indianbanksassociation Chapter 593 First Lantern Knight: A Person from the Future
Chapter 593 First Lantern Knight: A Person from the Future
Chapter 593 First Lantern Knight: A Person from the Future (This chapter is packed with information and contains several foreshadowing elements)
This is Earth 1.
Other universes that once existed and were subsequently reshaped—such as Earth-3 and the Crime Syndicate—existed as early as the Crisis on Infinite Earths era, only to be repeatedly reshaped with each universe reboot.
But Earth 1 is different. This universe was created after Dr. Manhattan stirred up Barry Allen's longing for his mother, and then manipulated him to restart the entire multiverse and create the New 52.
Compared to other parallel universes, this universe is younger and weaker. The guide to the multiverse in The Great Harmony even explicitly states that this universe's reality has not yet fully solidified.
Although the New Fifty-Two era is gradually coming to an end, and the Rebirth era officially begins with Wally the Second Flash returning from the Speed Force, Earth-1 is gradually solidifying, but its degree of "solidification" is still far less than that of other parallel universes, and its plasticity is far greater than that of other universes.
This lack of solidification presents an opportunity; for schemers who need to exploit this future potential, it is the perfect base and breeding ground…
For example, the first Lantern Man.
At this moment, in the vast universe of Earth 1, far away from Earth, a huge spaceship is quietly floating.
This spaceship looks like a massive battle fortress on the scale of a planet in the War World.
It's unclear which universe's Mongo was so fortunate as to run into Shadow Calamity, who had just left the Black Death Emperor's Death Domain, along with the First Lantern and a large group of their Third Legion subordinates.
What happened afterward was complicated. In short, as things stand, Mongo in that universe must have happily relinquished control of his lair, then submitted to fate, happily committed suicide to meet the Black Death Emperor, and allowed the First Lantern and his crew to completely take over his lair.
At this moment, Shadow Calamity was sitting in the main control room of the war fortress he had drastically modified, carefully considering the recent events.
To be honest, the reason he and Huo Rong were able to find this war fortress was entirely accidental. One of his Third Legion members seemed to have run into some kind of spatial turbulence. In order to prevent themselves from losing important combat power, Shadow Huo Rong and First Lantern accidentally passed through this spatial turbulence and fell into some parallel universe, where they bumped into Mongo.
Before his death, Mongo desperately initiated the War World's cosmic jump. Originally, this action would have caused the War World and all its enemies to jump into the gap between parallel universes and be crushed to death. However, by a twist of fate, Shadow Calamity went with the flow and changed the War World's space jump location.
Ultimately, the war world sent them to Earth 1, the most suitable place to serve as a base to help the first Genie recover.
At this moment, Genie Evolution is at the core of the Warworld. He is currently absorbing energy from the entire emotional spectrum of the multiverse through a device in the Warworld, which helps the resurrected Genie Evolution regain his lost power.
The members of the Third Legion possessed a certain level of intelligence. They discovered a way to communicate with the multiverse in Mongo's database, and using this technology, they transformed the entire world of war.
To be honest, even the creators of these Third Legion members, Shadow Calamity, didn't quite understand how they connected to the emotional spectrum of the multiverse.
But in any case, these unexpected events made Shadow Calamity's plans go more and more smoothly.
At that moment, he was observing Batman's problem.
That Batman Dragon...
He frowned. It was like a persistent ghost, never giving up.
The other party is clearly a dangerous person. If possible, Shadow Calamity would prefer him to disappear immediately, but unfortunately, in order to achieve his goal, Batman Dragon must live, until that thing begins.
Shadow Calamity took a deep breath, and his gaze beneath the hood gradually hardened.
If someone were to lift his hood at this moment, they would find that the Shadow Calamity in front of them is a completely living person, and not just the original Lantern Knight whose body is made up of thin lines like colored veins, but a completely living person, without any trace of being buried in the Black Death Emperor's Death Domain.
What exactly transformed him? And where did he come from?
"One more time, and I will never lose! Batman Dragon, Barbatos, Emperor Joker, Brainiac, Parallax Morhal... I will be the ultimate winner among all of them!"
Shadow Calamity was lost in memories.
The brutal battle he remembered... Countless parallel universes on the verge of destruction were gathered together by Brainiac and fought one-on-one.
Endless world destruction, countless heroes and villains dying, and a vast amount of energy being released through this death and destruction...
Batman's Dragon died tragically, Superman the Primal died tragically; in that bloody battle, no one would be the final winner.
He lost, the first Lantern Knight lost, Calamity lost.
He failed to seize that powerful force; he did not obtain that power to reshape the multiverse and revive his mother.
He was in pain and he cried out, but the outcome wouldn't change anything, but thankfully...
He has another chance. It's like a cicada swimming against the current in the river of time. It swims back and forth desperately, and before history dries up completely, it reshapes itself again!
He knew he was cheating, he knew he was a shameless cicada, but no matter what others said about him...
He wants to reverse the future! He wants to make that final history, according to the blueprint he has drawn up... repeat itself!
He understands the future better than anyone else, not even the Batman Dragon. He is destined to succeed; he cannot possibly fail.
He absolutely refused to believe what his mother had told him, and he could never accept it all so easily. No matter the cost to himself or others, he was determined to take the risk.
So now...
Shadow Calamity stared at Batman on the screen, a cold glint in his eyes.
Just as he knew from his past life, Batman pinned everything on the Batman Who Laughs, almost causing the Batman Who Laughs to be devoured alive by Barbatos and everyone in the Dark Multiverse who sought revenge against him.
In his memory, the image of the unfortunate Batman Who Laughs being chased by countless bizarre monsters from the Dark Multiverse was vivid, but it was through this incident that Batman Dragon's power swelled a little too much.
He not only formed an alliance with a large number of powerful beings in the Dark Multiverse, but also actually realized his vision of a Dark Multiverse Resistance Army. This army protected him in the final battle, causing great trouble for Genie I. In the end, Genie I failed in his mission and lost the competition, partly due to being targeted by Batman Dragon.
Of course, another important reason is that the original Lantern was alone at the time, without the help of Shadow Calamity and the hundreds of members of the Third Legion he created. He did not escape from the Black Death Emperor's Death Domain now, but much later.
He escaped too late, and compared to his opponents, the original Genie had no chance to compete. Even his proud power was too weak to be comparable to Parallax Morhal and Superman Supreme.
If he wants to achieve his goal, the first Lantern must take an unconventional approach.
Shadow Calamity narrowed his eyes; he still remembered how he had directly sacrificed Earth Number One back then…
All the emotions of intelligent life on Earth 1 were completely drained. Anger, fear, and consciousness all vanished from the hearts of all beings in this universe. The first Lantern Knight gained a massive amount of energy in this way, but the price was the destruction of Earth 1, and there was no longer a single being with a soul.
This cosmic-scale cataclysmic extinction enraged Batman Dragon. The first Lantern understood why the other party relentlessly targeted him in the subsequent battles, striving to eliminate him first, even prioritizing him over the Emperor and the Joker. But at that time, he had no choice; if he didn't do that, he wouldn't even get a ticket to participate in the war.
But now that he has rescued Genie I ahead of time and arrived at Earth 1 ahead of schedule, he can use the unstable future here to help Genie I slowly absorb the emotional spectrum of the multiverse. So in the final battle, Batman Dragon won't be foolish enough to desperately target Genie I, and might even join forces with him. Although this alliance will eventually fall apart, it can at least guarantee Genie I's survival ability in the early stages, and at least prevent him from being surrounded and attacked.
That alone makes his history far better than it was before he came back.
Nevertheless, Batman's Dragon remains a dangerous enemy.
Shadow Calamity pondered slowly.
The other side had one plan after another. Sometimes even Shadow Calamity, who had returned from the future, couldn't figure out what Batman Dragon was doing in secret, why he seemed so adaptable to every situation, or how he knew some very secret information.
If Shadow Calamity could know how Batman Dragon found out, he could have preemptively cut off Batman's communication channels. But Batman seemed to know everything on a whim, so how could Shadow Calamity possibly stop him?
However, if possible, Shadow Calamity would prefer to find a way to weaken Batman Dragon before they form an alliance. Even if Batman Dragon is not the final victor in the battle in the future he travels to, which is not yet fully solidified, he will still be a strong contender to seize those energies.
It would be ideal if we could weaken our opponents beforehand.
As Shadow Calamity thought this, he began to plan his actions.
He certainly didn't intend to weaken Batman Dragon's personal power. Putting aside the question of whether or not to weaken him, the real issue was that weakening the opponent would ultimately harm his own interests after forming an alliance with him.
So for Shadow Calamity, all he needs to do now is remove the supporters around Batman Dragon, those members of the Dark Multiverse Resistance, and then isolate Batman Dragon. This way, even with his great power, it will be difficult for him to get cover in that chaotic battle, but he won't become too weak either. He's the perfect target.
So if we want to stop Batman from recruiting his own legion, then first...
After hesitating for a long time, Shadow Calamity finally made up his mind.
Deep down, he knew that if the Dark Multiverse Resistance were erased from history due to his interference, it could very well cause a series of butterfly effects. However, the temptation was simply too great for him. Coupled with the dangerous behavior of Batman Dragon in that unfixed history, he finally made his decision.
Just as Shadow Calamity was about to make his move, the instrument panel suddenly lit up.
"What happened?"
Shadow Calamity was somewhat surprised; he saw the Emperor Joker's power on the instrument panel...
Why did the Emperor Joker's detection system trigger an alarm at this time?
"Wait a minute, this guy's power is slowly recovering. Is he already influencing reality and searching for troublemakers?"
Shadow Calamity suddenly stood up, which contradicted his previous thoughts.
"No, no," he suddenly calmed down. "If I attack Batman now, no one will be able to control the Emperor Joker. Damn it, is it still not possible? I'll just have to wait for another opportunity..."
He gave up in despair: "Perhaps not only can I not stop them, but I might even have to help them..."
He slowly shook his head: "No, we still need to find a way to weaken it, but the Emperor Joker's power is too strong. How is that possible? Damn it, when and how did I unknowingly cause this kind of chain reaction, allowing the Emperor Joker to increase his power in reality so much earlier than before?"
Shadow Calamity cursed inwardly, repeatedly reviewing his actions and potential consequences, but he couldn't come up with a single clue. However, no matter how much he cursed, he could only admit that the Emperor Clown's transformation was largely due to him.
"No, this is far stronger than before. If Batman Dragon hasn't changed, he might lose to the Emperor Joker! Once he loses, all the things Batman Dragon caused will be erased, and what happens next will be vastly different from the future I knew before. My advantage of foresight will disappear... Damn it, I really have to help him! At least until I defeat the Emperor Joker and kick him out of the game!"
Shadow Calamity finally made a decision based on his own thoughts and wisdom. This stage was entirely from Shadow Calamity's true heart, a result he had repeatedly deliberated and slowly summarized, and was absolutely not guided by anyone else.
At least that's what Shadow Calamity thinks.
Behind him, two members of the Third Legion exchanged glances. They were supposed to possess only rudimentary intelligence, creations of the Shadow Calamity, but it seemed that...
Not so.
(End of this chapter)