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"You really have no idea what have you done, do you?" Constantine asked.
"What… where…" Tommy gasped, disoriented before he found some star symbol branded on his hand. "What the hell is this? What are you doing here, Constantine?"
Constantine sighed. "There are dark forces coming, mate. That orb that you so recklessly wanted to borrow was Orb of Trigon. An ancient being of pure evil. I had it stored in my house. It started to light like Christmas tree a few weeks back, so I came here to find the probable cause. You shouldn't have touched it without proper protection." His hands started to glow. "Now, you've been marked and the Beast will come for you."
"The Beast?" Tommy scowled. "What are you talking about?"
Constantine sighed. "You may have heard the stories about how big bang created the universe or how God created Earth, life, Adam and Eve and so on, we can all speculate whether science or divine forces are at hands but before the very first creation, there was the Beast. A demon of celestial blasphemy, spreading like a cancer. They say he ruled it all, ruthless bastard born of pure evil. That orb was an ancient artifact of immense power, allowing contact the Beast. It belonged to Trigon, his very first follower. Right now, he's rotting in damndest bottom of Hell itself, he really hates my guts, must I add. Anyway…" He cleared his throat. "When the life itself came to be, Adam and Eve and so on and then they were banished to Earth, Trigon, one of Cain's progenies, the Father of Murder, was disgusted with the fact that he would age, that he would die, so he sought ways to be immortal. He was birthed by a human mother and the Beast, disguised as a man.
Then, God and his archangels fought to banish the Beast and it was sent into eternal darkness, however, Trigon vanished. He blended in with the people before they could hunt him down and became a sorcerer resorting to dark arts.
It took a young man and another sorcerer to help defeat him. They banished him into the void and took a look at his secrets, hearing rumors about wells that can grant longevity or statues that can bring magical powers… that's how such dark forces as Lazarus pits or Khushu idols came to be. Trigon sought and wanted to exploit these things and awake the Beast itself.
The young man then found one such pit in Middle East and founded the League of Assassins. However, the pit was already corrupted by Trigon. Bloodlust, insanity, all the crazy and bloody in one package. He was an honorable man at first but by time, he lost his mind. The other man, the sorcerer was trying to discover more ways of summoning magic and had many apprentices. That's how sorcerers came to be. Over the ages, one sorcerer stole from Nanda Parbat the Orb of Trigon but considering it too powerful to wield, he hid it… until your old friend killed him and I confiscated it." Tommy winced. "I wanted to find a way to shut that thing up once and for all, until you contacted the Beast and woke it up. And he'll come for your city."
Tommy paled. "Is there anything I can do?"
"Suicide, leave town, or fight like hell to put that bastard back to sleep." Constantine suggested.
Tommy thought about it for a moment before scoffing. "How can I trust anything you're saying? I know who you are. And I know about Astra Logue."
Constantine glared as he grabbed Tommy by his throat. "Don't you dare say that name again to me, ever again!"
Tommy punched Constantine and shoved him back. "You're just gonna get us all killed! I'll find a way to stop the Beast."
"Not alone you cannot." Constantine scoffed. "His goons are coming to Star City. They're building an army. Damien Darhk had many followers. Darhk was reasonable enough not to mess with the Beast but apparently, his acolytes didn't have as much common sense."
Iron Heights
China White was being escorted by guards before she noticed a Vietnamese woman dressed as a guard, who discreetly handed her two karambit knives as White was pacing with the guards before she slit one of the guard's throats, while the Vietnamese woman pulled out her claws and slashed the throats of the other men as their wounds were burning with some green acid.
"I didn't believe you would come, Jade." White said.
"It wasn't the right time. Now, they're calling us." Cheshire replied.
"Where are we going?" White asked, intrigued.
The Lair
"What the hell's going on?" Diggle whispered as he saw the photos of dead people branded with stars on forehead or red eyes before dying that Dinah sent him over.
"This is the sixth body in two weeks, Dig." Thea groaned.
"It's like some kind of mystical mumbo jumbo." Rene nodded.
"It is." Tommy said as he and Constantine entered. "And it's getting serious. We're gonna need all the help we can get. Call Laurel, Barbara and the rest."
Then, the lights flickered before Nyssa al Ghul, Slade Wilson and Shado appeared out of the sudden in the lair. "There are dark forces coming."
Elsewhere
China White was following Cheshire underground as there were men in attire similar to League of Assassins guarding the corridor before the metal door in front of her opened and she entered to see a young man wielding a sword.
"That's her?" Joe asked as Cheshire nodded. "We still need one more."
"We will find him." Cheshire assured him.
"What's going on?" China White scowled before a woman with long dark hair and in suit and alongside her a man in cape, whose face was hidden under the hood approached her and White could feel the chill in the air, apparently, this was a dangerous man.
"Thank you for bringing her here, Pestilence." The woman said as Cheshire nodded.
The hooded man then raised his head and looked at White, who wasn't sure, whether to be frightened or intrigued. "Do you seek revenge? Upon the vigilantes who have beaten you and humiliated you so many times?"
"Yes." White said.
"Do you seek power? Enough that no man dares to defy you anymore and that you can live as kings and queens with respect you deserve and with wealth and fortune like none compared?"
"Yes." White nodded.
"Do you seek rebirth? Dawn of a new world that you want to mold as you see fit? Where nothing is out of your reach?"
"Yes." White nodded again as the hooded figure touched her breasts, while her eyes went crimson red.
"Then, from now on, you shall be my horseman! Horseman of Famine! Welcome to the League of Shadows!"
White gasped out as the figure let her go and she looked at her hands. "I've never felt such power surging through me before…"
"We still need one more horseman." The woman pointed out.
"I have a man in mind…" The figure said. "But be ready, soon enough, we will bring about change to Star City."
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