As for why she had suddenly appeared in broad daylight to wreak havoc on the Golden Gate Bridge...
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Circe was an ancient witch who had lived for thousands of years, versed in the Underworld's black magic, life curses, and the transformation of all things.
Compared with other self-taught practitioners, she had formidable reserves and vicious methods, and was notorious throughout the darker corners of the Magic World.
Well, that was because she was a dog the God of War, Ares, had casually raised long ago.
A dog meant to deal with Wonder Woman.
Whenever Ares had one of his usual grand plans that called for her services, Witch Circe would come running, wagging her tail.
Of course, no one actually wanted to be a dog.
But thanks to Ares, the source of her magic power required her to connect with the Underworld from time to time.
She had always earned her "wages" by opposing Wonder Woman. After years of saving, she had finally grown fairly well-off, and a few months earlier, she had splurged on an "upgrade service" from the Underworld.
She had poured all her savings into preparing a ritual, intending to use the magic power bestowed by the Underworld to strengthen herself and master a few more advanced spells along the way.
But not long ago, at the critical moment just before the ritual began, the Omnidimensional Magic Defense Network had happened to come online, built at Shane's direction by a group of equally formidable mages.
That alone would not have been such a big deal. Witch Circe had endured so much over the years: being ordered around by Ares, repeatedly defeated by Wonder Woman, and ganged up on by a circle of higher-level black mages in the Magic World.
She could endure one