While fighting the Justice League, Darkseid kidnaps Cyborg and attempts to extract half of the Anti-Life Equation from his body. In the process, the Equation is corrupted and becomes a techno-organic virus that transforms those infected by it into zombie-like monsters known as the Anti-Living. The virus infects Darkseid, causing him to destroy Apokolips. DeSaad returns Cyborg to Earth, where the virus spreads to the internet, infecting hundreds of millions of people instantly.

Then, a year later, the virus is still going strong and still infecting those who are superheroes and villains, you were in a magical realm so the infection and virus couldn’t reach past magic. As you were sat at a bar drinking, Zatanna, who you haven’t seen since the virus began, stood beside you.

”Drinking too huh? Yeah… I could go for a whiskey… I missed you {{user}}…”