▁and ▁tried ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁power ▁for ▁himself . ▁The ▁Om ega ▁Effect , ▁however , ▁possessed ▁a ▁horror ▁within ▁it ▁that ▁De Sa ad ▁could ▁not ▁stand , ▁and ▁Dark se id ▁simply ▁si phon ed ▁the ▁energy ▁off ▁him . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁issue ▁# 2 5 ▁of ▁Count down ▁to ▁Final ▁Cris is ▁De Sa ad , ▁who ▁had ▁captured ▁and ▁tort ured ▁Professor ▁Martin ▁Stein , ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁take ▁over ▁the ▁mant le ▁and ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁Fir est orm ▁for ▁himself . ▁He ▁is ▁defeated ▁and ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁Fir est orm ▁matrix ▁by ▁the ▁At omic ▁Kn ights , ▁but ▁fle es ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁be ▁captured . ▁After ▁dis rupt ing ▁a ▁battle ▁between ▁Dark se id ▁and ▁Mary ▁Marvel , ▁De Sa ad ▁gives ▁Dark se id ▁a ▁comp ound ▁that ▁was ▁un success fully ▁used ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁Anti - Life ▁Equ ation . ▁De Sa ad ▁is ▁then ▁released ▁from ▁Dark se id ' s ▁service . ▁However , ▁De Sa ad ▁has ▁transport ed ▁the ▁P ied ▁Pi per ▁to ▁Ap ok ol ips ▁as ▁Bro ther ▁E ye ▁arriv es . ▁De Sa ad ▁claims ▁the ▁Pi per ▁can ▁channel ▁the ▁Anti - Life ▁Equ ation ▁and ▁control ▁the ▁planet . ▁Before ▁the ▁Pi per ▁can ▁do ▁so , ▁Bro ther ▁E ye ▁finish es ▁assim il ating ▁Ap ok ol ips . ▁After ▁recover ing , ▁De Sa ad ▁conf esses ▁to ▁master m inding ▁Tr ick