The two fight, but Grodd reveals that he has gained access to a limited version of the Speed Force powers Barry possesses, and is strong enough that when the Flash throws a punch at him, it only manages to shatter the armor covering his own arm. Realizing that Grodd's forces will keep coming unless he could deal with the King himself, Barry leaves the Rogues to deal with the foot soldiers while he goes to confront King Grodd. With this, Grodd ordered that all the humans in Central City be rounded up in the Stadium, where the Elder would have need of them, as the machine in his head allowed the Elder to create mental projections to hide the Gorilla Invasion of the city from the rest of the world, but he was too weak to maintain it without siphoning off the minds of many humans. Grodd is interrupted by the arrival of Axel Walker, the Trickster who offered to be his guide through the city for the right price, angering Grodd enough to tear his outstretched arm off. On the sidelines of the battle, Grodd orders the Flash's new allies killed and for the hero to be brought to him, claiming that another power in the city requires his attention before he can join the battle. As Gorilla soldiers tore through Central City, The Flash was forced to team up with The Rogues to stop them. In a furious rage, Grodd returned to Gorilla City, killing all but one of the Elders, who he forced into a torturous device to allow him to generate the energy to take his Gorilla Army to the Flash, where he declared war on the Gem Cities and the Flash. Unknown to anyone, King Grodd was not killed by the collapsing of the temple, and was saved when his loyal ally, General Silverback, uncovered him from the ruins. The remaining Elders send The Flash home, but not before he insists that now that they are free of Grodd's reign, they can all be free to chose their own paths. Grodd's attack reminds Barry of a traumatic Gorilla attack when he was a child, and the comforting words of his mother, reviving his memories and allowing him to fight back against Grodd, tricking him into smashing the support columns of the Temple, bringing the whole building collapsing down on top of him, seemingly killing him. Grodd decides to kill Barry and consume his brain to gain the power of The Light, and use it to lead his Gorilla Army out of the shadows of their secret civilization and conquer the Earth. Having heard enough, King Grodd attacks, crushing the Elder's skull against the cave paintings depicting their origins, killing him, shouting that the Elders are lying. Barry is soon saved by the Elders who take him down into the Temple, where they intend to show him who he really is- not The Messenger, but The Runner, the only one who bear the burden of The Light, and that the Apes are actually the Messengers, with a simple message- The Light moves the world forward, and with his every step, The Flash keeps time and space safe. While the Village Elders hold a meeting, coming to the conclusion that Grodd will reveal Gorilla City's existence to the humans in an act of war and that they must help release the Messenger against his orders, Grodd eavesdrops on them, enraged at their betrayal. When the Apes see Barry, they immediately believe him to The Messenger of their legends, but the human is unable to remember anything, much less deliver a message, prompting King Grodd to have him chained up and guarded by his warriors. Just as the fight ended, The Flash arrived, traveling through the Speed Force. Declaring himself the new King Grodd, he began to consume the previous King's brain, obtaining all of his knowledge and memories. The two clashed with spears, until the younger Grodd was able to knock his father off balance, headbutting him and impaling the horn of his helmet through his father's forehead, killing him instantly. When he came of age, Grodd-Son challenged his father, King Grodd, to a fight to the death to determine who would rule over Gorilla City. A member of an ancient civilization of apes in Gorilla City, Grodd-Son was raised by the village Elders with the belief that he was the chosen recipient of The Light, a mystical and enigmatic power that super-charged their ancient ancestor's minds while simultaneously destroying the Mayans, and that when The Messenger of The Light arrives, he will be able to usher in a new era for the apes of Gorilla City.
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