What happens when the lie you believed in turns its back on you?
Scene 1: Broadcast Hack – Global
6:00 PM, Earth Standard Time.
Every screen on Earth flickers.
Phones. Billboards. Holograms.
Even alien tech across New Genesis and Thanagar.
Static cuts in.
Then a face appears.
Elias.
Smirking. Calm. Deadly quiet.
"Truth…
Is a weapon."
He doesn't yell. He doesn't threaten.
He simply shows.
Scene 2: Memory Leaks – One by One
1. The Fall of Metropolis
Drone footage—uncut—from the Zod incident.
Civilians crushed. Skyscrapers fall.
Voiceover:
"They said it was necessary.
But they never paid the price."
2. Amanda Waller's Fail-Safe Program
Footage of Suicide Squad operations gone wrong.
Leaked files showing Justice League's compliance.
3. Batman's Contingency Plans
Blueprints. Notes. Kryptonite storage.
Codenames: DIANA-KILL, SPEED-SNARE, RING-DRAIN.
4. Wonder Woman – 100 Years of War
A secret massacre in World War I. Hidden from history.
Amazon blades soaked in blood.
5. Superman – The Hidden Collateral
Records of "rescue operations" where Superman chose to save a public figure instead of children.
"Calculations," they called it.
The world watches. And gasps.
Scene 3: Elias Speaks
Elias (broadcast):
"They're not evil.
They're not tyrants.
They're worse—they're liars."
"Symbols wear masks too.
But the moment you stop questioning them…
You become their prop."
He leans into the camera.
"I'm not asking you to fear them.
I'm asking you to see them."
The screen cuts.
Scene 4: Chaos on Earth
Protests.
Fire.
Graffiti painted over Superman murals:
"HOPE KILLS"
"WHO WATCHES THE WATCHMEN?"
Statues of Wonder Woman toppled in France.
Marches in Gotham.
Riots in Metropolis.
Superman tries to speak at the UN.
They boo him.
Scene 5: The Watchtower Cracks
Flash (shouting):
"He's turning the world against us!"
Batman (quiet):
"No.
He's letting us do it ourselves."
Diana:
"He's exposing our sins."
Cyborg:
"The people needed a myth.
He gave them a mirror instead."
Superman (quietly):
"…I failed them."
No one argues.
Scene 6: Council of Gods React
The gods observe in grim silence.
Celestial Warden:
"He has created schism. Without war."
Sky-Father Entity:
"This mortal… manipulates with surgical cruelty.
But his pain… is still pure."
Watcher-God:
"He has not fallen.
He has refused to rise the way we wanted him to."
"He is not our chosen one.
He is the broken star."
Scene 7: Elias, Watching Earth Burn
He stands on the balcony of his chamber.
Below him, Earth trembles.
Not from power.
From doubt.
[System Notification]
Suppression Ends In: 1 Day, 16 Hours
New Trait Unlocked: "Uncrowned Tyrant"
Passive: Doubt spreads faster than belief.
Aura: Trust Decay - All allies within 100 meters suffer -25% loyalty regen.
Elias smiles.
Then turns to the hologram of his sister, Lyla.
"This is for you.
For every day we starved while they played gods."
Final Scene: The League Decides
Batman:
"We have one option left."
Flash:
"You want to kill him?"
Diana:
"No.
We let him come to us.
We make him choose."
Superman:
"He's not a villain."
Batman:
"He's worse."
Superman:
"…He's the truth we never wanted to face."