Superman vs. Doomsday: A Tragic Solo Dance!

Superman's arrival was like a torch lit in the black depths of despair.

On the ground, the fleeing crowds stopped in their tracks.

They looked up at the red-and-blue figure hovering in the air, hope rekindling in their eyes.

"It's Superman!"

"He's back! We're saved!"

Countless people wept with joy, as though the sight of that S emblem alone could make every disaster go away.

Doomsday stopped destroying everything around it.

It looked up, its blood-red eyes, filled with nothing but the urge to kill, focusing on a single target for the first time.

The energy radiating from that target shared its origin, yet was utterly different.

The sensation awakened a hatred programmed into the deepest reaches of its genes!

"ROAR!"

Doomsday abandoned the "toys" around it, dropped to all fours and pushed off with a mighty kick.

BOOM!

The asphalt exploded beneath it. Like a gray cannonball, it hurtled straight toward Superman with unstoppable force.

Superman's face was grim. He did not dodge.

He knew he had to draw the monster away from the city. Otherwise, every collision between them would exact a terrible price from Metropolis.

He crossed his arms before his chest and met Doomsday's charge head-on. Holding it back with all his strength, he then heaved upward, changing their course and carrying it into the clouds!

Two meteors, one red and blue, the other gray, vanished into the sky before countless watching eyes.

Seconds later, a shock wave brighter than the sun erupted in the distant sky.

The deafening sonic boom took a long while to reach Metropolis, where it shattered the windows of countless skyscrapers.

The battle had begun far from the city.

But people soon discovered they were wrong.

BOOM!

A mountain on the outskirts of Metropolis was sheared in half.

Doomsday had been