Lex Luthor Discovers the First Rule of Devil Fruits
A week passed.
And every major villain organization felt the world shifting again.
So The Light reconvened.
A secret chamber—hidden beneath fifty layers of technological cloaking—filled with the cold blue glow of holographic monitors.
Everyone was present:
Vandal Savage
Lex Luthor
Queen Bee
Klarion
Ocean Master
Ra's al Ghul
Talia al Ghul (observing through the League)
And a dozen other leaders
The meeting began normally:
Discussions about Superboy's new powers
Speculations on the limits of the quake fruit
Concerns over Batman's reaction
Debates about the nature of these "devil fruits"
But one member wasn't listening.
Lex Luthor was silent.
Thinking.
Frowning.
His fingers tapped against the edge of his holographic desk rhythmically, a sign only a few knew meant:
Lex was solving something.
Eventually, even Vandal Savage noticed.
Savage
"Luthor. You're quiet. That is rarely good."
Lex didn't answer.
He stared at the projection of Damian Wayne—Fire Shadow—handing the fruit to Superboy six months after he found it.
Stared.
Thought.
Calculated.
And then—
A spark of realization ignited in his eyes.
He shot to his feet so suddenly that everyone jumped.
Lex Luthor
"That's it."
The room froze.
Every monitor turned to him.
Klarion tilted his head upside down, floating.
Queen Bee leaned forward.
Ra's al Ghul narrowed his eyes.
Even Savage watched with genuine interest.
Queen Bee
"What did you discover, Luthor?"
Lex pointed at Damian's image.
Lex
"Why didn't he eat the second fruit?"
Silence.
Pure silence.
Vandal Savage broke it first.
Savage
"He said he wanted to give the power to someone 'worthy.'"
Lex laughed.
A low, humorless, terrifying laugh.
Lex
"No. That was a lie.
Think, all of you—when has a metahuman EVER willingly given away power?"
Klarion blinked.
Klarion
"…Okay, but seriously—why does it matter? He picked the clone kid, so what?"
Lex leaned forward, eyes sharp.
Lex
"It matters because if YOU had a world-destroying artifact,
would YOU give it away?"
Everyone fell silent.
Because not a single one of them—
not Queen Bee,
not Ocean Master,
not even Ra's—
would ever give away that kind of power.
Then Lex delivered the truth.
Slowly.
Coldly.
With surgical precision.
Lex Luthor
"What if…
he didn't give it away by choice?"
All heads turned toward him.
Lex stepped forward, voice rising.
Lex
"What if
he couldn't eat it.
What if a person can only handle
ONE devil fruit?"
The room collectively inhaled.
Hard.
Queen Bee covered her mouth.
Klarion's eyes widened.
Vandal Savage stood straighter.
Ra's al Ghul's pupils dilated.
Lex continued, building momentum:
Lex
"He had the fruit for over six months.
He had countless opportunities.
The Justice League didn't know.
Batman didn't know.
NO ONE knew."
He pointed sharply to the projection of Damian.
Lex
"If he could take the power himself—
if he could wield TWO world-breaking abilities—
he would have done it instantly."
Ra's al Ghul finally spoke.
Low.
Uneasy.
Ra's
"…You are claiming that the fruits cannot be combined.
That one man may only take one."
Lex answered without hesitation.
Lex
"Yes.
That is exactly what I'm saying."
The Light members stared at each other.
The implications hit them like a nuclear shockwave.
Queen Bee
"That means…
even if we find another devil fruit—
it won't work on him."
Klarion
"And if WE eat one…
we can't eat another."
Vandal Savage
"More importantly—
Damian Wayne was not strengthening himself…
he was building an ally."
Lex nodded.
Lex
"And he chose someone young, loyal, emotionally stable—
someone who would not betray him.
He created a weapon he could trust."
Then Lex delivered the conclusion that sealed their fear.
Lex Luthor
"He gave the fruit away
because he HAD to.
He can only have one.
And now Superboy has the other."
The room was dead silent.
Every member processed the terrifying truth.
Vandal Savage
"…so the devil fruits have rules."
Lex
"Yes.
And Damian Wayne understands them.
Better than any of us."
The Light's Final Reaction
Fear.
Real fear.
Not of Superman.
Not of Wonder Woman.
But of Damian.
A boy who:
Found two fruits
Understood the rules
Chose a perfect wielder
And did all of it without being caught
Vandal Savage
"Find out everything about these fruits.
Every rule.
Every weakness."
Queen Bee
"And how many Damian is still hiding."
Lex
"And pray—
PRAY—
that there are not more."
The meeting ended with a new priority:
The devil fruits are the most dangerous artifacts on Earth.
And Damian Wayne holds the map.