The next thing he noticed was that he was back in the same place where he was given the title of Chosen Hero. But the area was completely engulfed in fire and death. Eli saw Jacope X, Cosmestica, Vegeta, Sonic, Ice, Jackie and the rest of the people who fought in the Apocalypse. They were all packed in several cages and they looked as if they had been tortured violently. They had open wounds, limbs that were horribly disfigured and some that were hanging on by a thread.
He also saw Fire, Satan and all of the others that they defeated. Then he saw himself with them on the right side of Fire. He was dressed in the most ridiculous garb that he had ever seen but it looked ceremonial. He had the most diabolical look on his face. It was as if he was happy that the Heroes were being treated that way. "Why am I not fighting back," Eli said to himself. But then a commotion started behind him. He turned around and saw two large demons dragging the Elder god to the front of the area and dropped him right in front of Fire and the other Eli.
Then Fire spoke. "This is the all powerful Elder god that that you so-called 'heroes' worshipped and fought for? How pathetic." He struck the Elder god across the face. Eli didn't know why everyone was letting this happen. Why wasn't Jacope fighting his way out of the cage? Why was Cosmestica just sitting there looking hopeless? Why was Ice not showing this hell dimension what he was made of, just like before? "Even as we speak, your fellow demon are making this dimension mine and are obliterating any and every force that may try to oppose me.
"Thanks to an insurmountable increase in power from none other than my 'Chosen One', Eli." everyone in attendance cheered as if they were at a concert. The evil Eli stepped forward and silenced the crowd. "I appreciate the respect and admiration," he said, "But lets not forget who is to thank for this new reign on earth, Fire." Once again, the crowd went wild.
"Now let us end what little hope the forces of good have. Eli you may have the honor," Fire spoke. Eli walked in front of the caged heroes.
"You don't have to do this, Eli," Jackie pleaded.
"You fought on the side of good before this," Cosmestica reminded him.
"You were a powerful force of good and could've saved the world," Ice tried.
"What about your son," Jacope asked.
This seemed to hit a nerve with the evil Eli. "It would be best if you all just shut your mouths and prepare for your deaths. My son is where he's supposed to be and as long as I'm fine, he's fine."
"Please don't do this," Jackie begged.
"Jackie? I'm shocked. Don't you think that begging is a little beneath you," Eli replied to her. "I should warn you that this process will be very painful." And with that, Eli's eyes turned pitch black.
The real Eli saw their skin turn a pale grayish color and that they were having trouble breathing. He knew from personal experience how it felt and what was the cause. Their lungs were quickly decomposing and weren't letting air in. Then the heart stopped beating because there was no more fresh air to make new blood. After that, the intestines and stomach started to go. This caused the victim to release everything in them. Then the body started to dry out and fall apart. It literally turned into dust.
To actually see the process was nauseating in itself but what got Eli was that the evil version didn't die with them. When Eli used this ability for the first time, he died as well because he couldn't protect himself from it. The ability was actually him bringing the victim's decomposing process from the future and apply it to the present. But because of his connection to time, he was affected by the process as well. But for some reason, this Eli wasn't. After he killed the Heroes, he walked over to the Elder god. "You told me that I had to hold back on my powers and that the world was mine to protect. But you were wrong. The world is mine to rule and I plan on doing just that." Then a demon gave him a jagged sword and the evil Eli decapitated the Elder god.
Eli was so shocked that he inadvertently used his powers to make everything he had just seen be deleted from existence. This also causes him to be projected back on to the astral plain. Spike was still standing over Eli's astral form when he regained consciousness. "Spike, we have some work to do before we leave. You ready for a fight?"