"Perhaps only when you and I have completely restored all Parallel Universes to the fifty-two Source Universes, after I have observed your actions, can I decide whether to trust you."
He-El gazed calmly at Doctor Manhattan.
He sensed that, within his own universe, Doctor Manhattan's left wrist had already been disassembled, yielding a foundational multiversal construction energy. It was an energy capable of helping a universe build its most fundamental structures, and it gave He-El a slight shock.
However, he did not inspect it now. He intended to deal with Doctor Manhattan first, then study that energy in detail.
"What a pity." Doctor Manhattan's expression remained placid, though a faintly troubled frown appeared on his face. He shook his head slightly and continued, "I had looked forward to working with you to converge the Parallel Universes produced by the fifty-two Source Universes.
"The process of converging the Parallel Universes back into the fifty-two Source Universes will be very quick.
"It will not be only us. The Monitors of the Monitors' Source Universe will also converge the Parallel Universes back into fifty-two Parallel Universes. They want to find the location of your Source Universe and destroy you."
Doctor Manhattan spoke calmly.
He did not use the Monitors' intention to deal with He-El as leverage for any negotiation. He simply stated it calmly.
"Would you mind telling me about the Monitors?" He-El's brows rose slightly. He had not expected that, aside from the powerful beings eyeing him from God's Domain beyond the Speed Force Wall—the true body of Darkseid, the true body of Father Izaya of New Genesis, the true bodies of the Olympian Gods, and so on—even the universe within the Blood Domain contained a so-called race of Monitors searching for him and seeking to destroy him.
This made He-El feel