Prologue

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Klarion laughed maniacally as he took in the fallen Young Justice team before him. They had tried to foil his latest plans of harnessing youth as the ultimate power source. They never realized it was yet another distraction for the Light. As he raised his hand to deliver the final blow, he grinned as he thought of his soon-to-be victory.

"Not even Doctor Fate can save you now," he laughed.

"I think Fate is the least of your problems Klarion," The Lord of Chaos scowled at the thought of being interrupted and turned to face the culprit. His eyes widened and he took a hesitant step back.

"You! But it can't be, you were locked up thousands of years ago!" He cried, but the figure merely shook her head and smirked.

"Did you really think your predecessors' magic could hold me indefinitely? Have you forgotten who I am?" Before Klarion could even think of escaping, the figure raised her hands and light exploded from them.

White fire engulfed the battle field, trapping Klarion. Shouting for his familiar, he watched in horror as the person approached Teekl. Kneeling down, she kindly petted the cat before letting her power engulf it. With a horrified scream, Klarion began to fade away from the Earth's plane. The light faded and the fire died once he was gone. The figure moved about checking the fallen heroes, healing them of their injuries.

"You work fast," She stood to face the Batman and Doctor Fate, "Nabu didn't think you'd assist us."

"I've never really liked Klarion," She smiled grimly at Fate, "Nor have I ever liked Nabu, but I couldn't just stand by and watch them die."

"Despite your ill will against me, your help is appreciated Arienh." Fate spoke in such a way that suggested he wanted to make peace with her. Perhaps she would let him, but today was not that day.

"Honestly, it's all in a day's work. Now, if you'll excuse me." She turned to leave but the sound of Batman's voice stopped her.

"We didn't free you just for your benefit, Arienh," She smirked, he certainly didn't beat around the bush, "We had hoped we could convince you to join the League. Of course, we'd put you on the younger team as a trial."

Arienh scoffed. She had been freed merely for the sake of serving someone? Sounds like times hadn't changed much.

"Sorry, but I've got better things to do," She gave a small wave, "Besides, I prefer to work alone," A portal opened before her but she wasn't through just yet, "Oh and Nabu? Times have changed, and you know how I am about keeping up with the times. From now on, the name's Rush. Catch you on the flipside."

And she was gone.

"She'll come around," Batman stated simply. Doctor Fate could have asked how he knew, but decided against it. If anyone could be sure of anything, it was the Batman.

It was useless to doubt him.

In the next chapter...

"You found me. I've gotta give you props for that, no one's ever done it before."

"Join the team or we'll lock you back up."

"Jeez, Bats, you're not leaving me with a whole lot of options here, are you?"