1. Vandar Adg knew
there was work to be done.
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2. He would help
rebuild and repopulate
the village of Atlantis.
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3. All the while contemplating
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4. what use he might make
of the Witch Boy Klarion,
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5. now that Vandar's eyes
had been opened
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of Chaos and Order,
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7. elemental forces
of the cosmos.
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8. A century passed.
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9. A century of reconstruction,
fortification and growth.
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10. Thus, after witnessing
the birth
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13. Some 200 years later,
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14. Vandar, now going
by the name Varl'jat,
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16. that had grown
into a prosperous,
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18. one that controlled nearly all
surrounding territories.
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19. Leading that city
was Varl's own grandson,
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20. still alive 200 years later,
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21. an immortal,
like his grandfather.
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22. The first immortal
Varl's line had spawned...
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23. Arion, Lord of Atlantis.
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24. Khalid!
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25. - You got her?
- Yeah.
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26. - Khalid!
- Is he okay?
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27. Hsalps sih ecaf htiw retaw.
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28. Uh, what happened?
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29. Klarion happened.
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30. He had us on the ropes,
then he just took off.
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31. Tried to strangle
us all, didn't he?
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32. I think I can help
with that.
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33. Shee-fah-a!
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34. Better?
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35. - Much.
- Very crash.
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36. Yes, thank you.
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37. So, why didn't Klarion
finish us off?
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38. I'm not sure.
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39. I thought I heard something,
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40. but was too busy
being strangled to focus.
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41. What you heard
was a summons.
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42. A summons of pure chaos.
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43. I know why you're here,
and it's so not necessary.
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44. I'm here because you have made
my presence necessary.
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45. Please.
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46. You think the opposition's
new arrangement's
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47. gonna shift the balance
of power down here.
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48. But we go through these ups
and downs all the time.
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49. I don't need backup.
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50. I don't need you
or Sparkly over there.
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51. You're confused.
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52. I'm not here to help you.
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53. - I'm here to replace you.
- What?
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54. - Right after I
decorporealize you.
- What?
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55. Ending your existence
on the mortal plane forever.
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56. What?
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57. It's not just
this latest thing, of course.
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58. That's simply the last straw.
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59. It's the way you've spent
the past dozen millennia or so,
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60. acting as lapdog to the Savage.
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61. I'm not anyone's lapdog.
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62. We're partners.
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63. Are you though?
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64. Are you really?
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65. It seems to us
you do his bidding,
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66. despite the fact
that his clearly stated
long-term goal
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67. is to bring the entire galaxy
under his sole rule.
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68. He's all but
a Lord of Order himself.
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69. But look at what
we've done together.
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70. I made a whole world
without grown-ups.
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71. I made a Project Rutabaga
flesh monster
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72. that was pretty gross.
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73. Oh! And then there was
that whole Earth-17 fiasco.
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74. - Success, success!
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75. She knew I meant success.
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76. No, I think "fiasco"
is the appropriate term.
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77. In fact, your entire tenure
on Earth
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78. has been quite the fiasco.
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79. That ends now.
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80. Are we there yet?
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81. No, Em'ree.
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82. We have approximately
one more week of travel—
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83. I was kidding.
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84. It's something Earth children
say on long voyages.
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85. Right, M'gann?
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86. Uncle J'onn, would you help me
prepare dinner.
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87. M'gann? M'gann?
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88. You don't mind if we leave you
up here alone for a bit?
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89. Hmm?
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90. No. Uh, I'll be fine.
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91. I need
not be telepathic
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92. to know you wish
to speak to me
without M'gann present.
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93. I'm worried
about her.
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94. It's been three weeks
aboard ship.
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95. Almost two months
since Conner died.
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96. She has completely
closed her mind to us!
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97. It's not natural.
It's not healthy.
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98. She needs
her family.
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99. What are we?
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100. She needs
the family she created
for herself on Earth.
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101. Garfield and Artemis, Richard,
Kaldur'ahm, Zatanna and Raquel.
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102. I honestly
don't think she can wait
until we get to Earth.
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103. What would they say?
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104. How would
they help her?
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105. The crown Arion wore
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106. was a gift from
the Lords of Order themselves,
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107. who'd come to see the potential
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108. for chaos in Earth's
predominant lifeform.
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109. So, as a precaution,
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110. they made Arion their agent
of Order on Earth.
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111. Their Crown's potent magic
soon infused his very being...
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112. creating a new bloodline
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113. of magical meta-children,
the Homo Magi,
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in harmony
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115. with Varl's Homo Meta
and with common Homo sapiens.
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116. Arion also became
quite proficient with
the Crown's magic,
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117. using it to advance
Atlantis' techno-sorcery.
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118. Soon, Vandar Adg's
simple village
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119. had grown into a gleaming city.
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120. And with Varl'jat's
martial help,
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121. that city expanded to become
capital of a kingdom
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122. spanning the entire
Atlantean Continent.
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123. It was the mightiest
civilization known to mankind,
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124. either before or since.
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125. Arion looked upon it
with satisfaction.
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126. But for Varl'jat,
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127. it only made him hunger
for something more.
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128. Is he for real?
Who is this guy?
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129. No one.
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130. A stranger.
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131. You seriously want us
to save the Witch Boy?
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132. Klarion nearly killed
all four of us.
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133. And, frankly, the idea
of two Chaos Lords
destroying each other
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134. sounds mighty appealing
right now.
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135. Hmm. Your viewpoint
is short-sighted.
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136. You require perspective.
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137. Stranger!
Dammit, where'd you send me?
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138. Die, you pathetic knockoff!
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139. Oh, great.
A front row seat.
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140. What did you do to her?
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141. I sent her to where
your teacher might learn.
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142. I assume you might
want to help her?
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143. - Of course we would.
- Hello, Megan!
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144. Then let us find someone
to suit that purpose.
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145. How are you this powerful?
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146. Brother, isn't it obvious?
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147. I'm powerful because
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148. I'm not fighting
with my power alone.
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149. You're not facing
one Chaos Lord,
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150. I have all the Chaos Lords
in my corner.
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151. And together, we'll banish you
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152. to usher in a new age of chaos
in this world!
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153. Holy carp!
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154. Dleihs!
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155. Ha-ha! Gotcha!
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156. Was my scream convincing?
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157. I tried to put a little
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"Oomph" into it.
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159. No,
I wasn't fooled for a second.
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160. - Was I, Teekl?
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161. Who asked you?
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162. Not fair.
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163. Varl'jat's plan
was simple perfection.
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164. Use the power of the Crown
to sink the Atlantean capital.
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165. Unfortunately, Arion
did not agree.
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166. Thousands upon
thousands would die!
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167. That was true,
Varl countered, but...
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168. Hundreds of your
Homo Magi would survive.
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169. The Crisis will activate
their potential!
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170. Varl'jat had traveled
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of his world
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172. and knew he could not claim
supremacy over the Earth,
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173. when three-fourths
of its surface
was covered in ocean,
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174. beyond his reach,
beyond his rule.
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175. But Arion's descendants,
those that survived,
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176. would surely conquer
the vasty deep.
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177. This chaos would bring
order to it all.
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178. The Atlanteans simply required
the proper incentive.
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179. Unfortunately, Arion
categorically refused
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180. to help his grandfather sink
any of Atlantis.
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181. Varl was disappointed
in his grandson's
shortsightedness.
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182. But the immortal didn't require
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or even his help.
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184. Only his bloodline.
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185. And so Varl'jat waited
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186. until on the
thousandth anniversary
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with the Witch Boy...
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188. the Chaos Lord,
Klarion, returned.
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189. I thought you were
taking us to Zatanna.
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190. Where are we?
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191. London, England.
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192. More importantly,
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193. we are in the Sanctum Sanctorum
of one Jason Blood.
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194. Indeed, you are, stranger.
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195. Might "one Jason Blood"
ask why,
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196. and hope for a minimally
enigmatic answer?
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197. Yeah, good luck with that.
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198. I hold few answers.
Only questions.
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199. Told ya.
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200. What do you know, Blood?
What have you sensed?
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201. The coming of Chaos.
A stirring of the Demon.
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202. This one isn't much better.
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203. Uh, please do not touch that.
It's very powerful.
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204. Would you not agree that
the balance must be maintained?
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205. Such, to my eternal
displeasure, is my lot...
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206. and my curse.
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207. Don't touch
that either.
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208. It's different,
but also very powerful.
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209. Then can you not see
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210. that the Witch Boy
requires your... friend?
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211. You speak as if my "friend"
is an instrument of precision.
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212. But at best, he is a cannon
I may attempt to aim.
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213. There's a reason I haven't
set him free in years.
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214. Basically,
don't touch anything, girl!
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215. Sorry, sorry.
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216. Look, Zatanna's
still out there.
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217. So if you have a cannon,
aim it already.
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218. If it must be done.
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219. Change, change
O' form of man.
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220. Release the might
from fleshy mire!
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221. Boil the blood
in heart of fire!
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222. - Gone, gone, the form of man!
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223. Rise the Demon, Etrigan!
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224. [Em'ree-Rita sighs
in exasperation] O.M.C.!
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225. This ma'al trip
is ma'al endless!
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226. At the moment, I can't remember
why I ever wanted to go
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227. to that boring, banal
third rock from the sun.
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228. No one forced you
to come.
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229. I came
because you needed me.
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230. I never
asked you for that.
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231. You didn't
have to ask!
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232. I wanted to be here for you!
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233. Of course!
This is all about you—
Only now,
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to me at all!
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235. And what
in our history makes
you think I would ever—
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236. Because you are
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excuse for a sister—
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238. Wait a minute!
Wait a minute!
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239. Nothing I do
will ever be enough, will it?
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240. Em'ree,
I'm a professional
guidance counselor!
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241. I know you're trying
to generate a catharsis for me!
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242. Is it working?
A little bit!
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243. Oh, I haven't
seen you laugh since...
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244. Since he was taken from me.
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245. He's gone.
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246. I... I don't know what
I'm gonna do without him.
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247. You don't
have to know. Not yet.
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248. You need time.
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249. Thank you.
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250. You're a terrible counselor,
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251. but you're
kind of a great sister.
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252. What was that?
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253. Uh, a false alarm,
I guess?
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254. Like Jason Blood,
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255. this child doth hide an 'other
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256. of her own inside.
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257. What? I'm nothing
like you and Blood.
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258. Time to go, Etrigan.
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259. Etrigan cares little
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260. for your commands
or Blood's desires.
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261. Had my half-brother, Merlin,
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262. not cursed me into servitude,
I'd let you all burn.
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263. If it were up to this demon,
I'd burn you myself.
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264. Then it is fortunate the choice
is out of your claws.
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265. Flaming serpents? Really?
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266. I stopped doing
that old schtick years ago!
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267. - Etrigan? What are you—
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268. Hello, maggot!
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269. That's the ticket!
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270. Attack the Witch Girl's anchor!
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271. My blasts are supposed
to destroy you,
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272. you stupid zirconia!
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273. - Huh?
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274. "Rock Tsunami?"
That doesn't even make—
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275. - Oh, carp.
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276. Exactly one millennia
after their initial bargain,
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277. Varl'jat and Klarion
made a new accord.
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278. Finding common ground...
in a common cause.
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279. The sinking
of the city of Atlantis.
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280. No matter
the opposition,
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281. no matter the cost.
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282. Nor did it end there.
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283. The Chaos Lords
enjoyed the show...
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284. but called for an encore.
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285. Klarion could not
be sated by one Atlantean city.
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286. His appetite grew and grew,
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287. until the entire continent
and all its treasures
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289. Varl's heart was heavy.
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290. He regretted the passing
of his grandson.
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291. And he never intended
for all of Atlantis to fall,
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292. nor for so many Atlanteans
to die.
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293. Though nearly all of them did.
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294. Still, as Varl had predicted,
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295. the meta-genes
of a few Homo Magi
were indeed activated.
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296. and the Water-Breathers
of Atlantis were born.
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297. Eventually, Homo Mermanus would
scatter across the seven seas,
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298. until the new
Kingdom of Atlantis
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299. controlled three-fourths
of the globe.
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300. So, ultimately,
Varl'jat was satisfied.
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301. As was Klarion.
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302. - What a grand old time!
"What a grand
old time."
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303. He insisted on continuing
their alliance...
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304. whether Varl liked it or not.
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305. Yikes!
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306. Fire always does the trick,
melts them down to candle wick.
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307. Huh?
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308. Uh, that can't be good.
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309. Carp, carp, carp, carp,
carp, carp, carp!
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310. - Etativel!
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311. - No fair! No fair! No fair!
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312. I could kick your butt, too,
if the Chaos Lords backed me!
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313. Ah, fine.
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314. We shall both limit ourselves
to our own power.
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315. Liar, liar, pants for hire!
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316. No, no, no, no!
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317. Oh, that is very disappointing.
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318. - Come, Flaw.
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319. Shee-fah-a!
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320. How do you feel?
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321. Like Nightwing's
workout bag.
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322. And have you
acquired perspective?
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323. Enough to know
we need more help.
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324. Thus order
can serve chaos...
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325. and chaos can serve order.
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326. As long as the balance
is maintained.
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327. Father.
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328. Why do you tell us
what we already know?
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329. To remind you, my son,
of what you must not forget.
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330. The sinking of Atlantis
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331. demonstrates the need
for chaos.
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332. Without it, the undersea
kingdoms you now help defend
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334. Nor would they
exist if Arion's bloodline,
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below the waves.
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337. Agreed.
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338. But who will restore order
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339. in the wake
of the greater chaos
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341. You? With your aging host body?
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342. Nabu, you may not like
Klarion, or me.
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343. but the Witch Boy is a weapon
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344. I have learned to aim,
to control.
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345. And, at the very least,
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of the Earth.
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347. But this new Child
is beyond my control
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348. or your ability to counter.
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349. Think on that.
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350. Commence Project Lifeboat.
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351. Send boom tubes
to every member of the Light
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352. and anyone they designate.
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353. Offer the same courtesy
to Ra's and his family.
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354. I doubt he'll accept,
but make the offer.
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355. Secure our operations in
Markovia and United Rhelasia.
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356. Transport the entire contents
of my History Cave
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358. And bring all Psy-Backs aboard.
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359. Anything and everything
of value
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to the Warworld,
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