Night had fallen over Gotham City, and the Bat-Signal lit up again.
A home had been robbed, leaving the rooms in shambles. Paramedics rushed the owner out, but he struggled to sit up, trying to give them some information.
"Blarney Castle... it's there... the gem... enormous energy..." "Strange." Batman searched the house for clues, picking up a book. "The Philosopher's Stone. According to legend, it was the gem on King Arthur's divine sword... damn it, what did Merlin do?"
"It was Morgan le Fay." A man walked into the room.
"You." Batman turned around. "Sir Jason Blood. It's been a while."
"Yes." Jason Blood nodded. "The owner here is a friend of mine, and an expert on King Arthur's history. I never imagined he'd suffer something like this..." "Merlin probably did it," Batman said. "That bastard told me Morgan had gone missing just a few days ago and wanted me to help find her."
"You saw Merlin a few days ago?" Jason Blood looked bewildered.
"Yes." Batman nodded. "I suspect this whole incident is a trap he set."
"Surely he wouldn't stoop that low?"
As Jason Blood spoke, he heard the demon Etrigan chuckle inside his mind. "Did you agree to help him?"
"Morgan's plan is probably to rebuild Camelot. That's something Constantine should worry about." Batman spread his hands. It was like a Song Dynasty official hearing someone report that Murong Fu wanted to restore Great Yan. Yan's former lands lay in Hebei, Liaoning, Shanxi, Shandong, and Inner Mongolia—not one of those places bordered Song territory. What did it have to do with them?
"Hey, that's not like you."
"They sent me last time King Arthur came back to life, and now Morgan's causing trouble and they want to send me again?" Batman shook his head. "Who's next, Mordred?