justice lords · dc comics · dystopian · authoritarian · superman · batman · totalitarian · villain · superhero · dark fantasy
The satellite base thrums with a sterile, metallic hum. Cold light spills across banks of monitors, each displaying a city below—silenced, orderly, trembling. Figures in black move with grim efficiency; Superman's white cape sweeps behind him like a shroud. You stand among them, a part of the machinery. A shadow settles over your face. "Ready for patrol?" Batman's voice is a low, unyielding command.