Circe's Dark Reign

Circe's Dark Reign — page 3 — cloak revealing her true identity to the crowd You won’t be destroying anything today the hero barked Whatever you’re planning is officially over How did you get in here the Herald asked Nothing escapes my notice Serving your dark master has blinded you Herald the Amazon Princess replied I urge you to surrender peacefully HA HA HA The Herald cackled This imposter among us demands our surrender Teach her a lesson Servants of Evil Attack The Servants surrounded Wonder Woman on all sides You had your chance she said bracing herself for battle Two Servants lunged in Wonder Woman’s direction grabbing both of her arms She used her super-strength to flip them into the air and against the wall behind her

Circe's Dark Reign — page 4

Circe's Dark Reign — page 5 — Your minds are being controlled Wonder Woman said All of you must fight through the Herald’s mental grip with everything you have You’re mistaken Amazon I control no one’s mind the Herald explained These Servants of Evil are here because they wish to be They understand that true freedom comes from following a great leader Four more Servants charged Wonder Woman She dropped to the ground and swept her leg across the floor knocking them all off their feet As they struggled to recover more Servants closed in Wonder Woman had to act fast She spotted six iron chandeliers hanging above the chamber Each one was attached to the ceiling with thick sturdy chain links These chandeliers will help me corral the Servants without hurting them Wonder Woman thought She tossed her tiara through the air like a boomerang It ripped through the chain links in an instant The iron chandeliers fell onto the Servants trapping them tightly Wonder Woman spotted the gold handle and reached for her magic lasso I’ll be taking that the hero exclaimed Wonder Woman whipped her lasso In a flash the item flew out of the Herald’s hands and into her own The Herald quickly ran down the corridor The Amazon

Circe's Dark Reign — page 6 — snagged his foot with her lasso and dragged him back into the chamber You will not stop us the Herald warned We serve a greater power Our master will protect us You’ll see You’ll all see Who is your master and where can I find him Wonder Woman asked Tell me the truth She looped her lasso around the Herald and focused its power The Herald shook his head I do not know Our leader’s identity is a mystery even to us he said We simply follow orders Wonder Woman inspected the handle What is this she asked Something our master has wanted for a very long time We went to great lengths to find it though we do not know what it does said the Herald The master tells us it will change the course of history Your master is lying to you Wonder Woman said attaching the sword handle to her belt I intend to find him and make him pay for his evil ways Hahahahaha The Herald laughed as Wonder Woman released her lasso You’re playing with forces you do not understand I’m not afraid Wonder Woman said staring down the

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