After Barry left, Bruce opened the materials he had left behind and pulled out the first picture Barry had selected.
It was a written record documenting the Amazons' first response to Darkseid's invasion.
According to the record, in the 6139th year of the Golden Age, the Amazons discovered that the sky shrouded by the gods had been obscured by dark clouds.
Along with the darkness came falling fire from the heavens and searing heat.
Countless spacecraft descended from outer space, so numerous that they nearly covered the entire Earth. There was no longer a single breath of air on Earth that was not tainted by the smell of sulfur.
On that same day, Hermes was captured by Darkseid and only escaped three days after being imprisoned.
Athena descended upon Themyscira, and the Amazon warriors rallied behind her. Poseidon also descended upon Atlantis, and the sea warriors resolved to march onto land.
Zeus summoned his brothers, and even his elders—the various giants.
The Giants had been unwilling to answer Zeus's summons, but Uranus's remains were devoured by Parademons, and Typhon's blood splashed at Darkseid's feet.
All of it drove the Giants to follow Gaia's will. With the Giants leading the charge, Zeus's legion and Darkseid entered a long stalemate.
The flames of war began on Earth, spread across nearly the entire Solar System, and affected almost half of the Milky Way Galaxy. This prompted the Green Lantern Corps to send reinforcements to Earth.
More than three hundred Lanterns took part in the war. The final battle stretched across nearly half the galaxy. The Parademons began expanding from Earth, and the flames of war had long since spread beyond the planet.
But some force symbolizing opposition kept Darkseid's army converging on Earth, while the gods, led by Ares, resolved to fight the