sister." Supergirl replied with a beaming smile.

Seeing the two sisters interacting, Thor turned to the one who was his brother in another life.

"I know you're not the Loki I knew, but I was really happy to see you again."

Loki nodded in agreement.

"Me too, I was delighted to meet you. (He chuckled lightly.) It's amazing, these changes in realities… It's very confusing…"

Suddenly the building shook. Supergirl and Thor looked at each other, both stunned. Then Alex encouraged the Kryptonian:

"Okay. Go. Save the world."

Loki added to Thor:

"I think the world need you, brother!"

Then Supergirl and Thor walked away from them, while Loki turned to Alex.

"Are you doing something tonight?"

"Sorry, you're not my type!" Alex said with a look of disgust.

Supergirl and Thor joined the cortex where Barry, Oliver and Superman were gathered. Around them, the building of Star Labs underwent several changes, as if reality was warping.

"What's happening?" the Kryptonian girl wondered.

"Deegan must be rewriting reality again." Oliver replied, watching the room transform in seconds.

"Or destroying it." Superman added.

"Either way, we have to stop him," Thor explained. "These changes in reality could destroy the entire universe. It will be worse than Thanos with the Infinity Stones."

"There might be a way to slow him down." Barry suggested. "We literally slow down time. (They all stared at him in amazement.) Come on, that's got to be like only the fourth most crazy thing you've heard in the past three hours."

"Seriously?" Thor wondered stunned.

"How do we slow down time, Barry?"Supergirl added, puzzled.

"If Supergirl and I travel around the globe in opposite directions at just over Mach 7, we should be able to create enough centrifugal force to slow the Earth's rotation."

"And everything else." concluded Supergirl still shocked.

"Rip the book out of Deegan's hands, and everything goes back to normal." Oliver added.

"We can do this," Kara retorted, ready to go.

As The Flash and Supergirl were about to leave the cortex, Superman held them back.

"You both die!"

"What?"Thor exclaimed, horrified.

"You both die! When I opened the book, I watched both of you die, doing exactly what you're talking about."

Thor looked stunned, and a flashback came back to him. His dream. He'd not only seen the Monitor, Barry Allen of Earth – 90 and Deegan, but also Kara and Barry disappear, both using their powers… His premonition was about to come true. Supergirl and The Flash were going to die exactly as he saw them.

"Your cousin is right, Kara," Thor cried in shock. "It's just like in my dream… The one I had just before I saw you all. The reason I came to Earth – 38! You and Barry both die."

"If it's in the Book..." added Superman.

"It's destiny," Oliver finished, horrified too. "I believe Clark."

"We have to try something." answered Supergirl wanting to go save the world.

The Thunder God came to take Supergirl's hand.

"Kara, please. I don't want to lose you. I've already lost a lot of loved ones in my life in the last few years… I don't want to lose you too… You're my friend… Kara please, don't do that."

"Thor, we have to. We don't have a choice! You said that you wanted to prevent a cataclysm similar to Thanos from happening..."

"But not at the expense of your life…"

"We have to do…" Supergirl said removing her hand, then turned to Barry. "You ready?"

"Yeah."

Then, Supergirl and The Flash disappeared in super speed, under the panicked gazes of Thor, Oliver and Superman. For Thor, it was unacceptable that the two heroes died. He had seen loved ones lose. His mother, his father, his companions, his kingdom, his brother, his Avengers friends… He was going to have to lose friends again?

"They are going to die and you know that," Thor exclaimed to Oliver and Superman. "It can't be their destinies."

"I just had an idea," Oliver said. "Thor, Superman, get the Book."

"And Barry and Kara?"cried Superman.

"Oliver, what are you going to do?" replied the God of Thunder.

"Do whatever it takes so that Barry and Kara don't have to die. We need to hope destinies can be rewritten."

Deegan was using the Book of Destiny to transform her entire environment. Then frightened people were running in all directions, The Book sent forth beams of energy, altering buildings or vehicles, leading to accidents or fires.

Oliver had finally come to the apartment where he had last seen Mar Novu. He tried to open the door, but the handle got stuck.

"Novu! I know you're in there, you son of a bitch! I'm not afraid of you. I'm not impressed by you! Stop with these games, and show yourself!"

Immediately he found himself on the platform surrounded by stars. And the Monitor was standing a few yards from him meditating.

"So much passion. And hubris. (He turned and faced Oliver.) To think, that if you just yell loud enough you can command a god."

"You're not a God," retorted the archer in an icy voice.

"Yet, there isn't a name for what I am, so I suppose "God" will have to do. Your time is limited. I'm not sure what little remains is best spent making demands of me. I already told you what you had to do."

"I know what happens to Barry and Kara." Oliver replied calmly.

"And now you're here in the faint hope I can alter it." Mar Novu replied with a smirk.

"Well, you just said you were a God," replied the archer. "Now, I don't think you're testing us to see if we're strong enough. I think you're testing us to see if we are good enough. And I don't think, in any of the universes you've tested, that anyone has ever stood and confronted you like this."

"Yes. You are the first in a multitude." replied the Monitor, walking away.

"I'm not who you need," Oliver yelled.

Novu stopped his march and turned to the archer who continued:

"You said I'd pass the test if I knew my true self. My true self is filled with darkness. But Barry and Kara are different. They inspire hope. They inspire people because they are the best of us. And if this test of yours is gonna kill our best chance at stopping this crisis, well, as gods go, you're not a very smart one."

"The universe is a complex piece of machinery," Mar Novu explained. "And balance must be maintained. One change requires another. How would you propose I keep the balance?"

Across the globe, The Flash raced in super-speed, speeding at a speed like it had never done before. Likewise for Supergirl, who flew through the air at full speed across the whole world.

Deegan continued his maneuvers with the Book of Destiny, altering all of reality. Several police patrols positioned themselves in front of him, but the fake Superman changed them into taxis, causing their weapons to disappear.

Superman and Thor alighted right in front of him. The Thunder God brandishes his ax, threatening the mad doctor.

"Deegan!" he thundered. "Put down this Book, last chance! It's not for you to rewrite the universe! You are neither Superman, nor a hero. You're nothing."

"You won't stop me, fatso! You may be a God, but I am the master of this world! I didn't think big enough… I won't make that mistake again."

Thor used Stormbreaker and sent lightning bolts, but Deegan used the Book to repel his attacks. He made the AMAZO robot appear out of nowhere.

"AMAZO?! Just great!" Thor grumbled furiously.

Superman used his heat vision on the robot, but AMAZO resisted the Kryptonian's attack and in turn attacked him with heat vision and used the lightning to push Thor away.

Superman and Thor crash into taxi cabs.

Deegan, the Book of Destiny wide open in her hands, approached them with a smirk.

"You see? There is no defeating me! I am the master of this world!"

Several interdimensional breaches popped up out of nowhere, and Lois, J'onn J'onzz (in Martian form), and the Legion's Coluan Brainiac-5 appeared. Superman's wife wielded the Fortress hammer and eyed the fake Superman with disdain.

"Blah, blah, blah. That's a bit much, don't you think?"she exclaimed.

"Lois?" Superman and Thor said in unison.

Brainy approached AMAZO quietly, his arms crossed behind his back.

"An enormous robot."he exclaimed in a calm voice.

AMAZO then attacked with heat vision and lightning bolts, but the Coluan dodged their attacks.

"With the powers of Superman and Thor." he continued, as if nothing had happened. "This is exciting. Thank you for including me."

Brainy flew away, taking the evil robot with him.

Meanwhile, The Flash and Supergirl raced faster and faster across the world.

As Thor eyed Deegan again, wielding his ax.

"I'll protect the civilians. Finish this." J'onn said before taking off.

"It's over, Deegan!" Superman retorted in a loud voice.

"No! I decide when the story ends!" grumbled the false Superman.

"I liked you better in blue." said Lois, brandishing her hammer.

Thor positioned his ax towards the ground, along with Lois with her weapon. The two banged their weapons to the ground, creating several bolts of energy that hit Deegan, causing him to lose his Book.

Satisfied, Superman and Thor ran towards him, but the fake Superman grabbed the Book of Destiny and released several jets of energy that hit the Kryptonian and the God of Thunder.

Just then, The Flash and Supergirl began to burn from the exertion of their super-speed.

Thor attempted to use Stormbreaker to repel attacks from the Book of Deegan. In vain. The wave of energy bounced off Superman and sent his wife waltzing through the air.

"Lois!"he cried, horrified.

"Go, I'll take care of him!"cried Thor, standing up and brandishing his ax.

The Asgardian lifted Stormbreaker into the air, and hurled several lightning bolts that barely slowed Deegan.

As Superman rushed off to catch Lois in super-speed, Oliver arrived at this point. He shot an arrow at the fake Superman, hitting the Book and knocking it over from Deegan's hands.

Superman was holding Lois in his arms.

"Told you you'd catch me." his wife said to him.

Immediately the changes in reality ceased. Supergirl and Flash halt their super-speed journeys. They quickly regained color.

The energy of the Book poured into Deegan, transfiguring him to his original form, but completely disfiguring his face.

Delighted, Thor walked towards the Book, completely destroyed. He joined Oliver.

"Great shooting, archer!" he called out to her. "We finally stopped Deegan."

"Barry and Kara," said Superman, joining them in turn. "You had more faith than I did."

"Well, I don't know Kara as well as I know Barry," Oliver said. "But when things get tough, he doesn't slow down. He digs deep and runs faster."

"Kara is no different from Barry," Thor added with a smile. "She never gives up."

Superman nodded in agreement. Then J'onn joined them in his human form.

Finally, Supergirl and Flash appeared in super speed, near them. They caught their breaths.

"Then you know why I had faith in them." Oliver added cheerfully.

Thor joined Supergirl, putting his hand on her shoulder.

"I'm so happy to see you alive! I was worried that my vision would come true!"

"It doesn't have to be this way, however, Thor," Supergirl replied.

Just then, AMAZO's limp body lands at their feet. And Brainy landed next to them, holding a piece of the android in his hand.

"Does the book say anything about what I should do with this? AMAZO's motherboard."

They all burst out laughing.

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