- Kent Nelson: I know all about Karkull. I fought him a century ago, thought I'd won. But if there's anything I've learned from a lifetime of combat, it's that victory is an illusion. No matter how thoroughly you exterminate the evil, it creeps back like a cockroach.
- Superman: Well, it's time to step on him again.
- Kent Nelson: Not for me. I've removed myself from the battlefield.
- Kent Nelson: This is my domain now, the metaphysical realm. I've moved beyond good and evil.
- Superman: But there are people trapped.
- Kent Nelson: I'm sorry. I truly am.
- [Superman turns to leave]
- Kent Nelson: Superman. You and I are alike, you know. We're masters of our destiny. Don't waste your life in endless battle as I did, not when the universe beckons.
- Superman: You're wrong, Fate. We're nothing alike.
- Superman: [after defeating Karkull] What made you change your mind?
- Kent Nelson: You.
- Superman: Something I said?
- Kent Nelson: Something you did. You went back. You didn't stand a chance, but you went back. 'Til then, I thought it was only the forces of evil that wouldn't give up. I was wrong.
- Superman: [offering him the Helmet of Fate] Your helmet.
- Kent Nelson: I'll be needing it.
- Jimmy Olsen: ...but when I showed Perry the photos, he said they just weren't front-page.
- [glancing out the window, Lois notices Superman on the losing end of a fight]
- Jimmy Olsen: What do I need a picture of? Luthor kissing a donkey?
- Lois Lane: [pulling him towards the elevator] I got something even better.
- Security Guard: Hey, fella, you seem to be causing quite a disturbance. What's going on? Who are you?
- Karkull: I... am... Karkull! Free again... and forever.
- Dan Turpin: What gives? Where's your pal?
- Superman: He's not coming.
- [showing them a token Fate gave him]
- Superman: However, I have this.
- Maggie Sawyer: What's that supposed to do?
- Superman: We'll all find out together.
- Karkull: [fighting Superman] You're strong for a mortal, but a mortal is all you are. You don't have the tools to defeat me.
- Maggie Sawyer: [trying to break through Karkull's barrier] Our luck's no better than yours. What do you think it is? Some kind of alien force field?
- Superman: I wish I...
- Psychic Girl: It's an incanter. You know, like a spell of protection? It's pretty awesome.
- Dan Turpin: Hey, behind the line, girlie.
- Superman: Fate? Fate!
- Inza Nelson: Superman.
- Superman: Inza, I have to see your husband.
- Inza Nelson: [leading him inside] You've been hurt. Come.
- Superman: You heard?
- Kent Nelson: Yes.
- Superman: [gesturing to the Helmet of Fate] Then what are we waiting for?
- Kent Nelson: Not this time, my friend. I've quit.
- Karkull: [easily restraining Superman] You continue to surprise me. But as I said, you don't have the tools to defeat me.
- Dr. Fate: [emerging from a portal] But I do.
- Karkull: Fate. I thought our dealings had come to an end long ago.
- Dr. Fate: No such luck, I'm afraid.
- Karkull: What magic do you have that's powerful enough to defeat me in my own realm?
- [Fate conjures a small stone tablet]
- Karkull: The Artifact of Lorta? I destroyed it.
- Dr. Fate: What has been made can never be unmade.
- Superman: [Inza heals a supernatural injury] I don't suppose you can sew, too.
- Inza Nelson: [chanting, the front of his suit is repaired] Entry-level spells. Wouldn't be much use against whatever gave you that.
- Superman: It was something called Karkull.
- Inza Nelson: That's why you wanted to see Fate?
- Superman: Is he here?
- Kent Nelson: Right behind you.
- Superman: Who are you?
- Psychic Girl: My real name's Doris. But my elf friends call me Rainsong.
- Dan Turpin: Okay, Tink, back to Neverland.
- Superman: That thing inside calls himself Karkull. Ever heard of him?
- Psychic Girl: Mm-hmm. I read about him in this book we sell down at my store, the Dancing Hobbit. It's that little place next to the Coffee Hut.
- Superman: What did the book say?
- Psychic Girl: About Karkull? Ooh, he's bad, the worst. Seventh-level Lord of the Inner Pit. Seeks to transform all human life into his bestial demon slaves.
- Maggie Sawyer: So how are we supposed to deal with that?
- Psychic Girl: Well, if you give me a couple of hours, maybe I could get my White Wicca coven together and...
- Superman: Never mind. I know someone who can help.