Chu Hang raised his right hand and spread his fingers.
Silver-white light rose from his palm and rapidly expanded in midair, forming a massive screen dozens of meters across.
What appeared on it was neither a map of the Milky Way nor one of the Marvel Universe.
It was a panoramic view of the entire Multiverse.
Countless points of light flickered, each one an independent universe.
They were packed as densely as stars in the night sky, too many to count.
Tony's pupils contracted sharply.
He considered himself well-traveled, but even he couldn't help drawing a sharp breath.
Strange looked equally grave.
The Sorcerer Supreme had long known about the Multiverse, but seeing it laid out before him still made him dizzy.
It was enormous.
So enormous it inspired despair.
Chu Hang tapped a point on the star map. The image zoomed in instantly, focusing on the edge of the DC Universe.
A swath of pitch-black shadow covered what should have been a brilliant sea of stars.
The shadow was expanding visibly, devouring everything around it.
Stars went dark, planets broke apart, and the entire starfield was being consumed by darkness.
Clark jolted.
He felt it.
The anguished cry of his home universe.
Countless lives were dying in that darkness, countless civilizations falling.
Their pain and despair crossed the dimensional barrier and struck directly at his soul.
His eyes reddened, and his fists clenched so tightly his knuckles cracked.
Chu Hang glanced at him.
A thread of mental energy slipped into Clark, helping steady his surging emotions.
Clark took a deep breath and barely forced down his anger. His voice was hoarse.
"I'm going back."
Chu Hang nodded.
He had expected Clark to say that.
If he had watched his own home swallowed by darkness, he wouldn't have been able