The Olympian: Children of the Gods (Limited Series) #4

Splash Page: The two heroes, the Olympian and Cybernaut, falling into darkness, eventually “landing” into separate scenes. First, Olympian lands into a dark fantasy landscape evoking the feel of an especially dark Frank Frazetta painting where he has to fight all manner of chthonic beasts. The Cybernaut has to confront the Martian ruins responsible in part for his transformation, as liquid metal hands spring from the nanite pool trying to draw him in to drown. As they struggle, it’s revealed to the Olympian that Phobos has him in a “Hall of Fear” where he hopes they will succumb to what they fear the most. But these are superheroes we’re talking about, and the pair dig deep into their reserves of willpower and eventually they find their way out of the field, but they’re not in Calvin City anymore.

They're in a deserted warehouse in Liverpool, England where they’re met by British heroes Knight and Squire who’re dusting themselves off after what looks like a hellacious fight with their own group of well-armed thugs. Comparing notes, Knight explains that he received a tip from Batman that the child abductions are connected and that the group responsible might be operating somewhere in the U.K. Cybernaut knows of a rogue military intelligence unit operating primarily in the U.S. and Europe called “RED SKY” that might be connected. And the Olympian knows that the Greek God of Fear is behind it all, he just knows it in his bones. The three older heroes have no idea where to go next until Squire, squatting over an unconscious shooter, says that she believes she can trace the radio signal to a location in the Belgian countryside…

EPILOGUE Somewhere in the Belgian Countryside
The Dome: on the outside, it looks like no one has been in this place for years. Inside, specifically in its sub-basements, there’s a bevy of activity. Standing in the middle of what looks to be a command center with hundreds of monitors on the wall (a large central monitor on the wall monitoring the Bleed, and a holographic display in the middle of the room with a “snowflake” dimensional map rotating) is Col. Adam Armstrong (a relative of the first Spy Smasher) and his niece Katarina Armstrong (Spy Smasher II). The younger Armstrong gives a report stating that “Operation: Magnet School” is proceeding apace, to the elder’s appreciation. Katarina walks out, and only then does Phobos walk out of the shadows. He tells Armstrong to hold that thought, because things are about to get somewhat interesting…

Continued in The Olympian: Children of the Gods (Limited Series) #5