rpbooks Chapter 644 The First Lantern and the Collapsed Fake Timeline
Chapter 644 The First Lantern and the Collapsed Fake Timeline
Chapter 644 The First Lantern and the Collapsed Fake Timeline
"Absorb the emotions of everyone on Earth 1?"
Shadow Calamity hesitated for a moment: "What do you plan to do?"
"I've regained some of my power," said Genie A. "Of course, we won't directly fight the heroes of this universe. That would reveal what we're up to, triggering the entire universe's immune cells—the heroes' passive counterattack. We must avoid that; otherwise, even if we ultimately win, we'll be dragged into a time-wasting battle."
"And we have no time to waste," Shadow Calamity interjected. He paused for a moment, then, being the same person with the same thought patterns, he realized what the first Lantern Knight was trying to do.
"We must hurry, because Parallax Morhal might, under Batman Dragon's arrangement, invade reality from upstream in the timeline!"
Shadow Calamity hadn't considered the possibility of failure. Even if Parallax Mohal failed, his downstream invasion was still a fact, and once that action was taken, they could try...
"We can try to ambush Parallax Morhal; the moment he escapes the constraints of the Hypertime Stream is his weakest moment."
He said, "Even if this escape doesn't have a huge impact on the entire multiverse in the short term, we can use it to reclaim our power from the Hypertime Stream, and even plunder more from it, such as the antimatter energy belonging to the Antimonitor."
The first Lantern Knight raised a finger and shook it, then a mysterious expression appeared on his face:
"Parallax Morhal is not the Emperor Joker. If his history were altered, the destruction to the entire multiverse would be devastating."
That's right.
If Parallax Morhal from the Zero Hour era were to leave his original historical position, the most affected event would be Green Lantern: Rebirth.
This major event can be summarized in a very simple way.
After the "Zero Hour" incident, the repentant villain Parallax Mohal sacrificed himself in "Nightfall," perishing together with a terrifying monster called the Sun Eater. He successfully turned himself into a dead man and became the host of "Ghost," the vengeful spirit of God.
Hal was dead for many years until he was successfully resurrected during "Green Lantern: Rebirth", followed by "Darkest Night".
This event laid a foundation:
Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern, only found a way to control the Black Death Emperor after successfully familiarizing himself with him during the Darkest Night. He eventually used the Black Death Emperor as a Gundam during "The Wrath of the First Lantern" and killed the First Lantern with a single scythe.
If Parallax Morhal had simply disappeared, and Green Lantern: Rebirth hadn't even happened, then how could the first Green Lantern have failed?
Every major historical event in the time-travel narrative is interconnected by cause and effect, with each event having far-reaching consequences.
Parallax Morhal is like a load-bearing steel bar supporting the massive structure of the DC multiverse. Even after he forcibly pulled himself out of the solidified concrete pillar, the DC multiverse wouldn't collapse because there are other steel bars present. As long as Parallax Morhal can be returned to his original position in the end, allowing him to restore the history of the multiverse's hyperchronic flow, there will be no consequences.
The problem is that during the time when Parallax Morhal "left his original position but has not yet returned", the hyperchronic flow will automatically generate a false history of "what would happen in the future if Parallax Morhal disappeared at 'Zero Hour'?"
This fake history is like cement that hasn't hardened. In this fake history, the first Lantern was not killed by a scythe, so his power still exists within him, right?
The first Lantern can draw strength from this unsolidified cement fake history.
Before Parallax Morhal truly returns to his original position, this temporary false history will genuinely appear in the hyperchronic flow, continuously providing the first Genie with his peak power, like a fuel tank that keeps refueling him.
It was based on this consideration that the first Lantern dared to reach out to Parallax Morhal in his weakened state. If he could severely injure Morhal during his weakened state after coming down from the Hypertime Stream, he could even use his control over the emotional spectrum to extract some of the antimatter energy belonging to the Anti-Monitor from him.
After the Anti-Monitor was completely destroyed by a group of heroes during the Crisis on Infinite Earths, most of the antimatter energy left behind was obtained by Parallax Morhal, which led to his invincible power during Zero Hour.
Another portion of the energy was collected by Alexander Luther Jr. and eventually infused into Superman Supreme, creating the insane and powerful Superman Supreme.
Even if the first Lantern could steal even a fraction of... even a tiny bit of antimatter energy, it would be enough to greatly enhance its power.
And powerful strength is the key to ultimately winning.
This is extremely dangerous. Even for the weakened Parallax Morhal, biting the other party is a very risky thing, and he might even lose half of his own teeth.
But if successful, it would not only weaken Parallax Morhal but also Batman Dragon, and the temptation would be irresistible to Genie No. 1.
"Therefore, we need to absorb the emotional energy of Earth 1. Only after absorbing this energy can we become strong enough to be absolutely certain of victory in a short period of time."
The first Lantern Man said, "You can add something to this plan."
He didn't delegate the decision to Shadow Calamity, but Shadow Calamity had no intention of doing so either. Frankly, they were the same person. And the moral compass of the original Lantern Knight had long been exhausted during billions of years of imprisonment.
Despite possessing immense power, and even laying the foundation for the entire emotional spectrum of the DC universe, and accomplishing unparalleled greatness, deep down, the first Lantern was already a lost soul from the past.
Only reversing time can revive this wandering ghost, and this is also the only thing this wandering ghost can fight for.
After so many years of self-suggestion and self-hypnosis, restoring Earth-15 was no longer just the wish of the first Lantern Man, but had become his life's purpose and direction...
Or rather, the reason for living... just like Black Manta's life is only about taking revenge on Aquaman.
"Alright." Shadow Calamity nodded: "We have already forged an energy cell. We can extract the emotional spectrum energy of the entire universe by arranging secondary cells in several major sectors throughout the universe, and inject them all into that piece of emotional energy to create a degraded version of the Great Heart."
(Note: The Great Heart was created during the honeymoon period between Little Blue Man and Calamity. The Guardians poured all their emotions into an energy battery, creating the Great Heart, which was then implanted into the chest of the First Lantern. This is why the Guardians of the Universe have no emotions, and why the First Lantern fell: the negative emotions of the Guardians of the Universe influenced Calamity's thinking, causing him to suffer a mental breakdown.)
The members of the Third Legion listened quietly; they had made their decision. The First Lantern and Shadow Calamity might know that these so-called Third Legion members were strong, but they didn't know exactly how strong they were.
But in reality, the members of the Third Legion knew that while each of them might not be as powerful as the original Lantern Knight in his prime, they were definitely on par with the original Lantern Knight and Shadow Calamity in their current state.
Even without absorbing all the energy of Earth-1, this large group of weakened versions of the First Lantern could still threaten Parallax Morhal.
Therefore, even if they sabotage the plan of Genie E1 and cause it to fail, it won't affect the rest of the plan. They'll simply need to prove their power to Genie E1 and get him to continue his plan, which isn't difficult.
However, neither the first Lantern Knight nor the Shadow Calamity mentioned what would happen to any creature in this universe once all its emotional energy was drained.
It's not just that you'll never experience joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness again; even fear will disappear. It's like when you see a large truck heading straight for you, you won't even have the thought of dodging.
But neither did the first Lantern Man, nor did Shadow Calamity.
Even the members of the Third Legion didn't care. Their actions in stopping Lantern One and Shadow Calamity were merely the result of planning and voting, not out of the simple sense of justice and morality of superheroes.
After the original Lantern Man completely fell out with the Guardians of the Universe and was tied up and studied like an experimental subject, the original Lantern Man, who had once even roamed the universe as a hero, disappeared.
Even though he possesses immense power, the world of Genie #1 is a blank slate.
In the end, he was just a lonely ghost.
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I am Sinestro, a wandering ghost.
I used to think that Hal Jordan stole my destiny.
I was too arrogant, too domineering, and too foolish.
As the darkest night approached, I gained that godlike power: the power of the white lamp.
I could have shared the white light of life with every member of the Light Clan, and together we could have defeated the Black Death Emperor and protected our world.
But I made a mistake in my decision.
I tried to monopolize the white light of life, but my control over the Life Lamp Ring was too weak, and the Legion of Colored Light ultimately failed to stop the Black Death Emperor from destroying the Spirit of Existence.
Encouraged, the undead swarmed the heroes, slaughtered them, and resurrected them all as Black Lantern Corpses.
From that moment on, the army's strength began to grow exponentially.
Therefore, in the battle between light and darkness... the battle between life and death...
Life was a crushing defeat.
I am Karl Senestor, and I know I cannot escape blame.
I have failed my universe, and I know I cannot live alone.
I tried to kill myself, but I couldn't die.
Half of my body was controlled by the Black Lantern due to my suicide, but the other half, which wore the White Lantern ring, was resurrected under the influence of the White Lantern's power.
I became the one who controlled both the black and white lights, and I also lost my future goals.
What I mean is, if you were living in ruins, and you were all alone in those ruins.
Then tell me.
What hope is there left for your life?
For a long time, Sinestro the White Lantern has been trying to find a way to revive the entire universe in his own universe. He wants to bring his universe back to life, but even he knows it is in vain.
The spirit of their universe is dead, or nearing death.
Even the new gods of Apokolips have been controlled by the Black Emperor's Black Lantern power. After being besieged by those new god Black Lantern corpses, White Lantern Seneca has little hope left.
Even though the White Lantern Ring on his hand was still in effect, he had no ability to resurrect a spirit that had already died, not even the corpses of those Apokolips.
Everything is over; all that remains is a lingering existence, unless he finds a new spirit...
Wait, a new spirit of existence?
The white lamp Seneca, who suddenly appeared in front of Chen Tao, could hardly contain his ecstatic expression. He rushed over and carefully grasped the small spirit of existence in Chen Tao's palm as if it were a fragile piece of porcelain, his face showing a mixture of laughter and tears.
"It is the spirit of existence, the spirit of existence, he is still alive, he is still alive—a new spirit of existence!"
He cried and screamed, regarding Chen Tao as if he were the only one. The tiny spirit of his being shrieked and cried out joyfully as he threw himself into the arms of the white lamp, Seneca, and even refused to obey Chen Tao's commands.
Sinestro raised his White Lantern Ring, and endless white light spread from his palm, sweeping across the sky at hundreds of times the speed of light, stripping the corpses of every Black Lantern Ring holder flying in from the dark energy that bound them, leaving only cold bones and ashes.
"Why hasn't the Emperor Clown made a move yet?"
Barbatos turned to the Black Death Emperor beside him: "A new spirit of existence has appeared. Isn't this your nemesis?"
His face darkened: "We can't keep watching like this..."
He needs to make another preparation.
"The Emperor Joker might not be able to stop Parallax Morhal, I have to help him out."
As Barbatos thought this, he continued to ponder, "And then there's the Black Death Emperor. I need to get directly involved too."
"I can handle this." Barbatos wanted to say something more to the Black Death Emperor, but then he heard the other say, "While the power of the White Lantern is strong, the quantity is too small."
He said, "And don't forget, half of Sinestro in that universe still belongs to me."
Barbatos didn't waste any words. After hearing the Black Death Emperor's words, he quickly made a decision: "The Black Death Emperor can hold on for a while longer. The most urgent matter is..."
"We are fully committed to supporting the Emperor Joker in his attempt to stop Parallax Morhal!"
(End of this chapter)