<hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/ce/Zatan.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Zatan<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Arizona, USA — "American AAE" weapons manufacturing plant<br/><strong>Date/Time:</strong>October 25, 2017<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Batman (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=276885.msg13605226#msg13605226)<br/><strong>Content:</strong><br/><hr/><br/>For all his dramatic art, Zatan knew when the time called for him to be clandestine. This was definitely one of them. The sorcerer took a moment to consider his situation. Zatan was in the desert investigating a munitions plant that seemed to function off the radar with the Caped Crusader. He was far from the stage where he attempted to bring joy to the masses – though not too far from his condo in Las Vegas.<br/><br/>Looking at Batman, there also couldn’t be any more difference in the Justice League members. Zatan was all magic, with knowledge of the occult. Batman was the epitome of science and technology. Regardless of these divergent philosophies, mutual for their strengths existed. Those complementary skills case would serve them well on this case. For the most part, the two often worked alone (save for Batman’s sidekicks and other bat-family members) so finding a way to coordinate their plans would be imperative.<br/><br/>Zatan listened as Batman reported the status of the guards and inquired about Zatan’s abilities. Zatan was arguably one of the most powerful magic users on Earth. While still learning to tap into his power, there weren’t too many types of magic he couldn’t wield. That isn’t to say he actually wielded them all. Dark magic could easily corrupt the soul and he worked hard to stay on the side of light. Taking one shortcut would be too easy to excuse and stepping over that line was a one-time thing – he wouldn’t be able to step back.<br/><br/>“Illusory magic is my specialty.” Zatan said confidently. “Unfortunately animals – dogs in particular can see through illusions.” He thought for a moment. “I could perhaps layer on some weather manipulation.” Zatan continued, “I could cast an illusion to make the guards avert their eyes from our direction – it’s a simple compulsion spell – it should also work on any external cameras for enough time to buy us cover. Simultaneously I could conjur a medium sized djin…a dust devil…to drive the attention of the dogs away from their vulnerability.”<br/><br/>Zatan wasn’t referring to the mythical creature, but rather a natural occurrence. A dust devil was a long-lived whirlwind that, while mostly harmless, can last anywhere from thirty seconds to twenty minutes. The infant tornadoes were common in the desert. Dust devils formalized as mini columns of air that kick up sand.<br/><br/>“That should easily buy us time to get inside.” Zatan offered. “Once inside, it would take quite a bit of concentrated power to continually disrupt any security cameras or sensors.” He pointed to Batman’s belt. “I can do that, but it might be better if you have a little something that can tap into their systems and mechanically divert their eyes.”<br/><br/>Zatan didn’t add on that the mage wanted to be sure that he kept enough power to be useful in the event of a battle and be able to extricate both in a teleport if needed.<br/><br/>With the agreed upon plan, it was just a need to find the right moment in time. Zatan waited for Batman’s signal. It was a simple gesture, but the nod was enough. It was a complex incantation of there spells layered on top of one another<br/><br/>“Gniyrp seye treva!<br/><br/>While there was no direct appearance that the spell worked, a closer inspection found that no heads were watching the area of vulnerability.<br/><br/>“Lwoh sdniw fo eht tresed!<br/><br/>The wind shifted slightly as the molecules of the air coalesced. Near the northern corner of the plant sand began to sway and eventually climb into a column of air. The dust devil was born. It wasn’t a particularly powerful one, but sure enough the dogs became aroused and began aggressively barking at the wind.<br/><br/>“Etativel won!<br/><br/>The final part of the spell created a blue glowing disc beneath Batman and Zatan. It lifted them a few feet off of the ground and began to levitate them with surprising speed towards their goal.<br/>