Ajak immediately contacted the strongest warrior of the Eternal, Ikaris.
A few minutes later.
Ikaris landed steadily before Ajak.
"Ajak, you called for me," Ikaris spoke.
"Ikaris." Ajak stepped forward, looking at the strongest warrior among the Eternal. "Go find them, bring everyone back. I have something very important to discuss."
"Something has gone wrong with Tiamut's hatching, and Arishem the Judge will descend soon." Ajak emphasized the gravity of the situation. "We must stand together."
Ikaris didn't ask further questions; he simply nodded.
"I will bring them back."
Ikaris pushed off with his legs, soaring into the clouds and disappearing into the horizon.
Ajak watched the direction Ikaris had left, letting out a long sigh.
She turned and closed the door to the wooden hut, then set off toward New York, facing the setting sun.
...
Deep space.
One second, there was only a scattering of starlight and endless darkness.
The next, a red Shadow that blotted out the sun filled the entire star sector.
The Supreme Judge of the Celestials, Arishem the Judge, had arrived.
Standing before him was Earth, the very Planet where he had sown the seed of Tiamut endless ages ago.
And just outside Earth's atmosphere, a tiny figure floated quietly with arms crossed over his chest.
Super Ego.
Homelander sat back in his sofa chair, eyes tightly closed.
For his consciousness had descended into this super shell of the son of krypton through the Mental Link established by Ego.
At this moment, Super Ego was Homelander.
Homelander Ego(Super Ego with Homelander's consciousness) slowly raised his head, his eyes staring straight at the magnificent cosmic deity ahead.
Arishem the Judge's six eyes flickered slightly as his gaze locked onto Homelander Ego.
Within the Celestials' vision, the surface appearance of matter was stripped away layer by layer, revealing the surging energy within this shell.
Not only that, but this tiny creature's hand held the singularity fragments from the dawn of the Universe: the Infinity Stones.
"An unusual creation..."
Arishem the Judge's voice vibrated directly in deep space, carrying supreme authority.
"The aura of a creator flows within you. Which God shaped you?"
"I am the endpoint you cannot cross," Homelander Ego responded coldly.
"Now, crawl back into your void. This star sector is closed to passage."
"You have interfered with the Emergence..." Arishem the Judge declared his judgment.
"As the culprit, I shall strip away your Genetic Code to find your creator. Then, they shall face the judgment of the Celestials just as you will."
"The Laws of the Universe must be maintained..."
"Laws of the Universe?" Homelander Ego gave a cold laugh. "From now on, my will is the Law of the Universe."
Homelander Ego finished speaking and wasted no more words.
He pushed the saturated yellow solar energy within his body to its absolute limit.
٩（｀へ´）و Whoosh!
A ripple of space exploded in the vacuum as Homelander Ego turned into a blade of flashing golden light, charging straight at Arishem the Judge.
There was no testing; it was a devastating killing move from the start.
Two thick beams of Heat Vision erupted, slicing fiercely into Arishem the Judge's red outer shell.
Sizzle—
The beams carved back and forth across the Celestial Armor, erupting in brilliant sparks.
But Arishem the Judge did not evade; his massive body remained motionless in space.
Then, Homelander Ego's chest swelled high.
Super Freeze Breath, unleashed!
A current of Absolute Zero cold surged out, as the frigid storm and the terrifying high temperatures of the Heat Vision met on the surface of Arishem the Judge's armor.
The alternation of extreme heat and extreme cold made the molecular structure of the Celestial Armor incredibly brittle.
Homelander Ego closed the distance, fists clenched tight, as his Super Strength poured out without reservation.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
Homelander Ego turned into a blur of afterimages, punching the brittle armor of Arishem the Judge hundreds of millions of times in rapid succession.
Arishem the Judge's armor continued to flake off in tiny fragments as cracks began to spread.
Shockwaves rippled through the Universe, grinding nearby floating meteorites into fine dust.
However, Arishem the Judge still did not strike back.
He simply watched calmly as Homelander Ego attacked frantically before him.
The shattering of the armor's surface was insignificant to his massive body of a God.
He was merely observing.
In Arishem the Judge's field of vision, every muscle exertion and every energy flow of Homelander Ego was deconstructed into the most basic information.
"Though I do not know which God created you, this is indeed a very perfect work."
Observation concluded.
Arishem the Judge lost interest in further testing.
He raised his massive palm and gave a gentle squeeze toward the front.
An invisible Cosmic Shockwave erupted.
Homelander Ego, who was preparing to launch another assault, suddenly stiffened.
The surrounding space seemed to solidify into an indestructible entity in an instant, pinning him firmly in the vacuum, unable to move.
Arishem the Judge reached forward and gripped Homelander Ego firmly in his palm.
Homelander Ego struggled frantically in his grip, his power exploding in full force as he tried to pry open those fingers that were like pillars of heaven.
But it felt as if the weight of the entire Universe had been pressed upon him; no matter how much force he applied, he could not break free in the slightest.
After restraining Homelander Ego, Arishem the Judge shifted his gaze toward the azure Planet ahead.
His gaze pierced through the atmosphere, swept across the surface, and delved deep into the core.
A few seconds later, a hint of confusion flashed in Arishem the Judge's eyes.
Earth's surface appeared normal, but its core was empty.
There was no Tiamut, no so-called twin Gods, and even the Eternal he had stationed on Earth had vanished without a trace.
Everything was gone.
"The incubator has lost its seed," Arishem the Judge made a cold determination.
Though he did not understand what had happened to this Planet, it did not affect his decision.
An Earth that could no longer fulfill its duty had lost its reason for existence.
"This Planet is to be purged."
Arishem the Judge raised his left hand, aiming his palm at Earth.
Devastating cosmic energy began to gather in his palm; in the next moment, Earth would be reduced to ashes.
But just then, the Earth ahead changed.
The surface of the 'Earth' ahead suddenly began to churn violently.
The waters of the Pacific Ocean bulged upward, and the continental plates split apart.
In a mere instant, this beautiful blue Planet transformed in the Universe into a gaping, ferocious maw.
Silently, the giant mouth snapped open and instantly appeared before Arishem the Judge, biting down on the arm he was preparing to fire energy from.
Arishem the Judge's divine body shuddered.
Then something even more bizarre happened.
Starting from the point where he was bitten, an annihilation phenomenon began to occur on Arishem the Judge.
A red light spread up his arm like a lethal poison, and wherever it passed, matter was directly erased into nothingness.
Hum—!
Arishem the Judge's massive body shuddered once more.
A terrifying Psychic Storm erupted from within him, sweeping out in all directions.
This was the manifestation of a God's pain.
The Psychic Storm swept through the starry sky; surrounding meteorites were instantly turned to powder, and space itself suffered violent distortions.
Arishem the Judge's right hand reflexively loosened.
Homelander Ego took the opportunity to escape from that massive palm.