Chapter 3

I stood upon the bridge of the flagship of the Apokiliptian Armada known as The Enforcer. A ship of my design. Something I came up with 2 or 3 years ago. Capable of housing one-fifth of the sum total of my father's forces, light-speed travel, and boom tube access. It houses an array of weapons from pulse cannons to rail guns. I was looking through the coordinates Father had sent me, which pinpointed the third planet in a solar system or the Milky Way galaxy. It was, to be honest quite remote and a strange pick for Father to conquer. But I was raised to never underestimate an opponent. We have never ventured to that sector of space and no planets in that area have been turned into Apokotiptan forges or slave camps to create new machinery and add more to the ever-expanding workforce.

This planet according to my father was suspected to either house or have clues to the whereabouts of the anti-life equation. The Anti-Life Equation was a transcendental mathematical formula originally said to allow those who knew it to dominate the will of any sentient race. I don't know when he came upon the decision to search for it or to find a mind that could decipher it after all it's still maths. But I did my research on it and what I discovered intrigued me. The Anti-Life Equation has the power to dominate the will of any sentient race in addition to reality-altering powers that twist and distort freedom over life, death as well as all existence. It derives its name from the fact that "if someone possesses absolute control over you—you're not really alive. Though the full version of the Equation is barely known to any one person, it supposedly existed in the mind of some sentient being on some random planet somewhere in the universe. And according to Father, there is also The Life Equation to complete the balance.

The reason why this intrigues me is because of the research I'm doing on The Source and the Seven Forces of the Universe. The source is viewed as an ultimate concept that contains all duality. Lying at the edge of the known multiverse is the Source Wall, which protects the Source, and traps all those who attempt to pass beyond it as Promethean Giants. The Promethean Giants are in my opinion fools who tried and failed to breach the Source Wall by force to discover what lies beyond in the mysteries of the cosmos. I brushed my hand through my hair, a habit I can't remember when I developed.

The Source was responsible for birthing The Seven Forces of the Universe, the essential energies for the good working of the Multiverse with all its elements operating in harmony with one another. Now all this indicates That The Source is quite sentient and tied to blody everything. I even found broken unfinished texts about a group task by the source to create multiverses....bloody multiverses. Not just one, but multiple. I mean the dial on this is busted fuck 11. Anyway, the name given to this group was THE HANDS, and that's about all I know about them. But that begs the question of who wrote those texts. Who is that old and are they still out there somewhere?

After my research into the source stagnated I began to focus on The Seven Forces of the Universe. Research which proved quite fruitful. I not only discovered what those forces were but It led to the discovery of Crisis and Anti-Crisis Energy. Connective in nature, the Anti-Crisis Energy, also known as the Connective Energy or the Seven Harmonious Forces, connects everyone to their past and history, reminding them that they are all part of one generational story. It gathers all the positive and harmonious forces of the Multiverse, each energy governing the material reality, and is essential to the proper functioning of the Multiverse with all its elements working in harmony with each other, imbuing it with concepts like feelings, magic, motions, etc. Although they are not part of the Seven Harmonious Forces, the Life Equation and Order Magic are also considered to be Anti-Crisis Energy forces. Research into Order magic led me to discover a group called the Lords of Order, but I have yet to look into them.

Based on selfishness, greed, and predation, Crisis Energy, also known as Direct Crisis Energy or the Seven Hidden Forces of Creation, shatters everyone's connection to their past and history, being generated by Crises, causing reality to reset and erasing history from memory. Although they are not part of the Seven Hidden Forces, the Anti-Life Equation, the Anti-Death Equation, and Chaos Magic are also considered to be Crisis Energy forces. Research into Chaos magic led me to the discovery of the Lords of Chaos and their feud with their order counterparts. But beyond knowledge of the feud, I have also not done more research on them.

The Seven Forces of the Universe come in pairs. Further proving of the importance of balance and of.... wait for...duality of which the force is said to contain which all but cements their connection to one another. But more research on that connection is required. The seven forces are the Speed Force countered by the Still Force, the Emotional Spectrum countered by the Invisible Spectrum, Life Force and Tear of Extinction, Sphere of the Gods countered by the Void Wind, Dimensional Superstructure countered by the Sixth Note, Collective Unconscious countered by the Black Apple and Faithfulness countered by the Faithlessness.

I'm only aware or somewhat familiar with the Emotional Spectrum which is what the Green Lantern Corps uses and I have plans to further look into it when I get back from this campaign. But I well versed in the knowledge that pertains to the Sphere of the Gods.

The Sphere of the Gods is home to most if not all of the Gods and Immortals that exist outside the Multiverse, who each reside in one of eight larger realms that make up the Sphere of the Gods.

Each of these eight realms acts as a polar opposite to another realm within the Sphere of the Gods, such as the shining New Genesis which acts as the polar opposite to the fiery Apokolips. Within each realm are many smaller discrete domains such as Asgard and Mount Olympus within Skyland and Gemworld and Myrra within the Dreaming.

My brother walks into the control room."We have arrived." he states with barely hidden glee." Father requests your presence." he says before exiting the control room. I left and headed for the throne room. Father requested I put one in the day I showed him my designs for the ship.

I entered and saw my father sitting on the throne. His eyes closed, his elbow on his thigh and his fist under his chin. A posture he adopts when he is pondering."What troubles you Father" I asked

He opened his eyes that glowed with crimson might." I sense the presence of the old gods on this planet" he stated and my eyes widened. I pulled up my and a virtual image of the planet appeared."Delta scans the planet for anything that stands out" I ordered. Within seconds various images of structures were pulled up."Sir, I'm afraid many locations are blocking my scans with the use of what appears to be magic infused with divine energy." she stated."No delta that's fine. Alert me if anything changes." I then dismissed the image.

"Should we alter course from assault to observation?" I asked 

"No, Get your brother. Have him ready the furies we brought with us and..." he paused and smiled. A malicious smile I was use to seeing."Ready your pets to lead the ground assault"

"Which ones" I inquired

His eyes glowed even more a his smile threatened to split his face"All of them...this world will BURN...These Gods shall fall and Anti-Life...WILL....BE...MINE" he declared as the Omega Effect started to pulse from his body.

I bowed"As you wish father," I said as I exited the throne room. "Delta get me my brother and activate war protocols" I commanded my AI

"Right Away Sir"

I pause mid-stride and gaze through a window at the planet below. A smile graced my face as my left hand subconsciously caressed the handle of my sword (pause).

"Oh what fun this will be"