indianbanksassociation Chapter 401 Why Did the First Lantern Knight Wear a Maid Outfit?
Chapter 401 Why Did the First Lantern Knight Wear a Maid Outfit?
Chapter 401 Why Did the First Lantern Knight Wear a Maid Outfit? (6000-word long chapter)
Strictly speaking, Mongo was not the successor of the Black Death Emperor.
A qualified agent's goal is to spread the word of "the great Black Death Emperor" throughout the universe as much as possible, then have everyone voluntarily become Black Lantern Corpses to enhance the Black Death Emperor's power. Finally, at the last moment, the agent will summon the Black Death Emperor to the material universe, then swing the great scythe and slice the life-giving Lantern Beast "Spirit of Existence" into eight pieces, completely destroying all life in the universe and returning everything to the darkness and peace before the arrival of the white light.
This is why the Black Emperor needs William Hand to embrace death. He cannot enter the main world on his own. Ever since Karona first revealed the existence of the living main world to him many years ago, the Black Emperor has tried countless times to open a rift to the main world, but has failed time and time again.
He needs a stable channel, and even more so, a continuous supply of energy, so that he can maintain his physical existence.
In the original comics, the weakened Anti-Monitor was turned into a Lamp Furnace by Black Death, while the deceased William Hand became the nexus for Black Death's arrival in reality. Scarface, a Guardian of the Universe corrupted by Black Death, forged the first Black Lantern Ring. Only after so many conditions were met did the Darkest Night officially begin, and only after they created enough Black Lantern Corpses did Black Death officially descend.
Therefore, Mongo's current state is at best no different from that of the lucky ones who were granted power during the Black Death Emperor's probing invasion of reality over the years. He is neither important nor has he attracted much attention from the Black Death Emperor.
But... William Hand was different.
That's right. Without the Anti-Monitor as a source of light, the Black Emperor's power might not be as strong as it was during the true Darkest Night after William Hand's death, but just being able to come to the main universe is a huge achievement.
Chen Tao knew very well that the situation would be like the Flashpoint event, where Athocitas in that universe did not try to eliminate the darkness in William Hand's heart, but instead successfully killed him ahead of time. This caused the Darkest Night to arrive earlier, but it also weakened the power of the Death King, preventing him from arriving in reality before he was fully prepared. This resulted in the Green Lantern Corps being evenly matched with him. Then, the story of Abin Sue, who did not die in that parallel universe, came to Earth and eventually became the White Lantern.
Oh, by the way, Sinestro in that universe also turned against his most admired teacher, Abinsu, because he planned to change history and create a perfect universe. It can only be said that, in any universe, Sinestro, his teacher, and Hal Jordan were never on the same page. His ideas were too radical and too indifferent to individual will and human rights; this was a problem of character and ideology.
Even on some issues, he could agree with Abinsu and his group to respect differences, but this was a result of one side making concessions to his own position. Once there was no more room for retreat…
It's no wonder that the contradictions erupted in a concentrated manner.
In short, the Black Death Emperor's current invasion of the mortal realm relies solely on Mongo himself as a link, resulting in limited power he can project. Of course, the reason he can still rival Carona's blue ghost power is simply because Carona's situation is worse; this is a contest of the weak, not a battle of the strong. Similarly, this also means that both of them are, to some extent, constrained by Mongo.
Mongo's situation is different from William Hand's. After William Hand committed suicide, he had completely submitted to the Black Death Emperor. However, in order to retain his free will, Mongo deliberately allowed Carona to manipulate his body, so that the Black Death Emperor could not completely control him. Instead, Mongo became a referee who balanced the two forces.
This is why the Black Death Emperor is now at a disadvantage after Mongol begins to take sides and fully exposes his body to Carona.
"Waaaaah... I was wrong, I was really wrong..."
Mongo clutched his yellow face in agony, his fingers even drawing blood from his cheeks as he gripped the skin so tightly.
"I deserve to die, I deserve to die, I attracted the Black Death Emperor, I am the sinner of the entire universe, waaaaaah..."
His wailing tone was so sickeningly sentimental that it almost sounded like he was cross-dressing:
"I want to atone for my sins. Yes, I still have a chance to atone..."
As he wailed, the blue ghost of Carona, with his help, began to completely cover the other half of his body that was emanating black mist. The Blue Lantern Ring twisted Mongo's will, causing him to sincerely repent for his actions.
In this state, he was willing to give anything to stop the evil he had caused, even if it meant completely losing control of his body.
As the Black Death Emperor completely lost the hub for transferring power in reality, the power he projected in William Hand's mental world also diminished, making it impossible for him to contend with Batman and his allies.
At this moment, the pure blackness representing the Black Death Emperor within William Hand's mental space began to fade.
The skull indifferently raised its head, looking at Carona and the first Lantern Man attacking it from both sides not far away, and Batman, who was protecting William Hand in the center of his wings and quietly staring at it from a distance.
"I am death itself," said the Black Death Emperor. "You cannot destroy death, you can only postpone its arrival."
He said, "We'll meet again, William, and you too..."
Batman.
"For the death of all of you."
Immediately before the attacks from Lanternman and Carona were about to land on him, the Black Death Emperor's figure turned into a wisp of black smoke and completely disappeared from William's mental space.
And so, finally, the previously noisy mental space fell silent again.
Batman.
William Hand looked up and asked Chen Tao in a low voice, "Why didn't you answer him?"
"What?"
Chen Tao asked.
"I mean, why don't you answer the Black Death Emperor's question?" William Hand said.
He muttered under his breath, "Swear at him! He threatened us and said he'd come back."
"Bad thing!"
He summarized it succinctly.
Chen Tao chuckled to himself.
William Hand is still a teenager. He is not yet the young man in the future of the comic book history who is completely controlled and bewitched by the Black Death Emperor, who kills his entire family and then commits suicide.
After defeating the Black Death Emperor, William complained to Chen Tao about why he hadn't cursed the Black Death Emperor. While this seemed to be a lament that Chen Tao hadn't cursed him, it was actually William Hand venting his own fear.
If it were an ordinary child, Chen Tao would comfort him and tell him that everything was alright... But he was William Hand, the destined leader of the Black Lantern Legion.
He was destined to bear more than others. Perhaps it was cruel, perhaps it was unreasonable, but it was the fate that the boy named William Hand was destined to bear.
Therefore, Chen Tao said, "Because...because the Black Death Emperor is right."
He finally reached out and patted William Hand on the shoulder. He had originally intended to pat the man's head, but ultimately decided to pat his shoulder instead. A pat on the head is comforting for a child, while a pat on the shoulder is encouragement for a comrade.
He said, "Because it's a fact that the Black Death will eventually return. But we will defeat him again, just like today, right?"
He clearly saw the fear in William Hand's eyes.
Chen Tao sighed silently to himself. He was prepared for William Hand's further evasion and whining; he was prepared to accept it.
He was never the type to blame his companions for their cowardice or failures; he always just quietly worked on his own plans.
He never placed his hopes on his teammates, which was too heavy and too cruel for others.
Moreover, William Hand is still young.
He still has plenty of time to prepare to face the Black Death Emperor.
But to Chen Tao's surprise...
"it is good."
He heard William Hand say that.
He was slightly surprised to see William Hand raise his head, and then said, "We will defeat him again!"
There was still fear and confusion in his eyes, but these quickly disappeared.
"I will defeat the Black Death Emperor!"
The boy said this.
"Justice will surely prevail over evil!"
Chen Tao smiled faintly.
These words may sound naive and ridiculous, but...
not bad.
The first Lantern Knight, not far away, turned around; the situation on the field was now somewhat delicate.
His image in William Hand's mental space was the same as his physical appearance: a handsome man with many veins spreading across his transparent body, although at this moment he was all green, rather than shimmering with the seven colors of the emotional spectrum.
This is because at this moment he is entirely composed of the green energy of the ring in the palm of the Divine Power Ring, rather than the power leaking from his physical body.
If a dangerous character like Genie Evangelion could truly project his power from the Shadow Cabinet, he wouldn't be so cautious and timid now. Moreover, the seal placed on him by the Guardians of the Universe many years ago was definitely of the highest level.
In comic book history, if the Guardians of the Universe hadn't collectively lost their minds and tried to use the power and flesh of Genie I to create some Third Order to replace the Green Lantern Corps, and Genie I hadn't seized the opportunity, he would never have been able to escape the Shadow Cabinet for the rest of his life.
Calona, on the other hand, is currently in a classic blue ghost form.
After failing in his attempt to merge the DC and Marvel universes and being defeated by the Grandmaster of the Marvel Universe, the utterly defeated Calona was sucked into a cosmic rift and unfortunately trapped inside a cosmic egg. Unlike the original Lantern, who was at most sentenced to life imprisonment, the cosmic egg that trapped him will hatch billions of years later and become a completely new universe. At that time, Calona will be directly integrated into that universe, completely becoming one with it. In that case, although he won't be completely dead, it will be no different from being dead.
This is why Carona cherishes his limited soul power that allows him to interfere with reality. If this power is lost, there is neither a way to replenish it nor a means to do so, which would undoubtedly hasten his slow death.
Therefore, neither the first Lantern nor Cardinal is quite sure what Batman's attitude towards them is, so the situation is temporarily stuck there.
They knew very well that Batman and Mongo were different. While it was possible that Mongo might release them even after knowing exactly what kind of characters they were, the possibility was extremely low for Batman.
But they were not giving up and still held onto some illusions. They worked hard to help Batman fight the Black Death Emperor, not out of any affection for the universe, but because if there were no living people left in the universe, then naturally no one would release them. So they had to fight for the possibility that "they might be released."
However, although the Black Death Emperor has been driven away, no one is willing to release them now. Their goal has not been achieved at all. That damned, unknown servant of Mongo has been colluding with the Black Death Emperor behind their backs and has tricked them badly.
They've been working for nothing from start to finish. After all that, they've only served as Batman's henchmen and been taken advantage of. Now they've gotten nothing and have to run away in disgrace. How could the first Genie and Carona possibly be willing to accept this?
"Batman..."
In the mental space, the first Lantern broke the silence, trying to say something, but was immediately interrupted by Batman: "If I were you, I would start running away right now."
Such aggressive remarks immediately prevented the first Lantern Hero from continuing, and the scene fell silent once again.
Tick.
Tick.
Two seconds later, Calona's ghost suddenly rose silently and flew rapidly towards the distance of the mental space, disappearing into the horizon in an instant.
He ran away decisively and resolutely, displaying the style of a graphics card runner. Carona was a decisive person to begin with. Back when he was just a scientist, he was able to escape from his fellow Guardians of the Universe with ease. You should know that when Carona was arrested, it was the Guardian of the Universe, Ganther, who personally led the team, using a sting operation and a multi-person attack. The Machine Hunter Legion was only fit to be the Guardians of the Universe's auxiliary force.
Under such circumstances, the fact that Calona was able to successfully escape, even tampering with the machine hunter's program during his escape to cause the massacre in Sector 666, and also creating the Power Gauntlet to continue his fight against the Guardians of the Universe, proves his talent in escaping.
Therefore, after hearing Batman's murderous words, Caronna abandoned his illusions in just two seconds and chose to run away.
But Batman Alpha wanted to say something more. He glanced at the fleeing Carona, then said in a deep voice, "I'm not like Carona, Batman. I'm not a mad scientist and destroyer like him. I just want to save my home."
He said, "There is no conflict between us. You have killed the Guardians of the Universe, and my grudges with them are settled. If you let me go, I will leave this universe and continue to search for a way to save my home. We will live in peace and not interfere with each other. In return, I will teach you about the emotional spectrum..."
However, he only said half of what he wanted to say.
Pfft!
In reality, the divine ring from Earth 3, which is Hal Jordan's Earth 3 counterpart, stared blankly down.
He saw four sharp wooden thorns pierce his body from different directions, then all of them went through his chest. In the next moment, more branches grew from the thorns, carrying the power of decaying death, and pierced through every inch of his skin.
Shenli Jie didn't even have time to scream before he died on the spot from this premeditated attack!
It's Bain!
At this moment, Bane's body was covered in fur resembling that of a wild beast, a characteristic of him mobilizing the power of the Crimson of All Beings. Since they were not currently on Earth, Bane seemed to be communicating with some kind of extraterrestrial life network through the Crimson of All Beings, thus finding a ferocious beast that did not exist on Earth, similar to a gorilla with many arms and legs. This caused him to grow a pair of new arms on his back.
As a Ringbearer, his power comes entirely from the ring in his palm. At this moment, the first Lantern, who is manipulating the ring, is focusing most of his energy on William Hand's mental space, using his silver tongue to try to persuade Batman to release him from his cage. He never expected that someone would be able to break through the protective shield he used to create for the Ring of Power, nor did he expect that someone would have been waiting for this moment to kill the Ring of Power!
"you!"
Upon realizing that his divine ring, which was in standby mode in reality, had been killed in a single blow, the first Lantern Knight in William Hand's mental space changed drastically.
Filled with intense rage, he silently left William Hand's mind and returned his consciousness to the ring.
It doesn't matter. Due to a design flaw, unlike the main universe which seeks courageous individuals as hosts, the Ring of Power only seeks out the most cowardly person. And everyone present, even those former murderers and villains, possessed willpower and courage far exceeding that of ordinary people.
In this situation, if the power ring wants to find a host on its own, it will inevitably have to locate across multiple sectors, and will at least not be near OA star.
Even in the worst-case scenario, he, the first Lantern, would still be able to maintain remote control of the Ring, since no cowardly Ringholder could disobey his orders.
Although theoretically, the ringholder is the rightful owner of the ring and is essentially qualified to compete with the first Lantern for control of the ring, how could a ringholder who is cowardly possibly have the courage to compete?
Therefore, for the first Lantern Knight, this is a self-contradictory false proposition, and there's no need to worry. Moreover, to prevent himself from completely losing control of the Ring, he made some preparations behind Sinestro and Mongodo's back, so in any case, he should be able to escape unscathed.
So after a brief moment of anger, the first Lantern Knight calmed down immediately. Batman was completely incomprehensible. What he needed to do now was to manipulate the ring to escape from OA, then find a host for the ring in the vast sector, and then control the body through the ring to continue looking for other ways to release his own body.
It's definitely not feasible to have the new Divine Ring placed in the Shadow Cabinet, otherwise he would have done so before. The Shadow Cabinet contains a branch of the Guardians of the Universe, and their combat power is quite strong, at least the Divine Ring cannot match them.
Now that Mongo is finished, and Sinestro won't cooperate with him, he needs to find a new partner who can defeat those Guardian factions in order to...
Ok? ? ?
While still pondering, the first Lantern Knight suddenly realized something was amiss. The Ring of Authority wasn't flying directly away from Planet OA as he'd imagined, searching for cowards in other cosmic sectors; instead, it was flying straight towards one not far away…
What the hell? When did this middle-aged, balding old man in a spacesuit appear on the battlefield?
Before the first Lantern could stop it, the ring flew like a comet onto Arnold's finger. In an instant, protected by green energy, Arnold gained the ability to survive in the universe, and he quickly took off his heavy spacesuit.
Meanwhile, the first Lantern, who was controlling the Ring, also realized that something had happened.
"A coward? What a coincidence?"
But he had already seen Batman flying towards him from not far away, so without thinking too much, he immediately decided to take control of the other's body.
It doesn't matter to him which coward he is, because he can control their body anyway. Cowards are called cowards because they simply don't have the guts to resist. As mentioned before, that's a false proposition; theoretically, it's a situation that can't happen...
Ok? ? ?
"No one can control Arnold beyond my control!"
A tremendous roar exploded in the mind of the first Genie, and then Arnold ignored the first Genie's control. He pulled out a briefcase from somewhere, opened it, and inside was a set...
Maid outfit?
What on earth are these bizarre clothes?
(End of this chapter)