Zatanna (New Age)/Issue 1

This is the first issue of Zatanna (New Age).

Transcript
The issue begins in a crowded theater as multiple people are waiting as suddenly a voice booms throughout the theater.


 * Announcer: Ladies, gentlemen and everything in between, tonight we proudly present: The Princess of Prestidigitation, the Sorceress Supreme, the Mistress of Magic: Zatanna Zatara!

The audience roars in applause as Zatanna suddenly appears out of thin air as she bows.


 * Zatanna: Thank you! I am assuming you all are ready to see some magic today?

The audience shouts multiple words which all boil down to yes.


 * Zatanna: Heh! I see! First off let's do some basic fun magic.

She grabs her hat.


 * Zatanna: You see this? A normal hat, yes? Well... everything is not as it seems.

She winks and then pulls a cat out of the hat as the audience roars in laughter.


 * Zatanna: I know most magicians pulls rabbits out of their hats, but I am not like most magicians.

She smiles and puts the cat and the hat down as she suddenly puts her hand behind her ear.


 * Zatanna: Hold on, something itches...

She then grabs a coin out of her ear.


 * Zatanna: Silly me! I left my lucky dime there!

Zatanna flips the coin and then whispers something as suddenly the coin transforms into a bunch of doves as the audience thunderously roars, shocked but amazed at the same time.


 * Random Audience Member: How did you do this?!
 * Zatanna: A magician never reveals her secrets.

It cuts to a manor as John Sargent, also known as Sargon the Sorcerer, is drinking some tea as suddenly he hears a noise.


 * Sargon: Who's there?!

He looks around and suddenly sees a man in a black and white suit sitting at his table.


 * ???: A friend. Or an enemy. Depends on how willing you are to give me what I want.
 * Sargon: And what do you want? Fame? Money? My life?
 * ???: No, no, none of that, I want your ruby.
 * Sargon: I am sorry, it is not for sale.
 * ???: I figured you were going to say that.

He grabs the tea that Sargon was drinking and pours it out on his face before smashing the cup against his head.


 * ???: I will just take it myself.

Sargon screams in pain and tries to cast a fireball as suddenly, the stranger casts a shield spell.


 * ???: Poor legendary Sargon the Sorcerer, thinking that I don't have magic.

He grabs one of the shards from the shattered glass and forces it into one of Sargon's eyes as he screams in pain before limping down dead, as the stranger grabs the Ruby of Life.


 * ???: Thank you Sargon. No worries, everything will make sense, but oh why would you care? You're a corpse.

The mysterious man drops a note saying the words "With best regards, Nick Necro" and then disappears with a smirk as Sargon lays down, dead. It cuts to a bar as Zatanna is drinking alongside her manager, Jeff Sloane.


 * Jeff: That was one heck of a show you performed tonight! I am curious, why mainly stick with parlor tricks when you can literally turn a hat into a dragon.
 * Zatanna: Most people fear the unknown Jeff. If I just started creating stuff out of thin air or changing things, it would cause fear more than wonder. So I just like to sprinkle in one magical thing, something that can be passed off as an elaborate parlor trick.
 * Jeff: Huh... at least people are eating it up. We definitely don't have to worry about scrapping by for scraps. Although, I do know these parlor tricks is not your true passion.
 * Zatanna: Cheers for that.

She grabs a beer and drinks it. Suddenly, someone walks in and sits next to Jeff and Zatanna, being detective Dale Colton.


 * Dale: Howdy Zee.
 * Jeff: Hold on Zatanna, who's this?
 * Zatanna: Jeff, meet Detective Dale Colton, he is a friend from my other job. I helped him from quite a few cases, helps that his dad is a demon.
 * Dale: You must be Zatanna's manager, George, right?
 * Jeff: Jeff...
 * Dale: Ah! I see! Sorry about that Jeff!
 * Zatanna: Are you here to just chat or is there something important?
 * Dale: There is something important but first, bartender get me a beer and give me something strong!

The bartender chuckles and hands Dale a beer.


 * Dale: Are you familiar with Sargon the Sorcerer?
 * Jeff: I am, he was one of the greats when it came to stage magic.
 * Zatanna: He's also an acquaintance of my father, helped him face some demons, some other magic stuff as well. Why do you ask?
 * Dale: He was found dead in his manor. With a shard of glass jarred straight into his eye.
 * Zatanna: Is there anything else?
 * Dale: Yes, a note saying "With best regards, Nick Necro." I figured you might know something that I don't.

Zatanna's eyes suddenly widen at the words Nick Necro.


 * Jeff: Zee?! Are you alright? It looks like you saw a ghost!
 * Zatanna: ...because I did... I knew Nicholas Nolan... and then he became a monster...
 * Dale: Go on...

While Zatanna is speaking it shows a flashback, first with a younger Zatanna as a younger Nicholas grabs her hand with a smile.


 * Zatanna: When I started out with this magic business, I found Nick, who was also a magic user like me, and he seemed nice.

It then shows Zatanna and Nick battling the Demon's Three and both of them studying in a library with various books on magical rituals.


 * Zatanna: He helped me protect others and stop magic threats and I helped him try to find the origin of magic. We ended up getting closer.

It then shows Zatanna and Nick kissing and making out in bed.


 * Zatanna: Way too close. And then one day...

It shows Zatanna noticing Nick holding a child hostage, doing some sort of ritual as Zatanna and Nick begin to duel, with the duel ending with Nick vanishing and Zatanna breaking down and crying.


 * Zatanna: His obsession with finding the source of magic ended up causing him to try and torture a child, one who was born with magic like me and him. That was the last straw. We fought, I ended up getting on top but since then Nick disappeared. I was broken after that, but luckily time heals.

Cuts back to the bar with Zatanna, Dale and Jeff.


 * Zatanna: If Nick Necro is back... that means more souls will be hurt.