Chapter 97: Constantine

"Why are you here?" Captain Atom demanded. John had never liked the man. He was everything that was wrong with America, foolish, pig headed and arrogant beyond belief. But he was the leader of this shambolic resistance movement so here he was.

"Because Superman murdered the mother of my child and her family." John said.

"How?" Atom asked.

"During his fight with those fucking lanterns. He threw a few of them onto their house and their falls crushed them." John said.

"So, you're joining us out of a personal vendetta?" Stargirl asked.

"I am joining you because you are the organised resistance, and I don't have the time to deal with you lot getting in my way." John said, lighting up a cigarette.

"Fine by me." Atom said.

"Good." John said. "So, what are your plans?"

"Superman is heading to Iowa to meet with the US President, we were planning on ambushing him there." Atom said.

"That's wrong." John replied. "He's not going to Iowa, he's going to New York, Wonder Woman is going to Iowa."

"How do you know that?" Atom demanded.

"A little bird told me." John said.

"So, what do you suggest?" Stargirl asked.

"Well, we go to New York, all of us and we take him on. He is weak against magic, you've got myself and Zatanna. You've also got a hefty store of Kryptonite; with any luck he will be weakened enough to kill him." John said.

"That's your plan?" Stargirl exclaimed. "You want us to blindly go into New York and face off against him?"

"Oh, I've got a more detailed plan than that, but this is the bare bones of it." John said grinning.

"What is your actual plan?" Stargirl demanded.

John waved his hands and a small ball of light appeared, from it, a beast roared. He closed the ball and looked at those gathered before him. He smiled and said. "We unleash hell."