Fate

Zero Hour

As a result of Zero Hour, Doctor Fate and Doctor Fate Nelson were rapidly aging. This ended their career as Dr. Fate, forcing Nabu to choose a new champion. During one of his jobs, Jared Stevens came into possession of the artifacts of Fate, the Helmet of Nabu, Amulet of Anubis, and Cloak of Destiny. On his way home he was brought into a drug war crossfire, bringing his plane down. When he awoke he was near unconscious when Kent and Inza came to him in a spirit form and brought him back to Fate's tower. Kent and Inza explained that the artifacts are incredibly powerful and that Jared did not understand.

Suddenly, demons attacked the tower, killed Kent and Inza ,and drew Jared into fighting. When his mortal weapons did not suffice, Jared grabbed the Amulet of Anubis and smashed it off one of the demons causing a massive explosion. As a result Jared was transported  to another world where he saw himself only different, he was also infused with the energies of both Chaos and order. When he returned he has an Ankh shape on his right eye (which also glowed) as a symbol of the power of  Order within him. His arm was also badly damaged, it was a manifestation of Chaos unleashed that while in battle could morph form and attack multiple enemies. He used the cloak as a bandage, which being a talisman of order was the only thing that could restrain the arm and grabbed the helmet. He eventually found his ex-wife's house and broke in. When she returned he told her he needed help and it was her dad who hired him. They fought and Jared revealed a huge Ankh shaped scar on his right eye. He melted down the helmet and amulet and made them into a knife and throwing Ankh shaped darts.

The result of Jared being infused with order and Chaos was that he had gained the following powers

1. He lost all human frailties. He was almost indestructible, did not require sleep rest or food.

2 He was immune to magic it would not effect him unless he allowed it

3.He had the power to see the possible future potentials of things. If someone had a large destiny (or Fate) to fulfill he would see it when he saw them. If someone was close to the end of their time he would see their death. He could also see through illusions or deceptions to the truth.

4. He could see the the mystic lines of force that crossed the multiverse and use them to travel (transport) between places. He could also see mystic potents or signs that would warn him of dangers to come.

5. The Knife and darts formed from the helmet and amulet were devastatingly harmful to all mystics. He had the added advantage that they always hit what he wanted them to no matter where he threw them. He could throw them in the opposite direction to his intended target and they would make their way to hit that target and avoid anything else. They would also return to his hand when he wanted.

6. The arm when unwrapped would almost fight as if a separate living entity without his direct control. While he was in battle for self preservative it would attack his enemies, when they were all dealt with it would attack him.

Jared's personalality was one of stubborn defiance. He resented authority and being told what to do. this conbined with his powers made him the perfect stalemating force to the magic forces of both sides of Order and Chaos, Good and Evil. As magic could not effect him unless he allowed it he could not be attacked by it. Since he could not be mortally hamed and didn't require rest or food he could fight on indefinitely. His Stubborn defiant nature meant he hated higher powers trying to influence his mortal world and always stuck his noes in. He could harm them but couldn't be harmed , and could fight on untill the enemy was board or tired. Since his purpose was to maintain the balance between Order and Chaos this was a perfect fit. Unlike the Dr Fates who had come before him he lacked the power to work great magic and therefore sway the balance one way or the other. He was simply the immovable object that any mystic force seeking to sway the balance would have to get past.