On Apokolips, the royal family ruled through tyranny. The Queen Mother, Heggra, was proud of her son Darkseid’s ruthlessness, even as he continued to plot to take the throne from her.
On one trip to New Genesis, Darkseid met an innocent and peaceful boy. After playing a cruel trick on him, the boy took the name DeSaad and became Darkseid’s most trusted advisor.
Darkseid convinced his uncle, General Steppenwolf, to hunt and kill people on New Genesis for sport, but he secretly intended that Steppenwolf’s actions would incite war.
During the fateful raid, Steppenwolf killed Avia, the wife of the leader of New Genesis, Izaya, as she tried to save her husband. Izaya killed Steppenwolf. (Darkseid later resurrected him.)
Darkseid’s scheme worked, causing a devastating war that in time grew larger and larger in scale and led to destruction of cosmic proportions.
Following one of the battles, Izaya was injured. A young woman named Kayla found him and nursed him back to health. They later fell in love and got married.
Growing weary of the death and destruction, Izaya sought enlightenment and encountered the Source…
Taking the name Highfather, he returned to his people to share the Source’s wisdom.
Next week: A Truce!
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“Born of Thunder Born of Flame”
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