John was venting his anger as he beat down Knull with all his might. He had zero sympathy for such such kind of person. Knull's situation was becoming bad with every punch and sidekick. Finally it stopped as Yhwach brought the axe out which was stuck in his back.
If the beating down wasn't enough, then the blood which spilled out after the axe was brought, should have done the job. Knull who had been screaming for a straight one minute was now numb. He didn't even have enough energy to scream, let alone fight. He was beaten like a dog.
"Yhwach, you know what to do." John said. He was a little curious about what Knull meant by the Wall before and his obsession with it, but it didn't matter now. He didn't care. If he really wanted to know he could always contact the older gods.
He was still young and Phoenix Force goes through many rebirths, so she too had less knowledge about the multiverse like the other Gods. All she cared about was the life force of the multiverse. Nothing else mattered to her.
So John's knowledge of this so-called 'Wall' was zero from the start and he had no idea of the obsession of Knull.
Yhwach and Clark both knew what to do now. They both took one shoulder of Knull in each one of their hands and they flew at fast speed to one particular direction.
The sun!!
The sun of the solar system was very special for the universe of 616 as it was one of the greatest weapons against anything evil. Over centuries, many evil beings died on the surface of the sun and it was known to purge any kind of evil and darkness.
This time too it was the same case. Knull would die under the heat of the Sun just like he should have died. There was no going back. Darkness would have to search for another host. John would love to destroy the Darkness forever but if he did, there would be an imbalance in the multiverse and John couldn't allow that. So all he could do was kill Knull and suppress Darkness till it choses another host next time.
Clark and Yhwach took him away and John followed them. Knull had become unconscious due to pain, but John still kept an eye, readying any kind of sneak attacks he might be planning under the garb of being unconscious.
In a minute they reached the surface of the sun. As usual, the sun was burning too hot but for the three of them this was a walk in the park for the trio, but it was different for Knull. He was unconscious for sure, but his body was squirming with all the heat around. He was resistant to heat for sure, not invincible. he would still feel the pain and debuff which came with the light along with heat.
So his body naturally reacted to a place which had ample light and too high temperature. John went forwards and slapped him right on his cheek. He didn't want to kill Knull in his sleep. That would be an insult to him. He wanted to Knull to see his own death with his own eyes and let him feel the pain for what he did in the other universe.
After getting slapped twice, Knull finally opened his eyes. He still had a hollow look on his face but since he had lost too much blood, he looked more terrifying but it also seemed like he was dying.
"You thought Power Cosmic would save you. It was just a small power of a closed dimension. Your body can never hold that kind of power." John said. Knull looked at John with a sense of defeat in his face. He knew that he had been defeated. In all ways possible and soon he would lose the throne. After a moment of silence, Knull suddenly laughed out loud. Though he was in pain, he could manage that laugh.
His laugh contained a sense of mockery. The three weren't sure on what Knull was mocking about but they let him say his words. As every villain at the end of the line wanted to say something to infuse more fear on their enemies. He wanted to see what Knull was banking his trust.
"You think killing me will end everything? You think you have won? You are mistaken. Gravely, mistaken. Even if you kill me there would be Darkness in this world. There will always be someone who will take my position and bring you all down. No matter what, this war will never end... You might have won the battle but not the war." Knull said while gritting his face. He had lost some of his sharp teeth, so even his words seemed funny a bit.
"You speak too much for someone who is dying. We all know that Darkness will prevail till the end of time. There is no reason for scaring us and we are always ready to face it. Now go at peace." Yhwach replied as he took his own sword out.
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