Darkseid gathered his thoughts and looked down at the battle raging on the Oa Vanguard Shield satellite. This was an outpost base of Oa, the headquarters of the Guardians of the Universe, and one of the Vanguard Shield deployment points. The Vanguard Shield was Oa's final barrier. If it fell, Sector 0, where Oa was located, would be declared cleared.
The Vanguard Shield, once flickering day and night, had already begun to dim beneath the attacks of the endless Parademon army. The Lanterns who should have been defending the planet were also continuously attacking the shield with the power of the Emotional Spectrum, even more frenzied than those cruel, bloodthirsty Parademons.
Green Lantern led the charge, Yellow Lantern followed close behind, and Blue and Violet Lanterns refused to be outdone. Even the Red Lanterns, who usually played the role of villains, came to lend a hand. Countless colored lights flashed around Oa, dazzling as neon.
Inside Oa's central council hall, the Guardians of the Universe were frantically discussing matters. The little Blue Men in robes sat around the circular chamber, first arguing, then coming to blows. Their small bodies and oversized heads rolled into a tangled heap, with none of their former composed, strategic elegance remaining.
"Enough!" A little Blue Man standing on high forcefully waved his staff. "We've done enough wrong! This is our retribution! The only way now is to abandon Oa and return to our old home. Otherwise, Darkseid will never spare us!"
"Ganthet! You coward!" Another Guardian of the Universe roared at the figure above. "Why should we bow our heads to that brat who hasn't even grown all his feathers yet?! When the Guardians of the Universe were developing the cosmos, his ancestors were still digging in the dirt for food!"
"Why won't you repent?!"