Smallville: Darkseid
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Chapter 7: DeSaad
Krypton, 48 years before Krypton's destruction, Earth Year 1941: DeSaad stood before the Ruling Council of Krypton's capital City, Argo City. The Kryptonian men who were at the time communicating telepathically discussing the ramifications of DeSaad's offer. He had offered a peace treaty if the Ruling Council would accept "Lord Darkseid" to protect the citizens of Krypton from any force that would appose it. The ruling clans were also set to elect a new member from a clan to join the ruling Council. Many family clans had positioned themselves but only one clan was chosen. The House of El had sent Zor-El to the ruling council along with his brother Jor-El who were both rather young, in their 20's by human standards of aging. Both men were representing the House of El until the Ruling Council could choose one to represent that "House". But DeSaad had come with his offer of a peace treaty. The Mirror Wars had just ended three months ago and they had just recalled Major Zod, Major Maya Zod from the House of Zod, which was not allowed a seat on the Ruling Council since that family was of the military branch of Krypton's family branches. Jor-El had also been recalled from the city of Kandor back to Argo City to discuss this development.
Jor-El stared as his brother caught up to him. "What's taking the council so long?" Jor-El asked Zor-El. Zor-El stared at his older brother and his new wife Lara.
"Brother, the council must decide, but only one of us can go to the ruling council during this crucial time. The Council hasn't made up its mind, but when it does we will do what's right for the planet of Krypton and her people," Jor-El said. Jor-El was 22 Standard Earth Years while Zor-El was 20, both were the youngest members of the ruling council. Zor-El, younger and more impatient grew weary of waiting for the council's answer. But He knew that He couldn't push the council or risk being expelled from the Council. He had married young and was expecting his first child. His wife Alura had moved to Kandor where Major Zod's family had lived and had made friends with Faora, the future Major Zod's wife. Zor-El, despite being warned by the ruling council not to befriend anyone in the Military had indeed befriended Zod as had Jor-El.
The two men saw Major Zod standing outside the Council Chambers. Zor-El stared in wonder at what was taking so long.
"Do you know what's going on?" Zor-El asked, his impatience showing through.
"I don't know, but my friends we will wait on the Council's ruling on which one of you will stand with the Council," Zod said shaking both men's hands. A holographic emitter displayed one of the council members a leading female council member, Von-Dar who was the most experienced member of the Council.
"Major Zod, Bring the two candidates in," Von-Dar said. Major Zod nodded and gestured to the two men to enter the council chambers. They stood at a military stances of attention before the gathered 9-member ruling Council.
"Zor-El, Jor-El, You family was recently chosen by lot to join the Ruling Council and you both have the distinction of being the youngest member ever to join this Council. The Ruling Council has decided that Jor-El should join this council. Zor-El, we thank you for your time representing this Council during your 3 month probationary period but your impatience in decision making has cost you many points in the eyes of this Council. Major, could you escort Zor-El back to Kandor, while the Council rules on the more pressing business of what to do about DeSaad's request," Von-Dar said. Maya Zod stared the woman and bowed and gestured back to the way Zor-El and Jor-El had come in, leading a very angry and outspoken Zor-El out of the Council chambers.
"Thank You, Councilor, what is this request that DeSaad brings before the Council," Jor-El asked, both saddened by his brother's anger and by the fact that neither he nor Zor-El were made aware of the issues that DeSaad had brought to the Council when his alien shuttle had arrived. One of the other councilors waved at a holographic emitters and it brought up an image of DeSaad talking with Council via Holonet.
"Councilors of the Planet Krypton, I am DeSaad, representative of the planet Apokolips and Lord Darkseid with an offer of peace. My master will send soldiers to protect Krypton. All he requires from you is your service to him," DeSaad said. One of the Councilors turned to another then faced DeSaad.
"Can you define Service to your master?" The Councilor asked. DeSaad smiled and said, "Simply put, my master will leave some of his influence to empower your soldiers to defeat any enemies you may have. I know you recently dealt with a duplicate version of Krypton's attempt to overthrow you. Would you have wanted to raise your children under oppression? All Lord Darkseid would have done was left his influence on your soldiers," DeSaad said. T-Pre of the Priestly house of Oshan spoke up.
"Are you sure that your master would not be exercising his own will over the planet of Krypton? How is that different than the Mirror Wars we just endured with nearly a million Kryptonian citizens dead or captured by a duplicate from a parallel universe? We are a Republic represented by the people. We will need to recall all of our councilors and then discuss this with our people who elected us," T-Pre said. DeSaad nodded.
I realize you have discovered the planet Earth recently and have begun adopting its time settings to overlapping your own. I am from that planet so I give you 48 Earth hours to make your decision, but mark this. If you turn down my Master's offer you may have more problems then you started with. Think well, Planet of Krypton," DeSaad said.
Jor-El stared at the hologram and then turned to Von-Dar who was the highest ranking scientist on the Planet. He smiled at her. The two councilors rarely got along but they needed to discuss this.
"So have we brought this to the citizens of Krypton for a vote? That is how the Earthlings on Earth would deal with this situation in those who have the type of society that is what's termed Democratic. We will have to leave it to the citizens of Krypton. There are some things we must leave on Earth. I have discovered at this time, Earth is engulfed in an international war. The Book of Rao must be hidden on Earth as that is our greatest weapon as well as our greatest record of our planet. Even while we pass this to discussion to the people, a small team will travel to Earth under the code name Terra Nova and hide various artifacts from Krypton that we can recover later. That is just my suggestion. I leave it up to the Council," Jor-El said. The council members stared at each other and murmured amongst each other, distancing themselves from Jor-El.
"This suggestion will not be brought to the people of Krypton, but we must leave our records of our civilization somewhere that way our society will endure," Von-Dar said. The other council members nodded.
"What do you suggest, then Von-Dar?" one of the other Council members asked staring at the woman and then Jor-El.
"We'll send Mon-El, your cousin to Earth, to hide the relics, and then you Jor-El will be sent to Earth to discover if this Earth is a habitable for all Kryptonians. We need to know if this planet is suitable should something happen to our home," Von-Dar said after a minute.
"What about this Darkseid?" Jor-El asked. His father, Nam-El stared at his son.
"Jor-El, My son, let the council do its job. You are young, and like every Kryptonian male, you are undergoing that time when you will undergo a rite of passage. Every Kryptonian male must go through a period where they grow both spiritually, and emotionally. You will go also to this planet not only to discover origins of this planet, and to discover it's suitability for Kryptonians but also as a rite of passage. While every single Kryptonian male would go to the dark side of the planet to endure this rite of passage, yours will be the Planet Earth. We discovered Earth from one of its own satellites from one of our own shuttle missions to another galaxy adjacent to this galaxy," Nam-El said. Jor-El nodded, full of fear and nervousness.
"We must select a time period where war is not present, because any war period would have an effect on both your young mind and your need for spiritual discernment. The Earth year 1961 will be appropriate," Nam-El said as he moved the time displacement device and inputted the time and motioned for the young councilor to step onto the displacement matrix.
"We send our love and our best wishes during this time," Nam-El said. The Young Kryptonian disappeared.
"Nam-El, We will inform Jor-El but the council has made its decision. This DeSaad we can submit to his master's wishes. We just endured a ruthless war with duplicates of our own kind, and we had fought some ruler of a distant galaxy and his apprentice. We can't prevent that distant Empire from taking root, but if we don't refuse DeSaad, then we will be no better than the beings we fought during the Mirror Wars. Krypton must survive its own issues without outside interference outside of our gods. The Humans of Earth learned to trust in its many religions, and for the Judeo-Christian faith, its creator-God. They trusted that one God for their lives, their living and ultimately their death with the belief that they would rise again," Von-Dar said putting her hands on Nam-El's shoulders.
"From the Intel I've done on this Darkseid, He'll kill if he sees or hears something He doesn't like, He'll kill the messenger. I've heard a report from one of the other entities within the 28 known galaxies. A family was killed when 'Lord Darkseid' was refused. That planet within 48 Earth hours gave in to Darkseid's demands and the planet was incinerated," Nam-El said. Major Zod came in.
"What is it Major?" Nam-El asked. Major Zod pointed to a holographic display of one of Krypton's moons. The whole moon was dark. But the darkness was not a physical darkness caused by the rotation of the Moon around Krypton's sun.
"What is that?" Von-Dar asked in shock and horror.
"It's the beginning of the end. Our End if we don't vote soon," Major Zod said.
To Be Continued….