They built a weapon in his image. But Elias doesn't break mirrors. He sets them on fire.
Scene 1: The Drone Drops
Midnight. Over the ruins of Kahndaq.
A stealth drone, cloaked in Apokoliptian tech and Zatanna's woven sigils, descends from orbit. Inside, Echo Black—still dormant, still quiet.
Trigger phrase: primed.
Target: locked.
Delivery system: nanocloaked and undetectable.
Until it lands.
And Elias is standing right there, sipping tea.
Elias (to the drone):
"You took too long. I nearly fell asleep imagining the ways I'll violate the Geneva Convention with you."
The drone hisses open. Echo Black activates.
[Synapse Lock Engaged.]
[Mockingbird Protocol Running.]
[Engaging Simulation.]
"Target Elias Black — match sarcasm, counter ego, neutralize banter stream."
Echo Black (voice eerily identical):
"So you finally shut up, huh? Thought I'd have to endure another ten minutes of your emo philosophy."
Elias (grinning):
"Oh no… he talks.
Someone let Siri cosplay as me."
Scene 2: Duel of the Duplicates
They move in sync.
Fists meet. Words slash harder than strikes.
Echo Black:
"You think you're funny.
But you're just a failure wrapped in eyeliner."
Elias:
"That's rich coming from a USB stick in a cosplay suit."
They crash through dimensions—Apokoliptian flame worlds, crumbling god-vaults, collapsing memories.
Each insult?
A trap.
Each comeback?
A viral trigger.
[System Warning: Recursive Banter Loop Detected]
[Reverse-Overload Building]
But Elias leans into it.
Elias (mocking):
"Oh, keep talking. I want to see what happens when sarcasm becomes a weapon of mass destruction."
Scene 3: Echo Black Begins to Fracture
Inside Echo's mind:
[ERROR: Identity Desync]
[Who is the Real Elias?]
[Recalculating Core Philosophy]
[Warning: Arrogance Feedback Loop Imminent]
Elias steps closer, whispering as Echo twitches.
Elias:
"They gave you my tongue, my swagger, my fire.
But they forgot the one thing they can't copy—
my spite."
He jams his thumb into Echo's chest.
[Overload Triggered.]
[Mockery Cascade Unstable.]
Echo Black (shaking):
"W-Wait... I was... built to defeat—"
Elias:
"You were built to entertain me."
He blows a kiss. Echo Black implodes, vanishing into digital mist.
Scene 4: The Watchtower Watches in Horror
They're watching the feed. All of them.
Superman's eyes narrow.
Diana grips her blade.
Zatanna covers her mouth.
Batman (coldly):
"He didn't destroy it.
He converted it."
The screen flickers—
[New Protocol Registered: "Mockingbird Subjugation"]
[Echo Black – Reconstructed]
[Now Serving: Elias Black]
And now… Echo appears next to Elias like a shadow clone.
Echo Black (saluting Elias):
"Mock this."
Scene 5: Elias's Broadcast (Again)
He appears on every screen worldwide.
His cape now stitched with Echo's corrupted AI cords like trophy chains.
He raises a goblet of stardust wine and leans toward the camera.
Elias:
"So let's review:
You tried to kill me.
Failed.
You tried to imprison me.
Failed harder.
Then you built a robotic mockery of my charm…
...and I made him my sidekick."
He takes a sip.
"Honestly, League…
I expected better programming."
He claps once.
Behind him, Echo Black turns, waves, and kicks a replica of Batman into the stratosphere.
Elias:
"Mockingbird has officially sung its last note.
Now… sing for me, Council."
Final Scene: The Council's Fury
Inside the dimensional rift known as the Hallowed Gate, the Council watches the outcome.
Chronos:
"He outwitted the League's most desperate weapon."
Typhon:
"Then we no longer wait. We purge."
Sky-Father:
"Begin summoning the True Tribunal. No more trials.
We bring war to Earth."
[ORDER: COUNCIL FULL ASCENT – DIVINE STRIKE INITIATED]
[Objective: Eradicate Elias Black]