The final chapter of the Great Darkness Saga starts with the Legion recovering from the last battle from the Servants of Darkness, and Brainiac Five concludes who they are facing, the dread lord Darkseid.  At this news, Dream Girl sounds the general alert summoning the Legion of Substitute Heroes and even Supergirl from the 20th Century.

Out in space near Weber’s World the Heroes of Lallor pick up the Kryptonian Dev-Em and join the Wanderers and the Substitute Heroes at Weber’s World to attempt to stop the brainwashed Daxamites who are now attacking every one they come across.

On Takron-Galtos, Chameleon Boy finds himself hunted by an insane Daxamite child named Ol-Vir.  Ol-Vir sweeps the area for Chameleon Boy using X-Ray vision but appears to have no control over his powers.  Chameleon Boy manages to borrow a trick from Karate Kid and hurls Ol-Vir into the cell holding Fatal Five member, Validus.  Afterwards, Chameleon Boy passes out from the exertion.

A Servant of Darkness in an effort to gain access to the child that was created in the third part of the saga, destroys the spaceship carrying Light Lass, Dream Girl, Sun Boy, Invisible Kid II, Blok, Mon-El, and White Witch. While the Legionnaires are unconscious and floating in space, the White Witch has some tricks up her sleeve, but we find out exactly how limited Mysa’s powers really are.

The other Legionnaires hear Mysa’s call for help and the White Witch awakens to find herself in Saturn Girl’s cruiser where she is drained, however, she must do more as the Legion ask her to create a teleportation tube to lead the Legion to Darkseid…

 

Meanwhile on Earth, Colossal Boy and Shrinking Violet got ambushed by the female Servant of Darkness who once again has woken out of her coma.  It takes a few moments, but Shrinking Violet manages to shrink into the Servant’s blood stream and gives her a stroke.  Meanwhile….

 

As in all battles, its good to know your enemy, including their weaknesses and be prepared to exploit it.  See the combination punch delivered by Brainiac Five and Element Lad below.

To  retaliate for this action, Darkseid unleashes all the Legionnaire’s worst nightmares against them.  Bouncing Boy loses his powers, Duo Damsel witnesses one of her selves die again, Timber Wolf becomes part robot, Dream Girl becomes a hideous monster, Ultra Boy is swallowed by a space dragon, Wildfire is unable to reform himself, and Lightning Lad loses his arm, again.

In the midst of this distraction move, Light Lass and Shadow Lass had been sent to retrieve the child.  Light Lass is possibly the most maternal of the Legionnaires while Shadow Lass’ darkness power seems to have some punch against these villains.  Just as the lady Legionnaires find the “child” they are ambushed by Darkseid and his servant.

 

Shady casts a shadow field around the child and herself and dares Darkseid to come after her.  Darkseid sends his Servant in only to hear the ticking of a Mother Box on the other side of the darkness field.  Out of the darkness come the reincarnated forms of Highfather and Orion to confront Darkseid yet again.  Highfather energizes Orion to tackle Darkseid while he tends to the Legion’s wounds, restoring them all to normal.  He then sends two bolts after two of the Legion’s numbers to make them mightier than they ever were before and with that Highfather disappears as Darkseid destroys the Orion clone.

 

 

Darkseid uses his Omega Effect to send Superboy back to the 20th Century leaving Supergirl to tackle Darkseid and she does so handidly until Darkseid manages to get a hold of her, then the Legionnaires show up en masse to confront Darkseid.  Realizing that his hold on the Daxamite army has disappeared and that they and the other heroes from Weber’s World are on their way to help the Legion, Darkseid surrenders and departs.  He does not leave without a parting gift however..

 

“The wise man does not boast so swiftly, child.  For though I’m gone— You shall NOT forget me.  I leave you my CURSE Legionnaires.. doers of Izaya’s work.  The CURSE of DARKNESS growing within you, DESTROYING you from within… and THAT which is PUREST of you shall be the FIRST to go.”

At the end of the issue we get a new Legionnaire as the White Witch has been elected to full membership for her assistance with this case and an exit as Light Lass resigns her post and gives Timber Wolf a day to decide if he will join her or not.

Unlike most curses, Darkseid’s comes true in a way only long time Legionnaire fans could have foreseen, and one of them actually did.

Next Up:  Time for some Titans.. as we begin our march to The Judas Contract!!!