Ch 1

It had been one year after the Black Zero incident.

The gigantic World Engine now lay in two smoking halves planted firmly in Metropolis river, smoke pouring out of its remains.

One day, a small speed boat zoomed toward the crash site.

Then some helmeted mercenaries had extracted Kryptonite from the seafloor using a sub with a crane before using an airlift bag to send it back to the surface.

When the glowing green crystal had been airlifted, one mercenary unhooked it from the bag, then looked at its shimmering surface.

"Tell Lex he's gonna wanna see this." the mercenary said. "This will change everything."