Matt walked down the obsidian, glowing pink street, the metal flecks embedded within sparkling as he looked at them. His thoughts were churning as he reminisced what had happened to Kinzie, to the Realm, to his reign. His eyes brightened as an idea struck him. They needed a new order, one to rival Lux's tyrannical gaze. His name, Synthwalker, gave him an idea. Beatism was Lux's order, and Synthism,-Matt decided- shall be his. He turned to the sound of a synthed, techno version of Off the Hook's intro, only in this realm, they were known as Off the Bass. Matt turned, and saw the Beatist, shaded doppelgangers of Pearl and Marina. Pearl's voice rang out as Matt's face appeared on the screen behind them, his eyes blurred out. He looked almost like a fugitive like that. The words "SYNTHWALKER THREATENS TO OVERTHROW LUX" were at the top, and "AVOID AT ALL COSTS" was at the bottom. "Yo, Reena, looks like we've got an enemy on the loose. We better bump the bass." Marina flinched, her face showing alarm. "You're right! Everyone! Continue to wear your shades and turn up the volume. We can't let him get away!" "Yeah." Pearl replied. "If you see him, be sure to capture him in any way you can. We can't let Lux be overthrown." Marina coiled, drawing back. "I really hope she doesn't! She's amazing! But remember." Pearl finished for her. "Always wear your shades, and to never listen to any other music." Marina smiled. "I believe that's all the time we've got. Be careful, everyone!" They both stood up, their voices blending as one. "Don't get synthed, stay off the bass!"

Their broadcast ended, and Matt chuckled lightly to himself. They really think they can keep him down just through prevention? They're very mistaken. He continued on the street, looking around. The cyan trails that used to roam this land were gone, replaced with purple and pink swirls of neon colors and lights. It felt like nighttime in the area, giving Matt a sense of comfort due to nighttime being his natural habitat. As he looked around, Inklings and Octolings were walking about, not noticing Matt. He had an idea. Cause some commotion, and whoever looks at Matt, he looks them in the eyes and converts them from Beatism. There was no way he was gonna know whether it would work or not otherwise, so he went to the center of the area. From there, he looked around and saw there were a good number present. He took out one of his guns, and with plenty of force, fired a bullet into the air. The noise managed to grab the attention of most of the people present. They all looked directly at him. Matt looked them one by one in the eyes, and they all saw flashes of blue. Their shades fell off their faces as their eyes met Matt's. Once everyone in the area was freed, Matt realized if he was gonna make this work, he was gonna need a base. He remembered the fortress where he found the Deck long ago, and decided to make it his home base.

Everyone looked at each other confusedly before looking at Matt. They all recognized him as the Synthwalker, and the thoughts implanted into their heads that he was the villain all vanished from their minds. "Everyone! I've arrived to end Lux's rule!" Matt yelled out. "Follow me!" Without a second thought, everyone followed Matt to where he was headed. He followed them out of the area and into a different place entirely, the abandoned base that was attacked by Lux's forces long ago. Matt commanded them to clean up the area. The bodies were disposed, the blood was cleaned, the rooms were disinfected, and the defense systems were restarted. Not long after they had arrived, the once forgotten ruin had become the main hub of Synthism, with Matt at its core. They had everything planned out for the base, and plenty of extra space for more recruits. Matt returned to the place where he found the inscription that led him to the Deck, and disposed of the dead DJ's body. He converted it into his own quarters. Afterward, he went to the roof of the building to think. If he was gonna eradicate Beatism, then he'll have to take out the cores of it, and then the head of it all. He was gonna need to defeat the Idols, the Agents, Kinzie, and Lux. Looks like he has his work cut out for him...