A YJA Moment - Jezebel Jet

 Jezebel Jet first exploded on the social scene when she was only fifteen.  She was the daughter of Aelian Jet, the founder of Jet Petroleum, who made a fortune when he merged his company with the giant energy corporation Roxxon Oil.  From the very beginning, she stood out amongst Gotham's privileged teenagers - she was articulate, intuitive, and highly intelligent.  In addition, she managed to stay out of the controversy and scandal that plagued the youth of the upper crust.

After graduating from Yale with a law degree, Jezebel went on to become a successful lawyer with Freeman & Spencer, eventually becoming a full partner.  It was her published opinion pieces in the Gotham Gazette, in particular her views on law, politics, and society that gained her the most attention.  Her frank and understanding style gained her a following and soon her work was syndicated to a variety of newspapers such as the Metropolis Daily Planet, New York Bulletin, and America Today.

Morgon Edge signed Jet to an exclusive deal to host a talk show called Jetstream on his EdgeTV network, promising her no editorial interference.  She used her family's reputation and her professional contacts to gain access to some of the most influential, and often reclusive, individuals in the world.  Despite her presence in a conservative network, Jet was known for her hard-hitting, but neutral style.  Those she interviewed often faced tough questions, which further enhanced her reputation, and Jetstream was one of EdgeTV's most popular shows.

During 2019 the relationship soured between Jezebel Jet and her employer.  Her shows featured members of Stormwatch and Checkmate which had painted the organizations in a very poor light.  In particular, her interview with Henry Peter Gyrich was the catalyst for much public outcry against him and his agency.  Morgon Edge took the unprecedented step of taking control of her program, firing much of her writing staff and replacing them with those from the Silver & Gold talk show.

Jet was furious and announced that she was resigning from EdgeTV effective immediately.  Both sides threatened lawsuits against each other for breach of contract.  The media and tabloids had a field day with the controversy, filling the airwaves with endless stories regarding Edge, Jet, and the network. In the end, both sides came to an amicable separation, one that saw Jet earn millions of dollars of severance and a promise not to return to the airwaves for twelve months.

Jezebel Jet kept a low profile for nearly two years, but it was assumed that when Gotham became a protectorate of the Sword Nations, she would relocate to the New Earth Government. It was a total surprise when in the final days of 2021, Jezebel Jet announced that she signed a multi-year agreement with the Gotham Broadcasting System to host the talk show The Jet Set.  While little was known about the contract, it was believed that they held the same terms as her previous EdgeTV deal.

With the upcoming referendum regarding Gotham's place in the Sword Nations, Jet has embarked on a series of interviews, including Provisional Governor James Gordon, S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Thaddeus Ross, and industrialist philanthropist Bruce Wayne.  She is currently setting her sights on the individuals who have embarked the city on this political tightrope, the heroic group known as the Mythic Avengers...

Mary's Dream

 Mary slept in her bed and dreamed of the Entity.

She stood in the middle of mist-covered nothingness when the Entity appeared before her.  Mary didn't know what to say but found herself blurting out "What is your name?"

I have no true name.  True names are things that were given by those that have gone before, for there was none before me.  It was my eyes that first glimpsed the forming universe; my hand that first touched the cooling surface of the first planet

The species that shares my resting place called me the Lifebringer and I feel that is fitting.  I did seed the worlds that would bring forth the first of the First Ones, the Celestials, and the Guardians.  I tended the gardens of a million million worlds, creating the lush vistas you have undoubtedly seen

The Entity seemed to sense the growing religious conflict that was growing in Mary.

I am not here to confirm your beliefs, child, but neither am I here to invalidate them. There are things that are greater than me, and in turn there are things greater than them.  I am not sure where the chain of existence ends, only that only there you will find the answers you seek.

I did not create the Four Eras of divinity, but I did stoke the embers of faith which allowed them to grow.

Mary seemed to understand but grew sad. "You died.  You died giving me this power". In her trembling hand was the White Lantern Ring.

Death?, the Entity replied. I am the fount from which all life flows.  I am not sure I can truly die, though the Master of Entropy will put that to the test.  Regardless, the afterlife is not equipped to deal with one such as I, so I am not sure what is after this, once my...existence ends.

But yes, I did give you this power because that is my purpose.  I bring life and this...anti-life...is against everything I am.  I could do nothing else.

The Entity smiled and touched the tear flowing down Mary's cheek.

Now be my lifebringer, Mary.  Save the universe and bring life to all you can.  I am you now.

And then Mary woke up in her bedroom.  She could have sworn there was a bright light in the window just a second before.

A YJA Moment - Endor

 Located in the rim of settled space, the moon of Endor orbits a great gas giant known as Tana.  The planet possesses vast forests of giant trees which are broken up by large oceans.  It also is home to various sentient and semi-sentient species, and a host of dangerous flora and fauna.  It is because of the perilous nature of the planet that Endor has seen very little extraterrestrial visitation, despite its abundance of harvestable resources.

That is until the Galactic Empire came.  Using the moon as a staging ground, they began the construction of the second Death Star in orbit.  While imperial soldiers and stormtroopers landed throughout the planet, their interactions with the native Ewoks were minimal at best.  It wasn't until the arrival of the Rebellion, that the tribes rose up against the Empire, aiding the Rebels in destroying the battle station, and with it Emperor Palpatine.

The destruction of the Death Star by the Rebel forces devastated the ecology.  Debris from the battle station caused widespread destruction on the surface and caused dust to be ejected into the atmosphere.  An ecological collapse soon followed and the nascent New Republic was forced to evacuate the Ewoks to colonies throughout the sector.

Many years later, descendants of the Ewoks returned to their planet to find it miraculously healed.  The being known as the Entity, which the Ewoks called the Lifegiver, sacrificed much of its life energy in order to heal the planet. Settling on the world, the ursine tribespeople venerated the resting place of the Lifegiver in the Valley of Lights, where the Entity drifts between life and death.

Recently, the Mythic Avengers traveled to Endor to commune with the Entity and gain the power to defeat Darkseid.  The Lord of Apokolips himself set foot on the planet to stop them but could not prevent Mary from receiving the White Lantern Ring and the Mythic Avengers escaped in their starship with a cargo hold full of Ewok villagers. 

It is believed Darkseid entered the tomb of the Lifegiver, but it's unclear what occurred after that.

A YJA Moment - Sabine De La Croix

The wielder of the power of Mazahs, Sabine De La Croix, was born to a destitute family in the city of New Orleans. Acquainted with hardship she managed to claw herself out of poverty, doing what was necessary to survive and eventually prosper.  Attending university she found herself in a forbidden section of the school library.  It was then that she encountered the Order of Merlin.

As soon as she was inducted into the Order, her star was on the rise.  Naturally skilled in the arcane arts, she excelled in training and mastered every task set in front of her.  Her allies elevated her status and her rivals were quickly dispatched.  It was only a matter of time before Sabine would meet the leader of the Order - Merlin, who was also the ancient Nephilim sorcerer, Saruman the White.

Saruman had been seeking the source of the power of the Anti-Life Equation for some time.  In his attempts to locate the metal remains of the One Ring of Power, he discovered something else.  While the Rock of Eternity is a beacon of magic, there was something else forming; something opposite, mind-rending but equally as powerful.  

Dubbing this power the Mire of Insanity, he sent Sabine to tap its power.  She traveled the world seeking out profane tomes of lore - the Darkhold, De Vermis Mysteriis, the Book of Eibon, and the G'harne Fragments.  Where the Guardian of Magic bestowed the abilities of the Old Gods, Sabine bartered for the power of the unspeakable - Cthon, the Dweller in Darkness, the Many-Angled Ones, Oshtur, and Shuma-Gorath.

Speaking the name "Mazahs", Sabine was equal to the might of Captain Marvel.  In addition to being physically imposing, she also had the ability to bend the laws of space and time, granting her the ability to teleport and "fly".However, her hallucinations and night terrors suggested that she was tapping into something unnatural.  Even her desire for power and control couldn't sweep away the feeling that this route would end in tragedy.

In Avalon, Sabine encountered the Mythic Avengers, who offered her a chance to learn magic at the feet of the Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Strange.  She agreed and helped Kentauride obtain the Sword of Power.  When confronted by Merlin and told of her status as a "test subject", Sabine returned the power to the White Wizard in the form of a giant read thunderbolt.

Now under the tutelage of Dr. Strange, Sabine has undertaken a new challenge.  Turn her back on the darker elements of her ambitious nature and embrace the responsibility of a true master of the mystic arts.