Shadowpact decides they're going to make 2 announcements this issue. Well, not so much to us, as the city that they live in. First they want to say, "Hey! We're alive!". Despite conflicting stories, or what you've been told otherwise. Secondly, they want to announce that they are in the business of policing dark magic. Especially with so many weird things going on around the world right now. And to that point they want to state that they have developed operational doctrines that they will be following. And that they have developed 3 basic rules that they call, "The 3 Universal Laws of Superheroics". To whit, they are, "1:the lives and safety of innocent bystanders will always be protected. 2:the lives and safety of you and members of your team will be protected to the extent that it doesn't conflict with the first law. And 3: the lives and safety of all opponents will be protected to the extent that it doesn't conflict with the first two laws." With a nod to Isaac Asimov. Meanwhile, in Budapest, Jason Blood is on an archeological dig and is confronted by another demon, Vortigar. Basically he's been sent, supposedly, by "his lowliness" to demote him from rhyming demon. And he's supposed to find someone to fill his spot. That's where Shadowpact comes in, because I think they want to make it Blue Devil. So when Nightshade tries to take them away from the press conference, they are diverted to Budapest, almost right on top of what's going on. They're drawn in to battle, and the Demon pretty much wipes them out. Nightshade is out, D.C. is out, Ragman's tortured souls won't respond to his requests, and Jimmy's been impaled by his own sword. So they're heading back home to regroup. I really like Bill Willingham's stories, and Tom Derenick does a fantastic job with pencils on this issue.
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