Lies releasing spell

"What the hell are you babbling about? Ugh!"

- Richard Nixon affected by the spell

A lies releasing spell was used by John Constantine to bait the Agent of Ma'at and allows its hosts to lie freely.

Overview
The spell is based on baiting Agents of Ma'at with promises of truth that conquered the universe. Additionally, it requires the caster to make certain gestures and capture the "truth roach" immediately after it has been baited and left the affected person's body.

The spell's incantation is in Latin, the language of the Roman Empire.

Incantation
Vi veri universum vivus vici. (casting)

History
John Constantine used this spell during the Legends' escape on the run from Time Bureau in the times of Richard Nixon. He had to manually make the Agent of Na'at leave Nixon, as well as the Legends also attacked by the lies-eating bug.

Known users

 * John Constantine

Known affected

 * Nate Heywood (presumed)
 * Sara Lance
 * Richard Nixon
 * Ray Palmer

Behind the scenes

 * The incantation used by John actually means "By the power of truth, I, while living, have conquered the universe". It is a modern Latin phrase, originating in the diary of English occultist Aleister Crowley (first published in 1952). Since in the Latin alphabet, U can be considered equivalent to V, the phrase can be abbreviated V.V.V.V.V.
 * In the DC Comics limited series "V for Vendetta" the initialism "V.V.V.V.V." appears embossed in an arch of V's hideout the "Shadow Gallery" — the character of V explains that these stand for the phrase Vi veri veniversum vivus vici (sic), attributing the phrase to "a German gentleman named Dr. John Faust". That in itself is a reference to Robert Nye's novel "Faust", where the words are used as Faust's motto (1980).