Outsider of the Dark Order (I)

"Beckett!"

"Woz!"

The sudden change in the situation stunned Mera and Barry, who had arrived in the ruins of Gotham in the Water Express.

Doraemon, covered in dust and dirt after plunging into the rubble, stood up, shaking off the debris and smoke. Without even checking the extent of its own damage, it immediately turned its worried gaze to Beckett, who had been hit squarely by the beam of light. "Your His Highness Beckett!"

"He's not dead yet, don't worry."

Darkseid, with his hands behind his back, walked up to Beckett, who lay in the ruins. His calm demeanor left Mera and the others somewhat puzzled.

"You've been secretly observing Beckett all along?"

Because Beckett was so close to Darkseid, Mera, wielding the Golden Trident, dared not make any rash moves.

Subconsciously, she tried to find a topic to distract Darkseid and buy her some time to rescue Beckett.

"Since you provided me with the cosmic coordinates, I can tell you something." Darkseid bent down, reached out and grabbed Beckett's head, pulling the Saiyan out of the ground.

Never underestimate the power of a cosmic overlord, ever.

Whoosh!

Before he could finish speaking, Beckett in Darkseid's hand had already turned into a shooting star and been flung to Mera's feet.

"Cough cough..."

Beckett's already overburdened body was clearly beginning to break down under Darkseid's energy impact, coughing up blood incessantly.

"Beckett!"

"I'm fine." Beckett refused Mera's help and slowly stood up, supporting himself with his hands. Blood stained his body red, making him look particularly eerie in the sunlight.

"No, Beckett, you—"

"I already said I'm fine."

So, shut up.

Beckett's rebuke without turning his head silenced Mera instantly, but her worried gaze never faded.

"Are you sure? Your health isn't looking good. If you don't get treatment soon, you could very well die." Darkseid looked at Beckett with great interest.

This visitor from outer space brought him surprises time and time again.

Beckett's plan was under Darkseid's control from the very beginning.

As a seasoned overlord, Darkseid couldn't possibly have missed Beckett's little tricks with the Reality Stone; he simply chose not to expose them.

The reason is quite simple.

First, Beckett is indeed a talented individual, decisive and ruthless in his actions, without the indecisiveness that Kryptonian originally possessed. He is more suitable than Steppenwolf to be his vanguard general.

Secondly, it's because Darkseid really wanted to conquer the universe where Beckett lived.

While the Reality Stone's power is currently limited, this is merely due to the suppression caused by different cosmic rules. As the knowledgeable Lord of Apokolips, Darkseid can naturally deduce the true extent of the Reality Stone's power at its peak.

For Darkseid, a universe capable of giving birth to such a treasure naturally deserves to be conquered.

Darkseid's resurrection of Superman Clark was merely a test to see what Beckett's trump card was after his resurrection.

To put it bluntly, Superman, after being resurrected by Darkseid using the Mother Box, was just a tool used to test Beckett.

After all, Beckett is an extraterrestrial from another universe. Darkseid, who was defeated by the gods and three races on Earth in ancient times, will never be careless again and repeat the same mistake.

"I won't die even if you die." Beckett moved his feet lightly, his hands held across his chest, his face showing a seriousness and earnestness that Mera had never seen before.

"Join me, Beckett."

"I can save you, and I can also upgrade your body to a higher level, allowing it to adapt to the power you had when you defeated the Kryptonian."

Darkseid extended a team invitation to Beckett, promising, "Steppenwolf is dead; you can take his place."

In the distant ruins, Steppenwolf's body was still warm, its wide-open eyes seeming to accuse Darkseid of his treacherous act.

"You must have been banished from the original universe."

"I can give you my strength, my army, to help you return to your familiar homeland with a brand new look."

"Then, kill those who drove you away."

"How?"

Darkseid, with his keen understanding of human nature, offered a condition that even Woz couldn't have imagined.

"That sounds very tempting." Beckett narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.

"But I refused."

Behind Beckett, Mera, filled with worry, swallowed back the words that were about to come out.

"Oh?"

Can I know why?

Darkseid, instead of being annoyed by the rejection, asked in return with great interest.

"You are not worthy of my submission," Beckett retorted sarcastically.

The only person who could make Beckett submit was his adoptive father, Thanos.

Darkseid?

What the hell!

Is that so?

"What a pity."

Darkseid sighed, a look of regret on his face.

He actually really thinks highly of Beckett.

However, since Beckett was unwilling, he did not force him.

Everyone has their own ambitions.

"Then you should just die."

Before the words were even finished, a silent terror instantly filled the hearts of everyone present...

Darkseid, the invincible Lord of the Apocalypse, strikes once again!

Boom!!!!

Marvel Universe, Centaurus Galaxy, Dark Order Base.

The two girls who Thanos adopted by Thanos have long since grown up.

However, the two women's circumstances were completely different.

Because of the loss of Beckett, Thanos was extremely strict with his two adopted daughters, Nebula and Gamora.

Especially in terms of personality.

Thanos will not allow Beckett's tragedy to repeat itself.

Therefore, he made Gamora and Nebula, his two daughters, fight each other after they finished their training. The loser would have a small part of their body removed, in order to leave an impression on the two daughters that they should be obedient and not misbehave.

For over twenty years, the girl named Nebula has never won a single game.

For over twenty years, the girl named Gamora has won every time, but her heart is filled with fear of her adoptive father Thanos because of Nebula's experiences.

Thanos told her to go east, but she dared not go west.

It's impossible for Beckett's "I know I'm wrong, but I just won't change" personality to reappear.

Thanos went to great lengths to prevent his two daughters from following in Beckett's footsteps.

"Yo, Gamora, you're back."

"This mission only took three months, which is a significant improvement."

At the Dark Order base port, Gamora, who had made a name for herself in the universe just like Beckett when she first emerged, stepped off the warship.

The Proxima Midnight, who was in charge of handing over the mission to her, greeted her in a friendly manner.

"Thanks."

Gamora, who was terrified upon returning to the Dark Order, dared not act recklessly and politely returned the greeting to Proxima Midnight.

This is the power of Thanos's improved education methods.

If this were Beckett back in the day, upon hearing Proxima Midnight say this after disembarking from the warship, he would have had only one response: Get lost.

"Come with me."

After her thoughts drifted to the man from over a thousand years ago, Proxima Midnight shook her head and led Gamora to the intelligence exchange point.

That was the territory under the jurisdiction of Ebony Maw, one of the Black Order.