DC: KO (VI) Mother's Day

The battle between Superman and Lex Luthor is over.

Spear gleaming green light pierced Superman's chest, and crimson blood flowed from his muscular body.

"So even gods bleed?" Lex Luthor laughed smugly, preparing to end Superman's life.

Just then, Superman remembered the rules of the game: if he could emulate Darkseid, he would receive a reward.

Darkseid traded his death for rebirth in the Absolute Universe, becoming the Absolute Creator God.

Superman did the same; he pulled out his Kryptonite Spear and plunged it into his own heart.

Then, Superman stood up in his complete form, his entire body brimming with purplish-red energy.

"Superman —Always Here."

The final item appeared, a power originating from Darkseid himself: the Omega Sanction.

"No! I defeated you!" Lex Luthor roared in exasperation.

"Hmph----" Superman was about to make his move, but all the props already had owners, and the match was over.

The voice of Heart of Apokolips rang out, "Fighters, all items have been taken! The challenge is now over! Those without items—are eliminated."

Aside from the audience from Roland Cathedral, those who didn't receive the props were all petrified.

Roy, Kara, Shatterpressure, and the others floated up and sat in the audience seats.

"Wait, what are you still doing here?" Superman looked at Roland in surprise. There were audience seats, fine, but why were there seventeen contestants on the field?

"I'm a player too," Roland shrugged.

Where are your props?

"Here it is." Roland took a bracelet out of his pocket.

"Booster Gold's wrist Detonator?" Superman was taken aback, looking at Booster Gold, whose wrist was indeed empty. "When?"

"At the beginning." Roland shrugged.

"That doesn't make sense either." Superman was still puzzled. "This wasn't placed by the Heart of Apokolips. Any gadget could have been left behind, so how did Green Arrow get eliminated?"

"You don't need to worry about that." Roland looked at Booster Gold meaningfully. "This is a little secret between the two of us."

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"Heh." The Booster Gold twirled the Spear of Longinus in his hand, making it look exceptionally sharp.

"Welcome, fighters." The Heart of Apokolips gave the contestants no rest time and immediately began pairing up for fierce battles.

"Wait, we seem to be an odd number, don't we?" Harley Quinn shrugged.

Soon, a purple light appeared beneath her feet.

You got a bye.

"That's incredibly lucky," Red Hood exclaimed. "But I don't want her to win."

"The first match: Superman from the Omega Universe versus Lex Luthor from the Omega Universe."

"To advance to the next round, you will need to engage in a hand-to-hand combat battle. There are special rules; you can choose your preferred fighting style."

The two appeared in the sky above the Metropolis, with versions of themselves from various Universe appearing around them at the same time.

"Yes, my past and future are both powerful, but—there are differences in their strengths." The Superman-Prime from the 853rd century descends.

"Instead of choosing one form, choose them all." In the possibility of Roland's intervention in the Lex Luthor Wars, the Ultimate Lex Luthor, who wins everything, arrives.

"Come on, Lex Luthor," said Superman-Prime.

"Come on, Superman." Lex Luthor activated his Amazons powers Lex Luthor on His Deathbed's Divine Power, Orange Lantern Luthor's Ring of Greed, Amazo Luthor's copying ability, Roland Luthor's telepathic abilities, Alexander Lex Luthor's Mazahs Divine Power, the Flash Lex Luthor's Speed Force —and Shadow Luthor's Crisis Energy.

The next instant, their fists slammed into each other's faces simultaneously.

"Superman, lose! You don't deserve to be the King of Omega!" Lex Luthor roared. "Consider it me helping you out, since you never intended to win anyway!"

"Yes, but I can't let you win." Superman showed no mercy. A golden light flashed, and the Solar Energy absorbed from 15,000 years of the sun suddenly erupted, shattering the cobbled-together Lex Luthor without a doubt. "----Get ready for the next round."

"Match One, Superman wins." Heart of Apokolips calmly announced the result. "Match Two, Batman from the Absolute Universe versus Joker from the Omega Universe."

"Absolute Universe? That can't be right—" Everyone in the Omega Universe froze in place.

The Absolute Universe was created by Darkseid's Omega Energy, making this new Universe dangerous and wild, and its heroes naturally quite different from those of other worlds.

A muscular, burly man appeared in Gotham City alongside the Joker. He sat in the enormous Batmobile, coldly surveying the Joker.

The Absolute Batman, Bruce Wayne.

"What the fk?" The Joker, sitting in Joker car, gaped in shock; his ride wasn't even as impressive Batmobile.

Large rims, "Bat -shaped dump truck?"

"That's a mine cart; dump trucks look like toys next to it." The Batman from the Roland Universe looked at Roland. "Absolute Batman, he's finally here—I actually enjoy spoilers now."

"Thanks, Superboy-Prime." Roland shrugged, and the next moment, the minecart roared towards the Joker, crushing the Joker's car.

The Joker abandoned the car and fled, disappearing into the alleyways, intending to use the complex environment to outmaneuver the Absolute Batman.

The Absolute Batman jumped off the three-story-high Batmobile, ripped off his Bat ears, and threw them, one of which pierced the Joker's calf.

"That's a throwing knife?" The Joker was dumbfounded.

Seeing the Absolute Batman walk up to him, the Joker was even more confused. "Who the hell are you?"

"It's me, Batman."

"Did you build Bane?" the Joker gestured. "Your quadriceps are as big as my whole body!"

The Absolute Batman didn't answer him; he simply removed the Bat symbol from his chest, took out a stick, and assembled it.

Not only the Joker, but everyone in the audience fell silent. Roy snapped a photo. "What's this guy called, the Flat-Axe Man?"

"Stop with the puns," Roland retorted. "So what's his motto now? 'I am justice, I am judgment, I am the Midnight ghost'?"

"Long live the Lord of the Night! We have come for you!" Jason shrugged.

With the Joker killed by Absolute Batman with an axe, the second battle came to an end. The next battle is...

"Batman from the Roland Universe versus the Flash from the Roland Universe!"

"There's something fishy going on!" Roy protested loudly.

"Hey." The Flash and Batman both gave meaningful smiles and looked at Absolute Batman.

"There was definitely something fishy going on, but I designed it." Roland smirked and gave the Booster Gold the middle finger.

In the ring, Batman stretched his limbs. "Ready, Barry?"

"Of course." The Flash began running around the ring, the Speed Force shooting up beneath his feet, creating a storm around the ring.

As the Flash's speed increased, space was distorted by the Speed Force Storm, Heart of Apokolips to mobilize more Omega power to prevent the Speed Force Storm from spreading.

Booster Gold's expression changed instantly. He had long been possessed by Darkseid, and now the King of Apokolips was preparing to forcefully join the battle.

"What, it's not your turn to go on stage yet? That's against the rules." Roland stood in front of Darkseid, blocking him from the battlefield.

"I look forward to meeting you in the battles to come," Darkseid said after a moment of silence.

Me too.

After an unknown amount of time, the Speed Force Storm on the arena dissipated, Batman had vanished, leaving only the Flash feasting on a table of food.

"Hmm?" Absolute Wonder Woman's eyelids twitched; she felt there was something familiar about this table.

"Mmm, so delicious!" The Flash stuffed a whole roasted suckling pig into his mouth. The crispy skin and tender, juicy meat were simply irresistible.

"This is... Circe's stuff, isn't it?" Wonder Woman recognized the table that was continuously producing food.

"Isn't Barry afraid of turning into a pig?"

"I had my aunt remove this side effect," Roland explained.

"You two are calling each other so affectionately, what's your relationship?" Wonder Woman glanced at Roland.

"Why don't you ask that Wonder Woman?" Roland pointed to Absolute Wonder Woman, "She calls her more affectionately than I do."

Heart of Apokolips quickly declared the Flash's victory, removing him from the stage.

"Where's your Universe's Batman?" Superman asked the Flash.

"Oh, I sent him to attack that Batman spawn point." The Flash pointed to Absolute Batman.

"Martha?" Superman was taken aback.

"Oh, Batman is finally going to have both parents." Green Lantern shrugged.

"Thomas is from the Flashpoint World, Damian is from Earth-22 the Dark Multiverse, and now Martha is from the Absolute Universe," Roland exclaimed. "What a mess!"

"A meal made from scraps is still a meal, and a home made from scraps is still a home." Jason shrugged. "Isn't that great?"

Absolute Universe.

Gotham City.

Bruce Wayne, male, 24 years old, mother a social worker, father a teacher, grew up in Crime Alley, has a very close group of friends: Waylon, Selina, Harvey, Edward... tsk... He excelled academically and was exceptionally intelligent from a young age, winning an engineering competition in fifth grade. Inspired by the structure of Bat wings, he designed a movable, folding bridge to help restore transportation quickly in areas affected by war and natural disasters. His father, Teacher Thomas, died protecting his students in Zoo shooting...

"Bruce, what are you talking about?" Martha's voice interrupted Batman's thoughts. She was alive and well, wearing a Pearl necklace around her neck.

"Mom, it's nothing." Batman smiled at Martha.

"Why didn't you go out with your friends today?" Martha handed Batman a cup of Coffee. "This time, at least your poor mother didn't have to wait for an hour on that cold, hard Gotham street—"

"I'm sorry, Mom." Batman hugged Martha.

"Have you lost a little weight recently?" Martha felt something was off about his touch. "And you've gotten a bit shorter?"

"I'm fine."

"Oh."

"Mother."

"Um?"

Happy Mother's Day.