Chapter One – The Last Lord of Order

Many years ago, twelve-year-old Kent Nelson is on an archaeological expedition in Egypt with his father. They venture into old ruins where, after chancing upon script that’s unlike any language anyone’s ever discovered before, they find the body of a pale, bearded man in Egyptian dress. Rays shoot out of the man’s eyes and enchant young Kent, who inadvertently kills his father while freeing the man. Kent snaps out of his spell and argues with the strange man, but the strange man tells him that Kent will be repaid for his loss with incredible secrets. Then, he uses his powers to rebuild Kent from a powerless twelve-year-old preteen to a young adult – whole, perfect, and with knowledge of magic. The figure then introduces himself as Nabu and has Kent strike him down, thus revealing the Helm of Fate, giving Kent the ability to become Dr. Fate.

In the present, under the Hall of Justice, at the headquarters of the Justice League Dark, Diana meets with Kent Nelson and Khalid Nassour, the most recent Dr. Fate. Neither of them wants anything to do with the helmet, even while recognizing that Dr. Fate is a symbol that both the magical world and the Justice League Dark need. Kent’s lost too much because of Fate, and Khalid wants to understand the power before he can use it again, and that’s a few years away yet. They both agree that they will help Diana and the rest of the Justice League Dark behind the scenes, help them set things right in the world of magic, but neither of them wants to be active as Dr. Fate again. The Helm itself though, its eyeholes ominously sparkling with power, may have other plans…or may be trying to find a new host.

Chapter Two – Secrets and Origins

Zatanna has John Constantine cornered right where she wants him – at the Oblivion Bar with a bottle of his favorite liquor – though she’s having a hard time getting the information she needs out of him because of a spell that’s ensured he can never spill the secrets she wants him to spill. It turns out that at the tender age of nineteen, Constantine was recruited by Giovanni Zatara to do his dirty work for him. It wasn’t always work that Constantine wanted to do, but he didn’t have much of a choice in the matter. He recounts a specific adventure of his – his secret origin – where he talks about how he cockily summoned a more powerful demon to take down a lesser demon, but the power turned out to be too great for him, and he ended up not saving the day the way he had wanted to. As for the things that Constantine knows that Zatanna wants to know, he can’t say a word, but Zatanna hopes that she can find a way with the help of Kent and Khalid. Even though his magic is gone, because of his hand in Zatara’s disappearance, Zatanna wants Constantine to help her save Zatara from the bad place…and if they survive, she never wants to see Constantine again.

Chapter Three – The Witching Way

Circe’s had things going her way for a while lately, and Circe can feel a great darkness rising in the world. The magical world was going to be driven towards a war, and Circe had herself been given a lot of power thanks to her careful machinations against the Justice League Dark. Things were good, which is why Lex Luthor’s hologram was paying her a visit, promising her something new, interesting, and powerful. A magical Legion of Doom, to counteract the Justice League Dark.