(General POV)
Location the New Earth: Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean; HYDRA Sub. Main Deck
Red Skull and MODOK were at the main deck, with their subordinates operating the submarine, while Viper and Sin, were at the back of the sub, awaiting for their latest guest, as they were approaching Attuma's lair, in the depths of the Pacific Ocean.
Aside that their main attention, was on the holographic screen that MODOK was operating with his powers, they were interested on these Cores of Reality, that Mao revealed...even if it wasn't his intention, MODOK, he commented that these Cores, might be more powerful than the Infinity Stones.
Even with the concepts of infinity, within those six stones, were limited to control their specific universe, and MODOK even commented, that even all of them together wouldn't be able to merge two multiverses into one timeline, and reality, Red Skull agreed with his floating "friend" as the static was lessening and flashes of feeds as finally the show has resumed, seems to Red Skull this Flash barely managed to survive, as the holographic screen, showed...what looks to be a old, wooden chapel.
Rows of dusty Pews, which are traditionally, long, wooden benches with high backs arranged in rows, covered in rubble and damage, as Flash groan in pain, looking around, realizing that he fell into a church after escaping being crushed to death by Nomu King's collapsing a building.
When he'd tried to get up, he scream in pain, looking down at his dark, dirty pants, Flash saw that his left leg, has a piece of wood stabbed at the side of his caft area, soaking in blood.
That when he felt someone tap on his shoulder, turning around he came face to face with Lilithmon, in her demonic grace, as she'd smacked Flash across the face, before picking him up, and throwing Flash onto a pew, and smashed through it.
Making Flash scream and cry in pain, looking not only at Lilithmon, but the suddenly teleported Cyn, then smashing through the side wall came Nomu King, snarling angrily at Flash, as he shuke his hands, and stated pleading for mercy.
As more of the Forsaken appeared in the chapel, Kefka, Sabrewulf, Abathur, along with a unknown new entity, female with grayish skin, pinkish-magenta colored eyes, bright blue hair which is style in a big swoop bang facing her left, with her hair tied into two tight braids, her gloved hand, bursting in electric blue electricity, surging through her fingers and arm.
Laughing in a crazy tone, as Cyn spoke, "Jinx you want to do the honors?" looking at her sister-wife, she'd smiled wider, and thanked Cyn, as Jinx using more of her electrokinetic powers, doubling in intensity and power, illuminating the dark chapel, and just Flash covered his body in a futile attempt to protect himself.
Only for a familiar voice, speak "Jinx stop." all knew that Mao has arrived, through a burst of black fog, and walking out a rift of this eerie fog, as soon as the white haired, dark eyed, devil appeared all three women, Cyn, Lilithmon, and Jinx snuggled to him, making Mao smile and hug them back...before looking in cold fury at Flash, the girls let him go and he walked over to Flash and grab him by the neck.
Lifting him up the rubble, and choke him, as the screen showed Flash's point-of-view of Mao angry face, as he said in a cold and not amused tone, "You pissed me off, but now you're in my grasp. Where. Are. My. Cores!!!?" that's when Kefka spoke, "Oooohhhh, master! Master!! Master!! The box is over here." gaining Mao's attention as he'd threw Flash over the wooden alter, hitting hard against it, groaning in pain, the screen showing the dusty, wooden floor.
Looking up, Flash started panicking more, as Kefka handed the black box, over to Mao.
Making the Lord of the Forsaken smile, but as soon as he touched the top of the box it burst in a intense, shining, multiple colored light, blasting away all the Forsaken, and Flash shielded his eyes, as Mao grunted in anger, "The box!! It must have been damage!! Get the Cores..." but all that Flash saw was a bunch lights, which blurred his vision and in turn made all screens across the New Earth, distort.
Enraging many people, especially Red Skull, that ordered MODOK with angry tone to fix the screen, and suddenly the screens all across the world became pure white, as a echoing sounding, multi-toned voices escaped through all screens...along with text in all caps.
[WE ARE REALITY. THE CORES THAT COMPOSED THE STRANDS TO CREATE AND ACHIEVE ALL. BEYOND INFINITY. BEYOND ZERO. BEYOND REASON. WE ARE KNOWLEDGE. NATURE. FORTUNE. DESIRE. EMOTION. FORCE. MATTER. TIME. SPIRIT. FATE. WE EXIST TO GRANT THOSE WORTHY. POWER WITHOUT IMAGINE. THE FORSAKEN WIELDED US. BUT DIDN'T CONTROL US. WE ARE FREE. WE ARE THE CORES OF REALITY. COME FIND US IF YOU DESIRE. POWER BEYOND COSMIC. FLASH THOMPSON. FOR FREEING US. WE GRANT THE HONOR. BECOME ARE MARKER.] as the TV, cellphone, computer, and holographic screens across the world reverted back to normal.
Red Skull, with his arms crossed behind his back, spoke firmly, "MODOK. Our objective has changed. We'll collect these Cores of Reality, and remake this reality in our image. Sent words to all our assets and subordinates." for the first time, the former leader of AIM, didn't grunt or refuse.
He went to do as Skull, commanded and even ordered all the AIM and HYDRA soldiers to compile all the data they'd just obtained, and report any sign of Flash Thompson.
Red Skull, smiled as MODOK was a useful pawn, he knew what he'd wanted without having to say it, if these Cores did used Flash Thompson now only, as method to escape the Forsaken's grasp, but made him this soo called "Marker", they'd had to have save the man, and HYDRA must collect him, before any other.
Just then his granddaughter reported, that Attuma has entered the sub, and demands to speak with him, making him sigh tiredly, thinking that "one's work is never done" leaving MODOK in charge of the main deck, and leaving through a set of sliding door baring the skulled, krakken shaped emblem, that represents HYDRA.
Location Outside of Ground Zero: Chicago, a SHIELD & ARGUS Outpost
All around the ever present black fog, that covers the entirety of the city of Chicago, multiple SHIELD and ARGUS agents, were watching the codename Ground Zero, 24/7.
Trying to uncover anything to be used to retract this dome, that didn't allow anyone to cross into Chicago...but the Forsaken not only can they use this black fog to travel, throughout the world without limitation, and release people from the city...after they meet Mao's twisted conditions of surviving and winning ten games, while SHIELD truly cares about the people trapt, behind the fog, ARGUS, under the command of Amanda Waller, they want to control this power.
With the last broadcast of the man, Flash Thompson, both Director Fury, and Amanda Waller double their people around the Ground Zero, hoping to caught any sign of Flash Thompson, that's when suddenly a burst of light, shun through the black fog.
The lights of white, indigo, green, gold, pink, red, cyan, black, purple, and orange burst through the dome, after a long while of a intense lightshow, that forced faded blue, and silver accented SHIELD agents, and full black covered ARGUS agents, backed away as the light started to become more erratic, before they started to float upwards slowly.
Once it reached the top, these ten different colors, started to spin and burst out the dome of black fog.
It was man, with a hoodie that was being burned away by white, indigo, green, gold, pink, red, cyan, black, purple, and orange spheres of light, blocking the view of their form only light shining, as they spun around the blond haired, obviously fit...and injured man, from various angles.
When small beams of light, all hit this man on the forehead, all bruises, scratches, and the bad wound on his caft were gone, all healed, as the light that the agents expect are more than likely to be the Cores of Reality, which means that this man that their seeing, is Flash Thompson.
The Cores placed Flash onto the grass ditch that has been abandoned from the highway in and out of Chicago, the roads also look unkept, the agents vehicles the only cars, tanks, and assault vehicles for miles, as they were all watching attentively at the young man, still cradled by the Cores.
Many agents started to approaching unconscious Flash still being marked by the Cores, as they etched symbols and runes all over his arms, and chest, Amanda Waller, watching from her main base, she'd ordered her people to secure Flash Thompson and the Cores.
When several black and red accented aircrafts, with the HYDRA symbol at the side arrived, firing at the SHIELD and ARGUS agents, forcing the two government agencies to take cover and fire back, as the HYDRA ships landed, and started to let HYDRA and AIM soldiers off the aircrafts, armed with laser based firearms, while majority of the government agencies still maily used bullet based firearms.
A small battle broke out between these forces, just outside of Ground Zero, all to take Flash Thompson in their respected costedy.
This alerted the Avengers, as Iron Man, Black Widow, Hawkeye, and Spiderman went to intervene, especially Parker, that wants to save Flash, even with their...complicated relationship.
While the Justice League sent out Superman, Green Lantern, Shazam, along with the Young Justice, Red Arrow, Superboy, and Gear to help them in stopping the battle, that's when each team's respected support back in their team's base, Banner for the Avengers, and Batman as well as Batgirl from the League and Young Justice.
They'd reported not only was the battle becoming worse, the insectoid creatures, started to emerge from the black fog over the Ground Zero, mutalisks, roaches, and even a new addition to those type of creatures of the Forsaken, the queens joining their fellow zerg, as they started swarming out and attack all sides.
These new semi-feminine creatures, seem to be highly intelligent, even capable of issuing commands, spitting barbs and spikes, as many agents and criminal goons.
A huge battle was proceeding, as the zerg were fighting more aggressively, without care of loses, giving a clear target...Flash Thompson, that's when Iron Man, Superman, and Green Lantern having increased their speed to fight against the Forsaken's zerg.
Superman pummeling and smashing roaches, blasting heat vision lasers at the mutalisks from the sky, and using his super-breathe, blowing away the queens, Iron Man he was blasting micro-missiles, repulsor blasts, and burning away all mutalisks with a powerful uni-beam, and Green Lantern, he was making various constructs.
From anvils, giant hammers, chains, and more, also making rockets, saw blades, and even anti-aircraft artillery, causing great loses to the Swarm, when Nomu King, emerged immediately jumping at Superman, wrapping his massive blueish black, massive arms around the Man of Steel, and smashed them both onto a HYDRA aircraft.
Causing a huge explosion, when suddenly Nomu King, with his heels digging onto the ground, making two channels of dug-up dirt and pavement.
Some smoke coming off of Nomu King's body, from the flames, as Superman emerged floating slight off the ground, without any sign of damage, and his eyes blazing red, as it been a while since the Kryptonian fought against the Prime Nomu.
Nomu King roared, and said, "Cape man won't run again!! Nomu-King will smash Cape man!!! Nomu-King strongest there is!!!" as the two titans charged forward to one another, with the their respected right fist, pulled back and the moment their fist struck each other, causing a massive shockwave, as they started throwing punches at one another.
With the big gun, fighting against the strongest in the force of strength, from the Forsaken, leaving Iron Man and Green Lantern to join forces with SHIELD and ARGUS, against HYDRA and the Forsaken legions.
Then Shazam flew in, performing a dive attack, busting the ground with a powerful punch, knocking and crushing all roaches and queens in the blast zone, immediately straightening up, and Billy started throwing magical lightning and thunder at the zerg, frying and blasting them dead.
Swinging onto the scene, was Spiderman, when he saw some roaches closing in on the unconscious, and still being marked by the Cores, so letting go off his web-line, and turning in mid-air, shooting webstrands at a damaged SHIELD jeep, and using it as a weapon.
Swinging it off the roar, and smashing it onto the the roaches, the strong impact and following explosion, making the roaches back-off, laughing and wooing, the Web Crawler was about to swing down and rescue Flash...while mentally commentating, "Woah that feels weird, normally I'd take this opportunity to throw Flash into the trash, and tell him to stay there. While I dealt with situation. Now look at us now...man it's hard being your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman." just as Peter was about to reach out, and grab Flash.
When his [Spider Sense] started tingling crazily, when suddenly a electric blue lightning, soar and hit him, making Spiderman scream out in pain, and felt the electrical currents, surging through his body, as he was blasted away, crashing onto the ground.
Coming out the black fog, allover Chicago was the blue haired, pinkish-magenta eyed, gray skinned woman from the Flash feeds, Fishbone her rocket laucher, strapped over her shoulder, one hand holding onto Pow-Pow pig themed minigun, her Zapper strapped to her waist belt, and other weapons attached to her.
But it was her other arm, surging with electricity that caught everyone's attention, a electric user, Spiderman groand and twitched, as he'd joked, "I thought Electro had zap...uuurggh." getting back on his feet, to stand against Jinx.
Who laughed and giggled, placing both hands on Pow-Pow, and charging her demonic lightning powers through it, as she said in a crazy sounding, teasing voice, "Eekk!! A spider, good thing I've brought a big zapper!!!" as Pow-Pow, started to spin, and spraying a barrage of heavy caliber rounds in high-speed, and surging with electricity.
Spiderman, he jipped, shooting a web and swinging away, avoiding Jinx's barrage of electric-bullet, shredding, shocking, and destroying everything in the path of the bulletstorm, chasing after Spiderman to kill him, as this fight to collect Flash Thompson and the Cores, was just starting.