Chain 199: Justice League Dark

Chain 199: Justice League Dark

Location: The House of Mystery
Age: 44,730
Identity: Con Man (Drop-In)
Drawbacks: [+1000] Age of the Soul, Open Invitation, Bit Of A Problem, The Cold Flame Burns, Dark Responsibilities

[Free]      Friendly Neighborhood Grifter
[Free]      Don't Show Weakness
[Free]      Potential
[200/2000]  No Trap Can Hold Me
[500/2000]  I Cheat
[1100/2000] The Path of Magic
[1400/2000] I Am
[Free]      Enchanted Zippo
[2000/2000] The Books of Magic

>"Ah, welcome, mate."
"Well, skullfuck me with a chainsaw if it isn't John Constantine!"
>"What, skullfu-"
"And I'm not even supposed to be in this universe again yet! God damn, do I feel old! Thanks, Jono, I haven't felt arthritis like this in centuries, I'll need to show my appreciation!"
>"Hold on now-"
"I bet you're here because you need me to pull your fat out of the fire and fully intend to leave me to die when everything goes sideways, and in the unlikely event that I don't die, you'll use the fact that my appearance via summoning here counts as an invitation even if I had no choice to answer, and will thus drag me into MORE adventures!"
>"You goddamn git-"
"Oh hey by the way that's a really nice summoning circle, even has binding elements built in that should keep me from doing anything, it sure would be a shame if something happened to it."
>"... oh no."
"Oops looks like I just accidentally stepped out of your circle which means it never bound me in the first place! Guess that's what happens when any fool can do magic, right, John?"
>"Now come on, old son, let's don't be hasty here."
"Wouldn't dream of it! Your little shadow of the League needs a heavy hitter, right? Well, whether it did or not, you've GOT one now, because see... summoning me? It skews the metaphysical gravity of the universe a bit. Oh, hi Zatanna."
>"John, what did you do." "I, er." "What. Did. You. Do." "Calm down, luv." "JOHN."
"Hey, there's no local hero calling himself Sovereign, right?"
>"Not that I know of..?"
"Oh good. Crossing my own time stream would be awkward."
>"Is this a summoning circle? John, what the hell did you summon?"
"Hi, my name is Crux, and I'm compelled to speak truth because John botched a summoning ritual. Also, I really hope Trigon shows up sometime in the ten years I'm bound to existence here, I bet facefucking him to death with a chainsaw would be even more satisfying than it was with Mephisto."
>"...John. WHAT THE HELL DID YOU SUMMON."