The moment those words fell, Nightmare's enormous body jolted.
Hiss, hiss, hiss-!
Dozens of immensely thick, sharp tentacles formed entirely of golden-orange magical energy burst from his back and arms, thrashing like demons gone wild!
These energy tentacles moved with incredible speed, like unstoppable spears, instantly piercing more than a dozen fleeing civilians and the thick load-bearing stone pillars around him.
The humans pierced by the tentacles never even had time to scream. Their vitality was drained in an instant, leaving gray-white, desiccated corpses.
As he devoured the energy, the golden-orange light in the gaps of Nightmare's armor grew even more dazzling. He threw his head back and let out a deafening roar.
"Feast to your heart's content. This entire city is our offering."
Enchantress spread her arms, and the magic throughout her body began surging wildly. A visible column of blue-green light shot skyward, piercing the clouds above Metropolis.
"I will build a machine, a machine that can destroy all those weapons they take such pride in and plunge them into utter darkness!"
As Enchantress began casting her spell, the space above the train station started twisting violently. The surrounding metal fragments, wrecked trains, and even chunks of buildings began defying gravity, gathering toward the magical vortex in midair.
The two ancient gods were preparing to unleash their might in Superman's city and turn it into a true hell on earth.
Yet just as this oppressive prelude to destruction began-
Crack.
An utterly discordant, sharp sound, like glass shattering, abruptly rang out above Enchantress and Nightmare.
The sound was clearly not loud, yet it pierced straight through Nightmare's deafening roar and the thunder of energy from Enchantress's spell, reaching deep into the minds of both ancient gods with perfect clarity.
Enchantress's casting motion stopped abruptly, and she snapped her