(General POV)
Location the New Earth: Manhattan; New York, the Avenger Tower: The War-council Room
Iron Man, Black Panther, Captain America, Wasp, Black Widow, Thor, and Bruce Banner, watched at the surprise broadcast from whatever realm the Forsaken are from, watching as some man.
Most likely one of the captured victims, from the Chicago invasion, this unknown guy, using even if it's not intentionally these Cores, to force back his pursuers, and if he was captured, most likely killers.
Whatever higher power was with this man, who was still running clutching the runic black box, that held the "Cores", he kept running and weaving through what seems to be a suburban area of Chicago, covered darkness, black fog, and red lighting at the skies above.
The Avengers, and many others outside their group, were watching as the point-of-view of this man, frantic like a man running with a recording camera, as Cyn swoop down to attack him, only for a green light to shine from the box, and a root from a nearby dead tree, reached out and tangled up Cyn.
Making her say a glitching, angry tone, "Fuck!!!" as Sabrewulf reappeared, on all four, chasing after the man, leaping with jaws open and claws reaching out, when the box shun purple this time, and Sabrewulf was suspended in mid-air, growling, snarling, and cursing at the "meat-bag", Tony after the first event, asked Friday if she'd recorded these events on the [Cores File], she'd confirmed as the screens around the war-council room, started to become static again.
Black Widow commented that those two lights, were obviously two of the Cores, probably having reacted to that man's panic, and activated.
Banner, he'd agreed with Natasha, and said that the purple light, acted a bit like gravity manipulation, Tony and T'Challa agreed with Banner.
As they waited for this broadcast to continue, these Cores might be the shot that they'd be hoping for, in order to take down the Forsaken and maybe finally separate the New Earth, into two separated worlds.
Location Happy Harbor; Rhode Island: Inside Mount Justice, Mission Room
Kaldur aka Aqualad was in the Mission Room, which is a dark, secure room where the League and Titans could contact his team, without unwanted eyes and worry, once it was Batman who assign their missions in this very room, only illuminate by several floating holographic screens.
All were currently showing static, as Aqualad stood there, with other members of the Young Justice, all waiting for the broadcast to come back on, ever since the first feed, during the meeting with the Justice League, Kaldur called some of the team to come over, to watch, record, and give their personal input on what's happening.
Beside Kaldur was Superboy aka Connor Kent, half-kryptonian clone of Clark Kent, Superman, one can be said his son, standing on the right of Aqualad, he looks almost identical to Superman, a short dark hair, muscled young man, who wasn't dress too extreme, only wearing a short-sleeved black shirt with a red S on the chest, a gray belt with a silver, square buckle on the front, holding a pair of jeans, at Aqualad's left was Red Arrow aka Will Harper.
Red Arrow the clone of the original Speedy, and sidekick of Green Arrow, a red-head with almost messy, spiky end hair, a shaven, stubble beard.
Wearing a black domino mask, he has a toned body, and his sleeveless black uniform that has a red upside-down over the collar, and almost reaching his waist, a pair of elbow-high, black fingerless gloves, form fitting black pants, and some padded greaves.
He was a clone meant to infiltrate the League, until it was discovered that he is a clone of Roy Harper, renaming himself Will and even married Cheshire, Jade Nguyen, and the mother of their daughter Lian Nguyen-Harper.
Typing on a elevated, white colored platform of a keyboard, was a young woman, she is a bat, specifically Batgirl, Barbara Gordon, a super genius and possessing photographic memory, Barbara, she was trying to fully record everything that happened on the screen.
She is a another redhead, in fact many members of the team were redheads, having long flowing hair, lovely skin and figure, wearing her bat-suit, a black bat cowl and cape with a yellow underside, black suit, a yellow bat on her...impressive...chest, a pair of long yellow gloves, a yellow utility belt, and yellow boots.
Another girl of the team, was helping Batgirl as best she could to record all the information that their receiving, she is a martian, the niece of Martian Manhunter her codename, while her real name being M'gann M'orzz aka Megan Torres.
Green skinned, red short haired, quite beautiful and a great figure, her cheeks have a few freckles, her uniform blue cape, a dark blue almost black long-sleeved bodysuit with red edgings, a red X in the chest, and built-in black shoes.
One of the original funders of the team, along with Kaldur, and her boyfriend...no fiancée Connor, and the last person currently in the room was one of the newer members of the team Gear.
His real name, is Richie Foley, a second generation Big Bang Baby, from Dakota, has a slight tone figure, with a lime green, and aqua colored sleeveless suit, with a matching helmet with a lime green visor, a advance backpack attach on his back, a metal utility belt, a pair of black bands on his arms, gloves, and knee-pads.
Richie and his best friend, and partner Virgil Hawkins, the young Hero of Dakota City, Static, after the Forsaken's initial invasion, Aqualad went to Dakota and recruited him and Static into the Young Justice, and in turn the big leagues of superheroing.
Just as Barbara was gonna call out to Richie, if he'd managed to crack something, when another feed was showing, the same man resting on somekind basketball coart...his hands rubbing on the surface of the black box, he almost opened the box, when a creepy, and insane laugher, as the man started making some sound, aside from the panting, and gasping, that he has done through his running.
Saying in a light, masculine voice, "No,no,no,no,no. Please. Please, please, please. You..." rising and shaking the box, as he yelled at it, "...told me, that you'd get me out of here!!? Help me!!" suddenly the screen shuke, along with a grunting sound.
This man, rolled across the courtyard, and stopped by smashing through a old wooden bench chair, as the laughing continued, as the point-of-view of this man, was looking a very infamous, and world feared monster, Mao the Lord of the Forsaken, appearing in a burst of black fog.
Mao appearance made this unknown man, whimper and crawl away while still holding onto the box.
Mao laughed, as he spoke, "I'm surprised the Cores, reacted to nobody like you. They crave to be used, they bring out the desires and greed of humans. Hence I put them in that box." when suddenly his clawed-gauntlet hands glowed a shade of bright purple, and suddenly the man scream, as he was pulled into the grip of Mao.
Tightening his claws around the man's neck, but this man only used his right hand to try pry off Mao's grip, making Mao smile, as he spoke, "Honestly I'm surprised you were among the captives, but I want the Cores of Reality, back!!" threatening and angry tone, as he raised right arm ignited in hellfire.
Everyone Iron Man, Bruce Banner, Nick Fury, Red Skull, MODOK, Aqualad, Batgirl, Lex Luthor, Xavier, Magneto, and many others watching, as they all noticed the green light, once again shun, and just before Mao could kill this unknown person, as Mao's hellfire coated was about to strike, a red lightning bolt came crashing down upon Mao, forcing him Mao to release the unknown man, as he coughed and caught his breathe.
Mao grunted out in rage, "Fucking, Nature's Heart core!!" then as the man, was able to get up, he and everyone notice a white path, leading the person as a guide, as he'd looked back at the slightly harmed Mao, and he made a head gesture over the person, "Seriously even the Knowledge Prism, is rebelling as well. You..." as the person still holding the black box, started backing away from Mao, as Mao stepped closer slowly, and spoke in a careless and clearly venomous tone, "...not special, another pawn for the Cores. You see Flash, the Cores of Reality crave to be used, and fulfill desires. Since the Forsaken aren't affected by it siren's call...Flash, let me free you, from the spell. Give them to me." getting closer to this man now revealed as Flash, as whisps of white mist, appeared behind Mao, saying, [RUN. DANGER. DON'T TRUST. FOLLOW PATH. FREEDOM AWAITS.] Flash turned around, and started running following the white path, that this now identified Knowledge Prism was giving him.
As Flash ran, his point-of-view displaying across the screens of the New Earth, as he heard Mao yell at him, "Hope you don't regret my offer Flash!! I was gonna make it painless!! Now. I'll make the beating from your daddy, feel like message, when I get my claws on you!!!" just then the screens all became erratic, unstable, and soon static making the Kaldur and the others irritated, as Mao himself has revealed great information, "Nature's Heart" and "Knowledge Prism" these might be the name of two of these Cores of Reality.
Whoever this Flash, is he is in possession of quite possibly the only thing, that make the Forsaken so nervous that they'd refuse to use or allow others to use, so as Gear made sure record this new data.
Even adding that these Cores of Reality, might be partially sentient, from what Mao revealed, as well as including and saying out loud, "Guys maybe the Cores, are broadcasting everything that this Flash guy is seeing and hearing. I mean would Mao, even as crazy as he is, do you think he'd reveal something that could beat him and his Forsaken?" Batgirl, Superboy, Red Arrow, Miss Martian, and Aqualad, looked at Gear, and truly agreed with the supergenius "Bang Baby" metahuman.
Location the Skies over San Francisco, the SHIELD Helicarrier; Main Deck
Nick Fury, Maria Hill, and another was with two high ranking members of SHIELD, it a woman, a legend rejuvenated through a special serum that have been administered to her, she is deeply connected to the living legend, Cpt. Steve Rogers, Captain America.
Her name is Peggy Carter, beautiful with long brown hair, red lipstick, and a charm that was unmistakable, she is wearing a large red fedora, a long-sleeved blue coat jacket, a pair of red gloves, and a matching blue long skirt.
She was originally one of SHIELD biggest secret agents, even hidden away from her love, Steve Rogers, cause her spy skills and other abilities make a valuable asset to the organization, which she herself helped fund and mold, but with the world facing such a threat as the Forsaken, Fury called her in, and there she was watching the broadcast of this unknown individual, now revealed as Flash.
When that happened Fury, ordered all his people to find any person by that name, on the list of captives, from the Chicago incident.
After a hour, they came back with the answer, having to go through written files, as all screens were being manipulated by whatever are these Cores of Reality are, and the power they'd wield, made almost all tech focused on showing Flash's point-of-view, as this man fullname was revealed at last...Flash Thompson.
A blond haired, muscular, young collage football star used to be from Midtown High, has connection with Peter Parker...a bully, who was in Chicago on the Forsaken initial invasion for what could be a sponsorship for his sport career, seems that Flash was in the wrong place at the wrong time, and now they needed him to survive, long enough to further understand, what these Cores of Reality truly are.
That's when the screen started to play another feed, this time it wasn't clear, but shaking and distorted, showing various scenes of Flash point-of-view, running, and screaming, as Mao chased him, attacking with hellish fireballs, fog blinks, shadow claws and spikes.
Taunting and trying to kill him, over and over, as Flash panted and run through alleys, houses, parks, and more allover this unknown part of Chicago, he screamed at all his near deaths, against not only Mao, but also the Infernal Lords and wives of Mao trying to kill and make Flash drop the black box that contains the Cores.
But on several occasions that Sabrewulf, Kefka, and even this new Infernal Lord, Abathur has attacked him many times, even sending out long pincers, beetles to attack and destroy everything that Flash used as cover to avoid dying, eventually he and the feed became more stable, as he was catching his breathe on what resembles a stairway of a apartment complex, with burgundy wall color, beige rug, and red doors with brass numbers, above what are clearly peepholes.
Again Flash, looked at the black box, and then the white mist that gave him, many warning messeges and guiding into this very apartment, sent another message in capital letters, [GET UP. RUN. DANGER.] just then something burst right through the lower level wall, as Nomu King, roaring and smashing onto the hall of the lower level, destroying it completely.
Nomu King, he looks up and see Flash, saying at him, "Found you. Give shinnies!! Give back what took from Boss!!!" Flash got up, and started running up the stairs, as Nomu King, smashing through the apartment, chasing after Flash.
Destroying everything in the prime nomu and first Infernal Lord's path, but Flash size and better handling the sharp turns, helped him to escape and letting him smash through rooms and walls, as this was enraging Nomu King, so he stopped chasing after Flash and instead jump down the floors, and once on the ground floor, smashing the ground full force, causing the apartment complex to shake and start collapsing.
Flash screamed as the Knowledge Prism acted up again, and showed a path, leading through a window, seeing no choice, Flash threw himself through the window and the complex collapsed fully behind him, and the screen became static again.
Angering Fury, as he hope this man has survived and whatever these Cores are lead him, and any other captive to a exit...which in turn means a entrance for them, to storm the Forsaken's stronghold, but for now the Director of SHIELD, and many others could only watch, and see why the Cores are soo desperately trying to escape Mao's grasp that they'd use some random football player, to achieve said escape...