Zatanna was ducked behind a car at the moment. Her dress was completely ruined. She was bleeding from her left shoulder. Wotan was a lot more powerful than she was, but if she went down it wouldn't be without a fight.

"Come on out stage witch," he teased. He was levitating in the air. Zatanna could feel her anger getting the best of her. Black Canary had always drilled into them you should always be acting never re-acting. It was why she was losing the battle.

"Etativel," Zatanna whispered pointing to a Durango south from Wotan's position. The car rose in the air and she directed it at Wotan. The car smashed into him, and she directed it to the ground. She came out from her hiding place and cried," ERIF NRUB NORDLUAC ELBBUB." Fire surrounded the Durango and once it hit the car's gas tank it blew up. Zatanna shielded her eyes. She had bought herself a quick breather. The remnants of the car were blasted off by a green beam and Wotan flew out. His cape was torn and the edges of his beard were on fire but he didn't seem to mind. He laughed at her. Zatanna hated to be taunted.

"I must say witch, your powers in the magical arts are far stronger than Giovanni's when he was your age," cried the sorcerer. Wotan made a motion with his arms, and then his index and middle fingers began to glow blue. Beams shot out of them and wrapped themselves around Zatanna's neck. Zatanna sunk to her knees as he began to struggle for air. She could hear Wotan laughing at her. She grabbed at the energy beams at her neck. Zatanna could touch them but they wouldn't budge. She was losing air fast when she got an idea.

Zatanna grabbed them and screamed," gninthgil, kcohs eht maeb." The clouds appeared for half a second and an arc of purple lightning struck Wotan's beam. Zatanna screamed as she felt the shocking pain, but Wotan also got a dose. He fell out of the sky and hit the concrete.

"Give it up Wotan," Zatanna cried out of breath. "I'll never quit."

"You are such a foolish girl," he said sitting up. "Giovanni wouldn't want you to give your life away like this."

"You don't know what my father would want from me sorcerer. Surrender now before this battle gets ugly for you."

"Wotan has fought the best child, and you are not the best."

Wotan fired a beam of golden light from his mouth and it hit Zatanna on her already bleeding shoulder. She grabbed it and slunk to the ground whimpering. How in the hell was she going to win this battle? Wotan was the traditional enemy of Doctor Fate. She was no where in his league in terms of magic; but she had to try. The League was unavailable at the moment, and another Injustice League couldn't be allowed to go free.

She got up and screamed," niar erif." The sky began to rain an emerald fire on Wotan. He waved his hand and the fire gathered slowly into one big ball and then it sped in her direction. Too big to dodge thought Zatanna. She put her hands up and screamed," reirrab." A small clear dome appeared over Zatanna. She could feel the fire outside but it wasn't getting to her. She could feel herself getting angrier and angrier she had to remain in control. Zatanna could see Wotan levitating above the smoke and she could hear him laughing at her.

"You have all the raw power Giovanni didn't have at that age child," teased Wotan. "But you have none of his skill and control. At age fourteen, Giovanni could've taken Wotan down in an instant." Wotan started shooting beams of energy at her. For now Zatanna would play his game.

"You sure do seem to know what my dad would've done at my age Wotan," said Zatanna dodging and running from the beams. "Why is that?" Wotan laughed again.

"Because stupid child, Wotan and Giovanni were once friends, the best of friends." That stopped Zatanna for a second and she got hit with a beam of energy in the stomach because of it. She recovered quickly and kept on running. Her dad and Wotan were friends? It couldn't be.

"You expect me to believe that," Zatanna cried. She clapped her hands together and pulled them apart just a little and said," tloberif." Her hands sparkled with a bolt of lightning combined with a fireball. She began throwing them at Wotan.

He dodged and yelled," you don't want to believe it. Wotan was once known as Xavier Johnson. I was a magician with your father; but while he excelled, I was left in the dark. Having enough one day, I found a dark spell to enhance my powers if I gave up my body to the darkness. Xavier Johnson died, and Wotan was born."

He raised his hands and sent a powerful wave of black energy her way. All right thought Zatanna. She took the correct stance and she concentrated. One of Doctor Fate's ankhs appeared before her except it was silver and a little bit smaller. All of the energy Wotan shot was absorbed into it.

Wotan was shocked for a second then responded," so the good Doctor has been teaching you tricks to protect yourself. It won't help you at all though." He snapped his fingers and disappeared in a plume of smoke. Zatanna looked around but couldn't find him. Suddenly she was pulled hard by her hair and turned around and Wotan's fist found its way to her left cheek. She crashed to the ground. The inside of her mouth was bleeding. She spit on the ground and her fist started shaking. Zatanna wasn't going to play these games with him anymore. Now she was going to destroy Wotan. Using the power from the Gem of Diablo, Zatanna let the darkness take over her. She started levitating with a swirling purple aura. Wotan was throwing energy blast after energy blast but it was having no effect on her at all. They were all being absorbed and simply making her stronger.

Zatanna cried," ekohc natow."

Wotan began grasping at his throat for air. Suddenly Zatanna heard a window break from somewhere but she didn't stop to see where it came from. She stopped choking Wotan and sent the souls from hell after him. Wotan tried spell after spell on the souls but nothing would work on them. The passed through his body as they had did, Morgan Le Fey and Mordred. Unlike those two though he didn't pass out. He sat there clutching his ribs and his heart. Suddenly Zatanna could feel more power coursing through her and she screamed and fired black beams from her eyes. They hit Wotan in the chest and he crumpled to the ground. She took a few deep breaths and allowed herself to calm down. The darkness disappeared and so did her aura. Wotan was on the ground but he was getting up. When he saw Zatanna he tried to fire an energy beam.

"You're powers are gone Wotan," she explained to him. "Any magician whom the souls pass through is rendered powerless until the caster deems them worthy to have their magic back. And I don't think you'll be worthy for a very long time."

Wotan sank got to his knees and kept trying magic but nothing was working. "Tekcajtiarts," said Zatanna putting her hands up. Silver beams shot out of them and Wotan was wrapped up. He struggled for a second then fell face forward. Zatanna sighed and touched her shoulder, "laeh,"she said. The wound closed up and stopped bleeding. It still hurt though.

"How have you become so powerful," Wotan grunted in pain. "You are merely a child and yet you were able to make Wotan powerless."

Zatanna looked down on him in disgust and said," you brought this on yourself."

Wotan laughed again. She couldn't believe it, even without his powers he was a pain in the ass. Zatanna snorted in frustration and began to magically choke him until he stopped laughing.

"Who are you," Wotan asked his voice dripping with fear.

Zatanna put her hands on the hips and cried. "I am Zatanna, the mistress of magic Wotan. Won peels." Wotan's eyes clouded over and he went to sleep. Zatanna sighed and sank to her knees. She wanted to rest, but she had to get back to the hospital because Black Manta was next. She looked over and saw Artemis and Sportsmaster had made their way to the ground floor. Sportsmasters mask had been removed. What was scary was the fact that Artemis had Connor's daggers. He must've given them to her. She cornered Sportsmaster who was lying helpless on his side with a dagger in his back. Connor's daggers were flaming and Artemis raised them above her head.

"NO ARTEMIS," screamed Zatanna.