[Congratulations, Host! Reward obtained: DC Universe · Tear of Annihilation (guide stone to the Tomb of the Gods)!]
A flood of memories surged into Yongye's mind.
It was an eternal tear sealed inside black crystal. Anything it touched would be forcibly dragged into the deepest forbidden realm of the DC Universe—the Tomb of the Gods.
It was the resting place of every fallen god, and the final destination that no being with divine power dared look upon. Old Gods, New Gods, Angels, Demons—none could return to the Living World once they fell into the Tomb of the Gods.
Yongye looked down at his palm. A thumb-sized black crystal had appeared there at some point. A faint silvery-gray glow flowed across its surface, like a drop of liquid starlight slowly turning.
He closed his fingers around the Tear of Annihilation and put it into the System Space. The smile at the corner of his mouth deepened.
Atlanna glanced at him. She caught the fleeting silvery-gray glimmer in his eyes, but asked nothing.
Arthur finally opened his eyes. No trace of tears remained on his face, only a silence that seemed soaked through. His voice was hoarse and broken, like gravel dredged up from deep water. "Yongye."
"Hmm?"
"Let's talk in private!"
Yongye agreed to Arthur's request. Then the four of them split into pairs and went off to talk separately.
Mera and Atlanna stood on a jutting reef at the edge of the God-Burying Abyss. Currents swept past them, stirring their hair.
Mera folded her arms. Her wet red hair hung over her shoulders, and her green eyes traveled up and down Atlanna.
Her gaze lingered on Atlanna's still-beautiful face, slid over the red marks on her neck that had yet to fade, then settled on the dark