HISD Chapter 112 In the Name of the Goddess
DC Universe, Earth. Washington, D.C.
Boom!
Boom!
In the middle of a vast square surrounded by towering skyscrapers, thunderous explosions suddenly shook the night, dazzling bursts of light searing the air as if it were broad daylight. The shockwaves rippled outward, making the entire district tremble.
"What's happening?!"
"My God, what is that…"
"Is this some country starting a war?!"
Inside the nearby National Museum, the guests attending a gala all turned toward the windows in alarm, their faces pale with disbelief. Outside, the night sky looked like the end of the world—lightning crashing down in unison, explosions erupting like missiles detonating upon impact. The square was hammered down several meters deep, swallowed by blinding light and scorching heat.
Bang!
Even the shockwave alone shattered every pane of glass in the museum, the air temperature rising sharply by more than ten degrees. The sheer pressure made everyone's knees buckle.
Loud, a famous media personality and oil tycoon, fell flat on the ground, ignoring decorum and dignity, his face twisted in panic and madness.
"This is… a battle of gods!"
…
Crackling.
In the middle of the smoking ruins, electricity coursed through broken stone, and flames roared across the ground.
Wonder Woman, Diana, felt her entire body go cold. The razor-sharp bone claw pressing against her tiara pulsed with an energy of pure destruction—enough to kill even a god.
The shadow of death loomed over her.
Before her stood Yi Meng, clad in black, his monstrous body bristling with jagged bone spurs. His scarlet eyes burned with a destructive will, and the ground itself split beneath his feet as if the earth could not withstand his weight.
Four years ago, Diana had foreseen his strength.
But not like this. She never imagined such overwhelming power—monstrous strength able to crush artifacts, a body like a walking nuclear furnace, wrapped in an impenetrable force field.
This was no mere foe. This was a living apocalypse. A calamity even the gods would fear.
Even Ares, the God of War she faced in the First World War, had not radiated such terror.
"Can I really defeat him…?"
Even she, the proud Amazon raised on Themyscira, bearer of divine heritage and the mantle of Wonder Woman, felt doubt gnaw at her heart.
It wasn't that she was weak. It was that he was too strong.
"Daughter of Zeus, is this all?"
The deep, mocking voice of Yi Meng, the Doomsday incarnation, cut into her ears.
Diana clenched her fists. At the brink of death, the confusion in her eyes gave way to fury.
How could she, born of gods, blessed with millennia of honor and strength, surrender to such an abomination?
She would fight. She had to fight!
But then—
A streak of violet lightning slashed across the flames, surging forward with predatory speed.
In the blink of an eye, Yi Meng's bone claw that had been pressing against Diana's forehead snapped clean off, a sharp fragment tumbling to the ground.
"You are…"
Diana's eyes widened as she turned to the side. A purple silhouette had come to a halt—it was Cheetah, Barbara, the ally who had seemingly fallen earlier.
Only now…
Barbara's figure had changed. Her once-familiar form was now covered in crystalline amethyst scales patterned like leopard spots, her body lean and deadly, a crackling lightning tail lashing behind her. Her claws burned with violet frostfire, and her aura radiated the essence of the Old Gods.
"You're… Barbara?" Diana could hardly recognize her closest friend.
Yi Meng, however, was not surprised. This was the result he had intended.
After experiencing the pseudo-Doomsday Superman form, the wishing stone had lost its value to him. But Cheetah, desperate to reclaim it, had tried to use it again.
So Yi Meng simply allowed the stone to merge with her.
The artifact shattered, its divine wish power gone. Yet its fragments remained embedded in Barbara's body, reshaping her with the essence of the Old Gods.
Now, Cheetah was something new—an artificial Old God.
"You really are Diana."
Barbara's violet eyes glowed coldly as she fixed her gaze on Wonder Woman. "I've always envied you—always. Past and present. If you surrender here, even I would feel ashamed of you."
"Who said I was surrendering?"
Diana's confusion vanished. She soared into the air, her body erupting in a golden radiance.
The light reshaped itself into a suit of golden armor, wrapping perfectly around her divine form. Behind her unfurled a pair of golden wings, feathers gleaming like sunlight.
Beautiful, radiant, fierce—she now stood like a true goddess. The divine light pushed back the storm clouds, illuminating the night sky with holy brilliance.
A miracle in the modern age. The crowd beyond the ruins could not help but tremble with awe and faith.
"Catch!"
Barbara hurled something upward, silver flashing in her claws.
Hovering in the sky in her golden eagle armor, Wonder Woman reached out gracefully and caught the God-Killer sword. She leveled its blazing tip at Yi Meng below.
"In the name of Wonder Woman, for justice and peace, I will judge you today!"
"And me too. We'll take him together!"
Barbara's claws sparked with violet fire as she joined Diana's side.
The two warriors—Golden Eagle Wonder Woman and Amethyst Cheetah—now stood united.
Yi Meng, the Doomsday, said nothing. He preferred to answer with action.
What he feared most was not that they grew stronger. What he feared was that they would fall before he had even warmed up.
Boom!!
Without even crouching, Yi Meng launched himself upward like a reverse thunderbolt, the ground exploding beneath him. His massive, bone-spiked body shot straight toward Diana.
In an instant, his clawed hand reached for her throat.
"Die!!"
Diana roared, thrusting the God-Killer sword forward. Its golden edge pierced Yi Meng's hand, splitting atoms in its path.
But pain only made him smile. Even with his palm skewered, he pressed forward, seizing Diana by the neck. With terrifying force, he hurled her down—straight toward Barbara below!
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