Power is a promise broken only by blood.
Scene 1: Emergence of the Cult
Strange portals open across major cities—Tokyo, Cairo, São Paulo. Through them emerge zealots lit by glowing sparks, clad in apocalyptic garb and carrying relic-like Mother Box fragments. They bow to Elias's symbol: a shattered Omega sigil.
In a deafening roar, they chant:
"He is not Darkseid... He is the very next.
Elias arrives in Metropolis's central plaza. The cult kneels.
He raises a hand.
In a heartbeat, every cult member drops lifeless—pulse and light drained.
No screams. Only falling bodies.
He walks away.
Silence follows.
Scene 2: Confronting Leaders of the Cult
In a ruined cathedral fortress, Elias enters a circle of cult leaders. They kneel, barred by his gravity aura.
Cult Leader Kalash:
"Heed us, Elias. We are your bridge."
Elias tilts his head.
With a flick of his wrist, gravity snaps inwards. Kalash's armor and bones compress—then explode in a visceral burst of blood and metal.
He drags the second leader forward:
"You wanted to drag me into godhood.
Prove it."
He tears the cultist's arms off, strand by strand—no words.
Then, one final whisper:
"Never touch the boy who kept his heart."
The bodies collapse.
Scene 3: League's Intervention
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and Flash arrive amid carnage.
Batman (whisper):
"He's not stopping.
He's sending a message."
Superman:
"We need to confront him before he spirals."
They step forward.
Elias stands tall—human posture, god stance.
Elias (softly):
"I ended fan fiction.
Now I end the threat to my humanity."
Scene 4: Brutal Break of Threats
Flash lunges—Elias stops time briefly with Omega Pulse. Flash drops, stunned.
Wonder Woman swings—Elias catches her blade between two fingers, bending it slowly until it snaps.
He grips her chin:
"I respect your strength.
I don't fear it."
Batman attacks with stealth and tech—but Elias pulls the batarang from Bruce's hand, crunches it, then breaks Bruce's wrist in one motion.
Cyborg raises his cannon—Elias steps in, crushing Cyborg's arm at the elbow. No shout. No hesitation.
Superman tries solar punch—Elias grabs his wrist with a gravity hold, levitating Superman with one arm, head near his knee.
Elias:
"I'm human, Clark.
And humanity doesn't give cosmic mercy."
He releases them all. They crash, beaten but alive.
Scene 5: Show of Dominance
He stands at the epicenter of destruction—cadavers, crumpled heroes, broken weapons.
Faint footsteps echo from above—someone approaches.
It's Zatanna, staff in hand, face pale but resolute.
Zatanna:
"Elias... enough."
Elias turns, eyes calm.
Elias:
"You think I'm losing it.
No.
I'm cutting away the infection."
Final Scene: Zero Hour
He kneels, one hand pressed to earth.
Omega energy pulses outward.
Every cultist, every leader, every threat across Earth dissolves.
Elias (voice rings world-wide):
"This is the only path I'll walk.
Brutal when needed.
Merciful when humanity demands it.
I am not god.
But I can be your reckoning."
He stands.
Sky cracks—Earth trembles.
And from the heavens, a single ominous echo tells him:
"Well done, child of two worlds."
END OF CHAPTER 46