Doctor…Alien…Woman….Traitor…Lover…What am I?
Green Lantern.
So many words drifted in and out of her mind as the world around her erupted into sparks. Her father was the sector equivalent of Hitler…
It was just now starting to sink in that adoption was merely that, adoption. The Natus were her family, of course…but she knew inside that their had always been something sinister lurking within her veins.
The sheets grew cold and wet with nightmares, the warmth of her partner's skin having left for a patrol many hours ago. Life seemed dim, distant as memories of pain invaded her dreams. Memories of exile…
The green ring upon her finger glowed comfortingly, though it be her bane. The world had only but been a blur since it had come to her, had passed into a whirlwind of uncertainty and self doubt. Was she still the Doctor she needed to be? Was she strong enough to bear the shame of a family secret?
Once, she had been banished for the trinket upon her slim finger. Once, she had been run out and burned by the very people she shared blood with. All because of one man whose vision had obscured the truth behind the purpose of this green ring. All because of….Sinesto.
His taunts still kept her awake at night, the cruel smile bending over her slumber like the frightened subconscious. He had seared his evil into her mind, digging the fear from her troubled soul. Father…the word would never be true to her, no matter how much DNA they shared.
Leaving her world, she came to another, in much hopes to take the ring that had chosen her to a new bearer. But it had done just that. It had CHOSEN her. That gift of power was not one to squander, and learning that had come at a dear price. The Lanterns had given her a home after she finally reconciled within herself to her duties, they had given her friendship. The Corps was a family, no matter how large or widespread it may be.
But still, her mind had always been clouded. That was, until the day He came to reclaim his planet. He had descended upon Korugar like a king to rule his throne, shining in the furious light of amber yellow. His eyes shone with malcontent, lips splitting in sadistic amusement. Even as the same people who had burnt her home to cinder begged for a savior, she moved to her betrayer's aid.
They were Her people, no matter what misunderstood crimes they had committed against her. Emerald and Gold faced off, Father and Daughter clashed in a combat of wills and fear.
It has been many years since that day, the war long over. The one within the Corps, and the woman's mind have now turned to Blacker things. Within the comfort of her bed, this warrior now soundly sleeps, the question that had tormented her for so long has already been answered.
Doctor…Alien…Woman….Traitor…Lover…What am I?
She is all of the above. She is Soranik Natu of the planet Korugar, a neurosurgeon, and she is….
A Green Lantern.