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Chapter 12 - Chapter 12 – Lucas Builds His Army

In the blue domain beyond time, Lucas stood before seven speedsters clad in black armor, their eyes blazing with blue fire.

Each one was forged from stolen speed fragments. Each one a clone of fury.

— My children — he said. — Time will try to stop me. But now, we are legion.

They ran in circles around him.

— We bring the end.

— We will take the Force.

— We kill time.

Lucas raised his hands.

— The world trembles. The timelines bleed. And I?

A World Without Speedsters

Headlines spread across every Earth:

> "Speedsters Vanish in Mass Numbers"

"Speed Force Unstable"

"Central City Isolated in Temporal Bubble"

Barry stood before a map of the multiverse. Red lights blinked where speedsters once existed. Now… only voids.

— He's draining time — Cisco said. — Literally. It's not just about speed anymore. He's erasing the presence of speedsters from existence.

— He wants to be the only one — Barry muttered.

Joe West walked in, carrying coffee.

— Son… tell me you still have a plan.

Barry answered without looking.

— I did. But now… I might need something worse.

Joe stepped closer.

— What are you saying?

— I'm saying… maybe I need to become more like him.

Silence.

— Barry… that's not you.

— Maybe that's why he's winning.

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The Fall of Earth-2

Earth-2.

A blood-blue sky.

Lucas and his clones raced through entire cities, consuming the temporal energy of buildings, satellites, even people.

Harry Wells tried to build a machine to disrupt the Speed Force flow, but Lucas appeared.

— You're the smartest one here — Lucas said. — And still… you never understood.

— You're destroying order — Harry replied. — If you continue, nothing will be left. Not even you.

Lucas stepped closer.

— That's the point. Rebirth from the ashes. Like a god.

Harry pulled out a detonator.

— I'd rather die than let this happen.

Lucas smiled.

— Permission was never required.

He zipped through Harry in the blink of an eye, detonating the machine with a pulse of energy.

Earth-2… partially collapsed.

And a blue rift consumed the sky.

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