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"Sing me no songs of daylight. Sing instead of shadows and darkness, and memories of midnight." Sappho

Lex Luthor looked around at his so called comrades who sat around the fire they had crafted from various materials they could scavenge to keep themselves warm and cook what meat they could catch. "You know gentlemen, we have much in common. We have all cheated death, we have all been at one time or another the greatest evil villain in the universe, and we all want to see the Justice League crumble and fall." As he talked, Lex drove the stick he had been using to cook his snake supper into the ground, breaking the stick in two. He slowly brought the broken stick that was in his hand to eye level. "If only it could be as easy as breaking a stick, but we all know with the Justice League, nothing is easy. Then again, that is why to witness the end of the Justice League will be all the more sweeter."

To Lex's right sat Darkseid, the creature he had resurrected and the very creature that had almost destroyed the league. Maybe Lex should have let Darkseid go ahead and massacre the league. Then again, Darkseid would have taken him and his minions, the few that had survived the events leading up to and after the resurrection of Darkseid, with the league and Earth into oblivion. Now, after 10 months as Lex had estimated to have gone by since their encounter with the league, Darkseid was no longer the threat Lex had thought him to be, rather Lex now saw this alien as a brother in arms against the league, but as a brother he didn't trust as far as he could heave him across the floor.

Lex, feeling and knowing it was his fault Darkseid was destroying the Earth, went and obtained the Anti-Life Equation, or so he though he had obtained the equation. What looked to be an easy way out, turned into a sacrifice that Lex was unaware he was making and by that, one he really was not willing to make. How he had understood the plan, once Darkseid would touch the equation, he would be trapped in another place and time, far from Earth and Lex would be on the league's good side for saving all humanity. The truth turned out to be quite the opposite, but the reality came to be that when Darkseid touched the equation, which was not the real equation, Luthor was also sucked into the other dimension and was forced to work with the alien in order to survive this dimension.

As they had walked across this desert like place where water was scarce and the inhabitants seemed to look like gargoyles yet had the ability to communicate and understand English; Lex and Darkseid talked and began to understand each other's intention and dislike not only for Superman, but for the entire Justice League. It was during this wondering time, they pledged to get out of this place and take revenge on the ones who sent them to this cursed place, the Justice League.

Surprises were around every corner, and not all these surprises were unwelcomed. During the third month, they had come upon the main reason Lex was in this place, Brainiac. He was propped up against a wall of red earth and as Lex walked toward the scrap iron, he felt a surge of energy run through his body and at the same time, noticed the lights come alive on the android's face and turned towards Lex.

"I knew you would find me and reactivate my hard drive. In all logic, we will have to work together to get out of this dimension, but once we are out of here, I will seek my revenge on you and on Kal-El, the only son of Jor-El." Brainiac showed no emotion as he spoke nor did his voice depict any emotion.

"Fine by me, Brainiac," Luthor replied as he stared into the androids so called eyes. "But what about the Justice League? Aren't they as much to blame for this as the big, blue Boy Scout?"

The words he had uttered, struck a microchip in Brainiac. He lowered his head, stood up, and walked toward Luthor. "You speak the truth, but we first must get out of this dimension and according to my calculations, it is not possible within this lifetime." He moved his head so he could stare Luthor in the eyes, "knowing the two of us are stuck here for eternity is payment enough for what you have done to me. For, I still have various parts of me scattered throughout the universe."

A wicked smile came across Lex's face, "but you would need me to activate those parts, now wouldn't you. And I am sorry to say, but I am busy for the rest of eternity."

With those words, the three of them walked on and spent the next seven months trying to survive and determine where they were. It was the longest, most trying times for all three of them. Even the android agreed it was a harsh environment.

Darkseid kept mentioning that he had a never-ending thirst and hunger that would only get worse with each meal and drink he took. He almost felt like the dimension was trying to slowly drive him mad. Luthor also mentioned he had the never ending thirst and hunger, then at the same time, he felt himself growing with rage and hatred towards the Justice League, towards all humanity, for it was they who had given him up like a sacrifice and seemed to care not if they ever saw him again or put any effort into finding him. I bet they wouldn't have done this to President Luthor, Lex thought as they continued their trek across the barren world, dimension, or what ever the hell it was.

Braniac now sat on a boulder to Lex's left. He too had told his trials with Kal-El, but also went into detail about his parents, Krypton itself, and how his revenge on Kal-El would be the final blow to the late Jor-El, since his beloved son would die and the Kryptonian race would die permanently with him.

The fire's crackles masked the footsteps of the two men approaching the group from among the ruins of an old building. The two men were of the same height and built, both of them presented themselves as if they were all that mattered and in this so-called dimension, they were. Without even looking at one and other, the men began to clap in sync with each other and this startled the group of three.

"Bravo, any weaker mortal would have either killed his companions or killed himself. You have all passed the test and after listening to this conversation, you are correct, we all have something in common." Hades, god of the underworld smiled at them and continued his path toward them with Ares, god of war and hate matching his stride.

"Who are you and who gave you the right to intrude on this conversation." Lex Luthor stood to his full height and marched towards the two men. "I demand to know and I demand answers. Where the HELL are we?"

Hades smirked at Luthor, "you are in Hell or I should say you are in MY kingdom, the kingdom of Tartarus, the underworld full of evil, hate, and everything else that is nasty. I am Hades, Lord of Tartarus and this is Aries, god of war and Lord of the hatred that dwells in the hearts and souls of humanity. You my friend are Alexander Luthor, eternal foe to Superman also know as Kal-El. You are here because you were presenting the Anti-Life Equation to Darkseid, ruler of Apokolips and the only creature to come remotely close to destroying Superman."

Lex stared at this so called god and was not impressed, "and how can you prove this to be true, that you are Hades."

Before he had finished his statement, a devil like creature stood in the place where the man had once stood. His devil like creature was over 10 feet tall, had dragon wings with a wingspan of over 20 feet, and an arrow like tip that was attached to a long whip like tail. He looked down upon Luthor and shot fire out of his mouth and Luthor crouched down but at the last moment, Ares lifted up his hand, with his palm towards the bald man and commanded the flames to come to him. Once the flames reached his hand, it divided itself into 6 fireballs and began to juggle themselves. The balls slowly dissipated and Ares returned his arm to his side.

At seeing this, Brainiac stood up from the rock he had been occupying, "according to my data, Ares and Hades exist only in Greek Mythology."

"If you keep reading your data, you will notice that Amazons only live in Greek Mythology, but I believe you have met one, in fact I believe you have met my daughter, Diana, Princess of the Amazons." Hades kept staring at the man before him. At the mention of his daughter he returned to his human form. "Let us join you and we will help you fulfill your pledge to rid the world of the Justice League."

Regaining his composure, Lex stood up to his full height once again, "and what do you want in return?"

"You are smart Luthor. What I want is to be allowed to fight against these so called meta-humans and to receive the praise and glory that is rightfully mine as god of war and hate. You, Alexander Luthor, can rule the world for as long as you are alive, but I am immortal and once you are dead, I gain total control over the entire world. " Ares had raised his voice and was now breathing deeply, trying to regain his breath.

"And, I want my daughter alive and brought to me, along with her mother Hippolyta. Also, I want the head of the man who has been courting my daughter, the one known as Batman, brought to me on a golden plate. You can do with Superman what you want, but Wonder Woman is to be unharmed," Hades looked Luthor in the eyes.

"What do you have in mind for a plan," Luthor asked, not backing down from stare Hades was giving him.

"We will strike when they are most vulnerable, when they believe you are all dead and their guard is let down. Then, we strike them where it hurts, the ones they love. We will strike slowly and then give a final blow when they lease expect it. The time I am talking about is in two years, this will give you plenty of time to get acquainted with your new minions, develop the strategy even more, and give you time to study you opponents." Hades smiled, he was pleased that Luthor like his idea and seemed to be intoxicated with the thought of having not one, but two gods working with him. As long as he never states the gods worked for him, he would serve his purpose but he could always be disposed of and the one known as Darkseid could take his place. But then again, Hades knew he could find another mortal to help him play out his plan, but their was something about the man that stood in front of him, staring him in the eye and not breaking eye contact.

"New minions," Lex asked with a bewildered look. Seconds later, with just the snap of Hades' fingers, a legion of soldiers, walking skeletons, goblins/devils, and hideous monsters arose from the ground all around the group. They arose out of nothing more than the dirt and sand of the land for as far as the eye could see.

"Gentlemen, I like you style." Luthor gave a satisfied look.

Brainiac nodded his approval, "I agree."

Darkseid had been quiet the whole time, he stared at both men, his lave scar blazing as he looked all of them over. "Lets get to work."