![]() It takes only a moment, and after he glances to his daughter - who, unlike her father, is breathing heavily after what must have been a very large expenditure of magical power. The well-dressed stage magician nods, breathing deeply as he closes his eyes and feels for… something? Probably his link with Shadowcrest to confirm the pact is in place. “Satisfied? The fight should be kicking into full swing soon, so we need to hurry and collect the rest of the Titans before it gets out of hand.” I flex my left hand, generating a Black Light pinky finger construct just to get rid of the phantom sensation its lack is causing me, and then look up to meet Giovanni’s gaze. Most of them have already come around to that idea, but I’ll need every little bit of goodwill I can muster when things eventually go bad with the inevitable War of Light nonsense. The Ring’s comment to that effect gives me more confidence in that worst-case backup plan.Īnd hey, being willing to go to put myself on the line like this for the safety of one of the kids should help further reinforce the idea to the League that I’m genuinely trying to help. Still, this allowed me to haggle him down from an ‘eternal’ binding to ‘until forgiven’ clause I trust both of them (from their in-universe and meta-histories) to not take advantage of me should things go pear-shaped, and I do intend to make a best effort to keep her safe.Īlso, I figured that if I could almost eat a goddess by accident, I could at least mitigate the effects of a pesky geas long enough to get it broken completely. ![]() Whether because he’d dealt with narrative-based nonsense before, or simply because my patron(s) means I’m likely telling the truth about these kinds of things, I’m uncertain. ![]() I explained this to him when he finally listed this as the only way he’d allow me to bring her on the excursion, which - to his credit - he seemed to genuinely consider as plausible. Zatanna herself is now also much more likely to be attacked or hurt, despite my best efforts. Just by doing it I invite narrative chicanery that will either get Giovanni killed or kidnapped, or Shadowcrest destroyed or teleported to some bizarre plane of existence. Yes, the geas is incredibly suboptimal in terms of minimizing risk factors. I’d rather not accidentally wipe out their family house trying to get a finger back just yet. Hmmmm… no, let’s not test that right now. The circle glows as its inscriptions alight with a rainbow of different colors, and then with a CRACK of power and thunder, the entire ritual circle disappears, along with my pinky finger. Zatanna, standing 90-degrees from us so that she faces the stairs of Shadowcrest manor that we are performing this in front of, raises her hands in mimicry of her father and repeats his words. "Tel eht tcap eb delaes, reven ot eb nekorb!" Standing opposite the ritual circle - of stereotypical-looking hermetic design, save for the fact that my severed left-pinky finger is sitting in the middle of it - Giovanni Zatara nods to me in satisfaction and raises his hands. “I, Professor Black, on penalty of servitude to the Zatara lineage until I am forgiven my failure, pledge to keep Zatanna Zatara safe from harm until she is returned either to her father’s care or to Shadowcrest manor.” Given who I’m associated with nowadays, I suppose I should be a bit warier of clever mages. He’s not given much time in the show or in the comics, but in my research into the history and background of this version of Earth, it’s clear that he’s an extraordinarily talented and powerful magician that can quite easily stand on his own in a super-brawl. ![]() Giovanni Zatara is more than just a dedicated father.
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