Forging Sovereignty! The Birth of the Infinity Gauntlet!

In the heart of Knowhere, an enormous furnace that the Collector had converted into his private forge was running at unprecedented power.

This was the energy nexus of the entire Celestial Head, drawing in torrents of energy from the depths of the universe. Ordinarily, Taneleer Tivan used it to smelt and forge casings for some of his unique collectibles.

Today, however, it would witness the birth of a sovereign artifact powerful enough to shake the entire universe.

Cyborg, Victor Stone, hovered at the center of the forge.

Half his body was fully connected to the surrounding mechanical arms and energy conduits, and countless blue data streams flashed through his electronic eyes. He was like the conductor of an orchestra, with the entire forge as his instrument.

"Material ratio analysis complete. Deploying solar flare steel and neutron star core fragments."

"Mother Box analysis of Apokoliptian Runes initiated. Energy circuit optimization plan generated. Efficiency increased by 17.3%."

"Link, are you sure you want to add the blessing of Olympian divinity? It will give the gauntlet strong magical properties, which may conflict with certain purely technological Stones." Cyborg's voice came through the communicator, calm and efficient.

Link stood in the forge's upper observation room, holding a drowsy Harley in his arms, with Cosmo beside him, tongue lolling.

"That's exactly what I want." Link watched the magnificent scene below and said evenly, "My power is a union of science and magic. Naturally, my sovereignty should be the same."

He did not want a mere energy container, but a "peripheral" capable of perfectly accommodating all his own powers.

"Understood."

Cyborg asked no further questions.

With the order given, enormous mechanical arms fed chunks of solar flare steel glowing dark gold into the furnace. The temperature at its core instantly soared high enough to vaporize a