SuperCorp Chronicles

Chapter 111

So, since it's been awhile since we've had one of these, this is going to be a Lena chapter.

Lena was very grateful that Doctor Fate had taught her to create her own little pocket dimension to practice her magic, since Lena had begun to fully embrace her power and she was excelling at it. Though she could tell that she still hadn't reached her full potential and unlocked the power Etrigan had said was locked inside her. The power of the Dragon.

Still, she'd come a long way from needing Zatanna's guidance and she could now pull off magic similar to her own sister's level. Hell, she'd even learned to fly alongside her fiance.

Anyways, Lena was currently practicing her magic in her own private pocket dimension, trying to see if she could tap into the so-called legendary power of the Dragon, but she couldn't. And unfortunately, there was no instruction manual for it. Though the staff Fate had given her definitely gave her a power boost, she had yet to fully access the Dragon's power or even access the wisdom and knowledge of the Dragons who came before. Though Lena had learned enough from the books Fate had provided on the history of the homo magi to know that there were ways of combining magic with technology to make it even more advanced, so Lena had been dabbling in that, since it meant a way for her to bridge science and magic, making it easier for her accept.

"I thought you'd be here." Zatanna said with a smile, since she was one of the few people who could access Lena's pocket dimension.

"Zatanna." Lena said as she stopped her practice.

"You missed our lunch date and since Kara's in Central City right now and Avery said you're not in the office, so I figured you'd be here." Zatanna said, since she and Lena had a tradition of meeting up for lunch once a month to catch up, which between the zeta tubes and magic, was easy to pull off.

"Sorry. Got caught up in the moment." Lena said.

"Still trying to access the Dragon power huh?" Zatanna asked her big sister with a smile.

"What can I say? Fate and Blood told me that I have the potential to be the most powerful mystic on the planet, but I can't seem to access it and there's no instruction manual on how to access the power." Lena said, frustrated.

"And to think there was a time when you'd deny that magic ever existed." Zatanna said with a chuckle.

"Well, I've opened my mind so to speak. Though I can't seem to access the minds of the previous Dragons, since you'd think they'd want to help me." Lena said.

"I know, but according to the spirit of Nabu, the reason there aren't any instructions on how to unlock the Dragon power is because it happens differently for each of them. It's never a repeat of the same circumstances, but you'll know when you've accessed the power, since that staff will fully activate and you'll gain what's called the mark of the dragon. I don't know what that is though." Zatanna said, since she could understand her sister's frustration.

"Well, well, isn't this a surprise." a new voice said as a man tore his way into the dimension.

"You. How did you get in here?" Zatanna asked as she summoned her battle gear, instantly recognizing the man who entered.

"You forgot to lock the door, Zatanna. What would your father say?" the man said as Lena realized who this was.

"Wizard." Lena said.

"And little Lena. My how you've grown. And you look just like your mother." The Wizard said.

"How do you remember her?" Zatanna asked.

"The memory spell Doctor Fate placed on me died when his old host did, since just as your father tied my cage to his life force, Kent Nelson tied the spell protecting Lena to his." The Wizard said as he raised his staff and fired a blast of lightning at them.

"Dleihs." Lena and Zatanna said at the same time, summoning blue and purple shields blocked lightning.

"I see you've learned the mystic ways quickly. Good. Then maybe you'll be more of a challenge than I'd thought." the Wizard said.

"We have to keep him here. Most mystics try to keep their battles away from Earth to keep them from destroying the planet." Zatanna said and Lena nodded as she quickly sealed off her realm from the real world.

"Plus, here I have the advantage." Lena said, grateful that she'd mastered the power she already had enough to be able to fight back against Zard.

"I will finally have my revenge on your father by killing both of his daughters. The only thing that would make this sweeter would be if he were still alive to see this." The Wizard said as he continued to throw spells at the sisters, who were forced on the defensive to block them. Or rather, Lena blocked while Zatanna retaliated with spells of her own.

"It's a pity that Lena here hasn't learned to use that staff of hers to its truest potential. Then she might actually be a threat." The Wizard said, recognizing the staff Lena used as the staff of Merlin.

Lena was struggling to maintain her shield as she heard her sister scream as Zatanna's shield was broken and she fell to the ground, screaming in pain.

"No." Lena said, wishing she could do more than watch as the Wizard tortured and nearly killed her little sister.

As if her thoughts were being read, Lena heard a man's voice in her ear.

"Speak these words to reach your potential." the voice said as Lena heard the phrase and somehow knew what it was.

"I call on the power of the ancient mystics. I call on the power of those who came before me. Awaken the true power within me and ignite the true power of the Dragon." Lena shouted that last word as she slammed her staff into the ground and suddenly, she was surrounded by a cyclone of fire as her staff glowed, causing both Zatanna and the Wizard to turn to face her.

"No." Zard said while Zatanna just looked at her sister in awe as the fire circled Lena, replacing their mother's battle suit with a new one. This one was slimmer and more tailored to Lena's body than her old one, it was white, black and purple, including a purple hood covering Lena's head, though revealing her arms. And on her upper right forearm, she now had a black tattoo of a dragon. The mark of the dragon.

"No. The Dragon has awakened." Zard said this was his worst nightmare, since even Lena's staff had changed to match her costume, having become an intricate purple rod with a small metal dragon covering the top and holding a golden sphere with another dragon inside it.

"Yes, I have. And I end this threat now." Lena, or rather, the Dragon, said, her eyes glowing purple as she used her staff to shatter Zard's and bind him.

"You are no match for my power William Zard. And you will now pay for your crimes." Dragon said.

"What, are you going to kill me?" Zard asked, thinking that was what she wanted.

"No. I'm not an animal like you. But I doubt Nabu will mind if we use the Tower of Fate to contain you, since it's kind of like the Magic version of Belle Reve." Dragon, or rather Lena, said as she powered down slightly.

"It's true. I think one of the reasons Nabu built the Tower was to hold prisoners he wouldn't kill." Zatanna said.

"Would you do the honors sis. My magic is kind of busy keeping this waste of space from doing any more harm." Lena said.

"My pleasure. And Lena, congratulations. You've finally unlocked the Dragon." Zatanna said before she summoned the Ankh to take them to the Tower of Fate.