Lucifer left.
Before leaving, he restored the destroyed DC universe to its original state.
And left Aron with a piece of advice.
"I respect your choice, my friend, even though you may not consider me one."
"But still, I will tell you this…"
"Because of your unique abilities, you will be noticed by others who also wish to upgrade their worlds."
"And those people may not respect your choice."
After hearing Lucifer's advice, Aron was deeply moved.
Good friend!
Since you already consider me a friend,
let's borrow a little power, then.
That Morning Star power that came back to life is very nice.
"…"
Lucifer silently left behind one Morning Star power.
And departed.
"So generous this time?"
If the Morning Star power from last time was just a thin golden thread, then what Lucifer left behind this time was a winding dragon!
As for the energy level…
This Morning Star power was enough to create from nothing a warrior on the single-universe level.
(referring to a monolithic universe in the cinematic universe)
Aron could now say he understood.
It was still "single cosmic level."
But because of the universe's level restriction, the expression of power might not be as strong as the comic version of a Heavenly Father.
But that didn't matter; it wasn't expected to be.
"Wait!"
"No…"
With Lucifer's departure,
the many great gods from the two universes, who had previously been frozen, started moving again.
As if they had just experienced a time stop, they had no idea what had just happened.
"Huh?"
Until they noticed Aron's changed position and the disappearance of the Anti-Monitor,
Eternity, Destiny, and other cosmic lords realized something was wrong.
"It seems an even greater force descended!"
"Was it our essence?"
Annihilation from Marvel's Four Abstracts asked.
According to Lucifer…
These cosmic gods, including Eternity, were actually projections created by the true "Four Abstracts" from the higher dimension.
They were simply born within these separate universes, possessed independent consciousness, and shared glory and shame with those universes.
"Kid, what just happened?"
Eternity looked at Aron.
"Don't call me kid, I'll deal with you when I get back!"
Aron shot back at Eternity without hesitation.
Death, Annihilation, Infinity, the other three abstracts were all stunned.
Even the Goddess of Destiny in the neighboring DC universe was speechless.
No way, right?
People are this bold now?
He dares to scold the physical avatar of his own universe?
"…"
Only Eternity, who understood what was happening, remained silent.
He, who usually accumulated power quietly, couldn't help but think: Has this kid already realized his own ability?
"Wait!"
"When I'm done…"
Aron's voice suddenly cut off.
"Where the hell are the Stones!!"
Aron had originally planned to continue separating the two universes using the Infinity Stones.
Then he looked down… The Stones were gone!
"I knew it! No wonder he was so generous this time!"
Aron didn't need to guess to know who had stolen the Stones.
After all, who else but Lucifer Morningstar could pull it off so quietly?
"I summon!"
"Lucifer Morningstar in DC's worldview!"
"Damn it!"
"Lucifer, get out here!"
Aron cursed without mercy.
To the side, the physical avatar of the DC universe, the Goddess of Destiny, flinched when she heard that.
"This has nothing to do with me!"
She slipped away!
The Goddess of Destiny, afraid of being dragged into it, silently retreated back into the DC universe without another word.
And Aron, after venting his anger, finally received a response from Lucifer Morningstar.
"Hey, my friend~~~"
"I took the Stones, you're welcome, it's all for your own good."
A white light appeared.
Lucifer's lazy voice came from within.
"If you want to become stronger, you can't rely on these external trinkets."
"My friend, I've left you enough Morning Star power, digest it well!"
"Bye, I'm hiding!"
Pop.
The white light vanished.
With it, Lucifer's voice disappeared too.
"…"
Aron fell silent.
In his eyes were three lines of anger, three of doubt, and four of déjà vu.
Yes, the standard "pie" scheme.
The reason was that Lucifer's "dear brother" tone was far too familiar!
Aron kept feeling like he'd heard that voice somewhere before!
Who else scams people while shouting "My friend"?
Aron thought for a long time and finally remembered where that feeling of familiarity came from.
"It's not good who you learn from!"
"You had to learn from damn Constantine!"
"To be brothers with that guy, it's like eight lifetimes of bad karma!"
Aron cursed.
The Infinity Stones, barely gathered, had suddenly vanished.
From omniscient and all-powerful, he had instantly returned to a weak, pitiful, helpless single-universe level.
"And the Stones disappearing fine, whatever, but the point is, I haven't even finished the job yet!"
The sight of the two universes not yet fully separated made Aron even angrier.
Just as he was about to summon Lucifer again and scold him further, two figures suddenly rushed forward!
"Don't panic!"
"It's a small matter, leave it to us!"
"Yes, since you know such a big shot, you should've said so earlier!"
The physical incarnation of the Marvel universe, Eternity,
and the physical incarnation of the DC universe, who had left but now returned Destiny,
both unusually enthusiastic, especially the Goddess of Destiny, who came over with exaggerated helpfulness.
"Isn't it just a universe collision?"
"A trifle."
"Eternity and I were just a little too far apart."
After Destiny said that, she and Eternity nudged each other.
As the physical avatars of their universes,
their actions represented the actions of the universes themselves.
And thus…
the collision crisis
was resolved?
"…"
Watching this scene,
Aron stayed silent for a long time.
"Be honest, you two this collision crisis wasn't something you arranged between yourselves, was it?"
"…"
"…"
...
The crisis of collision between the Marvel and DC universes was resolved.
The heroes returned to their homes and their mothers.
Atleza happily recorded in his little notebook that the 42nd universe collision crisis had been perfectly concluded.
Everyone rejoiced.
Only Aron returned to the New York Temple half-asleep.
Plop!
Aron, upon returning to the temple, collapsed on the sofa.
His eyes stared blankly at the ceiling.
The Ancient One saw this.
"So, did I tell you that the water in this universe is very deep, do you believe me now?"
The Ancient One sat beside him.
As in their first meeting, he poured Aron an endless cup of tea.
"So, you already knew?"
"Yes, when I first learned about these things, I was even more shocked than you."
Hearing that,
Aron glared sharply at the Ancient One.
He thought the Ancient One had long been aware of these secrets beyond the universe and could guide him.
But then the Ancient One's next words left Aron speechless.
"After all, who would've thought that in some universe I'd actually be an old white-bearded man?"
"All I can say is… the multiverse is astounding!"
"…"
"Ancient One, it seems we're not even talking on the same channel."