Talia al Ghul played an important part in this particular story arc. As Ra's al Ghul had long been believed to be dead since Death of the Maidens, Talia had been educating Damian in the stories of his family and the history of the League of Assassins. Behind the scenes, White Ghost, a loyal servant of Ra's al Ghul, was preparing a Lazarus Pit for Damian. The objective behind this was not to revive anyone, but rather, transfer a life-force into Damian's body; Ra's al Ghul's lifeforce. Talia was deceived into believing that the Pit would be used to resurrect Ra's, and her duty was to prepare Damian to meet his grandfather so that he may one day inherit the League. After a number of days, Ra's finally revealed that he was not dead, but his body was a carcass, decaying away. He could not heal himself with the Lazarus Pit alone, he needed a life-force - he needed Damian. However, Talia soon saw through the plans of White Ghost and her father and managed to buy enough time for Damian to escape. In punishment, Ra's had Talia imprisoned so that she could not further meddle in his plans.

Enter Batman, who had been tracking the White Ghost. He came across Talia and freed her, whereupon Talia explained to her beloved that Ra's was intent on capturing Damian. She asked him to return to Gotham to protect him, but Bruce refused, stating that he was more than capable of handling himself. Instead, he contacted Nightwing to watch over Damian, who had returned to Wayne Manor. Nightwing returned just in time to find a League of ninjas attacking Tim Drake and Damian Wayne. Nightwing was unable to save Damian and Tim as he had to save the lives of mercenaries that Talia hired from being poisoned. Meanwhile, Talia and Bruce journeyed across the mountains of Tibet, tracking White Ghost and Ra's al Ghul. During this search, they came under attack by League ninjas, but managed to fend them off with some timely assistance by the old man I-Ching. During this fight, Batman and Talia shared an intimate moment reminiscent of their past relationship. Talia had been wounded, and Batman provided medical assistance.

Eventually they discovered Ra's' hideout in the mountains and fell into Ra's trap. Ra's gave Batman the choice of two options, to choose which young boy's body Ra's stole; Tim Drake or Damian Wayne. However, Batman out-bargained Ra's by promising to take him to the Fountain of Life in Nanda Parbat. Ra's agrees and, in an odd moment, Batman and Ra's join the same team to not only stop The Sensei from reaching the Fountain, but also to ensure that Ra's does not die. During their travel, they share an interesting conversation in regards to the respect they hold for each other. Once at the top of Nanda Parbat, Batman engages in battle with The Sensei's Legion of Death, whereupon he, to his own surprise, takes them down within a matter of seconds - his exact words are "I just took down Sensei's Legion of Death in a matter of seconds. I know I'm good, but I'm not that good". Once Ra's and Batman find the Fountain, they see Sensei guarding it, who reveals himself to be Ra's al Ghul's father. Ra's attacks Sensei, who impales him in a second, and then attacks Batman. Batman is severely outclassed in this fight and has his arm broken and is impaled by Sensei's staff. Sensei claims that he needs less than a minute to beat Batman, but that is his downfall, as Batman lasts longer than a minute, draining Sensei's stamina. Batman eventually tackles Sensei into the Fountain, whereupon he (Batman) is healed of his wounds and the Sensei perishes (supposedly it is due to his murderous nature).

Meanwhile Talia manages to help free Damian and Tim and they fight off League assassins. During the escape, Tim pulls Talia up and questions her about the Pits and their ability to raise the dead. She admits that they have that ability and that he would be able to see his parents again, but she warns him that Ra's always has an ulterior motive. Tim leaves Talia to find Damian. Eventually Tim comes across the Lazarus Pit and is prepared to give up his life as Robin and join Ra's in order to see his parents again. He is promptly stopped by Dick and the two enter into a fight. Outside the chamber, Talia is fighting off Assassins who are not obeying her commands. Eventually Dick and Tim are brought back to sense by I-Ching and Tim admits he was doing the wrong thing. The three leave the chamber and are wondering where to go from here when Talia appears, covered in blood and carrying weaponry. Nightwing comments "There are times when I wonder what Bruce ever saw in here ... and then there are times like this." Talia leads them to Nanda Parbat. Eventually the entire Bat Family is reunited atop Nanda Parbat and manage to prevent Ra's from stealing Damian's body. However, Ra's has a contingency plan.

White Ghost, who's name is Dusan, is then taken over by Ra's and the al Ghul is finally resurrected. Batman then speculates that he must have been a blood relative, which Ra's confirms - his son. Then an all out war begins, Batman's family versus Ra's and the League. Talia actually fights on the Bat Family's side, once again choosing her loyalty for Bruce and Damian over her father. During the fight, she incapacitates Damian, to which Bruce questions. She replies promptly that "You will die here today. Allow me to save the only legacy of the man I once loved." Talia then leaves with an unconscious Damian and she does not appear again in the series