CODEX OMNIVERSA

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PROLOGUE

Before the war between Apokolips and New Genesis, Granny Goodness was one of the the peasant class (the “Lowlies”) on Apokolips. She was taken from her parents and trained to be one of Darkseid’s elite soldiers (“Hounds.”) For the final part of her training, she was ordered to…

Goodness explained to Darkseid that she did not kill her dog, Mercy, because she had trained it to serve him. He ordered Mercy to kill Goodness and she was forced to defend herself by killing it. He was so impressed that he gave her an orphanage “that needs tending.”

Great Darkseid himself taught me my final lesson. There is no place on Apokolips… for mercy.

THE TRUCE

On New Genesis, when his responsibilities as a warrior king drew Highfather into the war, Vayla gave birth to their son. However, when he returned…

On Apokolips, Heggra arranged a marriage between Darkseid and Tigra, a woman he did not love. Nevertheless, they had a child…

As a truce between Apokilips and New Genesis, their leaders exchanged their heirs. Highfather’s son was sent to the orphanage of Granny Goodness on Apokolips…

…and Darkseid’s son, Orion, was sent to New Genesis to live as Highfather’s adopted son…

HIMON

Himon was a scientist from New Genesis that lived under cover on Apokolips. He discovered a new, but unstable, material that he used to create technology that would come to be viewed by the New Gods as common appliances.

One such invention was the Mother Box, a sentient, autonomous computer, about the size of a brick. Mother Boxes can be manufactured only by someone who was born on either Apokolips or New Genesis but they can be given to others in need of aid.

They draw their power from the Source and grant their hosts special abilities, such as the power to summon a Boom Tube, an extra-dimensional travel portal. 

METRON

Metron was a man of mysterious origins, a native of neither Apokolips nor New Genesis. He had no loyalty to either because he truly valued knowledge above all else. He accepted X-Element from Darkseid, even if it came with a directive…

 …but lived on New Genesis after the truce, sharing the Boom Tube technology with them as a sign of peace.

The truce bought Darkseid time and he anticipated the day that Highfather’s son would escape Apokolips so that the deal would be broken. For this reason, Granny Goodness named the boy, “Scott Free.”

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