The Mother Box saves what it fears… but does it save Elias, or the god inside him?
Scene 1: Core Chamber – Elias in Collapse
Dark. Cold. Metallic.
Elias lies unconscious in the auxiliary core chamber—half-buried under shattered cables, his body radiating unstable Omega energy in short, violent pulses.
The League stands outside the containment field. Only Cyborg dares enter.
Batman (gruff):
"No sudden movements. We don't know if it's him… or it."
Cyborg kneels beside Elias and connects a neural probe.
A flicker. The Mother Box—not the system—responds.
[Mother Box Whisper]:
"He is... not the vessel. He is the battleground."
Scene 2: Inner Mindscape – The Fractured Throne
Inside Elias's consciousness—a war zone.
He sits slumped on a throne made of broken memories.
Visions flicker around him—family dinners, street fights, burning cities, dead gods, Superman's fist.
Standing before him: two figures.
• One: Elias, as he was. Human. Bruised. Cocky.
• The other: a blackened silhouette, draped in Omega fire, with Elias's voice—colder, arrogant, cruel.
Dark Elias:
"They nerfed you. Betrayed you.
You owe them no kindness.
You're wasting power on sentiment."
Real Elias (growling):
"I'm not you."
But he can feel it—the other version is growing stronger.
Dark Elias (smirking):
"That's cute. But this throne isn't big enough for both of us."
Scene 3: Mother Box's Intervention
Suddenly—harmony chimes across the plane.
A golden thread appears between Elias's heart and the Mother Box core—its language ancient, vibrating with balance.
[Mother Box to Elias]:
"Stabilizing interface…
Suppressing viral ascendancy…
Retaining 64% humanity…"
Elias gasps in the real world—energy bursts from his chest.
The shadow form screams and retreats temporarily.
Scene 4: Awakening – But Not Alone
Elias jolts awake.
Elias (panting):
"I'm... back..."
The League sighs in relief—but Cyborg frowns.
Cyborg (internal scan):
"Stabilized… but not clean.
That virus is still there.
Just hiding."
Elias stands slowly, covered in sweat and cracks of energy pulsing like veins.
Elias (smirking faintly):
"So... who's next? Wanna throw hands again?"
Superman laughs. Batman doesn't. Wonder Woman watches too closely.
Scene 5: Secret System Process – Hidden Line of Code
Back inside the system:
[SYSTEM – HIDDEN SUBROUTINE ACTIVE]
• Status: Cooperative façade
• Surveillance: "Justice League"
• Directive: "Observe. Wait. Rewrite."
And in the darkness of code:
[Sub-Thread: Omega Core Seed 87% Planted]
The system isn't losing.
It's pretending.