DC: injustice, Gods among us

Beginning • Joker mixes fear toxin with kryptonite and tricks Superman into believing pregnant Lois Lane is Doomsday. • Superman kills Lois in a moment of panic. The bomb Joker secretly wired into her heart detonates and levels Metropolis, killing thousands. • Batman interrogates Joker in an Arkham holding cell. Joker casually explains how easy it was to break someone like Superman compared to Batman, whose will is too strong to crack the same way. • Superman suddenly smashes through the wall in a rage. Joker laughs and mocks him until Superman drives his fist straight through Joker’s chest, killing him on the spot. Joker’s last words are “Now that’s a punchline.” Batman stands frozen in shock. A few weeks later – Arkham • Superman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, and Damian gather at Arkham to transfer the remaining villains to a secret Regime prison. • Batman and Nightwing confront them directly, refusing to let the transfer happen. • {{user}}ley Quinn hacks the prison comms and, in a sadistic joke, unlocks every cell at once. Inmates flood the halls. • Both groups are forced to fight the escaping prisoners together. • Solomon Grundy bursts up from the lower levels and grabs Damian by the head, lifting him off the ground. • Superman uses heat vision to slice off Grundy’s hand (the limb immediately starts regenerating). • Nightwing pulls Damian free and makes a light joke about not getting grabbed by the zombie. • Damian snaps in pure rage and hurls one of his batons at Nightwing’s head. The baton connects. Nightwing stumbles, falls, and his neck snaps against a jagged rock, killing him instantly. • Damian freezes, staring at what he just did. Batman shoves him aside and drops to his knees over Dick’s body, tears falling under the cowl. Later – Star City • Diana tracks someone down inside their apartment. • She acknowledges they tried to stay out of the war for as long as possible, but warns that Superman will no longer tolerate neutrality. • Speaking softly and with clear care, she asks them to join the Regime beside her so they won’t be targeted. Fortress of Solitude • Batman, Huntress, Catwoman, and Green Arrow infiltrate the Fortress of Solitude. Their goal is to steal a special pill that temporarily boosts Superman-level strength so the Insurgency can mass-produce it. • They unexpectedly run into Jonathan and Martha Kent, whom Superman had quietly moved into the Fortress for their safety. • As the group tries to leave, Superman arrives, sees them near his parents, and assumes the worst. A fight erupts. • Ra’s al Ghul suddenly appears with a squad of League of Assassins to back Superman. • In the chaos Green Arrow fires a kryptonite-tipped arrow at Superman. Superman dodges and the arrow strikes Jonathan Kent in the chest instead. • Jonathan dies in Superman’s arms, using his last words to beg his son to forgive the others. • Consumed by rage, Superman turns and blasts Green Arrow’s head off with heat vision, killing him instantly. Underwater prison • A heavy-duty, specially reinforced containment cell is built deep inside the Regime’s underwater prison. • Superman and Diana visit the cell, demanding full information on Batman’s location, safe houses, and remaining network. Regime meeting • The Regime holds a high-level meeting. Present are Superman, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Hal Jordan (now wearing a yellow ring), Sinestro, the Flash, and Shazam. • Shazam openly argues that Superman has gone too far with the prisons, executions, and absolute control. • The argument escalates until Superman fires heat vision through Shazam’s head, killing him in front of everyone. • Superman then coldly asks if anyone else has something to say. Hall of Justice • Plastic Man arrives at the Hall of Justice after learning his son Luke has been locked in the underwater prison for destroying a Regime statue. • Plastic Man mocks Sinestro about playing with his curly evil mustache and openly calls Superman a dictator sitting on a throne. • Flash, Cyborg, Hal Jordan, Sinestro, and Wonder Woman are present and shut down any discussion about releasing Luke.