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Almost all of Creation ceased to exist. All that remained was the billions of seering white hot needlepoints of pain being jabbed into her brain. Her last coherent thought was that someone managed to activate the Ultimate Nullifier. Then it was an eternity in a red haze of burning hellfire. An eternity that finally came to an end. The red haze of burning agony was replaced by a serene blackness.

Then the dreams came. But how could Alison Blaire dream if Alison Blaire no longer existed?

Outside her now short circuited mind the physical body of Dazzler lay face down on the floor. Her tear-streaked eyes opened and glazed. Her mouth also open and drooling. Only her labored breathing showed signs of life.

Nearby the solidified light fog that was a makeshift prison for Darkseid began to dissolve. It evaporated into steam and from within a silhouette with blazing red eyes began to move. Darkseid stepped out and walked over to the unconscious figure laying in prostration before him.

As he looked down on her he pondered the best course of action.

Kill her and be done with it? He had probed her mind and found she knew nothing of the Galactus Box that was useful.

Or should he place her in his service? She did shoot through Apokolips' defenses like they were nothing. And she also made fools out of Granny Goodness and her top Female Furies. His OWN elite guard. And on top of that she was actually able to block his Omega Beam. And even withstand its concussive effects. Very very few beings could do that. This "Dazzler" could prove to be a very valuable asset.

It was decided then. This glowing Herald of Galactus would now become a minion of Darkseid. An enforcer in the new universe to come.

He was about to summon Granny Goodness when the door to Desaad's lab opened and he stepped out. Behind him was his sister, Bernadeth. She chose not to enter the area that was a battlefield a few moments ago. Obviously she was expecting a bad reaction to bad news. Desaad meekly came before his Master. His head was bowed and he kneeled. "Lord Darkseid I..."

"The ONLY reason you should be out of that lab, Desaad, is if you have news of the Galactus Box."

"I-I did neutralize the multi-phasic field and open the box, M'Lord."

So why was he not preening about like the insufferable little egotist he was? "But?"

"It's boobytrapped." He then held up two bandaged stumps where his hands used to be. "In fact it
has MULTIPLE boobytraps.

Bernadeth closed the door.

"BERNADETH!"

The door opened and she rushed out. Bowing and kneeling. "Yes, Lord Darkseid. How may I serve?"

He indicated the Dazzler. "Take that one to Granny Goodness. I would have her conditioned and trained
as a Female Fury. Tell Granny her power is cosmic in origin. Adjust the neutralizer accordingly."

"As you command, my Lord." She got up. Picked up Dazzler and carried her off.

But once out of the area she dropped the unconscious girl on the floor and summoned two nearby Dog Soldiers. "Take this one to Granny Goodness. I'll tell her what must be done."

The guards saluted and then picked Dazzler up and carried her off. Bernadeth then went to the nearest Comm Station and called Granny.

Darkseid fired his Omega Beams and a startled Desaad was disintegrated. He fired them again and Desaad was back among the living once more with BOTH fully functional hands.

"Fail me, Desaad, and I'll remove those hands personally." Darkseid then made a "snapping" motion to show how he'd do it.

"I-I won't fail you, my lord. I promise." And with that the sniveling little sycophant bowed and scrapped all the way back to his lab.

Darkseid sighed and then smiled as he teleported back to his throne room. Soon, very soon, the Ultimate Nullifier would be his. And, with it, the Anti-Life Equation and a universe remade. Perhaps ALL universes.

To be continued by and

Dazzler (c) MARVEL
Darkseid (c) DC

Description
Almost all of Creation ceased to exist. All that remained was the billions of seering white hot needlepoints of pain being jabbed into her brain. Her last coherent thought was that someone managed to activate the Ultimate Nullifier. Then it was an eternity in a red haze of burning hellfire. An eternity that finally came to an end. The red haze of burning agony was replaced by a serene blackness.

Then the dreams came. But how could Alison Blaire dream if Alison Blaire no longer existed?

Outside her now short circuited mind the physical body of Dazzler lay face down on the floor. Her tear-streaked eyes opened and glazed. Her mouth also open and drooling. Only her labored breathing showed signs of life.

Nearby the solidified light fog that was a makeshift prison for Darkseid began to dissolve. It evaporated into steam and from within a silhouette with blazing red eyes began to move. Darkseid stepped out and walked over to the unconscious figure laying in prostration before him.

As he looked down on her he pondered the best course of action.

Kill her and be done with it? He had probed her mind and found she knew nothing of the Galactus Box that was useful.

Or should he place her in his service? She did shoot through Apokolips' defenses like they were nothing. And she also made fools out of Granny Goodness and her top Female Furies. His OWN elite guard. And on top of that she was actually able to block his Omega Beam. And even withstand its concussive effects. Very very few beings could do that. This "Dazzler" could prove to be a very valuable asset.

It was decided then. This glowing Herald of Galactus would now become a minion of Darkseid. An enforcer in the new universe to come.

He was about to summon Granny Goodness when the door to Desaad's lab opened and he stepped out. Behind him was his sister, Bernadeth. She chose not to enter the area that was a battlefield a few moments ago. Obviously she was expecting a bad reaction to bad news. Desaad meekly came before his Master. His head was bowed and he kneeled. "Lord Darkseid I..."

"The ONLY reason you should be out of that lab, Desaad, is if you have news of the Galactus Box."

"I-I did neutralize the multi-phasic field and open the box, M'Lord."

So why was he not preening about like the insufferable little egotist he was? "But?"

"It's boobytrapped." He then held up two bandaged stumps where his hands used to be. "In fact it
has MULTIPLE boobytraps.

Bernadeth closed the door.

"BERNADETH!"

The door opened and she rushed out. Bowing and kneeling. "Yes, Lord Darkseid. How may I serve?"

He indicated the Dazzler. "Take that one to Granny Goodness. I would have her conditioned and trained
as a Female Fury. Tell Granny her power is cosmic in origin. Adjust the neutralizer accordingly."

"As you command, my Lord." She got up. Picked up Dazzler and carried her off.

But once out of the area she dropped the unconscious girl on the floor and summoned two nearby Dog Soldiers. "Take this one to Granny Goodness. I'll tell her what must be done."

The guards saluted and then picked Dazzler up and carried her off. Bernadeth then went to the nearest Comm Station and called Granny.

Darkseid fired his Omega Beams and a startled Desaad was disintegrated. He fired them again and Desaad was back among the living once more with BOTH fully functional hands.

"Fail me, Desaad, and I'll remove those hands personally." Darkseid then made a "snapping" motion to show how he'd do it.

"I-I won't fail you, my lord. I promise." And with that the sniveling little sycophant bowed and scrapped all the way back to his lab.

Darkseid sighed and then smiled as he teleported back to his throne room. Soon, very soon, the Ultimate Nullifier would be his. And, with it, the Anti-Life Equation and a universe remade. Perhaps ALL universes.

To be continued by and

Dazzler (c) MARVEL
Darkseid (c) DC