Infinite Justice: Beyond (Marvel,DC,DBZ X/Over, IC, Open)

[The Republic of Atria]

By the time Otis got home, he was hungry again. He put Mjolnir and the Motherbox on the coffee table and went to make a sandwich. He sighed and turned on the TV. A day like his? He wanted to rest. All over the universe in 12 hours. Saving an alien planet from an invasion. Kicking the crap out of the son of a god. Doesn't get any stranger than that. It wasn't that he didn't like his adventures. He just wished that they ended on a better time table so he could take a load off. The thought of locking himself in his apartment until he ran out of food crossed his mind. No one to bother him. No planets to save. Just him and a Netflix marathon. He mad his sandwich that contained everything from turkey to pork, covered it in jalapenos, ketchup, and mustard and was about to take a bite out of it when his mother box began making very loud *Pinging* noises.

"What now? Come on. Can't I go five minutes without something making noise. And then there was a *boom*. Many many *Booms* followed after. Boom Tubes opened all over the city and out flew hundreds of thousands of Parademons. Otis grabbed Mjolnir as soon as he could. One opened in his apartment and ruined his sandwich. Out stepped the God of Apokolips himself: Darkseid. He looked at the blue creature gripping the hammer quite amused. "You're the one who defeated my son. It makes me question how he's related to me. Nevertheless Earthling. If you want a war with Apokolips. All you have to do is ask." Darkseid said and with a cruel smile blasted the Omega Beams right at Otis. The explosion blew up most of the apartment complex and sent Otis well into the streets of New York.

"More Gods and Monsters bullshit. I can't go five minutes alone can't I?" He said and stood up. The pain from the Omega beams now just hitting him. "Ouch... That hurt... That really hurt." He muttered and looked at the burns on his chest. "Alright... Darkseid. You want me? COME AND GET ME!" He shouted and took to the sky, Mjolnir in hand. Darkseid was floating above the city and looked to see the head of Mjolnir hitting him in the face. Again, again, again and again. "Attack me while I'm at HOME?! Seriously?! You couldn't even wait until I was done with my SANDWICH?! I've had ENOUGH! I want some Peace and QUIET!" And with that, he put all of his strength into one final blow on Darkseid that brought down lightning from the sky. He looked in horror as Darkseid grabbed him by his chest and lifted him off the ground.

"It's almost a shame to kill you." He said quite calmly as some smoke came off his face. "It really is. You have much hate buried in there. And yet you wear that blue ring..." Darkseid commented, noticing Otis' blue ring. Slipping it off of his finger he looked at it for a moment. "The blue light of hope. That's what I'm going to take from your world first." He said slamming Otis on the ground and began to stomp on him. "This, like all insects." He said and slammed his foot on Otis once more. Keeping it their and started to crush him. "Is where you belong. Under my heel." He lifted his foot off of the little man to see him barely conscious and bleeding badly. "A pity. After what you did to Kalibak, I was expecting something more."

[The Republic of Atria]

Darkseid turned and left the barely alive creature there, only for him to stagger to his feet and chuck Mjolnir at the back of his head. It was enough to make the Dark God flinch, but little else. Darkseid turned to face Otis. "And yet, there's still some fight left in you. Good. You will die scream-" He said and Mjolnir hit him in the back of the head once more, and flew right back to Otis. Who then blasted Darkseid with as much lightning as he could muster. "I'm... I'm not dead yet..." Darkseid walked through the lightning as if it weren't even there. Darkseid grabbed Otis' arm that held Mjolnir and bashed him over the head with his own hammer. This caused Otis to drop it and fall down again. "Eat... A... Diiiiiiccccckkkk." He still manged to mumble despite having many of the bones in his body broken.

"Defiant to the end. One of the qualities I admire about your species. You will die filled ensuring your enemy knows that you do not care if he kills you." He said and grabbed the Inhuman. "Tell me boy. What did you hope to accomplish by throwing that hammer at me? Did you expect it to defeat me? I've bested Thor many times. You? You're nothing compared to him. What makes you think you could stand up to me."

"I... Wasn't... Trying... To..." He spat up blood. "Beat... I... Was... Trying... Stall." Otis stammered as Darkseid was subsequently hammered by none other than Superman. "For them..." He fell but was caught by the Flash who laid him down. "I'll... Live. Go. Darkseid." He waved his hand and the blue ring Darkseid took off his finger came back and slipped onto Otis' finger once again. Healing his wounds. "Son of a bitch..." He muttered and called Mjolnir to him. "Thanks Flash. Time for Operation: Kick Darkseid's ass!"

"That's easier said than done." Flash replied, but it didn't stop Otis. He was already in the air. Darkseid was busy holding Superman down with one hand and Wonder Woman with the other. Otis flew right in and hit Darkseid on the side of the head.

"Hey! Didja miss me?" He asked and struck the Dark God once again. "See. The thing is, I have friends. You? You've got minions, sure. But I've got people who'll help me every step of the way. And I'm gonna give you the WORST case of tinnitus EVER!" Darkseid didn't skip a beat. He Fired the Omega Beams once more and had them make two perfect angles to strike Otis and have him drop like a fly. "Uuuuhhhh..." He mumbled. Darkseid used Superman's body to clobber Wonder Woman, leaving them both unconscious. Flash got both of them out of there and Darkseid turned his attention to Otis. "Best... 3 out of 5?"

"Now. You are beginning to annoy me. You were once mildly amusing. Now you are a pest." Otis raise Mjolnir to throw it at Darkseid's head, but Darkseid blasted Otis' arm with the Omega Beams, leaving it completely numb and limp. Otis raised his other hand that had the ring on it. Which Darkseid pulled off once again. "This ring?" He smirked and crushed it with his fingers. "I've taken more worlds than days you've been alive boy. This one is no different." He was about to vaporize Otis once and for all, when he was hit on the head once again, but this time it was by a bright red construct. Otis looked and couldn't believe his eyes.

It was his mother. "GET AWAY FROM MY SON!"

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis watched as his mother fought Darkseid with all of her might. Constructs, laser blasts from the ring, even the plasma attack. Of course it amounted to nothing. Darkseid grabbed her arm and the snap that followed was quite cringe inducing. "Hmm." Darkseid mused while dropping the woman. "The amount of humans that wield these rings is quite impressive." Otis staggered to his feet still holding Mjolnir. "And yet, you persist. I've beaten you in every little scuffle we've had. What do you hope to accomplish?" Otis threw Mjolnir with every ounce of strength that he had. The hammer flew at close to lightspeed and smacked right into Darkseid's chest. Which sent the god sliding across the ground. The hammer flew right back to Otis who was standing right in front of him.

"You're angry at me. Leave them out of this!" Otis said still ready to fight. "Sure... I might not be as big, or as strong. But I'm not going to just let you walk all over my planet! This is my home! And I'll fight to protect everyone on it!"

Death

"Is that so?" Darkseid asked with an insidious grin. Once again, firing his signature Omega Beams right at Otis, who braced for impact. However, the beams didn't hit Otis, instead, they made two sharp turns and struck the woman, completely obliterating her. Otis watched in horror as his mother was erased from existence. Nothing remaining but a small scorch on the ground. And her ring, which shot into the sky to find a new host. Otis dropped to his knees. His mother had finally turned around just in time for Darkseid to kill her. "Do not worry too much boy." He said and grabbed the sobbing Inhuman. "You will be joining her short-"

Otis screamed at the top of his lungs. "YOU!" He struck Darkseid with Mjolnir with sufficient force that he actually began to tear his muscles. "KILLED!" Striking Darkseid yet again, causing him to stagger ever so slgihtly. "MY!" Otis swung at Darkseid's bent leg in the hopes of breaking it. It didn't, but it forced Darkseid lower. "MOTHER!" Otis shouted, his arms bleeding as he swung Mjolnir one final time in an uppercut fashion. Hitting Darkseid in the chin. The force of the blow was enough to send Darkseid down the city block. The shockwave released cracked the windows for five blocks. Otis dropped to his knees, bleeding, crying, and fuming.

[The Republic of Atria]

It didn't take long for Darkseid to shrug off Otis' assault. He found the boy weeping over the death of his mother. "Would you look at that? All it took was one human's death to bring you down to your knees." Otis didn't bother turning around to face him, he just kept looking over his mother. Apologizing that he didn't try harder. That he didn't save her. Otis knew he couldn't beat Darkseid. He just sat there waiting for death to come, but Darkseid had other plans. He wanted the death to sting even more. Grabbing the boy and forcing Otis to look at him. "Had I known one human's death would have pained you so, I would have killed more." He dropped the boy and towered over him. "And kill more I shall! Carry that agony with you to oblivion, boy." Just as Darkseid was about to finish Otis off once again. Flash interfered and slammed into Darkseid going just under the speed of light.

Otis tried to watch, but even his improved reflexes couldn't keep up with how fast Barry was moving. Striking Darkseid from every conceivable angle, and pushing him back away from the boy. Otis grabbed Mjolnir. He was still alive. He could still fight. Even if his arms were bleeding and it felt like Superman was pushing him to the ground. He wasn't going to stop until he was dead. Flash didn't last much longer. One well placed shockwave seemingly knocked him out of commission. "Now... Where were we..." He asked and his eyes lit up like molten lava. He fired the Omega beams at Otis intending to finish him off. Otis lifted Mjolnir and just hoped that it would be able to survive the blast somehow. At least until someone else arrived. But to his surprise, Mjolnir was still holding strong. He was sliding back from the force of the beams, but that was pure adrenaline keeping him there.

"How does it feel boy? These last few moments of yours are going to be filled with pain and misery. I will ensure they are. You have nothing left. No family. No more of your heroes to protect you." He said as Otis slid back farther, with Mjolnir beginning to glow bright red. "You will not survive this encounter. That much is for certain. I will admit." He said walking closer to Otis who was gritting his teeth to hold of the beams for as long as he could. "You are persistent. You would have made an excellent role model for Kalibak." Darkseid had been blasting Mjolnir for the better part of a minute before Superman managed to wake back up to see Darkseid blasting Otis. He flew and slammed into Darkseid, knocking him off balance. Darkseid backhanded the Kryptonian and slammed him into the ground. "Kryptonian, I've killed countless of your kind. Youa re no different."

"Wrong asshole." Otis spat. "He's got backup." And with that, summon as much of the energy in Mjolnir as was possible, combined with the absorbed energy of Darkseid's Omega Beams, was something quite powerful. A Godblast infused with Darkseid's own power, amplified dozens of times over. "My name is OTIS! Or Bolt, of the Inhuman Royal Guard. NOW GET THE FUCK OFF MY PLANET!" He said and fired a bright red beam the size of the head of Mjolnir. Darkseid went wide eyed at the massively powerful attack. It was too late to dodge, the beam smashed straight through where his heart was. His scream echoed throughout the entire universe as he fell to the ground.

Darkseid. Was. Dead.

[The Republic of Atria]

The Dark God fell like a ton of bricks. His molten blood leaking all over the ground, burning. He was dead. Otis fell to the ground, speaking a few last words before his body quit on him: "I...Killed...Darkseid..." He slipped into unconsciousness, smiling at his accomplishment. However, he didn't know the consequences from doing so. Booms tubes opened all over the planet, recalling the parademons and other minions to Apokolips. Otis himself was caught in the suction of a Boom Tube and was carried back to Apokolips along with everything else. The only reminder that Darkseid had invaded, was his corpse laying in the middle of the street. Otis landed on the ground in a forgotten area of Apokolips. A small group of people, named the Forgotten, saw the strange, injured creature fall.

They knew Darkseid had fallen, and this creature was responsible. The entire Multiverse knew it. Which meant that Darkseid's trademark power: The Omega Effect, would be returning. And it would need a new host. What better choice than the very person who killed Darkseid? However, if this wasn't the person that killed Darkseid, he would die. A few of the people grabbed the boy and dragged him to an open spot and strung him up on life support. His arms hanging to the side as tubes kept him alive. He began to stir. "Wha..." He muttered, too weak to even stand. "Where... Where am I?" He asked with his eyes close. The air felt hot. The smell was that of burning death.

"You are on Apokolips, boy. Tell me." The woman said and grabbed Otis' chin, making him look at her. "Are you the one who killed Darkseid?"

"Yeah... I... I blew a hole in his chest. Where his heart was supposed to be. Guess he really is heartless now isn't he?" He tried to laugh at his own joke, but couldn't muster the strength. He had to settle with a smarmy grin instead. "Why... Why am I here? Darkseid is dead. You're not his slaves anymore. You can go do whatever you want. What... What did you do to me?"

"The source of Darkseid's power is a large portion of cosmic energy called the Omega Effect." She explained. "If you truly are the man who ended the life of Darkseid. You will take it's power. If you're lying, you will die." She said. "You are benevolent, correct?"

"Anyone is benevolent compared to Darkseid, but yes... At least I hope so. And... Let me go. I don't want Darkseid's powers. I just want to go home... One of you take it."

"No. It's not your choice. We have waited for too long. Darkseid is dead, and we refuse to let any of his subordinates receive his power. You will. You will fix the damage Darkseid has caused." She explained to Otis. He tried to struggle and get out, but was too exhausted to even stand, let alone over power about 20 people. Mjolnir didn't get sucked through the Boom Tube with him. "And if you're lying. You'll get the peace you want. If you're telling the truth, then you will also get the peace you want." She said at the sky began to glow bright red. "It is time. The Omega Effect returns." She said and everyone else backed away. Otis struggled to get free, but it was no use. The red light got brighter and brighter.

"I just wanted a sandwich..." Otis muttered to himself as the red light struck him in a blinding flash. The Omega Effect rejuvenating him, making stronger and faster than he ever was. The restraints, he snapped like twigs and stood back up, mostly naked. His eyes glowing red, taller, stronger, and no longer weak. The power felt incredible. He could do anything. He smiled and opened his mouth...

"Congratulations Otis... You're the new Darkseid..."

And thus began the Age of Man...

[The Republic of Atria]

It took Otis a few seconds for the rest of him to catch up. He was the new Darkseid. Or rather, the person who now had his powers. Which he had no idea how to use. Just as he finally got over the shock of what just happened some blue woman was telling him off for killing Darkseid. And that was enough of that for one day. "Bite me. I don't know, or care what I did. All I wanted to do was have a nice sandwich and catch up on Rick and Morty. But nooooo... Darkseid just HAD to come and blow up my apartment. And kill my mother. Fuck you." He spat at Karnilla. "And fuck you." He spat at the Forgotten people. "I wanted to sit on my ass for a few hours. Me time. But I had to deal with MORE of this Gods and Monsters bullshit. I'm DONE. Besides. I don't think anyone is going to be missing Darkseid. It's not like the guy was known for having friends. So, once more to recap. Fuck the lot of you. I'm going home. I'm going to eat dinner. I'm going to shower. I'm going to watch TV and then go to sleep."

However, since he was venting at everyone, his body thought he was under attack. So that meant it had to defend itself. And what better way to defend yourself then powerful death lasers? Otis walked away from them about 20 feet before stopping, gripping the side of his head, and firing the Omega beams indiscriminately. He didn't target anything, but that didn't stop him from carving several structures and the ground apart. It didn't help that he freaked out when they fired. He waved his head all around and made what damage he would have caused much worse. Once he finally managed to stop. "And you can blame those jerks for that." He pointed at the Forgotten People. "I didn't want the Omega Whatever-the-fuck. I wanted a sandwich. And so help me, I'm going to get one, if it kills me."

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis let out a sigh and rubbed his temples. It was very rare when he actually got as angry and upset as he was. Usually he was pretty calm and collected. The funny guy. He'd get over it after some time, but it still hurt. His mother had finally come around, just in time for her to get killed. It sucked. Now he was an orphan. Kind of. He walked around Apokolips for awhile until he realized that he had not only no idea where he was going, but no idea how to get home either. "Great... This day just keeps getting better and better. Powers I don't know how to use. Lost on a planet that smells like shit. And getting bitched at for killing an evil god that literally no one will miss." He muttered to himself and sat down. "Why me? Why couldn't I just be left alone for a few minutes?"

It was while he was sulking that he heard incoherent yelling coming from above him. He looked up to see the hairy brute Kalibak attempting an attack from above. It failed as he just darted out of the way. Kalibak landed on his feet with Otis looking more annoyed than actually threatened. Kalibak swung and hit Otis in the head with his club. But all it did was slightly move his head. "I am SERIOUSLY... NOT in the mood for your bullshit right now." He said and ripped the club from Kalibak's hand. "And I SWEAR. If you touch me with this stupid thing again. I will shove it where the SUN DON'T SHINE. AM I CLEAR?" He said very loud and very firm while dropping it. "Beat it- Wait. How do I get off this planet?"

"Why should I tell you anything? You murdered my father!"

"He murdered my mother. So we're even. And as for why you should tell me. Well. I don't have these red eyes for looks. And remember what I said about the club being shoved somewhere unpleasant?" He asked.

"You need a motherbox." Kalibak said not willing to have his club used as a suppository. "Desaad as them."

"See? You can be useful." He said and just stood there waiting for Kalibak to take him. "Well? Start walking. I don't know who Desaad is or what he looks like." It didn't seem to take much to intimidate Kalibak. He grumbled as he started walking towards what was Darkseid's castle.

[The Republic of Atria]

The "palace" if you could call it that had no doors. Kalibak led him to a rather small and frail looking man wearing a cloak. "Desaad! Father's murderer wishes to speak with you." This earned him an irritated look from Otis.

"First of all. My name is Otis, or Bolt. Second of all, you can't possibly tell me that you miss Darkseid. I've been in a bad mood these last few minutes. And somehow, I think I've treated you better than Darkseid did when he was in a GOOD mood." He said. "Anyways. You." He pointed to Desaad. "I want to go home. Which is Earth. Kalibak said I needed a Motherbox. I don't know what a motherbox is. So... Explain it to me like I'm 10 years old and low on patience." Otis said.

"Of course." He said not willing to argue with the man who just killed his old master and pulled out the Motherbox. It was like a smartphone, but about twice the size. "This device is sentient. It links to its user and will open a portal that we call boom tubes. These portals will take you wherever you wish to go. Across dimensions, universes, and space." He explained, handing Otis the device.

"Huh. That's kinda neat." All it took was a small mental command and the portal opened up, leading back to Earth. "I don't know if I'm coming back. Sooo... Go nuts or whatever." He stepped through the tube and landed back in Attilan. Things were a bit hectic since his apartment was destroyed by Darkseid. The motherbox told him that she could tap into the signals anywhere on Earth. "Okay... The News." He said and the motherbox began to basically play it in his head. Straight to brain TV. There was a video being play on literally every news-station and website capable of supporting videos. And it was all the same thing: His fight with Darkseid. Most people only caught the end where Darkseid was killed, but nevertheless, within an hour, the entire planet knew that he killed Darkseid. "Daaamn."

While he was doing this, he attempted to multitask and head back to his room, which he forgot was destroyed and bumped into a woman. "Oh! I'm sorry!" He stammered and helped her up. "I wasn't watching where I was going."

[The Republic of Atria]

"Oh, it's not a big deal." She replied as Otis helped her up. "Wait. I know you. Everyone thought you were dead after you killed Darkseid."

"No. I came close a few times, but I am very much still alive. It's a long story, but all I want to do now is go get something to eat and sleep for the next decade." He muttered. "Oh... Right. Home is... Erm. Ash."

"You can stay with me! Oh. I forgot. My name is Toriel." She said and was interrupted by the Green Lantern.

"Julie?" Otis asked. "I haven't see you in a few days. What's going on? I mean besides the whole Darkseid kicking the bucket thing. I'm past that and want to move on." He didn't want to have to deal with his mother's death. He just kept telling himself that it's not any different than it was before. He would just not be seeing her ever again. Which stung, but it really wasn't that much different.

"Oh. You're hurt. Please. You both can stay with me for the night. I've got plenty of room." She offered the two.

"You don't have to do that. We just met." Otis said. "I can just go talk to-"

"Nonsense. It's the least I can do. You saved us from Darkseid. The least I can do is give you a place to rest for the night. And please. If you wish to stay longer, I'm more than happy to accommodate the both of you."

[The Republic of Atria]

Naja finally cut the cake and put the slice on a plate for her and Xander to share. It was a beautiful day. Xander made absolutely sure that the cake was enormous. Easily twice the size of a normal person. Held up mostly by Xander's magic. Everyone was free to mingle and have some cake. Xander was barely containing his excitement. He never had a childhood. He was aged to maturity so he could be trained and taught how to protect Earth. Now? He was the leader of his own country, married to the woman he loved, and eating wedding cake. Life didn't get much better than the way it was. "So..." He asked as he sat down next to her. "How... How did I do?" He asked.

"You did great. You're such a sweetheart." She said and kissed his cheek. "You made this the happiest day of my life. I couldn't ask for anything else. We have so many friends here. We've done so much together. You've made my life... Interesting. In a good way. I have friends. I'm in a superhero group! I'm an... a... What's our titles?"

"I always thought Emperor sounded cool. You're gonna be my Empress." He grinned. Naja was a bit iffy on their respective titles, but it's not like either of them had malevolent intentions. Xander was just trying to make sure what happened with the Builder War, never happened again. People were being uplifted in the millions each day. Food, water, and supplies were being moved to planets to get them back on their feet, regardless of their affiliation. So she was more than willing to accept her position. It wasn't like Xander was an unreasonable person, and she could always talk him down.

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis decided that he needed to get his powers under control before anything else. No one was hurt on Apokolips, and that was lucky. He was almost constantly around people. A single accidental discharge and he could wipe out hundreds, if not thousands. And what better trainer for his new godly powers than by being taught by an actual god. Or rather, Goddess in this case. The only other one he knew. He pulled up his motherbox and opened a portal to Asgard. "You're pretty cool, you know that?" He asked the Motherbox. "No more travel times..." He said and stepped once again into the Golden city. The Motherbox took him to Asgard, but not directly to Valka. "Well... I guess that would be too easy. Maybe she's eating. That slime war thing is probably a call for celebration." It was a guess.

Otis went to the feasting hall. "Ummm... Hello? Valka? I kinda, really, need your help with something." He said hoping that she heard him. "It's a long story, but I killed Darkseid and was forced to receive his powers. I don't know the slightest bit of what I'm doing. I sneezed and wiped out a city block on Apokolips. And... You're the only one I know that has any sort of experience with this sort of thing. I just want to know what I can and can't do. And learn how to control it. I don't want to hurt anyone. By the way. You can have Mjolnir back. Unrelated, but I killed Darkseid with it. I'll tell you the full story later."

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis stepped back when he heard Valka's booming voice. One sigh of relief later he found himself seated with a large amount of food and drink. "Oh thank you... Food! I haven't eaten anything in like... Twelveish, hours?" He guessed and began to munch away at the food. "Oh. I could tell you how I did it, but I got this cool gizmo that'll show you what happened. I know that there's a video of me doing the deed. Motherbox, find that video of me. Oh, and do you have like a projector mode?" He asked and it beeped a few times before projecting the video of him and Darkseid's full fight on the most open wall. It opened with Otis getting stomped on by Darkseid following with him mocking Otis. It went on like that for a few minutes, with Otis attacking Darkseid to no avail and Darkseid proceeding to beat him within an inch of his life without too much effort.

"I swear it gets better when the League shows up." And it did. Only to show them fairing about as well as Otis did. That is to say not very well. Even with Otis fight alongside them, Darkseid clearly had the edge. "Oh! Here comes the good part!" He said. The final part of the fight was with Otis using Mjolnir as a shield to protect himself from the Omega beams. Even in the video, Mjolnir began to glow bright red as it absorbed more and more of the energy. Then came Superman's intervention. Without it, it was likely he would have died right then and there. Darkseid then turned after swatting away the Kryptonian and came the part everyone had been waiting for. Otis had combined the power of the God blast with that of the Omega beams into something quite terrible. Motherbox slowed the next few seconds down for dramatic effect. The beam flew straight and true through the Dark God's chest. Ending his reign of terror once and for all. "So... I didn't do it by myself. I would have died if I did."

[The Republic of Atria]

"Thanks. I've... Never wanted to actually do that before. He... Killed my mother right in front of me..." He said solemnly and paused for a moment to regain his composure. "I'm a pacifist, not an idiot." He said and watched her set up the wall and dummy. "I've fired them once before. Though it was accidental. Let's see if I can't do it again." He said and took aim at the dummy and after a few seconds of nothing, fired a quick blast at the dummy. "There we go. I got it." He fired just a straight laser. Darkseid could make them arc and bend to hit just about anything even if he wasn't aiming at it. "Alright. I know how to fire them. He can do that crap where he makes them like... Make angles or some crap. Which is the bullest of shits. So let me know if I hit it this time." He said and faced away from the dummy. Now was the time to put it to the test. He fired the beams and each one made two perfect angles that made sure to avoid hitting him, and went perfectly straight to hit the dummy.

He was holding back as much of the powers as he could to avoid injury to himself and everyone else. But now, he had figured out the most simple ability of the Omega Effect. "Not gonna lie. That was pretty cool. But let's be real here, Darkseid had to have other powers, right? He wouldn't be the most feared being in like all of the universes if his only trick was tracking death lasers. You've fought him before, did he do anything else other than that? I want to know this thing inside and out."

[The Republic of Atria]

"Okay, those sound much more like evil god." Otis snickered. "Y'know what. I think I got it from here. I know how to keep myself from turning a city to ashes. I kind of want to figure the rest out myself. That's half the fun! Thanks though. If you ever need a not evil Darkseid, I'll be more than willing to help." Otis thought about what Valka said about his eyes being vulnerable. "Note taken. Makes me wonder why he never fired them from anywhere else. Maybe it was just a habit thing." He shrugged. "Anyways. You look like you've got your hands full. You've got me situated. Maybe once I finally get a handle on my powers I can help get others get a grasp on their powers. Later tater!" Otis said and opened a Boom Tube to the moon. It was nice and quiet. He looked at the planet below and unconsciously took flight. "Wait... Darkseid could fly... SWEET!" He laughed and landed a bit off balance.

He turned around to see none other than Uatu the Watcher looking at him and then back on Earth. His cosmic awareness kicked in. "The Watcher? I can imagine that now is pretty good viewing. Did you see-" He was about to ask when his question was answered. Uatu's eyes flashed with the very moment Otis blasted Darkseid. "Nice. Good riddance. I can't believe anyone is going to miss him..." He said and stared at the planet for a bit. "I've got all this power... I should be helping people. I don't see how death rays are gonna do that... Maybe I should practice a bit more. Thanks big guy!" He said to the Watcher who didn't really say or do anything Otis opened another Boom Tube to the Asteroid belt. "Lots of room here. Valka said he could teleport things with his lasers... So let's try that."

His first target was a small asteroid, no bigger than him, his fired the Omega Beams and to his surprise, they actually brought the rock to him. "I could see that being useful..."

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis was too busy enjoying himself, that he wasn't paying attention to his comic awareness going off like an alarm. It took a second before he noticed Satera. "Hm? Yeah. I don't think it matters who killed Darkseid. He's dead and that's all that matters to me. At first I didn't want his powers, but they're kinda growing on me. I'm liking these Omega Beams." He explained. "And I hope I can get a grasp on them. I know that Xander guy is starting on humanitarian stuff. He wants to wipe out world hunger by the end of the year, and disease in a few weeks after that. I've seen some of the stuff he has. Fancy. I don't know jack about Kryptonian tech, but it's obviously better than what Earth has standard. I'm thinking that maybe I can help with that stuff. Using the powers of a evil god for... Fun and help."

"Okay... Satera. I hope I'm saying that right. That's cool. I'm Otis. I'm an Inhuman. And I probably should go back to Attilan and let them know I'm still alive. I'm a member of the Royal Guard. Don't think being absent for this long is appreciated. Us Earthlings are finally getting our golden age. Took long enough, am I right?" He snickered. "I wish my mother was here to see it... But... I'll just have to enjoy it twice as much for her sake." Right as he said that, his body granted his wish, in a unique way. It created an avatar of him. "Huh? Is that... Me? No way! Okay this just got about a billion times cooler." He said and looked his avatar over. There was no discernible difference. "Can you talk?"

"Of course I can. I'm you. Well. I was created by you as an extension of your consciousness. I can think and act on my own, but I'm always on your side. I'd do what you would do in any situation. I'm subordinate to you. So now, you can like go to a bunch of places at the same time." The avatar explained to him. "I'm not as powerful as you, but I'm pretty close. Though the more you make, the weaker we are.

"Alright. Good to know. Now of course I have to create a bunch of you and we have to go dance to Thriller!" He said and rubbed his hands together. Otis way happy to go try out his idea. He was probably the only one who used his godlike powers for stupid stuff like dancing, but it wasn't going to stop him, that's for sure.

[The Republic of Atria]

"I wasn't talking about that... Though I did notice it. I'm talking about us finally getting off Earth and into the universe! That Xander dude has a ton of Kryptonian tech. Which is apparently super advanced. That's what I'm talking about. Though the God thing is cool too." He shrugged and put an arm around his avatar. "I should start a club... Y'know what. There's a bunch of New Gods... That means we have to have a Pantheon!" He said and thought for a moment. "And I guess that means I have to build it. And what better place than..." He smiled and channeled the energy of the Omega Effect to warp them both right on the moon. "Right. I've done some reading on some advanced telekinetics. Supposedly they could manipulate the atoms of matter. Valka did say that Darkseid used psychic powers against her. So let's see..." Otis said and floated several hundred feet above the surface. "Let's get to work!"

His avatar went to work right away, carving out a sizable foundation. Even though he only wielded a fraction of Otis' power, it was quite simple for the avatar to go about it's task. "Not gonna lie, this is freakin' cool. This is really freaking cool." Otis himself decided to do the next part. "Alright... So we'll need a big ass room. And refreshments! Go find out the best refreshments. I'll handle the construction work." He said and thought for a moment. Out of the ground rose large, purple walls, making a perfect cube just slightly smaller than the average Wal-mart. Inside, there were several rooms. Nothing too fancy. A large circular table, capable of seating almost fifty people. The second largest room would be for refreshments. Which would be filled upon his avatar returning from it's job. "Alright... I am starting to see why Darkseid was so terrifying. Makes me wonder how we even beat him in the first place if he's this freaking powerful... Satera, dude. Got any suggestions? Maybe I should add a game room."

[The Republic of Atria]

- Snip -

Lord Satera/The Highfather of Mortis

Satera watched as Otis utilized the power of the Omega Effect to warp them to the moon, which surprised him, but he did see It coming, considering the fact that he had to occasionally track Otis' unique signature in order to properly locate him before, but what shocked him was the sheer amount of time it took to create the exterior of the complex, that is what amazed him to nearly no end "Wow, this was the quickest construction of an exterior that I've ever seen..." Satera commented, his eyes slightly widened in amazement as he looked back to Otis, but instead of continuing the conversation, he cut straight to the point "I was thinking of a Recreation Room, with not only a Game Room, but with training equipment in order to master the New God's abilities, for example, Kazuko Masaki is the God of Nature, and even though he is proficient in Nature-Type Abilities, he still needs some training, I'm thinking a type of flexible simulation that would force the member of the Simulation to utilize their powers that they've been bestowed with in order to eventually master it, it won't be exactly related to battle, but numerous situations that their Godly Abilities are the best and the worst at." Satera explained.

Satera put his hand on his chin and thought for a moment of what they needed "And perhaps, to bring the New Gods closer together, we should make an entire segment of the facility into closed off quarters that would serve as living quarters for our new Gods, when we gather a sufficient amount of New Gods that join our pantheon, we should ask them what is needed in order to make the living space more to their liking, because I'm not going to lie, some of the New Gods may be scattered about in differing and Isolated Locations and may be hard to get to them, which is why when establishing a long portion of the facility into Private, Closed Off Quarters would we be able to gather our friends and allies in one place rather than going on a witch hunt for them." Satera remarked, still trying to think of what to add into the new facility.

"Woah woah woah." He said putting his hands in the air. "Slow down a second there. I'm operating under the knowledge of High-School dropout. I have no idea what a batch of fresh gods are going to need to train. I don't know who this Kazuko guy is, but if he's the god of Nature, then the moon is probably not the best place to practice.... Y'know. Since there's no plants. That, and I know very little about computers." He explained. "As far as gaining new recruits, eh. I can create avatars, remember? From like... Two seconds ago? I'll just send a bunch of them out and about to get some allies. And thank you..." He trailed off. "You're a... What's the word... Fusion. Don't ask me how I know. I can just see it." It was his psionic powers. Satera's consciousness was much different from a normal person.

"Huh. I knew there was something strange. Oh well. Don't bother me none. I've got work to do. Anyways. Since you already know one of the new gods, go get them and bring them here. Cause then... That's 3. Counting us."

[The Republic of Atria]

"Great!" Otis said. "You guys get the tech. Cause I know as much about that I as do chemistry. Which is nothing... Yeah. Nothing. And I suppose I do have telepathy, I just don't like the idea of looking into someone else's mind. Gotta respect the privacy, yo. People's brains are in the inside of the head for a reason." He explained. It made sense to him. He had his fair share of secrets. It was only fair that everyone else got to keep theirs. "Alright. I'm gonna head back to Attilan and let them know that I'm not dead. Should give you guys plenty of time to grab everything you'll need." He said and channeling the Omega Effect's power once more, teleported just himself back to the royal court of Attilan. "Lucy, I'm home!" Otis said as Queen Medusa almost jumped from the bright flash of light right in front of her. "Sorry. Rumors of my death are greatly exaggerated. I'm back and better than ever! Mostly. Mom's dead."

"Otis?" Medusa asked and stood back up from her throne to get a look at the young man. There were quite a few differences from when she last saw Otis. He was taller, much more toned, his eyes had changed color, but he still had the same carefree attitude that he was known for. "What happened to you? We all thought you died when you killed Darkseid."

"It's a long story... Okay not really. When those portals opened up, I must've gotten sucked through one of them. Some weirdoes on Darkseid's planet grabbed me while I was unconscious. When I came to, I was chained to the floor. It probably would be kinky if I wasn't nearly dead from getting that thrashing by Darkseid. Anyways. They went on about some prophecy that Darkseid was supposed to die, and said that since he did die by my hand, that I'm the one who gets the source of his power. The Omega Something-or-other. I wasn't really paying attention because I was barely alive at that point. Boom. I got the powers. Then I took a few hours to make sure I didn't sneeze and wipe out the next galaxy. I'm still figuring out these new powers, but so far, it's really freaking awesome!" He paused for a second. "...Your Majesty."

"There's no need for the formalities. You just killed a god and took his powers for yourself. Otis. Attilan needs you now more than ever." She said. "Remnants of the Kree and Skrulls are going to make attempts against us. The Kree is trying to make us the slaves they wanted, and there are rumors that the Skrulls have our king. If you really have Darkseid's powers, then we can prove to the universe that Attilan is not going to be pushed around any longer. We are no one's slaves. And we will take our king back."

"Woah woah woah. Your Majesty, I'm all for making sure Attilan is safe from attack and all that jazz, but I'm not going to go to war. I don't want to be Darkseid with a different name. I'm better than he is...Was. I want to help. I really do. This is my home. And I'll help get... I didn't even know Attilan had a king. Anyways, I'll help grab him, but I'm not going to float on a cloud above the Kree and hurl laser blasts at them in fury. I've said it to Gorgon, I've said it to Valka, and I'll say it to you too. I. Am. A. Pacifist. For the most part. I'll fight to protect someone, or myself. Though nowadays, it doesn't seem that there's much that can threaten me. I don't go around throwing my powers around. That makes me no better than Darkseid. I'm not a genocidal tyrant. I'm just a 20 year old man. I'm not even legally old enough to drink booze. But apparently I'm old enough to be one of the most powerful beings in the universe."

Medusa didn't know what to say. Otis could break both empires in half with one hand behind his back. They needed his help. He was the biggest gun Attilan had at the moment. And he wasn't willing to do what needed to be done simply because he believed it would make him comparable to Darkseid. She knew full and well that Otis was a goofball. Not a bad bone in the young man's body. Would give the shirt of his back to anyone who wanted it, but on the other hand, it wasn't like she could make him do it. Otis wasn't on a different level. He was on a different universe compared to even the strongest of Inhumans. "Otis."

"Bolt. I finally got a name. Bolt."

"Bolt." She said. "I understand what you're thinking. But you're not Darkseid. I've seen you and heard everyone you've met talk about you. You're one of the kindest men in Attilan. You're always smiling. You take adversity in stride and never let it stop you. Please. We need your help. You're a god now. I know I can't make you do anything you don't want to. But what means more to you. What you believe, or your family?" She asked and left Otis alone. It didn't feel good to guilt trip someone like him, but Attilan needed the help.

[The Republic of Atria]

Medusa had to compromise. Otis was their ticket to showing the universe that the Inhumans were no longer going to tolerate being used. The ticket to getting their king back. She couldn't just let Otis say no to the entire thing. "Okay. What else can you do that doesn't involve combat?" She asked. Neither her nor Otis knew the full extent of his abilities. Maybe there was something else he could do that would give them an edge.

"I'm honestly not too sure. Tell you what. I'll head back to Darkseid's planet... If you can call it that. His minions probably know more about what he can...Could do. I'll be back shortly. Don't go rushing into things until I get back... Your majesty." Otis said and opened a Boom Tube back to Apokolips. If Medusa didn't know better, she'd would have thought Otis was being sarcastic. He landed right back in the midst of Darkseid's fortress, where Desaad was going about his experiments. "You." Otis said and almost caused the ex-assistant to Darkseid to jump. "I need your help with something. I need you to explain everything you knew about Darkseid and his power." Otis asked. "Explain it to me like I'm a little kid."

"O-Of course." He wasn't going to argue. He didn't know Otis had no ill will towards anyone other than his old master. All he knew was that Otis killed him and that he was asking for help. Saying no wasn't something he was used to. "Darkseid wields the cosmic energy of the Omega Effect. I'm certain you knew that already. He can use it for virtually anything he chooses. Such as those beams." He explained. Otis gave a "go on" gesture. "He do... Anything. I've seen him do anything from raise the dead to create life. His son... Kalibak. Darkseid increased his strength."

"Hold on there. So... Darkseid can give people powers?"

"Y-Yes. He's done it many time to his underlings. I'm not certain if he gave them new abilities, or enhanced the ones already there, but I have seen him do it. I was his most trusted adviser. Not that it stopped him from killing me when I was no longer useful."

"Damn. Darkseid sounds like a really crappy boss. I don't plan on hanging around here very long or often. So... Thanks I guess. Now I just have to go practice.... Darkseid's gone. Why are you still here? You're free." He asked.

"It's complicated child. Head home and practice your heroics." Desaad said pretty much now aware and convinced that Otis wasn't anything like Darkseid. "I've things to do of my own volition." Otis shrugged and went back to Attilan. All of 5 minutes had passed and Medusa still almost jumped every time she her a Boom Tube opening. "Good news everyone!" He said despite Medusa being the only other person in the room. "So. I had a quick chat with Darkseid's assistant and found a way I can help out. So get this. Apparently Darkseid can give people powers or upgrade the ones they already have. I haven't exactly tested it yet. So results may vary."

"Perhaps you should figure out if you can do this. What if he lied to you?"

"Naw. He was pretty terrified of me when I walked back in. As far as he knows. I killed Darkseid so I'm probably not someone to be screwed with. Which is good for us. Now. I need some guinea pigs..."

[The Republic of Atria]

As the wedding drew to its close, Xander was saying goodbye to the guests when Naja came up to him. "Hey you big lug." She said. "So... the girls and I were talking about it. And... Well. We wanted to make you an honorary member of the Justice Queens." She said. "You're only the second guy... The first one... Kinda passed away. Hopefully that's not a continuing trend." She said and awaited Xander's response.

"A member of the Justice Queens?" He asked and pretended to think about it for a moment. "Given that I am of the male persuasion. Possessing the sex organ typically found on men. A Queen, is often a term to refer to a homosexual male. I am not homosexual. It would be very strange if I were. Since you know. The wedding." He snickered and got a very annoyed look from his wife. "I'm kidding! I'd love to be an honorary member of my wife's superhero team. See. I can be funny too."

Otis

"Okay. I think I should test it on bugs first. Small. And no one cares about them. Unless it's bees. Everyone loves bees. Buzzy little buddies. Now, wasps, hornets, and yellow jackets? Screw 'em. Filled with hate, anger, and a poisonous ass knife. They will not be missed." He said, locating the nearest hornet's nest. Before he kept completely clear of them. Now? He was invulnerable and could fire seeking death lasers from his eyes and hands. "Tables are turned now you little bastards!" He snickered as he created a barrier around the nest and pulled it. Of course the hornets were absolutely pissed, but they couldn't do anything about it. "Only thing I'm missing now is a mad scientist's outfit. And maybe a thunderstorm. But it's nice out today." He said and grabbed a few rocks range from the size of a pebble to the size of a bowling ball.

"And now we begin science most foul. Desecrating the laws of both god and man... Wait... I'm a God..." He said as the realization hit him. "And who will be our first tribute?" He said and pulled a random one of the hornets out of the barrier. It was obviously angry, but Otis didn't care. "Alright little buddy. Best case. You get superpowers. Worse case. You turn into ash. Either way it's a win win for me since I hate you little bastards." He said and tied the insect to the largest rock. It tried to fly at him, but the twine Otis used kept that from happening. "And now we begin phase two of my master plan." Which was blasting the bug with the Omega Beams with every intention to make it a super hornet. As for the results... Let's just say that he was happy to have started working with insects before moving onto people.

"Okay... Well. Trial and error is how most shit gets done. So let's do more trials!" He said and pulled hornet number two out of the barrier. "I really should go talk to someone about this. I probably have so much repressed emotions. Oh well. I'll burn that bridge later." He said and tied the equally angry hornet to the rock. "Super powered hornets, take two." He said and blasted it. This time with a specific idea in mind. Significantly increased strength. To his surprise, the hornet was still alive and not a pile of nothing. When it recovered from the shock, it flew right back at Otis and the rock flew along with it. Otis swatted it and the hornet was killed, but it was a success. "There we go." He destroyed the rest of the hornets. It was for the betterment of mankind. And he just really hated hornets.

[The Republic of Atria]

Once Otis was confident in his ability to give people powers, he decided to go let Medusa know about his progress. "Your Majesty!" He said surprising her once again with him just bursting into her throne room before her eyes had the chance to process it. "Good news! I figured out how to manipulate powers! Those hornets will... Not be missed. Let's be real here, no one is going to miss hornets. Angry for no reason than just being angry at people. Though I probably didn't help the situation. Regardless. I can help indirectly win the war." He explained.

"That's wonderful news Bolt. If I may ask a favor, could you please knock before you come in here? One of these days, you'll give me a heart attack." She said and Otis shrugged.

"Sure. Sorry about that. But I'm ready to help. In my own way of course." He knew that he could easily probably take on the entirety of the Kree and Skrulls and come out on top. But he was a pacifist and did his best to avoid violence. Of course, given the world he lived in nowadays, it was almost impossible to take two steps without getting into a fight. Medusa wanted to keep the Inhumans safe and finally set them up as the power that she wanted them to be. He knew Medusa wanted him to lead the charge against the Kree and Skrulls. End the fight before there was anything that could backfire. But he just didn't have it in him to be a violent person. Especially now that he had the Omega Effect. If he ever wanted to, the number of people who could stop him would be few and far between. "I have a question. How are we gonna get to space?"

"We leave in a few hours." Medusa said and walked over to Otis. "I know you're going to be helping us. But you could end this before it begins. I know you're opposed to violence, but that doesn't change the fact that I..." She was going to pull rank on him, but decided against that. Otis could always pull the whole "god" thing out and go with that. It wasn't like she had the capability to make him do anything. "...Insist that you help in that way. It would be quicker and less people would be putting their lives on the line." She explained. "I know you won't unless you absolutely have to. Please take it into consideration. I do not want to lose all of us before you make a choice."

Guilt tripping him? It was dirty, and it certainly made Otis feel bad. She wasn't pleased with it, but she felt that there wasn't much choice. Even with Otis boosting the powers of her soldiers, she doubted that they could truly win against an empire the size of both the Kree and Skrull's. Though she had one last trump card that she prayed that she wouldn't have to use.

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis spent the next few hours repairing his room. Well, the repairs only took a few minutes, so the rest of the time was spent catching up on TV shows. Namely Rick and Morty as well as One Punch Man. At least until the city starting shaking like an earthquake was going on. "And just as I was getting to the good part..." He muttered as he went outside to see what was going on. What was going on, was that the city was flying. He rubbed his eyes to make sure what he was seeing wasn't a hallucination. It wasn't. He had seen a myriad of things in the past few weeks, but a flying city? That was something that he didn't expect. He knew what was coming next, so it was best to get started. So he headed to Medusa's throne room and entered without raising her blood pressure. Which she was grateful for. "So. I noticed that the city was... Ya know. Not stuck to the ground like normal ones. It makes me happy I'm not afraid of heights. Anyways. I actually have a few questions. Like how we're gonna travel lightyears, and how everyone who can't breathe in space... Won't ya, know. Die."

"Thank you for entering like a normal person Bolt. Attilan is more than capable of weathering the harsh conditions of space. However, as far as our long distance travel goes, we will be using that device you use to move between dimensions."

"My motherbox?" He said and pulled it out. "Can you open a portal that size?" The motherbox explained that it was actually much simpler than Otis thought. It had to explain that the dimension of the New Gods was much different than Otis thought it was. In fact if Otis had left the dimension without it, he would be the second largest celestial body in the solar system. "Okay... I didn't know that. It can. Not a problem in the slightest." He said. "Only problem is that I have no idea where we're going. So you just give me a location and I can get us there." He said a bit nervous. "So... I guess I should put up a sign for everyone to get their powers boosted?" He asked.

"Calm down Bolt. Why are you nervous? This is not any different than standing up to Darkseid. Which you did quite well. This should be nothing compared to that. If you can that. You can do this."

"Different story... What happened between Darkseid and I was... Kinda personal. I don't know any of these people. I'm just a bit antsy about this whole thing. I just never liked violence. I know you told me that I wouldn't have to do any fighting unless I wanted to. But... Still. I've never been in an actual war."

"Bolt. One day you will understand. This universe is cruel, uncaring, and cold. If you don't fight to protect what you care about. It WILL kill you. I can't make you understand that. It's a necessary evil. People get hurt. People die. It's terrible. But we can't avoid this. Attilan is a target for the Kree. A target for the Skrulls. We are tired of being that target. We will get our king back. This would be much easier if you were our vangaurd." Otis gave her a "What's that?" look. "...Our front runner. Someone to demonstrate that we are going to go through with what we say. You are by far the most powerful one in the city. You wouldn't even have to hurt anyone. Once you demonstrate that you are the one who killed Darkseid and stole his power. They will not oppose you."

"I... I know. I'm just not comfortable with the thought of people being terrified of me. I'm not a scary person! I'm not! Everyone who knows me knows that I'm the guy who wants to sit around making jokes and laughing. I didn't ask to be a god. I didn't ask to help fight in a war. All I wanted was to just... Live." He sighed. "I'll... I'll think about it. I don't want to promise anything other than that I will think about what you said. A lot has happened to me over these last few days. Give me some time to think about it." He said as his Motherbox pinged. "It says that it has the coordinates for where you want to go. I'll open the boom tube here in a few minutes. Until then. I'll get to work making everyone stronger." He said and went to do just that. There was a large number of colorful characters waiting for him.

He did as he was intending. Increasing abilities as well as the control they had over them for those who needed it. He swallowed and opened the Boom Tube to the Skrull planet they were going to attack.

[The Republic of Atria]

The city was pushed through the boom tube with it's warriors ready to go. Otis stayed put. He wanted nothing to do with looking or watching the fighting. Staying back and waiting for those who needed healing or another boost was his plan of action. So he decided to strike up a conversation with his motherbox on what he should do. It didn't have much in the way of advice, but it had a suggestion. It wasn't something he was keen on, but it was an idea. It could suppress his emotions in any way he wanted. Make his anger go away. Or. It could suppress his other instincts that keep him from wanting to fight and his normal aversion to violence in general. It was something that could be used as a last resort should they need it. As he was waiting, Vinatos insisted on getting a sample of his blood. Otis denied it several times. Mostly because he was afraid of needles and wanted nothing to do with them even under the very likely possibility that they wouldn't be able to pierce his skin. After about an hour the warriors made their return. Most of them anyway.

A handful of them had gotten killed. When Otis heard it, he felt his heart sink and stomach turn. People were dead. Most of them had injuries. Apparently the mission was infiltration and information retrieval. Which had gone up in flames. Medusa made an appearance to the injured ones to hear any information they might have gathered on Black Bolt's location. Neither her or Otis made eye contact. He knew what she was going to say and didn't want to hear it. They both knew that he could've walked right in there, demanded the information at no risk and could have pried it from their computers or even brains. It would've taken a matter of minutes and he was the only one at any sort of risk. That is to say he would've been fine. Neither the Kree or the Skrulls had the firepower to do much more than annoy him. Medusa was guilt tripping him and she didn't even have to say a word. He helped Vinatos patch up those who were wounded. He guided Otis through the methods of repairing tissue damage with his powers and he got quite good at it.

They all thanked him for his help. Which stung all the more. He felt absolutely terrible for not having done it himself. It would've been so easy. His morals were now getting people hurt and even killed. He was contemplating what to do while they planned their next attack. If he stayed inside, he would be morally clean. Kind of. If he went out into the field, he would be violating everything he believed in, but no one else would have to die. In hindsight it was quite selfish of him to put his morals before the health of other people. It was a realization, but Medusa was right. He should be the one to go fix this. He would rather look down on himself for having done something that he didn't want to, but made sure that no one else had to die. At least, as he was about to try to do what was needed until a massive explosion tore through the city like a hot knife through butter...

[The Republic of Atria]

Otis put up a shield to protect as many people as he could. Several more had been killed in the blast. He saw that and it burned him. He was tough enough to withstand just about anything. But everyone else wasn't so lucky. He could see what it was that caused the blast. It wasn't like a typical explosive. There was no origin point. It was more like something had hit the city. Like some sort of beam. He saw several people immediately vaporized in the blast. And it was all his fault. As much as it hurt his pride to do it, he was the one who had to go. He stepped forward to see several Skrull warships converging on Attilan. There was no time for tears. Not now. He was angry. Both at himself and the Skrulls. He took a deep breath and fired the Omega Beams. They shattered the shipped like glass and dropped like a rock. He felt terrible. But Medusa was right. People were going to die no matter what he did. It was either the Skrulls or the Inhumans who were going to die. Otis made his choice.

He floated off of the floating city and landed not too far from the wreckage of the ships he destroyed. He looked back to Attilan, where the city was damaged and looked back at the fortress the Skrulls had constructed. It seemed to have some sort of air defense cannon. Which he was going to take out first. It wasn't worth risking the city more than he had to. Stealth wasn't an option. The Skrulls knew he was coming. He figured that much out whey started shooting him. It did nothing, but that didn't stop them from trying. Otis didn't want to hurt any more people than he had to, so he pretty much just ignored them as he walked into their fortress. The second he ripped the blast door they were using off of where it was supposed to be, he was greeted with a blast of fire that went on for about ten seconds before it finally stopped. It didn't bother Otis any other than wasting his time. The blast came from the original Super Skrull, Kl-rt. Not that Otis cared. "I know you. I saw you on the news long ago and far away. You have the powers of the Fantastic Four, right?" He asked As Kl-rt took a step back realizing that Otis wasn't the least bit bothered by his flames.

"Yes. Answer me this Inhuman." He said. "How were you not effected by my fire? And how did you shoot down our warships? Only one Inhuman in our records has that kind of power. And you are not him."

"Oh, that? I'll answer your question with another question. You know who Darkseid is, right?" He asked and given Kl'rt's expression going from angry to Oh no... "Given that look, I assume you do. Well, then I'm sure you know what happened to him right? Dude got himself killed not too long ago. And all of his power had to go somewhere, right?" Kl'rt knew where this was going. He didn't want to believe it. "Guess who has it? Yeah. I know that look. You're scared out of your mind. You also don't believe me do you? I mean aside from my blowing up those big ass ships of yours and walking in here with no problem. I think that's evidence enough to show that I'm not pulling your leg." Kl'rt had no idea what that expression meant, but he had to guess it meant that Otis wasn't lying to him. "So tell you what. I won't go Darkseid on your green butts if you can tell me one little thing. Apparently, Attilan has a King. Black Bolt, I think his name was. Tell me where he's at and I promise I'll just take him and leave. Please make this easy on me. I don't want to have to force it out of you. I'm really not in a good mood at the moment. Which is pretty rare for me. So just give me the King and we'll be out of your metaphorical hair. Trust me, you don't want a fight." Otis said and cross his arms.

What could he do? Otis clearly wasn't bluffing. And if he really had killed Darkseid, what chance did they have? Not much, but he was a Super Skrull! He wasn't going to surrender to a lower lifeform even if he did kill Darkseid! Kl'rt put his fear aside and used all of the strength hie could muster from The Thing's powers and hit Otis as hard as he could. Only for the Inhuman to not even budge.

Otis sighed a bit, with Kl'rts fist still in between his eyes. "Alright. I have another question."

"do you wanna have a bad time?"

[The Republic of Atria]

Kl'rt pulled his hand back and the next thing he saw was a bright flash of red. Otis had blasted him with the Omega Beams, but instead of them erasing him, they smashed him through the wall behind him, and the wall behind that and so on. "I warned you that you were gonna have a bad time." Otis said and smiled a bit. "I mean, I didn't want to do this. I really didn't. I would rather have been in my room watching TV or playing Fallout or something. Probably making a sandwich. That's really all I wanted to do this evening. Honest." He said as he carefully stepped over the wreckage that was all over the place. "Then I get dragged into this. I mean, I could've easily said no. But that's always been something I had trouble with. I don't like disappointing people. Let me break it down for you. I really don't want to be here. Everyone else here doesn't want me to be here. So just give me Black Bolt, and I'll be gone. I mean , once I find him, and I will regardless of whether or not you help me, I'm gonna go home and get something to eat. I've been playing Fallout 3 in preparing for Fallout 4. It comes out in a few days and I've already preordered..."

Otis continued rambling about stuff that Kl'rt either didn't understand, or couldn't care less about. The one thing he did understand was that his ribs were shattered. "Stop talking!" He shouted at the Inhuman who stopped talking. He wanted to know where Black Bolt was, so he had an idea. "Black Bolt... You will find him in the rear of the facility."

"Seriously?" He muttered. "Ya know, you could've saved yourself those cracked ribs if you just told me that from the beginning. I'm not trying to pull teeth here. Thank you. Sheesh. What happened to just asking people for help and them just helping you? Now they'll only help you if they're at the risk of dying..." He muttered to himself as he walked through the facility. Kl'rt had a plan. The whole reason they captured Black Bolt was to weaponize him. And it was successful. Otis was going to walk right into the middle of their firing range and they were going to blast him with the full power of Black Bolt's voice. His voice could crack open planets and burn out stars. There was no possible way Otis could survive that if it was focused directly at him, right?

It was time to find out. Otis walked right in the middle of the testing range, the weapons was positioned to aim at him, and it was fired. Otis put up a barrier to shield himself, but it didn't last very long. The power of Black Bolt's voice tore through it like styrofoam. He started to slide back as his clothes were obliterated, leaving the Inhuman nude while being bombarded with a Skrull superweapon. By the way it was bombarding him, he felt it. It was actually hurting him. Purple blood dripped from his nose as the capillaries burst. He finally managed to start walking through the blast towards where the weapons was being fired from. Much to the terror of the operators. Otis was bleeding but he was getting closer and closer. They turned the weapon up to beyond it's safe limits and the blast actually knocked him down and back, but the machine overloaded and shut down.

Otis however, managed to recover his sense of direction, and hobbled his way over to the weapon. Black Bolt was strung up in to with numerous devices goign in and out of his head. "Alright. My head hurts. And I'm pretty sure that's my blood. I'm gonna need a shower- Give me the King. Come on. You guys can do that, right? I'm naked. When a naked god asks for something, you really shouldn't say no..." The Skrulls were too busy running for their lives to listen to Otis ramble on. "Fine... I'll do it myself." He said and used the power of the Omega Effect to free Black Bolt and heal his wounds. However, he was weakened from the blast and due to his head still shaking from the blast, didn't notice that he dropped his motherbox. Which he thought was destroyed in the blast anyways. "I know this probably isn't the best way to introduce myself since I'm not wearing a shirt or any pants... Not my fault, I swear, I can explain." He snickered with the same grin he always had. "Let's go home."