The Dark Universe finally met its defeat. The enormous dragon whose body spanned several dark parallel universes crumbled to ash amid howls of venomous hatred.
Not even a drop of blood went to waste. Everything that had been Barbatos became nourishment for the embryo in the World Forge, and the Multiverse Justice League knew nothing about it.
They lacked the perspective of inspiration. Even the keenest senses could not capture the truth hidden beneath the world.
Apart from Batman from the First Universe, who remained deeply worried, the other superheroes were already planning a massive party spanning parallel universes.
The First Batman, however, stared solemnly at the place where Barbatos had finally vanished.
Mass could not simply disappear. Although even Wonder Woman described it as the world automatically clearing out its garbage, the First Batman still believed that some entity had absorbed Barbatos's "weight."
Moreover, Brad, whom the First Batman had been wary of all along, had left without a word before the battle even began. No one knew where he was hiding.
The Batman Who Laughs, whom Barbatos had cursed before dying, also troubled the First Batman. Compared with such an immense creature, The Batman Who Laughs had hardly seemed worth mentioning. But now that the darkness had been utterly defeated, where had he gone?
Back in the Multiverse Hall of Justice, Batman took out the remote that could send Brad home. His thumb brushed over the button several times, but an inexplicable sense of dread stopped him.
In the end, Batman placed it in a Batcave somewhere on Earth in the First Universe, keeping it as a collectible.
"Until the experiment is complete, there's no way I'll be sent back."
Brad carefully manipulated the details within the Universe Sphere. An aging planet exploded, sending meteorites hurtling outward. Tens