"As expected! I knew it—you really are the Black Suit Super."
Eve stared at Eden, now clad in his battlesuit, with an unsurprised look.
"…"
William wasn't stupid. Of course he recognized him too. The guy in the black suit standing right there was the same Black Suit Super who'd once saved him at Upstate University.
But William didn't have time to dwell on that. His head was still stuck on the words Eden had just dropped: "My mother is Omni-Woman. My father is Superman."
His face went pale. He muttered, horrified, "Did I just talk shit about my best friend's dad?!"
"Eden, you knew all along, didn't you?"
"Truth is, I've always been a fan of both Omni-Woman and Superman."
"I mean—I know those dimensional lords your dad beat were real. Without him, this world would've been gone a long time ago."
William took a deep breath, forcing a shaky smile at his best friend.
"When exactly did you become a Superman fan?" Eve asked dryly.
"Just now," William blurted, turning her way.
"Superman—uh, I mean, Uncle Clark isn't gonna be mad at me, right?!" He whipped back toward Eden, sweat breaking out across his forehead.
"Heh."
Eden didn't answer him. Instead, he tilted his head skyward, a faint smile tugging at his lips.
"We've got company."
"Company?" William blinked.
"William, I've got something to take care of." Eden didn't elaborate. He simply passed his fat orange cat into Eve's arms. "Eve, keep an eye on him for me."
"Oh, and one more thing—make sure you use your powers to seal his mouth shut. Otherwise he might swallow the whole school."
"…This thing?" Eve arched a brow at the pudgy tabby now squirming in her arms. She looked up at Eden, ready to call him out. "Hey, Eden, I don't think—"
BOOM!
Wind ripped through the open windows as Eden vanished in a blur, leaving Eve speechless.
Well. She had insisted she was Eden's friend.
And if being his friend meant babysitting an alien cat monster for a while… so be it.
Eve scowled down at the purring orange menace. "Eden, what exactly do you take your friends for?!"
From somewhere in the distance, his voice drifted back: "A cat-sitter, Eve. A proper cat-sitter."
Outer Space
A massive fleet blanketed the Earth–Moon system. Defense satellites—government and private alike—were nothing but wreckage after a barrage of laser fire.
"Eden, we've got a problem!"
Cecil's voice cracked through Eden's earpiece, tense and rattled. "We're under attack by a full interstellar fleet! Earth's entire satellite network went down in seconds. And Robot's analysis just came in—the mothership may have a planet-buster cannon onboard."
"Bottom line, they're not here for tea. Their civilization level is way beyond ours."
"…." Eden opened his mouth to reply—only for static to swallow the channel.
Back at GDA HQ, the comms room descended into chaos.
"Goddammit! They're jamming us!"
"This is it—we're screwed. Every passenger plane in the sky is going down!"
Cecil slammed a fist against the console, hating how powerless he was.
"Not necessarily," Robot said calmly.
Cecil whipped toward him. "Why?"
"Because Superman's already in play."
"…Fair point." Cecil had nothing to say to that. He exhaled hard, poured himself a coffee, and tried to act like the world wasn't falling apart.
Eden gazed down at the Earth, spotting bursts of light as his father streaked across the atmosphere, rescuing plane after plane. Relief settled in his chest.
"Looks like Dad's got it covered." His eyes narrowed as he turned toward the fleet.
But confusion hit.
"That insignia… Planetary Union? What the hell? Why would they invade Earth? And why cause a crisis this big?"
The flag left him uneasy. For a second, he hesitated.
On the Union's flagship, a mohawked alien woman shouted something in fury. Eden couldn't hear her—until a telepathic comm unit floated his way. He slipped it on.
The voice screamed into his mind: "Viltrumite! You killed Battle Beast, didn't you?!"
"So what if I did?" Eden asked flatly.
"We're here for revenge!" she shrieked.
"That's your reason for invading Earth? I killed him. What exactly do you think you'll do to me—die faster?" Eden rolled his eyes. Battle Beast picked you? What the hell was he thinking?
"I'll kill you and wipe out this planet in his name!" she howled, hysterical.
"Perfect." Eden's lips curled. That brief flicker of doubt he'd felt vanished.
"In that case… you can all die here."
In an instant, his body blurred into light. Warships exploded as he tore through them, their shattered hulks raining into the atmosphere like blazing meteors.
"Fire! Fire everything!"
The fleet's commander shouted in panic as beams of every color lit up space, drowning Eden in a storm of energy.
When the glow faded, he was still standing. Untouched.
"…Hmph." Eden smirked coldly, his eyes hard. Speaking through the comm, his voice carried like a death sentence:
"Listen well. Earth isn't yours to invade."
Then he was gone in a flash—reappearing inside the fleet, tearing through ship after ship with surgical brutality.
"Damn it—he's a real Viltrumite! Fire the planet-buster cannon!"
The commander was pale with fear. He'd thought they were only up against a half-breed teenager, not a full-grown monster. He hadn't even known Battle Beast was dead.
But it was too late. Eden appeared outside the mothership, pressing a hand to the glass of the command deck.
"What the hell is he doing?!"
The room froze. No one moved.
"Goodbye."
His voice echoed in their minds—then his fist shattered the viewport.
WHOOSH!
The void roared, ripping air and bodies alike into the vacuum. Screams cut short as the command crew turned to dust among the stars.
Not every alien could shrug off raw space the way a Viltrumite could.
"You're next. Go to hell and join your Battle Beast."
Eden hovered before the mohawked woman, her face twisted in grief and rage. One clean strike, and her head drifted free, blood misting into the void.
"Guess I'll send this planet-buster back to Earth."
He nudged the crippled mothership toward home. Whether Cecil thought he could use it against him didn't matter. Eden just smirked.
If Cecil wasn't an idiot, he'd never even try.
...
Earth.
Reginald Vel Johnson High School.
"Eden seriously told us to be careful with this thing?"
"He's gotta be joking."
"Look at him—he's adorable!"
"Dangerous? No way."
"You agree, don't you, Choomie?"
Eve and William were stuck babysitting Eden's cat, cuddling and petting the creature without a care in the world.
"Wait—who the hell is Choomie?" Eve asked.
"Anyway, what does this thing even eat?" William frowned, holding up a tray of fish and chips. "I gave him my favorite, but he barely touched it."
He sighed. So much for earning Eden's favor by spoiling his pet. Nothing worked.
BOOM!
The cafeteria shook. The front gates exploded open, rubble scattering across the lawn. Dozens of reptilian humanoids poured in from the front, the back, even the sewers.
"Ha!"
"I hear Omni-Woman's kid goes to this school."
"We take him hostage, the whole world is ours."
Leading the charge was none other than Doc Lizard, grinning as his troops herded terrified students onto the field. He snatched up a mic from the stage and barked, "Hand over Omni-Woman's child, and maybe the rest of you live."
"…You've gotta be kidding me."
Eve's jaw clenched. Didn't we lock this idiot up last week? What the hell is wrong with GDA prisons?
She kept her head down, blending in with the students as they were marched outside. Fighting wasn't the problem—saving dozens of kids while fighting was.
On the field, Doc Lizard raised his gun. "You've got five seconds to cough up Omni-Woman's brat, or I start killing."
The students stayed silent.
"Five… four… three…"
"You can't do this!" the principal snapped, stepping out to face him. "They're just kids!"
"Then give me what I want," Doc Lizard sneered.
"You'll never have one of my students." The man's voice shook, but his resolve didn't.
"Then die." Doc Lizard cocked the gun, pointing it at his head.
The principal froze, sweat trickling down his temple—but he didn't step back.
"William, hold this."
Eve shoved the cat into William's arms.
"Uh—what?!" He scrambled to keep hold of the fat tabby, staring at her like she'd lost her mind.
"That's far enough, Doc Lizard!"
Her school uniform shimmered away, replaced by her pink battlesuit. Eve shot into the air, hovering above the crowd.
Gasps erupted.
"Eve?!"
"You're—Atom Eve?!"
William's mouth fell open. Whatever mental suggestion she'd given him before was gone.
"Atom Eve, huh?" Doc Lizard bared his teeth. "Perfect. I've been waiting to gut you. Didn't think you'd be dumb enough to be here too. Guess I win twice today."
He snapped his fingers. His lizard-men lunged for the students.
"Damn it!" Eve swore, pushing her power outward, trying to shield as many as she could.
"Wait!"
William staggered forward, chest puffed out despite the tremor in his knees. "I'm Omni-Woman's kid. Take me instead!"
"William?!" Eve shouted, horrified. Idiot! Now she had him to protect too.
Doc Lizard's eyes gleamed. "So there you are. Grab him!"
William froze, panic hammering in his chest. Why the hell did I do that? Been hanging around Eden too long—thought I was bulletproof or something?
"Meow~"
The orange cat in his arms yawned. It stretched lazily, then its jaw split wide, too wide. Tentacles exploded upward, whipping through the air before anyone could react. In seconds, every single lizard-man—including Doc Lizard himself—was wrapped up and shoved straight down its throat.
"…Holy shit."
William dropped to the ground, tossing the monster-cat away in terror.
"Meow?!" The beast landed with a thud, clearly offended. It slinked back toward William and licked his cheek, jaws opening again as if ready for round two.
"Not today."
Eve swooped down, slamming a containment bubble over its mouth. "Now you know what it eats."
William shuddered. "Great. I'm the food."
"You're a hero," the principal said, walking forward, voice steady. "You saved us all."
Applause broke out across the field, students echoing the praise.
"Hero! Hero!"
William forced himself upright, chest puffed like he wasn't still shaking uncontrollably. Maybe Eden wouldn't think too badly of him after this.
Global Defense Agency.
"Cecil, got you a present."
Eden dropped a five-hundred-meter warship into the GDA lot. The parking structure crumpled beneath it, flattening cars like tin cans.
Cecil blinked. "…What the hell is this?"
"Planetary Union dreadnought. Capable of smashing small moons." Eden grinned.
"Planet-killer, huh?" Cecil muttered. Yeah, real useful. What am I supposed to do—blow up Earth to save Earth?
"You could at least use it to blast incoming asteroids," Eden offered.
"…Fair enough." Cecil nodded. Honestly, after today, he wasn't sure the GDA even mattered anymore. Retirement suddenly didn't sound so crazy.
"I'll leave it with you. I've got other business."
"Other business?" Cecil frowned. Something about Eden's tone unsettled him.
WHOOSH.
The air split. A pale-haired woman in battle armor appeared above the base, hovering effortlessly. Her lone eye burned crimson, lips curling in a cruel smile.
"So you're Nolanne's brat?" she sneered. "Skinny little thing. Hardly impressive."
Her voice dropped into a growl.
"No matter. Face my arrival, worm! If you're not strong enough… I'll crush you without mercy."
Bloodlust radiated from Conquest's single eye, sharp enough to cut steel.
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