John Constantine returns from Hell to take on Faust, and to contain the abilities of every magician in the world. But the real John Constantine has been trapped on the Thaumaton Wheel, so who was just in Hell? No one can breach the magical barrier surrounding him until Zatanna finally succeeds, knocking down the imposter Constantine. He explains that he would have sacrificed the world to save her, but will now do the opposite: sacrifice himself to save the world, channeling power back into Fausts' victims. The second Constantine steps forward to warn Zatanna, but the first one announces his love, then releases his stored power, dying. Pandora explains: the dead man is one of Constantine's inner demons. Created by Pandora's Box, it walked the world curious about love, and learned about it. And died of that.

That's when the Sons of Trigon strike! They came as allies but have now chosen to betray the JLD to curry favor with their father. Zatanna takes charge as she sees Constantine becoming resentful. He never wanted to be the hero she wanted him to be, and he teleports away. The troubles get worse; the spirits of Nanda Parbat being moving it to another dimension, to prevent its misuse in this fashion in the future. Exerting herself tremendously, she helps those present escape, but the Phantom Stranger warns of repercussions from such a powerful spell.

At the House of Mystery, Zatanna angrily awakens John Constantine. He reminds her that she was a fool to believe he'd ever give up looking out for himself. Besides, she can't throw him out of the House - it's bonded to him. But then he realizes that bond has broken; the House has rejected him and chosen Zatanna as his successor. Angrily, John leaves. He doesn't need the House, the Justice League Dark, or Zatanna, who he leaves wondering how her world is changing...