Demon Blood Trick
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The Demon Blood Trick is a Trick in the Hellblazer comic book series, taking place in Hellblazer #8-9 as part of the War for the Prophecy.
Context
Zed has been kidnapped by the Resurrection Crusade, who took her to their headquarters in Glastonbury and put her through a re-indoctrination program to prepare her for becoming the new Mother of God. The Crusade is preparing a scientific-magic ritual that will summon the heavenly host and leave her pregnant with the new Messiah.
Meanwhile, John, during his investigations into the Crusade, has jumped off a train in a panicked attempt to escape his ghostly entourage, waking up in a hospital bed with broken bones throughout his entire body. The demon Nergal, the leader of the Damnation Army, visits him in the hospital to recruit his help in stopping the Crusade.
Summary
Knowing that Constantine will never directly harm Zed, Nergal gives him a transfusion of his demon blood under the pretense of healing his wounds. This way, if Constantine were to have sex with Zed, she would be considered tainted and unfit to bear the Second Coming by Heaven, ruining the Crusade's plans. Arriving at the same conclusion as Nergal, Constantine sneaks into the Crusade's headquarters and meets Zed, charming her into sleeping with him one last time. When the ritual is performed, Heaven rejects Zed as the new Mary and destroys the Resurrection Crusade.