Herald of the Prime Code
In the silence that followed the voice in the sky, humanity held its breath. Satellites scrambled to scan the object hovering above the Rockies, but no data returned—just static, interference, and cryptic pulses in forgotten mathematical languages.
On the ground, Void Sentry stood still, gazing upward. His expression unreadable. His energy—no longer chaotic—had grown cold, focused. Calculated.
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Metropolis – Hall of Justice
"The signature matches nothing in our archives," Cyborg said, frantically typing. "It's like trying to read a book written before language existed."
"I've seen this kind of code once," Batman murmured. "Inside the Source Wall."
Superman turned toward him. "What are you saying?"
"I'm saying this isn't an enemy we can punch. It's a correction system—a reality purge, likely triggered by Sentry's defiance."
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The Bleed – Unknown Sector
Flashes of blue lightning illuminated the vast scarlet streams as Flash ran alongside Monitor Zeth, one of the last survivors of the multiversal collapse protocols.
"They sent a Herald," Zeth explained. "The Prime Architects never come first. They send something worse."
"What's worse than a god?" Flash asked.
Zeth answered grimly, "An editor."
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Rocky Mountains – Arrival
The object above Earth peeled apart like a blooming metal flower. From its core, a single figure descended.
Tall. Faceless. Cloaked in fractal robes that shifted and glitched in and out of dimensions. Every step it took unraveled the laws beneath it—grass turned to equations, wind became static, light froze.
Its voice echoed in every mind:
> "I am Redactor Zero. You are miswritten. The Void-Sentinel must be deleted. This universe must be indexed, corrected, and recompiled."
Void Sentry floated to meet it.
And finally, he spoke.
> "I'm not your error."
> "I'm your contradiction."
The air cracked—and time halted.
Not froze.
Halted.
Even the gods watching from distant worlds—New Genesis, Apokolips, and the remnants of the Celestial Domain—paused.
Because now, Earth was hosting something no universe should ever see:
A battle between a corrupted god and the first Herald of the Prime Architects.
And it was only the beginning.