(General POV)
Location the New Earth, North Pole: Within the Cube
All over the Cube, heroes, villains, lackies, and Forsaken are waging brutal violence, on one another, as the once pristine structure of ice...was starting to show various amounts of damage...and blood...
Back with the Radio Demon, and his amusing guest...Alastor was truly enjoying his little scrap against these young heroes and villain, as Capt. Cold was desperately trying to stay out of the Radio Demon's reach, while Wonder Girl along with Dupli-Kate engaged Alastor, as Blue Beetle provide the girls and one of Kate's duplicates cover fire.
All to protect the poor Spoiler, who was wounded by Alastor, as his static feedback voice, hummed a joyful tune, with a wave of his red clawed hand, a tentacle of shadow blocked all the young heroes and Capt. Cold's attacks, as he turned from humming to laughing, twirling around his microphone-scepter, as his eyes began to glow a more menacing red color.
Alastor began to speak, "Ohh how wonderful!! This is the ultimate form of entertainment, my acquaintances... Torment... Despair... Raw hopeless reality... Now let's keep this show going." Alastor pointed his scepter forwards as green eldritch flames burst forward to his ""opponents".
Blue Beetle and surprisingly Capt. Cold worked together to defend against this eldritch flames, by Blue Beetle using his scarab to make a large scarab shell shaped, alien shield, and Snart, fired his Cold-gun onto the ice, the cold-strem making in a tall, thick, barrier of ice...which was barely holding up against the Radio Demon's attack, Jaime was also barely holding on as well, as Jaime aka Blue Beetle shouted at Wonder Girl and Dupli-Kate, "Girls!! Get Spoiler out of here now!!!" Wonder Girl and Dupli-Kate looked at Blue Beetle.
Debating with themselves, but upon hearing a painful groan from Spoiler, who was badly hurt, and resting on a ice cloister, they knew, she can't survive combat or leaving on her own.
Dupli-Kate shouted, "Fine!!! But you better get out of here to beetle-boy!!" as she rushed over to Spoiler, using a duplicate of herself to help support Spoiler, as they made their way to the exit of this chamber.
Wonder Girl, she stood there for a moment, her amazonian pride and training, was demanding that she stand, fight, and not abandon a comrade, especially with not one but two bad guys, but her sister Wonder Woman, has taught her to think more tactically, and less like a warrior...and more "logical" like a hero...
Clenching tightly her fists, she wished Jaime luck, and even grabbed a chunk of ice, the very one that Spoiler was leaning on a bit ago, and she'd chucked it at Alastor.
The large piece of ice, flew over Capt. Cold and Blue Beetle, heading straight at Alastor.
But the Radio Demon, expression never changed, his wide, jagged, yellow-tinted grin, his sight still focused on his...playmates.
He swiped his microphone-scepter, easily crushing the ice chunk that made Alastor stop, channeling his eldritch green flames, Alastor, he's action, allowed Jaime to shift his scarab shield and turn his fists into a pair of blades, in the shape of sharp, blue, beetle pincers.
Wonder Girl, seeing that her small assist, helped Blue Beetle finally get close to the Forsaken, Infernal Lord, as she flew away to join Dupli-Kate and Spoiler, helping the women escape this frozen labyrinth of the Cube.
Meanwhile Blue Beetle, was shouting out a battle cry, as he charged right straight at the Infernal Lord, this just made Alastor very excited, as he spoke out loud, "Well, well, well. The bug can bite? Well, let's play, little beetle." as Alastor and Blue Beetle started fighting in close-combat.
Blue Beetle's hand shifted blades, clashed against Alastor's microphone-scepter.
While Blue Beetle is attacking aggressively, with all the attempt to beat Alastor, the Radio Demon was being more flashy, like a showman twiling, spinning, and swinging the black red-eyed scepter with incredible flair and skill.
All the while, Snart he watched this, smiling, as he said to young hero and the red pinstriped freak, that is better fit for Gotham, "Well kid, thanks for the chance. Hope you and the radio boogeyman, have fun." Capt. Cold put his coat hoodie back on his head, turned around and left the chamber, he is a notorious, and infamous thief and rival of the Scarlet Speedster of Central City, and he achieved this by being smart...not stronger, not faster, not superpowered, but being smarter.
Capt. Cold knew from dealing various sorts, that, that Alastor freak, was toying with them completely, he wasn't serious, he was enjoying himself in the kill, this is like dealing with a slightly less crazy, and superpower Joker...meaning that Blue Beetle has to deal with the Radio Demon, completely on his own.
At the same time, Golem and Rhino were still colliding and clashing like unstoppable behemoths, that they are.
Arakune was still trying to tear apart Merlyn from the previous slight from outside the Cube, all the while he was also facing down two of the late Green Arrow's protégés, and a green colored, cat-masked kunoichi assassin, along with the Laughing Destroyer, Kefka, facing against the young half-viltramite hero, his lover, and the leader of Young Justice.
While some of the others in this maze of frozen crystal, starting to encounter other larger threats and opponents.
In another part of the Cube, as Sin and her HYDRA forces are still in a firefight with some of the Suicide Squad members, Diablo started to be more aggressive in this fight, unleashing more of pyrokinetic powers, in a wide and powerful burst of raging fires.
All the while, Rick, Boomerang, and Peacemaker provided Diablo with cover fire, this offensive was turning the tide, as the Squad was finally making a move, no longer heavily pinned by the HYDRA goons, military vehicles, and more.
Seeing this started to enraged and frustrate Sin, as these fools, were getting closer to the other side of this ice bridge, she took her black and red automatic energy gun, shouting in her native language, "Ihr verdammten Narren!! Tötet diese Schwachköpfe – Heil HYDRA!!/You damned fools!! Kill these morons, hail HYDRA!!" upon finishing, all her soldiers, chanted along with her "Hail HYDRA!!!" focusing their fire, alongside their commander.
As the beams, bullets, and artillery fire, soared across the ice bridge of this massive chamber, Capt. Boomerang leaped over to cover, with Peacemaker and Rick Flag taking cover together in another part, as Boomer cursed, "Bloody hell!! These fuckwits, just got serious!!! Hey Rick!!!" Rick that peak off the side, firing his M249 SAW, that he...borrowed from one of the guys that their fighting against, as he quickly, dropped and covered from returning fire.
Reloading, not looking back at Boomer, he responded...better said, shouted back, "SERIOUSLY!!!? I DON'T THINK IT'S THE TIME, DIGGER!!! BUT...WHAT THE FUCK, DO YOU WANT!!?" as he went back to firing back at the HYDRA forces, as Boomerang, started laughing, as he threw a couple of explosive boomerangs at a tank, and he started replying to Rick, "Don't be like that Flag!! I just wanted to tell ya!! You and Waller!! You bring us, in the greatest places, all we need now is..." then an actual explosion occurred, literally behind the supervillain, making him scream out, "...Fuck!!"
Peacemaker shouted at Boomer, as he reloaded his own hand-cannon, as a laser shot, flew right pass, grazing his silver helmet.
Screaming out, "Shit!!" as the only one of their team that was mostly "safe" was Diablo, his fire power, was not only acting as a weapon, but also a burning barrier, as bullets and lasers burned and melted upon coming in contact with his flames, so the HYDRA forces under Sin's command started firing more powerful weapons, at the meta/possessed anti-villain.
All while this brutal exchange of fire was happening, a regal, sensual, and dark, digital demon lord of lust, Lilithmon the second queen and Bride of Torment, her golden finger claws, tapping with clear anxiousness, she hasn't come out to the New Earth and personally had fun, in some time, she was grateful that she took this opportunity to...play.
Lilithmon, she made a mental note to give her dearest, Mao, a grand thank you, and appreciation when she's back in the Void.
Believing that she'd waited enough, she step back from the railing, and started walking down the ice made, spiral stair case to join the whole chaos, her various purple colored kimono, flowing in elegance behind her, as she walked with grace and clear malice down to the ice bridge.
It was clear...that there will be a lot of blood soon...as this battle was about to intensify to another level, someone watching all of this happening, was preparing the last little things, for this labyrinth of frost and ice...
(Mao POV)
Location the Void of the Forsaken, Castle Nightscream; Throne Chamber
I chuckle as this is what I expected from my queen, and Infernal Lords, they were taking their time and enjoying themselves, and from those actions these heroes, especially Luthor who like always depicting in anything doing with DC, arrogantly believed that he is was winning, just because he left Rocket, Static, Robot, and Gear to deal with HYDRA goons, that he has a straight shot to the marker.
I can hear Cyn, and the Minions laughing and cheering for the mayhem and bloodshed, along with Candymare that came to join the viewing, expressing she hungry and bored, a sentiment shared by Shego, Morrigan, Looma, Vector, and Jinx that are either sitting in their thrones, next to me, or enjoying doing something in the throne room, truth be told...I'm also a bit anxious, waiting for upcoming survival game, as I saw Candymare and Morrigan talking by the only window that overlooks, nearly everything of my Void, I believe it was time to finally design what the ice marker appears as, and where I'll lead to next.
Standing up, my jacket-cape swaying a bit at my movement and stretches, I interlocked my clawed-gauntlets covered fingers, I addressed my minions, maid drones, Abathur who was still silently watching and analyzing, Candymare with a whole leg of...something...covered in gore and candy, and my queens, turned to me, as I started speaking, "I know it boring. Waiting and watching. Everyone is eager to spill guts. Tear flesh. Burn it all. Hunt unrestricted. Ohh I know, but one of the greatest thing in the world is...building up anticipation." I started laughing, as it wasn't only me, who imagining what's coming next, I can see it on all the monsters, and horrors around me.
Calming myself a bit I continued, "Anticipation...the emotions...the blood pumping and spilling...the chase...and the climax. Trust one doesn't have to be a psycho, or monster to understand this. It's primal. And I promise this wait will be worth it." turning to the Disassembly Drones in maid uniform, I told them to bring something strong, as we need a bigger buzz, before anything else.
This instruction, made Jinx, Shego, and Vector cheer...the first two I can understand, but the SCP woman...that's new, well I can't blame it, unless your one of the more popular SCPs, they don't make a lot lore, backstory, or future stories for those SCPs, aside the lore and some vague documents, Vector is one of the SCPs that fans, me included have no deep knowledge of.
But I didn't care...that only meant I get to personally learn more of my walking mass of pathogens, and diseases, that will make any disease wielder envious, but as the maid drones, brought the heavy liquor, fitting for everyone I return to my Cube.
Right now, because of his quick thinking and overall dickish move, Luthor was by far the closest to the final room...earlier than I'd expected, it's literally the center room, the only chamber that is exactly in the middle of the Cube, as no chamber, room, path, stairway, or corridor is in the middle, a illusion of the eyes, each place in the Cube appears to be exactly measured, but in truth they are placed only to hide the right path...a little something, I picked up from various fantasy settings.
So using the Nature's Heart, in a subtle command, I made it start molding the ice marker shape...
Location the New Earth, North Pole: Within the Cube; Final Chamber, Ice Marker
I saw the chamber...even from within my Void, it resembles a grand entrance with morals of ice, shape as this world, various vague symbols and pattern that have no purpose, aside leading whoever reach this place first to the Ice Marker.
Unlike the one I made in the volcanic desolated island, that once was Hawaii, that I design that marker as a Hawaiian Volcano Goddess, that pointed to here, at the frozen waste of the New Earth, I decided to base and design this mark to something, that Nick Cage in National Treasure, would drowl and go crazy for.
In this grand entrance, deep in the west wall, blocking the outline of ice made staircase, that leads higher and higher in the chamber, with more morals, and vague hieroglyphs, all pointing and leading to a false, small round, rest stop that can overlook everything, from below...and there is where I placed the marker.
A humongous moral, etched on the floor that only from high above one can see, a hand pointing to a massive hand pointing, at a location on a sphere, depicting the New Earth, and then another image showing where in that location, I placed the Nature's Heart in a steep-sided natural gorge carved into the earth...the Grand Canyon, the ultimate symbolism of the element of Earth.
This location will bring many, many to fight for my first Core of Reality.
Plus gives me more time to plan, for the upcoming event in my forest, continue tearing down Hell's Kitchen with Blackmore's HSKs, and I'll also have a personal chance to let loose.
Once they start digging, and searching the Grand Canyon, I can personally go and tear apart the bodies, minds, and will of many heroes and villains...after I have my fun, I'll let someone claim the Nature's Heart, and pretend to have..."failed", in order to keep the heroes and villains in the game, even if they themselves are the game, they have to feel that their making some progress, against the big bad, with this done, I can enjoy my liquor, and watch the chaos continue to unfold in my Cube.