Ally.

She was unhinged, a fanatical middle-aged woman whose obsession had doomed two worlds.

Her ancestors had once left behind a rhomboid pendant, one existing in the Main World, the other in the Anti-World. These pendants contained terrifying power, capable of connecting realities.

When Ally claimed both pendants, she could fuse the Main World with the Anti-World, forcing every person to merge with their opposite counterpart.

Each counterpart was a mirrored self, born from a reversed reality. Their values, experiences, and personalities were entirely different, yet still bound to the same existence.

Ally believed that once merged, every individual would ascend beyond humanity and become a god. To achieve her dream of a "Kingdom of Gods," she created a church, spreading influence across both worlds. Her charisma and power made her a dictator, and she brainwashed entire populations into her cause. Even the son of Bizarro Superman fell under her control.

Superman and Bizarro once fought together against her, but even their combined might couldn't stop her rise. Bizarro perished in that struggle. Ally gained both pendants, fused with her opposite self, and ascended to the level of a demigod.

The Superman of the Main World resisted as best he could, even fighting alongside his half-brother. Together, they managed to shatter the pendant. By rights, the crisis should have ended.

But Ally had already transcended. She absorbed energy like a parasite, stripping even Superman of decades' worth of stored sunlight in mere moments. The clash left him as powerless as the day he first arrived on Earth.

Now nothing could stop her.

And so, Ally's true plan began: to merge the Main World and the Anti-World completely, forcing every soul to fuse with their counterpart. When the final union was complete, she believed she would ascend as a true god.

At this moment, Malrick gazed upon the spectacle.

Suspended in the void between universes, Ally spread her arms, light cascading from her body like a living crucifixion. Energy stolen from Superman poured out, pulling the Main World and the Anti-World closer to collision.

"Originally," Malrick mused, eyes narrowing, "Superman would enter the Sun, regain his power, and defeat her in one desperate final stand. But since I'm here, waiting for him to do everything feels like a waste."

The Dormammu Suit shimmered around him, forming a protective barrier. With a burst of speed, Malrick shot forward, straight toward Ally.

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Meanwhile, on Earth…

"Are you Batman?"

"Are you Superman?"

The Kent Farm, Smallville.

Tony Stark, clad in a suit reconfigured into Batman's armor, stood across from a weary Clark Kent.

Fifteen minutes earlier, Tony had awakened in a cave. Before he could even complain about yet another unconscious "teleportation," Jarvis gave him grim news—Malrick had vanished.

Not in the ordinary sense. Not by sneaking off, not by sabotage. He had simply disappeared on camera, gone without a trace, leaving only confused detectors behind.

Tony, rattled beneath his usual composure, asked Jarvis if Malrick could still be tracked.

"No, sir," Jarvis answered. "Young Master Malrick is completely out of signal range. And judging from his expression and behavior before vanishing, it was not voluntary."

Tony's jaw tightened. He flipped up his faceplate, rubbed his forehead, and muttered, "Alright. Let's not panic. Let's see where we are first."

The moment he stepped out of the cave, the truth was obvious. The sky burned red under a warped square sun. Planets seemed misshapen. Reality itself bent unnaturally.

"Jarvis," Tony said flatly, "we're in a world about to collapse."

"Yes, sir. This appears to be the DC Universe," the AI confirmed.

Tony groaned. "Of course."

He quickly ordered Jarvis to tap into global networks and satellites. If superheroes existed here, he needed allies. Unsurprisingly, Superman appeared as the only truly active presence.

"Perfect. One-man show territory. Let's find him."

Jarvis locked onto Superman's signal within seconds—Kent Farm. Tony wasted no time, accelerating toward the coordinates. To cut travel time, he even re-skinned his armor into Batman's appearance. If this really was DC, he might as well lean into it.

But when he arrived, confusion hit him.

Jarvis scanned Clark Kent and delivered an impossible result: Superman's physiology was weaker than an average man's.

Tony squinted. "You're Superman? Because you look like a guy who skipped leg day… forever."

Clark frowned back. "You're Batman? Because last I checked, Batman didn't have a beard."

The two stared at each other, equally perplexed.

Clark finally sighed. "I know what's happening. You must be from another world. Ally must have dragged you here."

Tony's sarcasm faltered at the name. His face grew serious. "She's real here too? Great."

Clark nodded grimly. "Because of her, our world is merging with its opposite. First matter, then people. That's probably where your friend vanished—into the Anti-World."

"Anti-World?" Tony echoed.

Clark explained: "Two realities colliding. Objects and people switching between worlds. Disasters multiplying everywhere. Unless Ally is stopped, both worlds will collapse."

Tony's brows furrowed. "Then why haven't you gone after her yourself?"

Clark's face darkened. "Because all my power is gone. Ally drained me completely. Right now, I'm weaker than an ordinary man. All I can do is be with my family while I still can."

Tony stared at him in disbelief. Superman—the invincible symbol—reduced to a family man in his twilight hours.

But Clark wasn't finished.

"There might be one way," he said softly, eyes rising to the merging suns. The Anti-World's square red sun was beginning to fuse with Earth's yellow one.

"If I enter the sun, I might regain everything. But…"

He trailed off, the risk unspoken. Entering the sun might kill him.

Tony exhaled. "Maybe we should find Malrick first. My Superman might have a way."

But even as he said it, his mind raced. How do you stop a god-tier fanatic merging entire universes? Even the Avengers had never faced something like this.

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