Chapter 200 - 196: Longinus Medallion
[3rd POV]
Turns out explaining it wasn't too difficult once she had told Sara about the fact that they had Stein. She pretty much told her that in return for Stein, she traded the speedster the amulet, that way they could safely save Stein. This had caused a bit of a negative reaction from Sara, but she controlled herself understanding that it was to save Stein.
It had been a couple of days since then, and during this time, the group had mostly been trying to figure out what the medallion was, and what it was for. While Talia had made around 150 clones in the 1920's, and spread them out in that time period, before they left, giving her a massive boost in power once she returned to when she left and had the clones pop.
Talia had begun to look into gaining the Negative Speed Force on top of the positive one, once she realized that it should theoretically be possible. As with her, she was the Champion of the Speed Force, giving her an intricate connection to it that no other speedster would ever have. And with the way Thawne's lightning reacted to her, she assumed that she was also the perfect host for the Negative side as well.
From what she could tell so far, it seemed that her body, due to its incredible adaptive capabilities, made the perfect host to not just the speed force and it's negative, but all forces, as her body, soul, and mind would adapt to the new power and perfectly assimilate it. Should she gain the negative speed force, Talia was 100% certain that it would balance out with the Speed Force within her, forming into this sort of "Yin and Yang" within her, using one another to grow more powerful.
She wouldn't be gaining it just yet, but she planned on trying to get herself the Negative Speed Force when possible.
At the moment Talia was sitting in the office of the Waverider, the rest of the legends in there as Nate began to speak.
"Longinus is the name generally associated with the Roman Centurion who pierced the side of Christ during the crucifixion" Nate explained, as he began to talk about how the Medallion, which was in fact, known as the "Longinus Medallion".
"Yeah, he was blind and got the blood of Jesus in his eyes, and then he could see again" Jax said with a nod, remembering this.
"Look at you" Ray said with a surprised eyebrow raised.
"What? I went to Sunday School" Jax replied with a shrug.
"Now that blood allegedly got on the medallion and empowered it and the spear with magical powers" Nate explained off of what Jax had said.
"Well, why does the Legion of Doom want the medallion?" Ray asked.
""Legion of Doom"?" Sara repeated with a deadpan on her face.
"Yeah" "Don't ask" Nate and Ray both said as Talia chuckled.
"Well, according to Legends, the medallion calls for the spear and basically takes you right to it. The spear is also known as the Holy Lance or the Spear of Destiny" Nate explained as Sara couldn't help but speak up.
"Hey, hold on. This all sounds like an Indiana Jones movie" Sara couldn't help but say.
"Raiders of the Lost Ark is the reason I became a historian. Did you know that?" Nate asked with a smile, as he remembered his favorite childhood movie.
"Okay, so the Legion wanted the medallion so they could get the spear" Jax started as Amaya continued.
"But what do they want with the spear?" Amaya asked as Talia finally spoke.
"The spear has the ability to rewrite reality, thanks to the "Blood of Christ" that had been imbued into it. This reality rewriting is more than just something like traveling through time and changing something, this "rewriting" is permanent, and almost impossible to fix. This "Rewriting" isn't just on some small scale either, it spans the entire universe. Not even a speedster can change it, so even Barry would be affected by it" Talia explained as they all turned to her.
"You know your stuff" Nate said, impressed.
"Nate, I have read millions of books and know every small and large event in human history. I also know of all the various historical artifacts of importance as well. This is just one of them, one that is more dangerous than just about any of the other ones. As I am probably the only person in this room that wouldn't be affected by it's reality warping power" Talia explained. As she was pretty certain that the system would defend her from it, if not, she would just jump into her personal dimension before it affected her.
"That...sometimes I forget that you're a timelord who has a brain that makes us look like those old computers from the 90's" Nate replied, remembering that Time Lords had brains that were far beyond anything any human could ever hope to contend to, to the point that it was like comparing a toddler to a full grown adult.
"Thanks for the compliment. Anyways, it'd be best if you have Gideon begin to look for aberrations that suit them, like someone getting murdered that is killed in a League like way from Merlyn or Darhk, that'll lead us right to where they're at. And if my knowledge on those two is right, they won't be able to help themselves" Talia said to the team as they nodded.
"Yeah that sounds like the right idea. They won't be able to stop themselves from killing at least one person" Sara said in agreement, knowing that Malcolm and Damian were both killers who did it on a whim, not caring about the effects it can cause, effects that in this case, will lead them straight to their location.
"And what about the speedster? How the hell do we stop someone like him?" Jax asked as Talia replied.
"Don't worry about him, Jax, I can deal with him easily enough. He's far slower than I am, and is probably slower than Barry too. And even without me, one good shot from one of those anti-speedster guns of yours, or Ray's suit, and he'll be down for the count" Talia explained, calming the nerves of the man, knowing that Thawne was quite easy to take care of.
"What do we even do with the Spear once we get it? That's not really something we're equipped to take care of" Ray asked, as they didn't really have the security to keep something like that safe.
"I'll put it in my Gate, a place that nothing can enter without my express permission" Talia replied, as they all looked at her in confusion.
"Gate?" Sara asked as Talia smirked, a golden portal forming at her side, allowing them to gaze inside as their eyes went wide, seeing the endless sea of gold, weapons, and all sorts of weapons, items, and artifacts.
"What-" "The Gate of Babylon is what it's called, although it was also known as "The King's Treasury"" Talia cut Stein off as Nate's eyes widened.
"You can think of it as a Vault that holds the originators or prototypes of all human creations, held by Gilgamesh all those years ago. In essence, an impenetrable vault that already holds all sorts of ancient treasures, like Gram, Durandal, Enkidu, The Holy Grail, and all sorts of other ancient artifacts. It'd be the best place for the spear to be held, a place where no other human can touch it" Talia explained as Stein couldn't help but comment.
"How is such a thing possible? It sounds akin to-" "Magic? It's on a higher level than that, Professor. It's more divine in nature, and is far beyond the comprehension of all of you. But yes, it is not scientific in nature, if that is what you mean" Talia cut the man off, nodding as she knew what the question would be.
"And you wouldn't use it?" Sara asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I won't lie and say I'd never use it, because I almost certainly will at some point. But I can say that I will only ever use it if I truly have to" Talia replied, as this was the truth. She wasn't sure what sort of effect using it would have on reality, and she'd rather not piss off any higher beings if she messes with it too much, so she'd only use it if she truly had to.
Hearing her response, Sara looked at the rest of the Legends as they all shrugged or nodded. Seeing this, Sara looked back to Talia "Alright then, once we get our hands on the Spear, we'll hand it over to you so you can put it into this "Gate" of yours. But for now...let's find these bastards" Sara said, as she got to her feet and walked out of the room, wanting to start right away.
Watching the team walk off, Talia smiled as she knew that she was now going to get the spear that she very much wanted, as she too walked off, with one thought on her mind.
'...Time to go to the 60's!'
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That's the end of the Chapter!
Next Chapter will be her traveling to the 60's, and will meet a very important person in the Chapter afterwards.
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