(General P.O.V)

'How is this possible?'

She thought to herself, unable to stop her descent.

The air screamed under a falling object that slammed through the side of a cliff.

The object, which turned out to be a female figure, clipped off pieces from the rock formation before carving a groove through the ground.

Another fast moving object followed right behind, landing on the ground with a massive impact.

'He is relentless.'

Grail grit her teeth, leaning forward and storming forth. Her sword shone under the light of the sun, cutting through the air while headed for her opponent's neck.

"Hado 1: Sho."

Came the soft mutter from her opponent.

Her eyes narrowed as her instincts told her to dodge. Grail strafed to the left, successfully escaping the shockwave that burst out of Davian's flat palm.

"You will have to try..."

Her words were cut short as Davian slammed his foot onto the ground.

An entire chunk of Earth rose up under the Soul Reaper's manipulation of his Fullbring. He had used it to pull on the soul of the Earth.

Grail's eyes widened as the chunk briefly hid the sun away, looming above her. It must have been 2 football stadiums across. And the weight was most likely in the tens of thousands of tons.

Then Davian pulled a hand back and punched it.

The whole chunk exploded.

Thousands of fast moving pieces of stones and rocks pelted the surroundings, causing a cloud of dust to rise up to the sky.

Davian made no other move, content to wait.

A slow smile worked it's way onto his face. He could feel her soul, vibrant and unyielding.

Two spots of red light appeared within the dust.

Then a pair of Omega Beams cut through the air in an unpredictable fashion. Davian's eyes however, tracked the beams easily.

Despite his attention seemingly being focused elsewhere, his hand came up as he grabbed onto Grail's blade.

The Omega Beams landed on Davian's left shoulder, eating through clothes, flesh and bones.

Yet the fingers holding onto Grail's blade failed to falter.

"You used the Omega Beams as distraction to try and land an attack. Smart."

Davian complimented, using a combination of Tairyoku and Lust to regenerate his shoulder.

Grail watched the whole thing in fascination.

"How is this possible? How can you tank my Omega Beams? Let alone heal from them? I didn't hold back."

She said.

Davian hooked his foot on her ankle and pulled her closer to his body, wrapping an arm around her neck.

"You're powerful. But I'm godly."

He whispered to her ears.

The New God tried to extricate herself but Davian's strength far surpassed hers, adding more to her surprise.

"You're godly?! Well I aim to kill gods. So too bad for that pretty face but you're dead!"

Saying that, Grail took flight, pushing both their trajectories towards the rock range before them.

They both clashed through the hard exterior of the rock, creating a tunnel through the compact stone before coming out from the other side.

'Shit, I can't shake him off regardless of what I do.'

Grail thought as they swerved in the air, uncontrollably.

Davian's Sheath glowed as he used his Fullbring to grab onto the soul of air around them, bringing their momentum to a halt in midair. Below them was a view of the desert and the rock formation acting as Black Adam's prison.

"Tell me something. That man you came with..."

Davian begun, referring to Constantine.

"The magician."

Grail smiled to herself.

"He's useful. I might not be your equal strength wise but soon I'll show you why I am the daughter of Darkseid."

Davian narrowed his eyes.

"That wasn't the question. How did you get him out?"

Grail shrugged. Or rather tried. Her shoulders were still firmly held within Davian's embrace.

"How did you get him out of hell?!"

Davian demanded harshly, tightening his hands around her.

"What's...ugh...it to you?!"

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Grail yelled, feeling her torso steadily getting squeezed.

"Because I put him there."

Davian answered, sending a bolt of shock through Grail.

She immediately found herself free, causing her to turn around readily, eyes glowing with the promise of Death.

"Sorry about the rough treatment, princess. But I need to know how you were able to do that. Answer me or die."

Davian said, causing the brunette to blink in question.

"I am Grail. Daughter of Darkseid. How dare you..."

A massive beam of pure black energy passed by her left cheek. Davian's hands lowered slowly.

"That was an attack that can erode your personal time. New God or not."

He raised his brows in challenge.

"How did you free him from hell?"

Grail turned around to face where the attack had landed. A patch of grey ground appeared on the rough terrain. She blinked.

"A time attack?"

She muttered to herself, turning to regard Davian with a strange look on his face.

Her entire demeanor underwent a change.

"You're interesting."

She said, floating up to him seductively. Her wrists were grabbed before she could place them on Davian's chest.

"Seduction won't work. Answer me."

Davian stated.

"Oh? I'm not trying to seduce you..."

Grail smiled coyly.

"I just love my men...powerful."

Bam.

The impact was low but fast enough that even Grail didn't feel it before she was sent off to Dreamland.

Davian had delivered a very fast chop to her neck that saw her going unconscious.

Her body slumped over but he was ready, scooping her up into his arms.

(Davian's P.O.V)

I stared down at the grey skinned New God in my arms. Her lips were slightly parted and in sleep, she looked much less threatening than she actually was.

She hadn't answered me on how she'd succeeded in bringing Constantine back to life. Let alone to an entirely different Universe.

That information could be the key to my getting home. I decided to knock her out and interrogate her later. Right then...my attention was needed elsewhere.

Constantine had almost succeeded.

"You were stalling. You never stall."

Chase commented.

(Davian's P.O.V)

At Chase's statement, Davian turned his attention to Black Adam's crypt.

"I thought of something on our way here, Chase."

Davian begun, adjusting Grail's body before beginning to fly towards the Rock.

"Think about it Chase. What better way to fully adjust to foreign power than actually studying a being with the essence of the gods running through them? Teth Adam is the perfect example of this. He might be the missing piece in fusing all the different energies running within my body."

"That wasn't the deal you made with the Wizard."

Chase was quick to admonish.

"The Wizard was never going to be helpful to us Chase. Not in the way that really matters. You think he's concerned with helping us find a way home? Someone with the Powers of the Cardinal Sins?"

Davian scoffed.

"He was going to deal with us, if you know what I mean."

He added, body falling through the hole created by Grail.

Right into the depths of Black Adam's prison.

"Still, why ally yourself with Black Adam..."

Chase begun only for Davian to immediately cut him off.

"I have not allied myself with anyone. I'm simply using them to further my goals."

Davian insisted, feet landing on the steps leading to the raised dias holding the stone pillar.

Everything was for Raven. He'd been fighting for himself for so long that...he couldn't mess this up. Couldn't see another Raven die.

His landing placed him right behind Constantine. The other man turned around, hands raised up as he backed away.

"You've gotten stronger."

The Magician commented while gulping, his back smacking onto the cracked pillar. His eyes trailed over Grail's limp form, body slung over Davian's shoulder.

'Damn. He took her out. And so quickly. I stand no chance. Unless...'

The magician tried to call onto Trigon once more.

However, ever since Davian had appeared, Trigon had hidden himself deeper in Constantine's soul. It would have been funny if it weren't for the circumstances.

"What are you waiting for?"

Davian asked Constantine in a bored tone.

"Release him."

"What?"

Constantine frowned.

"You heard me."

Davian smirked, cracking his fingers in preparation.

"You were going to release Teth Adam, champion of the gods, to fight me correct? Do it. It's your only chance of making it out of this alive."

Both men stared at one another.

"Why?"

Constantine finally asked.

Davian's Reiatsu burst out, slamming onto the Magician and sending him to the floor.

"I'll do it myself if you insist on wasting my time."

His steps echoed as he walked forward, passing by Constantine's form before stopping infront of the pillar that now had numerous cracks running down it.

"And to answer you, I thrive on challenge. I want to see how powerful the Champion of the gods is. Among other things."

Davian shrugged.

"Wai- ack!"

Constantine's words were cut off as he groaned. The spiritual weight on his shoulders pressing him further onto the ground.

Davian placed a hand on the surface of the pillar and smiled.

"I can feel a lot of divine power within this pillar."

He muttered.

The look in his eyes changed, growing sharper.

"Respira."

He intoned.

Instantly the time erosion slammed onto the pillar, eating away at the stone.

With a resounding impact, small stones and rocks pelted out, striking the walls of the chamber.

The dust died down, revealing a figure kneeling on the ground, a black body suit with a lightning insignia on his chest. Magic and divine power seemed to buzz erratically around his body.

Davian smiled, watching the entire thing unfold with a small smile on his face.

He could count on Respira eroding even magical formations, though that was mostly because Constantine had already whittled away at the initial magical restraints.

The prisoner who had just been released took a deep breath. The first one in Millennia. He opened his eyes, surveying the scene with familiarity.

"My prison. You freed me."

Teth Adam said, turning to focus his gaze on the dark skinned man standing infront of him.

Even in his weakened state as he was, his senses were telling him that what was standing infront of him was something different from Human.

"I did. And I present to you a proposition."

Davian begun.

"Become my servant and I promise you one thing. Retribution."

In Davian's inner world, Chase snorted.

"You're not really giving him a choice here. You know how he's going to react. He would rather die."

The Zanpakuto spirit pointed out.

"Whatever do you mean?"

Davian asked innocently through their connection.

"I am merely giving him a choice."

"One that you know his pride won't allow. You're just looking for an excuse to take him down. To not get blamed for being 'unreasonable.' "

Chase laughed while continuing.

"Don't misunderstand me, my wielder. I am happy to see this side of you. The trickster persona. I was wondering whether I'd ever get to witness it. There is a reason why you have the Cheshire Cat as your Zanpakuto spirit."

Meanwhile just as Chase had predicted, Davian's offer didn't seem to go over well with Black Adam.

The latter tilted his head to the side.

"I think not."

Suddenly, he pushed out his hands, causing blue streaks of lightning to explode out of his fists, surging forward towards Davian.

The lightning slammed onto the latter, washing down his form without doing any damage before the energy eventually gathered above the Soul Reaper's palm.

"You probably thought something different would happen."

Davian chuckled with mirth.

"That your attack would strip me of my flesh and burn me to ashes."

Davian said, adding Reiryoku to the lightning sphere above his hand.

Black Adam stepped back, wary.

The sphere changed colors. From a blazing blue to a bright red. The same red that was present in Hado 7: Akai Inazuma.

Davian pushed his hand forward, sending the red sphere of lightning towards Black Adam.

The Champion of the gods blinked...then his world knew pain.

"Aahahhghhhh!!!"

He screamed as his own modified attack wreaked havoc through his flesh.

"Sorry to disappoint, but I am not just powerful. I am impossible to defeat."

The Soul Reaper declared, watching as Black Adam was subjected to Billions of volts of energy.

Eventually, Adam slumped to the ground, body smoking as he passed out.

And with only minimal effort, Davian had taken out three formidable opponents who would have even been a problem for the Justice League.

"It's official now."

The Soul Reaper said to himself as he looked down at Black Adam.

"I am OP."