togophonebook Chapter 1053 "An Unbreakable Alliance"
Chapter 1053 "An Unbreakable Alliance"
Chapter 1053 "An Unbreakable Alliance"
Papetua was somewhat surprised—but it was indeed to be expected.
If even she was being driven to the brink of despair by the question of "what exactly is Dr. Manhattan trying to do?", then neither the Bat Who Laughs nor the Void Hand should be able to. No one knows what Dr. Manhattan is planning, nor does anyone know that a month later in the main universe's timeline, he will be merging himself with DC...
The core superheroes of the multiverse are placed together —
What consequences will this have?
As the unknown grows ever more prominent, the relatively weak band together, attempting to kill the strong in an effort to escape this fear of the unknown. They are even willing to set aside past grievances and join forces against a common enemy. This should have been an inevitable outcome, except—
Papetua lowered his head slightly. Had he, at this moment, actually sided with the many weak who were trying to fight against the strong?
She felt a pang of nostalgia, because normally she should have been the strong one being fought against by the many weak.
But times have changed—Papetua quickly adjusted her mindset. All she wanted was to survive the judgment of the Origin Hands in the endless omnipotent universe. If he could regain his power and absorb Dr. Manhattan, then he would definitely be able to defeat the members of the Hands who came to punish him. This was almost the only chance of survival in the fundamentally disordered world of the DC multiverse.
The idea that the Heart Multiverse is problematic is flawed. When Papetua created this universe, he did not use the power of connection, but rather the power of crisis, or crisis energy.
This results in the DC multiverse being a vampire universe from the very beginning. While a normal multiverse has a lifespan, the DC multiverse does not; it only restarts and regenerates after collapsing due to a crisis.
Batman spent 17 years transforming Gotham from a place where everyone was a villain to a place where everyone could barely be considered human. The universe rebooted, the history of Superman's arrival on Earth was altered, and he moved along with it.
Great, all that was for naught. Batman's history has been reverted to five years after his debut. Batman begins to govern Gotham again, a new timeline emerges, and then after a period of time, the universe reboots.
It's like Sisyphus, who can never reach the real Sisyphus.
Such a multiverse is itself a morbid, hopeless, and despairing world. The creators of the omnipotent universe would never recognize the existence of such a world. If Papetua were the creator, she herself would destroy the world she created.
But this world is also a terrifying weapon. Only by mastering this world can Papetua be qualified to contend with her own kind, so she cannot retreat.
so----
"Hmm. Looks like you made a good deal."
The Mother of the Multiverse looked down upon the silent Hand of the Void and the laughing Bat.
"Are you sure Batman Dragon will participate in our event?"
She asked the Bat of Laughter, "Do you really think he'll be truly sincere, even if only temporarily, in trying to join us in taking down Dr. Manhattan—"
"Kill him."
The Laughing Bat added.
"You're really bold," Papetua said.
"Alright, as you say. But how can you guarantee that Batman Dragon won't try to find some other benefit for himself in this?"
Papettova's question, ostensibly directed at Batman Dragon, was in fact a direct challenge to the Batman Who Laughs's loyalty.
If there really were an alliance that could work together to deal with Dr. Manhattan, Papetua would approve of its existence. However, she trusted neither the Batman Who Laughs nor the Void Hand. Even if they brought her the gift of the Total Alliance, would that dispel Papetua's concerns about the two of them profiting from the situation?
Within the existing system of the DC multiverse, there is almost no power system that binds characters at the level of Perpetua, the Batman Who Laughs, or the Void Hand. Have you ever seen anything about trust between Batman Dragon or the World Forger?
From the very beginning of the world's creation, mutual deception has been the norm. The Bat who laughs tried to recruit Papetua, but he was unable to guarantee the alliance's stability, and it ultimately descended into mutual distrust, backstabbing, and infighting.
Even when interests align, they'll still scheme against each other; but once interests clash, they immediately turn against each other. This has always been the relationship between villains—it's truly despicable.
Papetua shook his head.
What are you thinking? I'm not a villain.
"Regarding this point—"
Then Perpetua heard the Bat of Laughter say, "We have a story."
"What?"
"A story you can participate in," the Batman Who Laughs said. "The Void Hand will forge a story of us joining forces to kill Dr. Manhattan. Your participation will make this story more powerful and more likely to consume reality—in return, the Void Hand will give you the complete ability to create and construct stories, and in return, you must teach him the techniques of constructing trans-timeline history."
The Bat of Laughter said, "So you understand now, Your Majesty. A fair trade, where each of us gives up the deepest part of our power, the combined power of time-travel and storytelling will forge an unbreakable pact for us."
"Once this super story takes shape, everyone must act according to their role in the story to kill Dr. Manhattan. Apart from Dr. Manhattan, everyone else enters the story voluntarily, and no one can disobey their role in the story, or they will suffer all the consequences."
This will no longer be the simple story created by the Void Hand in the past in the trans-temporal reality, but a brand new mask that overlays the trans-temporal history-shaping ability that Your Majesty possesses, by combining it with the trans-temporal history-shaping ability.
Papetua understood what the other person was saying.
She almost couldn't help but imagine. If he could create a false, beautiful story within the timeline of the DC multiverse, could he possibly fool his own kind from the Origin Hands? However, Papetua quickly abandoned the idea.
This will definitely be noticed. A brute-force modification is like trying to remove the original cement road by simply building a layer of paving stones on top. However, because it is not strong enough, the cement underneath will inevitably be exposed.
This cannot fool the Origin Hand clan.
But if he infuses his own power, this super story—maybe—can actually bind him and the Void Hand.
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