After Darkseid let out a roar of defiance and confusion, he showed no further signs of life. Batman pulled Godkiller from Darkseid's chest, glanced at his corpse with a complicated expression, and said to Superman:
"I still don't feel entirely reassured. See if you can destroy his body outright with your Heat Vision."
After this incident with Darkseid, Batman had finally come to terms with many things. Once the entire world had been destroyed, some of his old ways had seemed utterly laughable.
So now he showed his enemies no mercy, and he was more tolerant of his allies.
When the apocalypse came, even Joker could become his ally. What else was there that he couldn't accept?
Barry was also standing nearby, watching Darkseid's body on the ground. He looked up at Batman and said, "Wouldn't burning him to ashes be a little... unsafe?"
"Why not have Clark throw him into the sun?"
Clark frowned as he listened to Barry's suggestion, then nodded firmly in agreement. "I think we could start by having me freeze him with my Super Breath, then use a Crusher and fire. After that, I'll scatter whatever ashes remain across the universe."
"That way, no one with ulterior motives can use him."
Diana, Cyborg, and Aquaman, who hadn't been present, had no memories of the future. Watching Batman and the others earnestly discuss how to deal with Darkseid's corpse, they exchanged bewildered looks.
Aquaman looked at Diana and asked, "Were they always like this?"
He had spent the least time with the members of the Justice League-only a day or two.
Then he looked at Godkiller in Batman's hand, still dripping blood, and couldn't help swallowing. "Doesn't Batman follow a no-killing rule?"
Wonder Woman gripped her shield tightly, concern on her face, but a group of