Disclaimer
The characters used in the story are the property of DC Comics and Warner Bros. I used them in my story which is entirely a product of my own imagination.
Note: Gods in Justice League is definitely not my forte. I am not a reader of comics, I love cartoons though, and I base my story on the limited knowledge I gained from the cartoons. I only watched two episodes which featured Darkseid and High Father, and that is as far as my knowledge goes. So, if you feel I have goofed up somewhere, let me know, so that I can correct in the future works.
Chapter 16
"I love what I see," Darkseid muttered. He was seated on his throne at the head of the arena, Kalibak crouched beside him.
He turned to kailbak, "Isn't he good!"
"Too good," Kalibak shivered, "Just too good!"
Darkseid turned back towards the arena where the two heroes fought. Superman, though not in a very good shape, managed to dodge most of the attacks. On two instances, he even had the opportunity to strike him. But Bruce kept his form going.
"It's unfortunate that he has to die," darkseid mused.
"You feel sympathy for Superman?" Kalibak asked puzzled.
"I am talking about the other man," Darkseid said slowly.
"What?" Kalibak frowned. "But he is in a really good shape right now. I don't think Superman can…"
"Of course, Superman cannot kill him!" he said, "I will…"
"W…what's the plan?" Kalibak asked.
"He kills Superman, and then, I kill him!" Darkseid said.
"What about the powers, the casket?" Kalibak asked.
Darkseid pointed to the arena. "There it is," he said. Kalibak peered in the direction. It was a statue, of Darkseid himself, that lay in his field of vision.
"But that's not a casket!" Kalibak protested.
"That," Darkseid said discretely, "Is the casket. I thought that you had observed, it is a really peculiar place to have one's statue at."
"You erected it on the day you stole the powers from High Father, in fact before you dstole the powers from High father" Kalibak recollected. "But how did you do that? I thought you were not supposed to touch the … power!"
"I told you, kalibak," Darkseid said with a hint of exasperation, "That is the casket. I didn't touch it."
"So…" kalibak frowned.
"When he is done with Superman, he'll open it for me, and he will transfer the power into me."
Kalibak nodded briefly, and looked back into the arena. Superman had made another vain attempt to strike at Bruce. The ground tremored at the impact.
"But," Kalibak turned back to Darkseid, "You could've done this the day you had him. And for that matter you can do that right now! Why wait for him to kill Superman? And looks like he won't kill him unless you order him to."
"As I said," Darkseid replied calmly, "I love what I see! And I will not miss this for the Universe, Superman being tortured and beaten to death by his own dear friend."