Chapter Summaries

Circe used witchcraft to abduct Diana despite Mazikeen’s seal, and Witch Boy explained that the witch had escaped through a magical loophole. As Su Ming’s group prepared to pursue them, Circe appeared in Maya with Diana and announced that she would take her Witch’s Mark.

• Circe grabbed Diana’s wrist and teleported away with her before Cyborg’s support beam could reach them.
• Cyborg, Mazikeen, and Su Ming searched for an explanation, and Witch Boy said Circe had passed through a coin using her power as the Goddess of Witchcraft.
• Witch Boy warned that Circe wanted Diana’s Witch’s Mark and urged the group to hurry before Diana was drained and killed.
• Su Ming gathered everyone and told Harley to reverse the steps she had used earlier as they prepared to pursue Circe.
• Circe appeared on Maya’s city wall holding Diana, and she threatened to take Diana’s mark while preserving her soul in a crystal bottle.

Circe seized Diana with the Lasso of Truth and defeated Blue Devil, turning him to stone before teleporting away with Diana. Deathstroke’s group arrived too late, and Bobo recognized Blue Devil’s statue as Dan.

• Blue Devil leaped onto the city wall and attacked Circe while the Amazon Warriors held back for fear of harming Diana.
• Circe trapped Blue Devil in a witchcraft web, then turned him to stone when he charged her.
• Circe tightened the lasso around Diana and taunted her over Blue Devil’s death.
• Circe teleported away with Diana as the Amazon Warriors’ weapons struck the empty wall.
• Deathstroke’s group emerged from the underground passage, and Bobo rushed toward the stone statue, crying out Dan’s name.

After Circe turned Blue Devil to stone and captured Diana, the Amazons prepared to rescue their queen while Su Ming’s group investigated whether Blue Devil could be restored. Papa Midnite explained that Circe’s poison had once permanently transformed a goddess into stone, leaving Bobo fearing his brother could not be saved.

• The Amazons recognized Blue Devil’s statue, mourned his death, and set out under General Phillips to rescue Diana from Circe and avenge him.
• Su Ming asked Zatanna whether Blue Devil could be saved, but her reversal spell had no effect on the petrification.
• Papa Midnite suggested the transformation involved poison as well as witchcraft, and Su Ming recognized the connection to a painting of Circe poisoning.
• Papa Midnite recounted how Circe poisoned Scylla, turning her into a stone monster that became the Scylla Reefs.
• Bobo asked whether Blue Devil could be saved, and Papa Midnite concluded that the ancient reefs showed the petrification was probably permanent.

Su Ming left the others to coordinate in Maya and returned to Hell with Mazikeen, where they discussed Lucifer’s plans, the war between Heaven and Hell, and Izanami-no-Mikoto’s hopes for her son. Su Ming then revealed that Diana’s disappearance was part of his plan and prepared to take Mazikeen through the Gate of Thorns to the Dreaming.

• Bobo broke down in grief over Blue Devil’s death, and Harley and Deadpool tried to comfort him.
• Su Ming told Barry to coordinate with Cyborg in Maya and lead everyone to the Rock of Eternity if anything went wrong.
• Su Ming and Mazikeen traveled to Hell and discussed Lucifer’s attempt to create a universe or multiverse and the nature of Heaven’s God.
• Mazikeen explained that Izanami-no-Mikoto wanted Takehiko to kill Lucifer, while Su Ming corrected her about Takehiko’s transformation.
• Su Ming said Diana’s capture was going according to plan and prepared to take Mazikeen through the Gate of Thorns to the Dreaming.

Su Ming explained how he tracked Diana and why he brought Mazikeen through the Dreaming to reach the Witch’s Moon. They used Dream’s gas mask to enter the dream path, preparing to rescue Diana’s soul if Circe took her body and Witch’s Mark.

• Su Ming revealed that the Tenth Metal he had secretly placed beneath Diana’s hairline let him trace her across dimensions and timelines.
• Su Ming told Mazikeen that Circe had taken Diana to the Witch’s Moon and planned to claim her Witch’s Mark without killing her.
• Su Ming explained that Circe would likely imprison Diana to make her witness her conquest of the Magic World.
• Mazikeen realized Su Ming had brought her because Circe might trap Diana’s soul and destroy her body, requiring Mazikeen to restore the soul before the body decayed.
• Su Ming took Dream’s gas mask, and Mazikeen agreed to accompany him into the Dreaming’s path to the Witch’s Moon.

The Batman Who Laughs discovered that Deathstroke had taken the Cosmic Tuning Fork from the Fortress of Solitude and decided to confront Luthor. Meanwhile, Perpetua ordered Luthor to deal with Deathstroke, but Luthor continued pursuing his own plan and hinted at a larger conflict beyond the Multiverse.

• The Batman Who Laughs learned from Blue Beetel that Deathstroke and the Flash had borrowed the Cosmic Tuning Fork, then led his allies to go play with Luthor.
• Perpetua told Luthor she sensed the Anti-Monitor and wanted him brought into her cause, while warning that Deathstroke had become a problem.
• Luthor assured Perpetua that the Justice League's ideals would restrain Deathstroke, and she ordered him to get rid of Deathstroke before ending their communication.
• Brainiac questioned Luthor's plan to send Deathstroke against Circe, and Luthor said Circe's defeat or death would make her a more useful weapon.
• Luthor told Brainiac that Deathstroke might be drawn into helping them against enemies beyond the Multiverse, including the Court of Owls and the Judges.

Circe used her control over the Witch's Moon to overpower Diana and reveal her plan to claim every fragment of Hecate's soul. Diana was left helpless in Circe's grasp, uncertain whether the witch could truly wield such power.

• Circe brought Diana to the Witch's Moon, where her power over the dimension made Diana flee in search of an advantage.
• Circe chased Diana across a silver lake and boasted that she would complete the work Hecate had failed to accomplish.
• Circe used primal witchcraft to divide Diana into immobile blocks and explained that she had disrupted Diana's connection to dimensional space.
• Circe told Diana that Hecate had given her a fragment of her soul thousands of years ago and that she now wanted every fragment of Hecate's soul.
• Diana warned that a mortal could not wield such immense power and realized Circe might be trying to become a Concept Entity.

Circe seized the final imprint of Hecate’s power by tearing it from Diana, then imprisoned Diana’s soul in a vase. She left the Witch’s Moon planning to master her new identity as the God of Witchcraft and summon the great Judges.

• Circe recalled how Eclipso and the Lords of Order had been sealed together in the Black Diamond, and decided she was safe enough to capture Diana.
• Diana urged Circe to abandon her plan and warned her about Perpetua and the danger facing the universe, but Circe rejected her pleas.
• Circe forcibly separated Diana’s soul, body, and imprint, then absorbed the imprint’s power into her forehead.
• Circe transformed a rock into a vase and trapped Diana’s unconscious soul inside it, leaving Diana’s body behind.
• Circe planned to hide from Deathstroke and Luthor while adapting to her power and preparing to contact the great Judges.

Deathstroke and Mazikeen confronted Circe over Diana’s soul, but negotiations failed when Circe refused to offer anything beyond Diana’s return. Mazikeen attacked Circe while Deathstroke protected Diana’s soulless body and waited for an opening.

• Circe discovered Deathstroke and Satan had entered Witch’s Moon, and Satan held Diana’s body while Circe guarded the jar containing her soul.
• Deathstroke bluffed that breaking the jar would not kill Diana, and Circe demanded that he help her kill The Upside-Down Man in exchange for Diana’s return.
• Circe offered Deathstroke a happy life with Diana, but he rejected the offer and told Circe to keep her, making clear that Diana could not be her main bargaining chip.
• Circe ended the negotiations, and Deathstroke took Diana’s body from Mazikeen as Mazikeen prepared to fight.
• Mazikeen attacked Circe with a Great Fireball and charged into battle while Deathstroke shielded Diana from the fighting and waited for an opportunity.

Mazikeen and Circe fought to a stalemate on Witch's Moon while Su Ming broke Circe's spatial confinement and brought Diana toward them. He blamed Cyborg for Diana's capture and planned to recover her soul before escaping the Witch's Mark.

• Mazikeen repeatedly burst out of Circe's transformations and fought her across Witch's Moon.
• Su Ming broke Circe's spatial lock with his Power Rings and carried Diana on Cloak toward the battlefield.
• Su Ming found Mazikeen and Circe grappling after Circe abandoned her magic.
• Su Ming blamed Cyborg for failing to keep Circe occupied and joked about turning him into a Smart Toilet.
• Su Ming told Diana he needed to reclaim her soul so she would be safe outside Witch's Mark.

Circe’s fight against Mazikeen revealed that Eclipso had begun corrupting Circe as a consequence of her newly inherited witchcraft power. As Circe weakened, Su Ming prepared to join the battle and protect Diana.

• Circe questioned why Mazikeen served Deathstroke, but Mazikeen said they were partners and claimed Deathstroke had given her something Circe could not.
• Mazikeen overwhelmed Circe, taunted her about her failed schemes, and falsely claimed that Luthor had known about Circe’s plans.
• Mazikeen recognized that Eclipso, the dark counterpart born from witchcraft, was influencing Circe’s mind and changing her appearance.
• Su Ming noticed Circe’s transformation and wondered what linked the strange smiles he had seen before, then decided it was time to act.
• Su Ming gave Cloak orders to protect Diana, threatened to make it a tablecloth if Diana was injured, and took out a new Black Diamond.

Deathstroke resisted Circe’s transformations and taunted her until she released Diana’s soul from the jar. As Deathstroke attacked Circe, Mazikeen agreed to resurrect Diana in exchange for a promised serving of Lucifer and Eclipso.

• Mazikeen destroyed the flesh-eating worm Circe had created inside her and stopped playing when Deathstroke hurried her.
• Circe tried to transform Deathstroke into a dog and then a pig, but his Tenth Metal bones protected him from her magic.
• Deathstroke advanced on Circe with the Lasso of Truth and taunted her by joking about replacing Diana with Donna or Cassie.
• Circe threw away the jar and released Diana’s soul, which woke and glared angrily at Deathstroke.
• Deathstroke charged at Circe while Mazikeen accepted his offer to resurrect Diana for a serving of Lucifer and Eclipso.

Su Ming used Circe’s hatred of men to free Diana, then fought to exploit Eclipso’s corruption of Circe’s judgment without risking Diana’s soul. He summoned Deadpool, whose grotesque appearance made Circe vomit and left her unable to fight.

• Circe released Wonder Woman to deny Deathstroke the chance to mistreat women, despite doubting his claims.
• Su Ming tried to subdue Circe and avoided killing her because he feared the Witch’s Mark might return to Diana.
• Circe summoned monsters through a portal as Diana sat up and blocked Su Ming’s communication with Satan.
• Su Ming summoned Deadpool, who arrived with a dramatic performance and joked about his cousin’s affection.
• Su Ming tore off Deadpool’s mask, and Circe vomited at his decayed face and lost her ability to fight.

Su Ming and Mazikeen sealed Circe and the nascent Eclipso inside the Black Diamond, then returned from the Witch’s Moon through Monark’s nightmare. Back at Maya’s castle, Diana demanded answers about Donna and Cassie, while Su Ming turned his attention to settling his debt with Satan.

• Su Ming cleared a path through the summoned monsters while Mazikeen cut Circe with the Black Diamond, causing Circe and the forming Eclipso to vanish into it.
• Mazikeen sealed Circe inside the Black Diamond and gave the transformed mirror to Su Ming, who put it away as a safeguard against the Upside-Down Man.
• Su Ming promised Mazikeen the rest of her payment and prepared to return to Maya with Diana, Wade, and the others.
• Diana confronted Su Ming about Donna and Cassie, then grabbed his hand as they entered a giant bubble that carried them through Monark’s dream.
• Su Ming, Wade, Diana, and Mazikeen woke at Maya’s castle, where Wade described Monark’s terrifying rabbit-filled nightmare.
• Su Ming covered the still-suffering Monark and said they needed to settle the bill with Satan.

Su Ming assessed the Main World's worsening food crisis and Luthor's role in undermining trust while preparing to pursue The Batman Who Laughs and face Perpetua. Barry returned with information from his investigations, and Su Ming decided to keep letting Luthor misunderstand his intentions.

• Su Ming considered how to develop a cure for The Batman Who Laughs Virus so he could save Donna and the other infected hostages without exposing his attachment to Diana.
• Su Ming assigned Barry to bring people back from Aeaea, question Aquaman, check on Superman and Hawkgirl, and find Batwoman.
• Barry took Su Ming into the Speed Force and explained what he had learned during his trip around the city.
• Su Ming reasoned that Luthor had encouraged distrust in the Justice League and left civilians to fend for themselves amid a damaged food supply.
• Su Ming concluded that Luthor was testing whether he would share his food with the population, and chose to keep concealing his true intentions.

Su Ming and Barry discussed The Batman Who Laughs’s possible plan to lure Luthor into a trap and began preparing to find missing heroes. Later, Diana asked whether Blue Devil could be saved, and Su Ming told her that none of their attempts had worked.

• Su Ming speculated that The Batman Who Laughs had staged the attack on Justice League Dark to make Luthor trust his antidote and draw him into a fight away from the Main World.
• Su Ming asked Barry to have Arthur investigate which heroes had recently become unreachable so he could plan a rescue.
• Su Ming told Diana that Circe, Zatanna, and the Time Stone had all failed to cure Blue Devil.
• Diana reflected on her difficulty understanding people’s motives, and Su Ming suggested that human schemes were complicated everywhere.
• Diana teased Su Ming about the three Goddesses he had driven from his pyramid with difficult exam papers.

Su Ming and Diana admitted their love for each other, though Su Ming said his identity and the universe made his situation complicated. After learning that Donna Troy and several other heroes had become infected by The Batman Who Laughs Virus, the group prepared to rescue them and left the virus research to Cyborg.

• Su Ming told Diana he loved her, and she promised to face his complications with him before insisting they go save Donna.
• Su Ming reported that Donna, Commissioner Gordon, Supergirl Kara Zor-El, Blue Beetle Jaime Reyes, Hawkman Carter Hall, and Shazam Billy were missing.
• Su Ming said there was no known cure for The Batman Who Laughs Virus and proposed capturing the infected heroes alive until Batman returned.
• Cyborg agreed to analyze the virus, while Bobo objected to asking other Batmen for help because they might become infected too.
• Su Ming said he knew someone who could locate Donna and announced that he, Diana, and Harley would go after her while the others returned to the Hall of Justice with Cyborg.

Su Ming took Harley and Diana through Hell to reach a hidden passage beyond the Source Wall, while Harley claimed he had proposed to her and Diana confronted him about it. The three entered the passage marked “Employee Passage.”

• Su Ming explained that he had brought Harley and Diana to Hell to use a shortcut to a place beyond the Source Wall.
• Harley teased Su Ming about his intentions and claimed they had kissed, lived together, and become engaged, prompting Diana to draw her sword.
• Su Ming denied proposing to Harley and explained that he had chosen her because she understood Joker and might help counter The Batman Who Laughs.
• Su Ming found a small door marked “Employee Passage” behind Black Stone Castle and pulled Harley inside with him.

Su Ming, Diana, and Harley entered Channel 52, a television station that monitored events across the multiverse, and Diana struggled to accept the revelation. They watched Ambush Bug report on Perpetua’s invasion of Earth-19 as Su Ming prepared to learn more.

• Harley recognized the corridor as Channel 52 after finding a She-Ra’s Sword collectible, and Su Ming explained that the station served the audience beyond the Fourth Wall.
• Diana questioned whether their world was real and whether Channel 52 could monitor them, while Su Ming reassured her that its knowledge was limited.
• Su Ming credited Harley’s thoughts with bringing them to Channel 52 and led the group through the studio doors.
• Ambush Bug reported from Earth-19 that Perpetua was destroying the nineteenth-century world and said its Justice League had little hope of driving her back.

Ambush Bug showed Su Ming and Diana footage of Perpetua destroying Earth-19, where Batwoman and Gotham were annihilated. Diana grew furious at the Justice League’s apparent indifference, and Harley tried to calm her with hypnosis.

• Perpetua appeared over Gotham and declared that Earth-19’s faith in justice and the Beyond made it unfit to exist.
• Batwoman tried to contact Justice Incarnate, but Perpetua had isolated the world and blocked communications.
• Perpetua struck Earth-19 with her torch, and Batwoman shielded a child before he and Gotham were destroyed.
• Ambush Bug explained that he escaped to Earth-0 and joked about Earth-19’s destruction during a television broadcast.
• Diana angrily condemned the people on the broadcast, while Harley offered her a lollipop and tried to hypnotize her.