[It was like watching a distant memory, only from a third person's perspective. Zatanna saw herself put on the helmet. Become Fate. The battle with Klarion was intense, but evenly matched. Except the barrier was holding; they couldn't break through.]
[And she was flickering; the Helmet was apparently occupying both worlds as well. Tearing her soul apart.]
[But then, the tides turned. The barrier fell. Klarion was trapped. And, with the air of both Captain Marvel and her father from beyond the realm, they were able to merge the worlds back. They won.]
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[Zatanna would have been satisfied with that much, but the scene didn't end. There was more.]
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["Did we win?" Robin wearily asked. He was okay.]
["Yes. At a cost."]
["Great Nabu. Release my daughter."]
["...no."]
[That was it. He wouldn't let her go. Her affinity for magic made her a perfect vessel for Fate. Not even at the continued insistence of one Kent Nelson:]
["...so I released his spirit into the afterlife."]
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[She let out a silent gasp of horror as the image flickered away, shielding her mouth with both hands. So it was true. All of it. Not only had she doomed herself to the Helemet, but it had also come at the cost of another.]
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[And she was flickering; the Helmet was apparently occupying both worlds as well. Tearing her soul apart.]
[But then, the tides turned. The barrier fell. Klarion was trapped. And, with the air of both Captain Marvel and her father from beyond the realm, they were able to merge the worlds back. They won.]
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[Zatanna would have been satisfied with that much, but the scene didn't end. There was more.]
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["Did we win?" Robin wearily asked. He was okay.]
["Yes. At a cost."]
["Great Nabu. Release my daughter."]
["...no."]
[That was it. He wouldn't let her go. Her affinity for magic made her a perfect vessel for Fate. Not even at the continued insistence of one Kent Nelson:]
["...so I released his spirit into the afterlife."]
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[She let out a silent gasp of horror as the image flickered away, shielding her mouth with both hands. So it was true. All of it. Not only had she doomed herself to the Helemet, but it had also come at the cost of another.]