Earth 2020

## Overview

Earth 2020 was an Earth originally made in the Dark Multiverse, but after Darkseid accidentally spoke the Dark Multiverse Equation it was transferred into the Primary Multiverse.

## History

For hundreds of years, Darkseid the Lord of Apokalips performed gruesome studies on humanity as he believed they held fragments of the Anti-Life Equation inside themselves.  It had been his goal since the dawn of his awakening to learn this mathematical formula so that he could dominate every sentient race in existence.  In the year 2020, he believed that he finally solved the formula and in an attempt to show despair to those that have halted his progress, he invaded Earth.  This event became known as the War with Apokalips as Darkseid quite literally used the power of the Boom Tube to transport the planet just a short distance from Earth and unleash a full-scale invasion.  Immediately the Justice League tried to intervene with Superman flying directly from his fortress to the surface of Apokalips and not long after Wonder Woman, Starfire and a few other heroes arrived.  Little did any of them know though that this was Darkseid’s plan, to have them fight on Apokalips while he cut a swath across the planet, and he was succeeding.  He started in Metropolis, the home of Superman, and there he brought the city to his knees using his Omega Effect, causing explosions and bringing down buildings like they were castles of sand.  The remaining Justice League led by Batman tried their best to not only stop Darkseid from destroying the city but also save as many people as they can.

However, this deed proved too difficult for every one person they saved, Darkseid killed a thousand.  Batman saw their fruitless efforts in saving the citizens of the city and instead called for a full-scale assault against Darkseid.  Heroes like the Flash fought against these orders at first but understood the severity of the situation upon seeing the mountain of bodies that Darkseid had made.  It took two days and three nights for the heroes to even get Darkseid on one knee and they believed for a moment that they had a chance against him, but this was exactly what he had been waiting for.  Darkseid grinned and stood once more among the heroes, suddenly fiery glyphs of alien origin began to form around and circle him.  His words as he began reading then echoed in the mind of every sentient being in the universe and they were dark and terrible.

*“Loneliness + Wrath + Ruin + Fear + Despair + Self-worth ÷ Darkness ÷ Hatred ÷ Damnation ⋅ Guilt ⋅ Shame ⋅ Failure ⋅ Judgement x=y where y=doom, love=lies, life=death, self=dark side.”*

As his final words came to a head, the sky began to grow dark and grim, bolts of red and black lightning danced dangerously among the clouds and a torrent of rain came down like a hurricane.  Yet no one was subject to Darkseid’s rule for he spoke not the Anti-Life Equation Formula, but the Dark Multiverse Equation.  This mathematical formula did not grant the user who wielded it complete control of all life, but rather the ability to change the fate of their universe.  From what can be discovered these few years after the war, this Earth was originally known as Earth -2042 and was under watch by the World Forger’s Dragon who was prepared to destroy the world so that it may return its energy to the World Forge.  By uttering this mathematical formula, Darkseid unknowingly brought to the universe stability where originally it had none, and the fragments of the Anti-Life Equation he thought he saw in humanity was their inner darkness.

This revelation came much sooner to Darkseid as the glyphs that circled him began detailing to him everything he needed to know.  This Darkseid was a clone, a copy, a meaningless vessel made only to prove Prime Darkseid’s fears made physical.  How funny it was then that this Darkseid did fail in his attempts to control all life?  As his mind twisted and warped from this psychological trauma, the universe began to tremble and shake as the very foundation of its existence began to change.  This universe which was once fragile, constantly deteriorating, and meant only for doom suddenly began to transform into something permanent that escaped the shadow of the primary multiverse.  The effects this had on planets were catastrophic with some of them being destroyed including but not limited to; Bismoll, Thangar, Korugar, Grax, and Zamaron.  Earth was nearly destroyed by this cataclysm, the storm that raged over the metropolis began covering the planet and volcanic and seismic activity was triggered unlike any before.  It was as if every natural disaster that could bring devastation to the world began happening at once and the Justice League did its best to control the situation.

This event raged on for days and ended when the universe finally found its balance, but Earth had lost many cities, and the deaths that could be counted reached over 3 Billion.  Among the dead were not just citizens caught in the open, but the majority of the Justice League who attempted saving the lives of many around them, and Darkseid who was consumed by his own failure.  Batman, one of the last members of the Justice League, revealed his identity while he was dying on national television and said to use his fortune to help return the world to its original state.  Wonder Woman, revealing herself to be Diana Prince, offered the world the help of the Gods of Olympus.  Eventually, the world that once was had returned and the new Justice League led by Wonder Woman fought hard to protect those in need, but this was their last generation as too few heroes remained.

Now the year is 2177 and the War with Apokalips that led to the salvation of the universe seems like eons ago, but the effects from it can still show till this day.  Some of them are aesthetic like the Apokalips Monument in Metropolis that lists the names of all those who died to the abandoned Hall of Justice satellite that still orbits Earth to this day.  Yet there are some effects had on the universe that have yet to be understood by scientists or the magicians that might still try to protect the universe.  Some of them are small such as the occasional change in the Earth’s magnetic field that is so small it takes the most expensive of devices to sense it.  The major effect it had on the universe is a now rare phenomenon known as a Rift Opening in which the fabric of space and time becomes so thin that it occasionally splits.  Nothing has yet come through these rifts and they are still being studied, but the fear of what might lie beyond these rifts is why they are studied so much.

This fear is understandable for most as the groups that once protected us like the Justice League, the Lantern Core, and even the Amazons have not been seen since their founders either went missing or died.  Even our cities like Gotham and Metropolis are filled to the brim with criminals like never before and war between our countries is harsher than ever before.  It seems this is the most brutal, bloodiest, and fearful time to be alive in this universe, which makes many wonder if our fates are still tied to that of the Dark Multiverse