Not the Flashpoint Paradox

One week later.

Earth.

Night.

Kino Manor.

In the living room, Duyao stood shakily atop a small mountain formed by her younger brothers, flashing a victory sign.

Damian clapped his hands in agreement.

At first, the women tried to intervene in the children's "battle," buying them new and interesting toys from time to time in hopes of diverting their attention.

But they soon discovered that Duyao seemed to treat fighting as a fun game, and was having a great time.

Venom didn't seem to care, since the little guys were invincible.

Gradually, Qiji also learned to resist. After a while, the women stopped interfering and let the children release their energy freely.

Once they get tired of fighting, they'll naturally quiet down for a few days.

The children's battle is over, but the parents' battle has just begun.

"Tell me quickly! What did you do while I was asleep?"

Venom straddled Kino and grabbed his arms, pulling him hard.

Kino lay lazily on the sofa, her eyes half-closed, looking extremely sleepy, and almost fell asleep.

Two soft, cotton-like mounds gently massaged my waist, and the muscles in my back gradually relaxed under the pull of the Venom.

"Yawn, nothing much, just restoring the ecological environment and benefiting the world."

"There were so many more stars in the sky that day, you've ruined all of astronomy and astrophysics in the universe, and you still say you didn't do anything?!"

Venom got even angrier at Kino's evasive behavior, stretched out her long, black-stockinged legs and stepped on Kino's back, then pulled even harder.

"Ah! My back is going to break, it's going to break..."

Kino let out a scream, a piercing sound that instantly drew everyone's attention.

Everyone turned their heads and saw that it was Venom causing the problem, so they all looked away and continued to gaze at the night sky outside the window.

At this moment, the colorful stars in the night sky twinkled with dazzling light, like precious gems inlaid on the black sky, a scene of dreamlike beauty.

I'll let go if you tell me.

Venom slightly relaxed its grip.

Kino's body, which had been in pain, began to feel comfortable. Suddenly, he rolled over, pressing the Venom beneath him.

Duyao and Qiji watched curiously from the side.

"If you really want to know, why don't you look at my memories? I've never been on guard against you."

Venom looked into Kino's eyes without saying a word.

Knowing that Kino was never on guard, she never peered into his memories again, except for the first time.

"You know perfectly well I wouldn't do that, can't you just tell me?"

Venom's wet, pitiful eyes made Kino momentarily lose his composure.

"All I can tell you is that those were the seeds I prepared."

"What kind of seed?"

"..." Kino started to pretend to be mute.

Venom snorted coldly, pushed Kino aside, and picked up Duyao and Qiji, who were standing nearby.

"I'm going to sell them off. You'll be crying then. Riddler, get out of Gotham!"

???

Qiji and Duyao were completely dumbfounded.

They were then sold to Harley and Gwen for one dollar each.

Kino smiled helplessly, lay back down on the sofa, and closed his eyes.

Suddenly my head was lifted up, the back of my head resting on something soft, and the scent of flowers surrounded my nose.

"Pamela."

As soon as Kino opened his eyes, a soft hand gently covered them.

"Go to sleep, you've been exhausted lately."

Pamela's voice was soft and concerned.

Since Kino returned, he has been busy with the war. First, he fought a great battle with the Celestials, and then he created hundreds of thousands of stars in the universe. He was already exhausted, both physically and mentally.

"Aren't you going to ask me what those stars are for?"

"No need to ask, you'll tell us sooner or later."

"Okay, goodnight, Pamela."

Goodnight, darling.

Surrounded by the fragrance of flowers, Kino smiled happily and drifted off to sleep.

The other girls, seeing Kino asleep, also quieted down, and a warm atmosphere filled the living room.

Barry...

Barry...

Don't worry about tomorrow, everything will be alright...

Run faster, and everything will change!!!

Barry Allen opened his eyes and sat up abruptly.

I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat.

The shouts of the speedster in his dream still seemed to echo in his ears, leaving him with lingering fear.

Barry patted his head, trying to forget the nightmare.

I got out of bed to wash up; I had to go to work today.

"Here it is?"

Barry looked at the room, which was both strange and familiar. Strange because he hadn't been back for many years, and familiar because he had lived in this room when he was a child.

Having experienced countless battles, both big and small, Barry's first reaction was to enter Speed Force mode.

We were about to go through the door to check the surroundings and identify any enemies.

"Aww!"

Barry slammed his head against the door and fell to the ground.

!!!

Barry looked at his hand; no matter how much he shook it, no lightning appeared, not even an afterimage.

My Speed Force is gone!

The door was suddenly opened.

A woman walked in.

"What was that sound just now? Little monkey?"

Barry stared at the woman in shock.

The woman noticed the blood flowing from Barry's nose.

"Oh my god, Henry, get the first-aid kit, our son has a nosebleed!"

Then he knelt down and helped the stunned Barry up.

"Little monkey, were you still half asleep this morning?"

"Mother..."

Barry's eyes were a little moist.

Just then, a middle-aged man ran up with a first-aid kit, looking at Barry who was about to cry.

"Barry, you're an adult now. You're not a child who cries at the slightest bloodshed."

"Henry, shut up and give me the first-aid kit."

"Okay, you know, back in my day..."

Barry stared intently at his parents, not wanting to look away for even a moment.

If this is a dream, then let me sleep a little longer.

Nora looked at Barry with a puzzled expression.

"You're not my little monkey, are you?"

"Aliens are invading Earth, the world is going to be destroyed. All I did was buy some wine, have a few fancy meals, and order five women. I just wanted to enjoy this world, what's wrong with that!"

A man roared loudly.

"That's right, but the money you spent was stolen from a bank."

A policeman knocked the man unconscious with an elbow strike, dragged him into a police car, and drove him away.

On the street, a couple with their child watched this scene.

"Godfather, we've come to the wrong place."

Damian looked at the news he found on the game console: Kryptonian had invaded Earth.

However, there is no news about superheroes such as Superman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Shazam, Black Adam, and Wonder Woman. The only thing that can be found now is the Bat legend circulating in Gotham City.

"The Flashpoint Paradox, Barry's quick on the uptake."

Venom raised an eyebrow.

"It's not the Flashpoint Paradox, it's Timeline pruning."

The starlight in Kino's eyes gradually faded.

Flashpoint event.

It's Timeline that the Flash altered to save his mother by returning to the past. In this Timeline, Superman is imprisoned, and Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Aquaman, Cyborg all disappear.

Then a crisis arose that could destroy the Earth. The Earth's only fighting force consisted of Supergirl, who had been in the sun for less than 24 hours, Batman, and two the Flash, which was simply not enough to save the world.

There was no other way but for the Flash to go back in time, change his past, and put everything back on track.

But back then, Barry created a Parallel Universe, which is why there were two Barry. Now, however, there is only one Barry.

Moreover, the original Timeline has disappeared, and Barry doesn't have that kind of capability.