"Darkseid?" Jason was utterly taken aback. Ghosts turning up in a godforsaken place like this was hardly surprising, but running into Darkseid—that was baffling.
"Why are you here?" Kara asked in confusion.
"I came for the same reason you did," Darkseid said. "Bloody Mary."
"Huh?" Astra froze. "You're interested in this stupid party game too?"
"I told you Bloody Mary was real." Jason glanced at the others. "See? Even Darkseid showed up."
"But she is not what you think. Bloody Mary is no earthly legend—she was born on Apokolips."
"What?" Everyone was dumbfounded. The whole universe celebrating Halloween was one thing, but what the hell was this about Bloody Mary being from Apokolips? Was she Elizabeth of the New Gods?
"Bloody Mary is one of the most dangerous of the Furies under my command. Trained by Granny Goodness, she brought death and despair to anyone who defied my will," Darkseid said. "At the time of creation, she led an army against my poor son Orion. But her immature Mother Box malfunctioned, a rift opened in the Boom Tube, and Bloody Mary was dragged into the matrix network."
"Now that's a horror story with an alien twist." Astra pulled a handful of Bugles from her pocket and started eating. "What happened next?"
"She became neither alive nor dead," Darkseid said. "She takes the lives of those who attempt to summon her back into this world, and seeks revenge against me and Apokolips for her unjust fate. Now, you may hunt her for me."
"Oh." Astra nodded. "What's in it for us?"
Darkseid froze for a few seconds. "What's in it for you?"
"Wait, you expect us to work for you without getting anything?" Astra was stunned too. "Something for nothing? You're the ruler of Apokolips, the most terrifying of the New