Explosions lit up the sky above Apokolips.
Deep in the mantle, Ego wasn't idle either.
Ego's brain had broken through Apokolips's crust and reached its seething core.
"What tremendous power..."
Ego reveled in the dense Omega Energy around him, his psychic waves brimming with ecstasy.
He wasted no time. Blue tendrils of divine power spread wildly in every direction.
Ten, a hundred, ten thousand...
He began consuming the planet's life at an astonishing pace.
As Ego's assimilation began, a hidden, low moan rippled through Apokolips.
On the surface, the flames in the pits that had spewed lava for years began to dim.
Homelander felt a faint tremor beneath his feet, and his grin widened.
"Not bad."
He happily pulled a bag of chips from his Magic Pocket and went back to watching the brawl ahead.
"Tch. That old bastard Super-Ego has a lot more combat sense than that big lug Clark."
"He doesn't waste an ounce of strength, and every move aims to kill. That's how a Kryptonian should fight."
He tossed a handful of chips into his mouth and delivered his verdict around a mouthful.
Just then, a small squad of Parademons shrieked hoarsely and beat their wings toward him.
"Shh—"
Homelander raised a finger to his lips.
Then he tilted his head slightly. A blinding red flash crossed his eyes.
Sizzle—
Crimson Heat Vision swept back and forth through the air.
Still two hundred meters from Homelander, the Parademons were sliced apart. Chunks of their bodies fell into the lava pools below.
Homelander brushed the crumbs from his hands, pulled out a bottle of milk, and warmed it with his Heat Vision.
Then he went back to watching the spectacle in front of him in glasses-free 5D HD.
One hour.
Two hours.
Three hours.
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