Sinful Addictions.

I Have Long Feared...

Sinful Addictions.

By James Carmody.

Disclaimer: I do not own the copyright to any of the story universes I am basing this multi-crossover in; they include: Young Justice, Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel the Series (both Dark Horse and BOOM! universes), and may also include "Star Wars" as well. I forego any financial claim to this work forever. It also draws on "Bitter Harvest", for which I forego any financial gain. This also draws on "The Patriot" in at least one theme herein.

Author's Story Notes: Not only was Zatanna's mystical practices profoundly evil in and of themselves- from how they impact her at that in the "Young Justice" & "Justice League" series', they are also extremely addictive. Her father's foolery was when Giovanni went into the "Helm of Nabu" to remove the need for her to do that- misguided charity at best- and downright suicidal.

This work also features elements from World History, Marxist Mythology (quite something at that!) and also involves a critical analysis of a lot of things in relatively recent decades, and is something of a sequel of sorts to my "Persecution by an Evil Empire" as well... in addition to drawing on things like "Bitter Harvest", for which I also forfeit any financial gain.

Moral: Doing something intrinsically wrong in and of itself, even out of true charity, is not going to lessen the offense at all, and in fact only intensifies the offense against morality if you do something intrinsically evil out of real love, the type that "God" would require... do not do that kind of idiocy, no matter the reason- you will not like the consequences.

Genre(s): Family, Trauma, Drama, Comedy, Horror, Friendship, and a variety of other things. Fantasy sums it up quite nicely overall.

Rating: In terms of material; no more serious than anything produced by Shakespeare, William; while the conduct sure is profoundly evil that will be mentioned- that is to show such conduct only as evil as it is, never ever to advertise such horrible conduct, no matter the reason. I'd therefore rate it at approximately PG-15 as far as severity of material; a conservative ruling by me of "M" or "R", but with the largest-scale emphasis on Parental Guidance; note to parents/guardians therefore; if you know your charges will not be led astray by this story's content- feel free to let them, but by all means be ready to explain to them... I regard you as my greatest allies in this, just as above all Giovanni would be the one who'd be most trustworthy regarding Zatanna's ethical safety... and as for my own case; I shall not have the charge of scandal be applicable to me regarding teaching children to engage in sinful conduct- especially not that kind of sinful conduct; namely occult behavior!

Characters/Pairings: The First/Glory, Giovanni & Zatanna, Buffy/Spike, Tara, and a smattering of others.

Summary: Sinful things are by far the most addictive of all possible addictions- and by far one of the worst is an addiction to the occult, to the sort of magic that Zatanna has fallen victim to engaging in- for it is objectively evil in and of itself, ontologicaly-so, and completely at that.

Chapter #1: "I Have Long Feared..."

Chapter #1 Summary: "I have Long Feared, that my sins would return to visit me...." Giovanni's terror for his foolishness returns at the worst possible time to extract a horrible price indeed.

Giovanni, a retired stage-magician and now "Dr. Fate" as he had taken on the pseudonym of, was lost in thought. He had feared that his child, Zatanna, would fall for an addiction to magical practices, so he took on the helmet of Nabu onto his own head- intending to protect his child. Inwardly, however, there was the constant whisper of a calling to engage in some form of spell-casting running throughout his noggin at all times. This was getting to be far too much for him, frankly, and he wondered if he really shouldn't utterly destroy the cursed helmet as soon as the opportunity presented itself and just go on about his life without anything at all to do with that blasted helmet and the wretched egotistical spirit that dwelt therein! Little did he know, his time of true unadulterated terror was about to begin.