"I could feel the power flowing through his body. He might have awakened some kind of ability."
Helen frowned as she looked at the unconscious Barry in Spider-Man's arms. Her eyes glimmered in the pitch-black room. Although she could no longer use Asgardian divine power, Helen still possessed Doomsday's various gifts, including the sensitivity to power brought by her instinctive appetite.
"Human bodies are very fragile, so when you awaken certain powers, there may be side effects—hunger, drowsiness, or even outright unconsciousness. It is a sign that the powerful force is remaking your body."
"Oh!" Spider-Man exclaimed in sudden realization. He immediately nodded vigorously. "Right, right, right. When I awakened Spider Mutation, I was starving. My aunt cooked until her wrists ached, and my uncle said I practically wanted to gnaw on the furniture."
Then he lowered his head to look at Barry's overly youthful face and said, "This kid may have awakened superpowers too. We just don't know what kind. We need to get out of here as soon as possible and take him somewhere safe."
Helen's attention, however, was on the formation on the floor. She stared at it for a while, then said, "I heard my father talk about Batman before. I originally wanted to go to Wayne Manor to find him, but he wasn't there. His butler heard that I was his friend's daughter, so he kept me for afternoon tea."
"Aisha happened to be there then. She took me into Wayne's study, where I found some books about magic, mostly about dark legends, dark energy, dark formations, and so on. In short, darkness. Batman may have been investigating the truth behind this dark city."
Spider-Man's heart immediately rose into his throat. He looked at Helen and said, "So this city got this bad because of