John 's preparations have no effect , however , as he is tricked into killing the guardian that had been preventing the tragedy , freeing a beast which can control the collective unconsciousness of mankind . John Constantine cut his own wrists , in order to free himself from consciousness , and play a confidence trick on the beast , allowing his friends time to use the collective consciousness to rebuild the guardian that had kept the beast trapped . However , in this process , Swamp Thing have his human soul removed , setting up the fourth run of the comic , relaunched shortly afterward . In the process John lose his memory , setting up the events leading up to the 200th issue . Leading up to the landmark issue , John have little control over events , and is led along by a psychic serial killer , who threaten to kill Chas and his family , and a demon , Rosacarnis , who offer his memories back , at the cost of 24 hours in her service . John eventually give into this offer , and the 200th issue show how Rosacarnis manipulate his reality , making him raise three children with her , in the guise of Kit Ryan , from Garth Ennis ' time on the title , Zed , from Jamie Delano 's , and Angie , from the current run , with three different artists , Steve Dillon , Marcelo Frusin and Leonardo Manco each drawing one story , as the past , present and future of the title .