Batman continues to say that he read Faust's' diary and saw a reference to Tartarus.ĭiana realizes that Faust is working under the direction of Hades, the lord of the underworld, Tartarus. Faust had gained his revenge on the people who fired him. Fortunately, they're near mirrors and Superman is able to show her their reflection revealing his true form to Diana and ending the 'fight'.īack on Themyscira, Faust talks to his unknown benefactor and the two are confident that the world will soon be theirs.Īfter Diana apologizes to Superman for her misunderstanding behavior, Batman researches Faust's background, and finds that he was a respected professor of archaeology, until he lost his position for dabbling in black magic and having heretical ideas. With Superman refusing to fight, Diana incapacitates him. Now Superman only defends himself and doesn't fight back. Both believing the other to be a threat, they fight but Superman eventually sees Diana in their reflection and realizes who she is.

Superman and Diana find the other artifact buried underneath a mall but as soon as they touch it, the artifact flashes and they see each other as demons. J'onn and Flash deal with the snake and with J'onn's strength there is little trouble defeating it.

Flash manages to snatch the artifact from a temple but a giant fire-breathing snake rises from the ground and attacks.

She reluctantly explains the situation to him, and he, along with Flash, J'onn, and Batman volunteer to help.įlash and J'onn go to collect one of the artifacts. She is confronted by Superman who insists that if Diana is going to be destroying public property she should have a good reason. After a brief fight Diana comes out the victor but the museum is left in ruins. Obtaining the artifact is easy enough until a giant stone statue of a gladiator comes to life and attacks. Diana searches for the first artifact in a museum. As Felix reports, he explains that Hippolyta's daughter is helping him.ĭiana calls Batman for help learning about Faust but won't say anything else. While Diana pursues the artifacts, Faust is seen speaking to an impatient someone through a floating flame. He gives her a limited amount of time and mystic gems that glow when near the artifacts. Believing she has no other choice, Diana agrees. He claims that if she brings the artifacts to him, he will restore the Amazons. Faust blackmails Diana into gathering the artifacts. He then restores Hippolyta to her normal self but turns her back to stone when she attacks. He goes on to explain that he is looking for pieces of an artifact. He claims that he only seeks knowledge but confesses that he is the one who attacked Paradise Island and turned the amazons to stone. Diana confronts him and after a brief fight she takes him down, but he tells her if she hurts him he'll leave the amazons the way they are. Frantically she searches for her mother, Hippolyta, only to find that she too had been turned to stone. She travels back to the island, and finds that the island is in ruins and all her Amazon sisters have been turned to stone. Under Superman's encouragement, Diana decides that she has been away from Themyscira for too long and needs to return. After seeing the way that the girl's mother reacts to her daughter, Diana begins to get homesick and reminisces about her mother. Diana rescues her and takes her to her mother.

They then notice a young girl trapped up in a tree. Diana aids Superman in rescuing the drivers, then the truck. A tropical storm blows in Beach City and a fire truck is hit by a wayward stop sign.

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