When Link returned to the Throne on Earth and began consolidating his power, the entire world had already been turned upside down because of him.
Through the global satellite network, every person had clearly witnessed the invasion from Apokolips.
The army of Parademons that blotted out the sky, Steppenwolf and Kalibak descending like gods, and finally, the Dark Lord, Darkseid, whose mere presence dimmed the entire planet.
Any one of them could have plunged Earth's civilization into an abyss from which there was no return.
Yet they had all been defeated. Defeated by the same man.
Link.
He had single-handedly fought the two gods of Apokolips; he had descended upon Themyscira and Atlantis like a king, forcing ancient divine races to submit; and finally, he had even confronted the ultimate Dark Lord face-to-face and emerged unscathed.
These feats had already surpassed myth, becoming a "reality" branded into the depths of seven billion souls.
Those who had once harbored doubts about Link's rule or thoughts of resistance now fell utterly silent.
They finally understood that Link's power had long since reached another plane entirely. He was not powerful for the sake of ruling Earth. Rather, he already stood at a height that demanded the entire universe as his stage. Earth was merely a foothold beneath his feet.
United Nations Headquarters.
After an emergency meeting that lasted seventy-two sleepless hours, a "Global Strategic Security and Resource Integration Cooperation Agreement," jointly signed by all permanent members of the Security Council, was personally escorted by the nations' highest leaders and delivered with the utmost deference to Chaos Direction's headquarters in Metropolis.
In truth, this agreement was a declaration of submission.
It recognized Link's sole legitimate status as the "Supreme Guardian of Earth's Civilization" and pledged that every nation on Earth would unconditionally comply with