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Aquaman
and Mera saved some ships from a hurricane. He then
returned to Atlantis hoping to regain the throne
he'd left behind. While pleading his case, he learned
a scout sub had gone missing in the area where his
brother Orm, the Ocean Master, had died. Arthur
began to lose control - at one instant, he felt
his own mind calling out to him from a great distance.
He lashed out at a passing Russian submarine, causing
it damage. Mera had to save the crew. Aboard the
main sub of the fleet, a crewman explained to Mera
that they had found four ancient artifacts and were
investigating their mystic nature. They had come
together to form (with one of the scientists) the
disturbance which now threatened the ocean floor.
Aquaman confronted it, but it told him he was only
half a man. He was swallowed up by the entity.
Once inside, Aquaman came face to face with Magus,
the scientist, who told him he had become a universe
and would swallow up everything else. He was told
about his astral self - the part of him that had
gone missing since the death of his brother. The
artifacts had awakened it and it was swimming back
to him.
Aquaman failed the first three tests he was given.
He emerged victorious and defeated Magus. By doing
so, he was reunited with his other half.
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