Not the One: Return to Earth 7
by Dru



"How did we not see this sooner?"

"The point is we know now. This woman has already grown too strong, and the
Darkness has already claimed some of the universes she has left unprotected.
Can you see where she is now?"

"She is gathering Ring-Bearers on the world where she trapped the one known as
Kethlen."

"How many are imprisoned there now?"

****

Having decided that any Ring-Bearer who hadn't answered the Council's plea for
help were unworthy of their rings, Susan had decided to claim them all for
herself. She came back out of the latest wormhole and with a gesture sent the
struggling Ring-Bearer she towed behind her to join her growing collection. As
a precaution she boosted the two harem girls she had guarding her toys again,
making sure they would have no trouble with the 23 new arrivals.

The anticipation of absorbing so many rings at once thrilled Susan to no end,
and before she dove into another universe to gather her next ring of power she
stopped to consider how to increase the pace. Contemplating the probes
spreading the Council's plea she had an idea. Studying the small but very fast
probes Susan had no trouble in improving the design. To hasten them further
she surrounded them with imaginary protective cocoons that allowed them to
travel much faster than any design changes could achieve.

She dove into the next wormhole, and very quickly found the ring she sought.
Without bothering to go to them, Susan dragged them across time and space.
Rather than explain to each one what was going on, Susan had taken to putting
them in catatonic state for the journey. With her comatose Ring-Bearer in tow,
Susan went back through the wormhole.

"You are..." a voice intoned, but she silenced it with a gesture and sent the
hero waiting for her return to join Kethlen, along with her new acquisition.
Just as she did she sensed another two heroes enter galaxies far across the
universe. Both found themselves instantly trapped with a terrified mob of
superbeings being toyed with by the most arousing pair of women he had had
ever seen.

"I should have done this years ago!" Susan chided herself, darting into the
next black hole.

****

Rhonda knew they expected her to step aside. It was the only logical thing for
a person to do when a tank was slowly creeping forward toward them. The
logical thing for a normal person, at an rate. But Rhonda was far, far, from
normal now. The hand of the Unchosen had made her powerful, and filled her
with unfathomable strength. Letting the tank draw within a few feet she raised
her left hand and readied it give the tank a flick of her finger. When it was
about to touch her hand, she snapped the finger off her thumb. Her digit
cracked into the armour of the tank and she watched in fascination as her mind
slowed events to a snails pace. The metal around her finger glowed instantly
white hot and started to splash away, and she watched as the power of the tiny
contact rippled through the tank and tore it apart. Pieces of it flew
everywhere, taking out three other tanks and the doomed commanders Humvee.

"Wow. This is going to be fun!" Rhonda declared, steeling herself as desperate
officers organised their troops down the line into fire positions. The bullets
and RPG's she had come to love and enjoy so much started to rain down on her
as Rhonda began to exercise her extremely overcharged muscles by slowly,
carefully, and relentlessly pulling apart the military column one vehicle at a
time.??

****

Sun Hee had completed her task, as had all the other Korean ladies Susan had
unleashed upon the provinces. Going from city to city, then village to
village, Sun Hee had demanded everyone kneel before her and swear obedience to
the Unchosen. Many defied her. And many died.

She drove the remnants of the military into a corner of the province, being
careful to preserve a good chunk of their finest weapons and most experienced
units. Among them were all the generals from the province. She knew the
Unchosen would want to play with them, and she made sure to save plenty of
toys for her.

While waiting for the Unchosen's return, Sun Hee set the population to work.
Rather than dismantle the military-focused industrial plants, she demanded
that the production of weapons be increased immediately. She had found great
pleasure in these toys, and wanted to experience the thrill of battle every
day. She also commanded new troops to be trained to replace those lost in
battle.??

With the business of her future entertainment out of the way, Sun Hee set
about redistributing wealth. By the end of her first day she had eliminated
poverty. The obscene riches of the upper-class were wiped away as banks
accounts were wiped clean and the balances reset to give all an equal share.
No-one was rich anymore, but none could be described as poor.

She was in the middle of restructuring the health industry to ensure everyone
got the medical help they needed when she got a phone call.

"Um, mighty agent of the Unchosen...I don't want to interrupt you..."

"And yet you have."

"I have General Pyoh on the phone." The little man, once the Mayor of this
city, held out a mobile phone to her.

Sun Hee took it carefully, her first impulse being to crush the phone.

"Hello General."

"This betrayal has gone on long enough!" the General spat furiously. "You will
surrender to the command of the Great Leader or die."

"I agree. This betrayal has gone on long enough...brother."

"Huh? Listen demon...the Grand Marshall has yet to show you his real power!
Surrender now, or face his true wrath."

"You don't know, do you? You have no idea."

"I know everything! Whatever the American devils have done to you will not
save you from nuclear fire."

"Tell me something, brother. Did you watch father die? Were you there when
they lined him up before the firing squad? Did he know it was you that put him
there?"

"Wait...how do you know that?"

"It's me. You're sister. The girl you married off to get rid of."

"Impossible!"

"Yes...my power is impossible. How dare you speak of betrayal? Come to me and
kneel before me, and I'll kill you quickly."

"You are a fool, Sun Hee. The Grand Marshall shall crush you."

Sun Hee laughed. "Haven't you been paying attention? The power of the Great
Leader is nothing to the Unchosen. Bring your nuclear fire, brother. I COMMAND
it. You have no idea what true power is. But I'm going to show you."

"Foolish girl. You will kill everyone in the city."

"That's on your head. Drop your nukes and all will die. But I won't."

****

Jessie looked down at the Chinese commander with clear mistrust.

"Really? You expect me to believe you need all these troops and tanks and
artillery to distribute aide?"

"We need to guard the supplies from North Korea troops," he assured her.??

"No you don't. They're far too busy with my friends right now to worry about
you lot."

"You have no right to keep us out."

"I have every right. Leave the food trucks and medical supplies, and go.
Otherwise I'll very much enjoy tearing you all apart with my bare hands."

The commander scoffed. "We have our orders, woman. And we're coming in."

He barked a command that was relayed down the column, and the long line
started forward once more.

"Have it your way. I was hoping you would try."

Jessie strode to the first two tanks in the long twin column. They were parked
close enough that she could comfortably get a hand on both. They clunked into
gear almost simultaneously and tried to roll forward. They didn't budge.
Walking forward with clear ease, Jessie began to push the bulky tanks backward
even as their tracks span forward and tore up the road beneath them. There was
a loud crash as they both met the vehicles behind. With her mighty strength
aiding her Jessie didn't really feel the difference as she proceeded to walk
on pushing four resisting tanks with obvious ease. Another crash, and she was
pushing six. Before very long the Chinese commander was watching her force the
entire column back, and she seemed to be moving faster. The two long lines of
military vehicles were ants to her power, and she proceeded to concertina them
into each other. Tank after tank, truck after truck hit each other and
succumbed to her. Men abandoned their vehicles as they were crushed by the
immense force brought to bear. Some popped up onto those they hit, some were
forced out to the side, but Jessie was relentless and did not stop until she
had disabled every vehicle. Then she hefted the now empty tanks she had her
hands on and threw them casually into the mountains. Taking the next two she
hoisted them both and slammed them together. The next two she punched into
fragments, the force of her blows destroying the the next three pairs as well.
The men moved rapidly away from their vehicles as Jessie moved down the line
destroying any tank and truck not containing humanitarian aide. It only took
her twenty minutes to reduce her targets to scape metal.??

While there were a lot of injuries, Jessie had actually been quite careful not
kill anybody. Her orders were to keep them out, and she wasn't sure her master
wanted to start an all-out war with China. At least, not just yet.

Hovering up over the smoking ruins, she addressed the awestruck and terrified
men. "You have now witnessed first hand the power we possess. Send all the
aide you like, but this is far as anyone of you go. Any attempt to cross the
border will be met by me. Now...you have a long walk ahead of you boys. I
suggest you get started."

They all practically sprinted the first ten kilometres. Watching then run,
chasing them with giggles and laughter, Jessie turned her attention eventually
to the small percentage of trucks she had left in one piece. She stacked six
on top of each other, criss-crossing them and pressure welding them into a
single mass. Marvelling at how impossibly light it felt, she lifted the stack
and carried it into a nearby city. Handing over to her new friend there,
knowing the superpowered Korean girl would put it to good use, she returned
for more.

****

Elizabeth had been in the bar for two days.??Harry, now completely delirious
with exhaustion, found himself unable to stop pleasing his ex-girlfriend. His
body cried out, his muscles and joints screaming in agony, but his desire for
her had not waned. The longer he remained in her presence, the more completely
his mind and soul were lost to her.

Realising he would soon die if she didn't release him, Lizzy considered
letting that happen and decided against it. That would release him from his
punishment much too soon. She had a much better idea. Why not keep him around
as long as possible? Why should he get out of it so lightly after just two
days? He put her through hell for months!

"That's enough for now, Harry," she told him. He ignored her, his lust the
only thing that mattered. With a smile she put a finger on his head and pushed
him, with great care, forcefully to the floor. "I said enough. For now. I want
you to rest. Next time you better improve, or I won't be so gentle."

Harry struggled to get up, vainly reaching for her. Liz ignored him and strode
away.

Outside, in what was left of the town, the authorities had been very busy. She
knew they were there, because she had watched them build up their forces and
she could hear the helicopters and planes that scoured the skies.

They had, it appeared, brought everything to the party. They had it all, from
snipers and mortars to tanks and attack choppers. Elizabeth felt a flutter of
excitement. She had seen the footage from North Korea, and it had thrilled her
watching those girls shrug off heavy weapons fire. She had wondered what that
would feel like, having spent her whole life feeling vulnerable and exposed.
Now she was going to find out first hand.

"Stop there Miss Trubelle," a voice aided by megaphone blasted at her. "Get
down on your knees and put your hands behind your head."

"Really?" she asked with clear amusement, her unaided voice far louder and
much clearer. "Maybe if you get on your knees I won't shove your toys up your
ass."

"You have five seconds to comply."

That gave her just enough time to get Harry to a safe place before she
returned to stand in a clear spot, making a good target of herself.

"Bring it on, assholes."

And bring it they did. And Elizabeth discovered that total invulnerability was
every bit as enjoyable as she had imagined it would be. The area around her
became engulfed in chaos as a ridiculous amount of ordinance was brought to
bear. Liz stretched out and concentrated on feeling every impact, her body
reporting nothing but pleasant caresses and gentlest love-taps. She knew they
were trying to stop her fun, trying to kill her, but she could not help feel a
little grateful as they attacked her relentlessly and with such determination.
Her only hope was they didn't burn through their ammunition too quickly.

****

Susan came out of the fifth black hole she had visited since speeding up the
Council's SOS to find four new Ring-Bearers waiting in ambush this time.

"Oh good!" she declared happily as energy blasts and force-fields gently
massaged her body. She rounded the confused beings up and deposited them
instantly with all the others.

By the time she got to the next wormhole she had teleported two more. She now
had 38 Ring-Bearers in her little stockpile, but wanted to get a few more
before taking their power for her own.

****

"How long before our forces can get there?"

"We despatched a legion as soon we found out. But it is the very far corner of
the multiverse that is under threat, and it could take a year to get there.

"Let us hope she hasn't gotten too much more powerful before then. All we can
do now is watch...and wait."

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