World Of Magic: Part 2

"World Of Magic: Part 2" is the series premiere of Network League. It originally aired on January 27th, 2024

Plot
After Gwen apologizes to Ben for her misunderstanding behavior, Hendrix researches Adwaita's background, and finds that he was a respected professor of archaeology, until he lost his position for dabbling in black magic and having heretical ideas. Adwaita had gained his revenge on the people who fired him. Hendrix continues to say that he read Adwaita's' diary and saw a reference to Tartarus.

Gwen realizes that Adwaita is working under the direction of Dionysus, the lord of the underworld, Tartarus. She explains that he is the powerful magic user that had a brief affair with the god before he was banished for betraying the gods to the other magic users. The gate to Tartarus is located beneath Ledgerdomain, and the artifacts form a key that will open it.

Despite this information, Gwen insists that she has no choice but to give Adwaita the key in order to free Charmcaster and friends.

After she delivers the key, Adwaita attempts to betray Gwen and holds out his medallion to turn her and Charmcaster to stone. Rex snatches the medallion away from Adwaita and the three other League members reveal themselves. Adwaita attacks them but at first it seems that the Leaguers will win. However, Adwaita proves to be a more formidable opponent than first thought and captures the League in thorny vines. He then kidnaps Charmcaster and chains her out in front of the gate as it is opened.

Dionysus appears, and Adwaita demands what Dionysus promised him in return for his help: ultimate knowledge. Smiling, Dionysus touches Adwaita, who begins to age rapidly and scream in terrible pain. Dionysus explains, "ultimately, pain and suffering are all man will ever know".

Gwen and the League appear, freeing Charmcaster and fighting against Dionysus with very limited success. Easily brushing off even Ben as Terraspin's blows, Dionysus uses his magic to summon an army of skeletons to battle the heroes. The skeletons are no match for the heroes but they are so great in number that they are too much of a distraction for the heroes to take on Dionysus. Fortunately, Adwaita awakens and angered by the betrayal he attacks Dionysus. Dionysus changes into a beast-like form and is attacked by Adwaita but he catches her. Still, while he deals with Charmcaster by a slim margin, Gwen manages to destroy the key, causing the gate to close and suck Dionysus and his minions, including Adwaita, back to Tartarus. Adwaita attempts to drag Charmcaster with him, but Gwen is able to pull her mother free before the gates close. Unfortunately, the magic users are still trapped as stone. However, Rex pulls out the medallion and once it's touched by sunlight it is destroyed and the spell is broken.

The victory turns out to be bittersweet. Charmcaster honors Ben, Tarlock, Powerpuff Girls, The Saturdays, Rex, and Hendrix for their help, naming them "heroes of Ledgerdomain". However, because Gwen broke the sacred law by bringing men to the island, Charmcaster has no choice but to exile Gwen from Ledgerdomain. Though shaken by her friend's decree, Gwen accepts her ruling and departs from Ledgerdomain with the other League members. Despite the decree, the Magic Users did a present arms as a sign of respect for her and the League.

Continuity

 * Gwen prepares to explain her long absence from Ledgerdomain, after leaving, approximately eight months earlier, to fight the invasion in "Network Origins".

Trivia

 * The title refers to "World Of Magic" is a reference to the old Ben 10 episodes


 * Sky Hawks, Max Steel, Steven Universe, Pearl, Vetro Man and Samurai Jack do not appear.
 * The battle between the League and Adwaita in the temple uses a remixed version of the music played during Ben's fight with the mysterious creature from "Good Copy, Bad Copy" in Ben 10: Alien Force.
 * The magical medallion Adwaita uses to petrify the amazons is a gorgoneion, an amulet illustrating the face of Medusa.