The New Gods often visited Earth to check up on their friends or for the fun of it. Lightray boom-tubed to Earth using the Motherbox to get an Earth food he was craving. He was going to bring some to Orion, too.

Then he stepped through the portal and saw Earth had become an apocalyptic wasteland. Everything was destroyed and dead.

Lightray looked around before turning to leave and alert the New Gods of the situation.

A faint shape appears on the horizon. His eyes widen. “A survivor?”