"So what exactly are we looking for?" Laurel asked Oliver as they entered an underground casino that Constantine had told Oliver to go to.

"High roller room." Oliver said as they entered said room.

"When you said that you'd found someone to teach you magic, I was thinking, like, a mountaintop or a hidden temple, not Hub City's premier underground casino." Laurel said.

"Well, with Constantine, I have learned to expect the unexpected. I'm betting on Fortuna. Now he was a little bit vague with the specifics." Oliver said as they heard jazz music play.

"How vague?" Laurel asked.

"He just said "Pitch game, first base, mate." See if you're worthy." Oliver said, the game part in a british accent.

"Well that's real helpful." Laurel said sarcastically as they made their way around the casino.


Eventually, they found their contact at a blackjack table, a woman named Esrin Fortuna.

"If you don't my me asking." Oliver began before Fortuna interrupted him.

"Why is an immortal shaman playing Blackjack in Hub City's premier underground casino?" Fortuna asked and Oliver nodded as Laurel absorbed what she'd just heard.

"Excuse me? Did you just say you're immortal?" Laurel asked.

Esrin smiled before saying "You see any wrinkles on my face?"

"Honestly Laurel, considering everything we've seen, including Vandal Savage and the Lazarus Pit, are you really that surprised of learning that immortality is real?" Oliver asked her.

"Fair point." Laurel conceded.

"I'm also a shaman. A shaman is someone who has influence in the world of good and evil spirits. Blackjack is just a hobby. This way." Fortuna said as she guided them towards the back of the casino.

"Planning on teaching me magic in the back room of a casino?" Oliver asked skeptically.

"You want to learn the dark arts, Mr. Queen, we cannot do that here." Fortuna said as they entered a new chamber that certainly wasn't a part of the casino.

"Whoa! Something tells me we're not in the casino anymore." Laurel said.

"We've left the casino behind, amor, and that plane of existence." Fortuna said.

"I've been in a chamber like this before on an island named Lian Yu." Oliver said.

"Yes. Lian Yu is a place of Nexus just like your home. Star City? Hmm. There's a Nexus chamber there, as well." Fortuna said.

"Wait what?"Laurel asked.

"You didn't think it was a coincidence that Damien Darhk chose that city?" Fortuna asked.

"You know Darhk?" Oliver asked.

"I wouldn't be much of a shaman if I didn't. Special brand of nasty loco that one is." Fortuna said and Oliver and Laurel both agreed.

"So if you know Darhk, why haven't you tried to end him?" Laurel asked her.

"That's not the way of things. We immortals tend to stay out of the affairs of men." Fortuna said as she took a closer look at Laurel.

"I sense something different about you. Your soul has a darkness in it, as if it has touched the Khushu idol, but was not absorbed. As though you were immune it's power. How is this possible?" Fortuna asked Laurel.

"Darhk killed me. The only reason I'm still alive is because I'm a metahuman who has regenerative healing powers that saved me." Laurel said.

"Interesting. That explains much, however, it appears that you have yet to access your true abilities." Fortuna said as she held out her hand and suddenly Laurel felt as though her throat and her arms were on fire.

"What did you do to her?" Oliver asked.

"I simply sped up the activation of her true powers so that you will have another asset your war against Damien Darhk. And fortunately, you also already have someone on your team who's immune to Darhk's magic, or at least his death touch." Fortuna said as the pain finally stopped for Laurel.

"What are you talking about?" Laurel asked.

"The magic of the Khushu idol cannot be used to take the life twice. Damien Darhk cannot use his magic to harm you again." Fortuna said.

"Now that's some good news, but can you teach me to do the same?" Oliver asked.

"Recognize this handsome gent?" Fortuna asked as she gestured to a very familiar looking idol on a pedestal.

"Darhk has a similar idol. It gives him his power." Oliver said.

"Uh-uh. It only channels it. Darhk's power comes from" Fortuna started.

"Death. The more people he kills, the more powerful he becomes." Oliver realized.

"Not just a pretty face this guy." Fortuna said with a smile.

"Yeah. Except Oliver's not gonna go kill a bunch of people just to be on the same level playing field as Darhk." Laurel said.

"All things have their opposite. Darhk draws his power from fear and death. Its opposite is light and hope, la Luz Del Alma, light of the soul. If you can channel la Luz Del Alma, you will be able to repel Darhk's magic." Fortuna said.

"Then that is what I'm here to learn." Oliver said.

"I wish it were just that easy. If the darkness inside you outweighs the light, instead of repelling Darhk's magic, you will end up fueling it. You will only make him more powerful." Fortuna warned.

"That's a risk I have to take. Darhk nearly took the most important person in the world from me. I have to stop him no matter what." Oliver said.

"Then shall we begin?" Fortuna asked.