Nothing in life is easy. Every being no matter how big or small must struggle for their whims. Oftentimes these struggles culminate in success. But what of the times in which defeat is the only solace to struggle? Well, we turn toward Desire and Despair. They are the Twin sisters of the eternal family in the DC universe. It is said that these two siblings are polar opposites of one another yet one cannot exist without the other. Desire is a fluid being: one whose form changes based on the perception of those who gaze upon it. Despair’s form is that of loss, hopelessness, and sadness. She wields a hook that snags on the lips of unsuspecting beings. When you are at your lowest point, Despair has caught you on her hook.
Recently, these two have been lounging about in the mortal world.
“Ah, blessed are these souls who give so much in return for so little,” remarks Desire. She envies them. “They’re doomed you know? Never before has my hook snagged so many souls in such little time. I fear this is abnormal, even in times such as these.” says Despair as she reels in her blood-red hook. Suddenly, her hook becomes snagged. She pulls and pulls some more. “It’s stuck?” said Despair. “I didn’t even know that was possible.” shot Desire. Despair pulled harder and when the line finally gave in, she was greeted with a smoking trail.
“No. Not Stuck. Completely destroyed. The hook was destroyed. But by whom?” she questioned. Despair turned her eyes toward Desire and the image before her was seared into her mind. Desire was completely pale-afraid. “We have to go now. Now!” cried Desire before a blast of white energy struck them both. “It’s not possible. Whatever summoned that blast is impossible. We are Eternals, we can not be hurt because we’re ideas. We are Constancy.” thought Despair.
“That’s the last time you meddle in our affairs.” screamed two voices in unison. It was two faces: one purple and twisted and the other, serene and strangely human. The opposites of the Marvel Universe have arrived: Master Order and Lord Chaos.
As the bodies of Despair and Desire fade away and their identities fall back into the home of the endless, one thing was clear. Ideas and Concepts could be destroyed.
War is coming.
Part 6 coming out soon