The actual shockwave circled the Earth hundreds of times before dissipating completely. The planet's rotation speed increased moderately. The orbit around the Sun also changed. Some of the Arctic ice caps melted. The ocean level rose, but the vaporized water neutralized some of it.
Many torrential rains would cover some cities. Global warming and the average temperature increased by a few degrees. The whole world experienced a change in climate because of the humanity's worst.
Yuto was still kneeling on the small island he mentioned, horrified by all the destruction. He managed to protect himself before the shockwave hit him. Genesis purposely moved away from there so as not to include him in the fireball.
He was silently staring at the spectacular sight. It was horrifying, yet mesmerizing. The vaporized water rising, the tsunami, the sound coming minutes after the explosion, the mushroom that reached the space, everything seemed so otherworldly. It was something he had never experienced before. He felt like he was in the middle of an ethereal wasteland. A place where gods fought and thus destroyed.
He dropped the sword from his hand, still trying to comprehend everything. It transformed into black liquid and materialized a few meters behind him. Slade was there again. He turned around slowly, with nothing to say. She was half black liquid with a red eye and mouth and half normal. She was panting, extremely scared. She laughed when she realized she was still alive.
— Jeez... thank you for securing my soul, Yu-chan! Thanks to you, we still have each other!
She smiled at him maniacally and started walking towards him, still exhausted. Genesis was right: the swords were the vital point of Slade. If they were destroyed, only a weakened version of her would remain. Since the black katana, the main source of black liquid and healing was disintegrated permanently, she lost her right half. But she was still much stronger than almost anything on Earth, so the job was not done yet.
Yuto remembered the weakness against extreme temperatures her body and sword had. There was still something so hot that almost any material in the planet would vaporize instantly just by being nearby: the Earth's core. He stood up quietly and stared into Slade's soul. The soul that was sealed inside the swords.
— Let's go, Yu-chan! We can finally rule the world together-
A much stronger version of ultimate gravity crushed her body with such force that the katana blade broke in two. Her head turned into complete black slime as it damaged her soul. She was simultaneously healing herself as she traveled downwards and died. But not just temporarily. Her body and soul were slowly being torn apart. She tried to get out of the cylinder area, but it was so strong that time passed differently. She felt like she was falling into a real black hole.
Her speed was increasing the closer she was to the core, due to the extreme gravity. She already lost conscious, because the heat melted her brain. When she finally reached it, all her remains were gone forever. Not even ashes remained. Only memories.
Thank you, Yu-chan...
Yuto made the blindness of his power damage only his left eye. It got permanently blinded.
Panting and sweating heavily, Haji woke up inside a small plane. Her arms no longer hurt, but she was tied up.
— Having sweet dreams, daughter?
Before she could turn to see the man speaking to her, he slammed his desert eagle into her face, causing it to bleed and further disorienting her.
— Long time no see, Haji. You see, you are a double-edged sword. I need you for the greater good, but you keep interfering with my plans.
She finally recognized that voice. It belonged to the man who tortured her night after night, trying to extract all her potential. The traumas overwhelmed her. She lost control of her thoughts, looking at the ground in true fear.
— I'm impressed you're still alive, after all those years. Protecting Yuto must have been exhausting.
He grabbed her chin and forced her to look into his eyes. She tried to look away, but she was defenseless.
The man wore a black suit and top hat, a red tie, and gloves. His face was covered by a blue holographic mask displaying a white smile. He was the man who ruled most of Tokyo. He was the Boss.
— If I tried to kill you now, some kind of god would protect you. That's exactly why Yuto is still alive. You're protecting him, right?
She couldn't say anything. She was too scared to even think about anything other than her horrible past.
— It's not a good idea to keep your old man waiting, you know? You never gave me the power I always wanted, so it's time to repay all my kindness.
— I... I don't understand...
— Of course you don't understand. You're just a little child, waiting to be used by a stronger being. That's why he chose you.
— Who... are you talking about...?
Someone said from behind him:
— P-Please, let her go... I'll do anything you say...
It was Kiseki. She was also tied to one of the seats.
— Oh, Kiseki. A perfectly innocent and immaculate angel. How is this possible? Humans are imperfect by nature. In fact, they are evil by birth.
He forced Haji to look at the hero, who was also scared.
— The answer is: it's not possible. You're not human, right?
At a launch pad.
— Yes, I'm qualified for this operation.
— Are you sure? I mean, you look like a child...
Disruptor was ready to travel to the orbital cannon. She took her ID and showed it to the inspector.
— I don't recall any hero named Disruptor being on the passenger list...
— Just use the "Locate" option and insert my name.
— I'm telling you, there are less than 10 level 4 heros on board... I checked it left and right.
The inspector took his transparent tablet and used the "Locate" option to find her in the list. She was there.
— What?! How is this possible?
— Sounds like someone isn't doing their job properly. Can you imagine what would happen if the company found out that their inspector blocked a qualified hero from doing an operation?
— I-I'm really sorry, Disruptor! You can pass now!
He quickly moved out of the way. She walked past him and smiled, since her power changed the passenger list to let her in.
When the preparations were done, she boarded the spaceship. Space rockets were too expensive and polluting to use, so aircrafts were better options. They got so advanced that they could reach the space without any problems or chance of exploding. It was almost as big as a rocket, but many times safer and better in general.
Of course, it was still demanding for the body to resist all the pressure, speed, G-force and everything an astronaut needed to train beforehand. But the 7-Up could negate the difference a lot, even the level 4 one.
The space bus took off with hundreds of people inside. Many of them were heroes, others were scientists etc. Everyone was dressed in astronaut suits, in case an accident happened in space. Disruptor still felt sick after the trip, which took a few hours to reach the orbital cannon.
It was located on a space station, as a last resort weapon that humanity could have against a rampaging level 7. It required so much energy that the entire station would be blacked out for at least a few hours. There were emergency measures that made it still habitable, such as backup power, extra oxygen, and more.
The shuttle stopped at a few places, not just the station, even though it was the first. Since it was the main space station in Tokyo, most of the passengers would disembark there. But the shuttle was also headed to the Moon and even some planets. Researchers, tourists, many people had reasons to visit those remote places.
Disruptor passed through all the security tests with her power and was now in front of the cannon cockpit. There were only two guards heavily armed there, one on each side. Actually, there were more, but she defeated them to arrive there. There were a lot of reinforced metal doors in the way, with two guards in the front of each door.
She used a simple strategy: break the guards's helmets with her superhuman strength and leave as soon as possible. Then, she would close the door, making it an enclosed space. She made the air ventilation suck all of the air inside, making the guards faint from lack of oxygen. All that while manipulating the cameras to make it look like everything was fine.
It took her a few hours to bypass all the security measures, as she had to avoid suspicion each time. It was quite exhausting, but she finally managed it.