In the aftermath of 52 and Infinite Crisis, on Apokolips, Darkseid and Desaad discuss the coming of a time with existence being recreated with Darkseid as the architect.
Meanwhile, Mary Marvel awakens from her coma after the events of The Trials of Shazam where she lost her powers mid-flight. Still without her powers, she leaves the hospital planning to find Freddy Freeman, who paid for all her hospital bills. Mary consults Madame Xanadu in order to find out where Freddy is. Madame Xanadu cannot find him, but advises Mary about her powers, stating that she will get them back but in an altered form. She also says that its best to stay out of Gotham, because it’s “not safe for magic.”
The Trickster and Heat Wave spend time hanging out while discussing their blurry position in between the separation of villain and hero. A spying rat relays their conversation to the Pied Piper. At a meeting of the Rogues, Mirror Master expresses his distrust of Piper and Trickster.
In New York City, Duela Dent kidnaps a woman for ransom money but is foiled by Jason Todd under the guise of the Red Hood. While running away, Duela is shot and killed by a Monitor, who claims, “This world is not yours. Your presence is not tolerated. The penalty is death.” After briefly engaging in combat with Jason, the Monitor is stopped by another Monitor saying that this action is beyond his jurisdiction. The second Monitor apologizes before they both leave and Jason finds Duela’s body. Jimmy Olsen catches up with Red Hood while he is fighting “high-tech ninjas.” Jimmy conducts an interview about the death of Duela and Jason tells him everything he knows. He points him towards Joker in Arkham. Joker doesn’t know anything about the death of “Joker’s Daughter,” and further states that he doesn’t even have a daughter. Jimmy is calling Lois to tell her it was a dead end while Killer Croc has escaped his restraints and is lunging at Olsen.
A Monitor is seen later consulting the Source Wall as to the cause of rising tension in the Multiverse. After receiving the reply of “Great Disaster,” the Monitor asks for a solution to this Great Disaster. The Source Wall replies “Ray Palmer.”
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