The pristine, high-tech sorcery of Paradise Island has collided directly with the savage, sword-and-sorcery reality of Skartaris. In Part 1, a misunderstanding orchestrated by the dark sorcerer Deimos led Wonder Woman to view the Warlord as a brutal tyrant. Meanwhile, Morgan saw the Amazon Champion as an invading conqueror threatening his free people.
But here is the genius of the script. As Diana lies broken, she looks at the Cudgel of Kronos. She realizes she can use it to reverse time by exactly one second—just enough to dodge the killing blow. Yet, doing so would also save Warlord’s soul, resetting him to the man he was before his family died.
: Written by Phil Jimenez with art by Roy Allan Martinez. Wonder Woman Vs Warlord Part 2
And so, comes to a close, with Wonder Woman emerging victorious and Warlord brought to justice. But as we know, the world of superheroes is full of endless battles and challenges. Wonder Woman will undoubtedly face many more foes in the future, but for now, she can rest easy, knowing that she has protected her people and upheld the values of justice and compassion.
The climax is a two-front battle: Diana confronts the priestess in a hall of shifting stone, facing illusions of war and temptation to abandon her ideals; Travis fights the Gaean Seraph in the ruins below, where brute force alone fails. Forced to abandon solo heroics, they coordinate—Travis uses improvised explosives to destabilize the ley-node anchors while Diana redirects the Seraph’s energy with her lasso, binding its will long enough to banish it back beneath the earth. The priestess attempts one final bargain—promising Diana victory if she slays Travis—but Diana refuses, breaking the priestess’s control and allowing the exile’s power to collapse inward. The pristine, high-tech sorcery of Paradise Island has
Warlord’s Command Overlook
Deimos, the immortal sorcerer of Skartaris, appears alongside a resurrected cabal of Amazonian dissidents from Diana's past. The entire conflict was a ruse to drain the divine energy from Diana's lasso and the cosmic energy from Morgan's realm. But here is the genius of the script
“You’ll regret this.”
Recognizing the true threat requires a shift in perspective. Wonder Woman, possessing the Eyes of Athena, detects the lingering essence of Deimos's illusion magic fading from the battlefield. Her Lasso of Truth, coiled tightly around the Warlord’s cybernetic-enhanced sword arm, forces a moment of absolute clarity.