Superman rose from his chair, his blue-and-red suit gleaming faintly under the lights, the S-Shaped Emblem on his chest clearly visible.
The charred black scar on the front of his right leg glowed slightly red under the lights, but his back remained ramrod straight, and a commitment to justice that seeped from his very bones surged in his blue eyes.
"Blowing up the other Earth is too cruel!"
"There are billions of people on the other Earth, too. Families, children, elderly people, dreams. There may be superheroes, and there may be ordinary people."
"We can't destroy an entire other world for the sake of our own survival."
"This is absolutely not something we should do!"
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the nodding faces below the platform, his tone growing considerably heavier.
"We must never choose this path!"
Steve rose from his chair, his Vibranium Shield held across his body, his blue eyes meeting Superman's gaze.
"I agree with Superman!"
Thor lifted Mjolnir from his lap. Arcs of electricity burst across its face for an instant under the lights, and his long golden hair slipped from his shoulders.
"Wiping out everyone in another world? That's not a hero. That's a butcher!"
Natasha sat beside Hawkeye, her silver-blue armor giving off a soft sheen under the lights. She did not stand, merely tilting her head slightly, her light brown eyes moving from Superman's face to Yongye's and back again. In the end, she said nothing.
Tony leaned back in his chair with his arms folded, facing the dais, the sneer at the corner of his mouth even more pronounced than before.
"See? Nobody agrees with your lousy idea!"
Yongye stood at the very center of the dais, his hands in his trouser pockets, his gaze passing over the densely packed faces