Chapter 857: You Must Kill All the Heroes... to Accomplish Your Goal
"I can smell you."
The mage Daimos stood before a stone doorway and spoke in a low voice.
(Note: The mage Daimos was the villain of the superhero War Lord, a powerful mage from the magical side.)
"Don't even think about trying to hide from me."
"I'm afraid I haven't been completely honest with you, Yolanda. I am Daimos, that's true, but I'm also a High Priest of magic's darkest aspect."
The mage Daimos looked at the red-haired girl before him.
(Note: Yolanda refers to the second-generation Wildcat, Yolanda Montez, the goddaughter of the first-generation Wildcat and a member of the Justice Society. She was essentially a gender-swapped version of Wildcat. The original Wildcat was male and a member of the Justice Society alongside the original Green Lantern, Alan Scott. Of course, in the Prime Universe, they all vanished after Doctor Manhattan erased the timeline. The versions appearing here came from the parallel-universe timeline of the past Over-Time Stream.)
"But now I can obtain more of my dark power. Ultimate Star showed me the secrets of this world and what lies beyond it..."
The second-generation Wildcat, Yolanda, stood before him.
"What happened to Ultimate Star?"
she asked.
"Ultimate Star believed what Brainiac told him and followed him blindly."
Daimos walked past Wildcat, leaving his back completely unguarded. The spider-like ornament behind his head swayed slowly before Wildcat's eyes.
"I'm giving you a chance to follow me now, but with a broader vision. There will be no more secrets."
"My instincts tell me I should slit your throat right now," the second-generation Wildcat said. "And my instincts are never wrong!"
She lunged at the mage Daimos, trying to stop him, but he struck her the moment she raised her