Doomsday's next target was Sendai, in northeastern Fusang.
Less than a third of the buildings in this city, once known for its trees and coastline, still stood intact.
Doomsday had trampled its way from Kanto, crushing every town along its path into charred ruins. Sendai was one of the last major cities it had yet to reach.
Yongye, disguised as Minato Namikaze, stood atop an office building at the city's edge that had not yet collapsed. His dark blue short-sleeved shirt stirred in the morning breeze, and the gray dawn light to the east edged his blond hair in cold white.
His gaze passed over the Ruins-filled skyline and settled on the huge dark green shape moving slowly through the city center. A faint, easy smile touched his lips.
"Those fools from the Justice League are finally here. Let the show begin!"
He muttered the words and was about to find a good spot to cause trouble when a figure came rushing through the air behind him.
She approached from the east, not especially fast and nowhere near as fierce or flamboyant as Nōhime.
She was slender and slight. Her plain white Shrine Maiden robes stirred in the morning breeze, her crimson hakama were neatly tied at the ankles, and her long black hair was gathered into a ponytail with a plain white cord.
She landed at the edge of the rooftop about ten meters behind Minato Namikaze. Her step was as light as a falling feather, leaving even the loose stones beneath her undisturbed.
Minato Namikaze turned and looked her up and down.
She wore plain white like Nōhime, but hers were Shrine Maiden robes, with a crimson tie at the chest. Her sleeves and hem did not billow dramatically like Nōhime's. They hung quietly at her sides, like