Hello boys and girls! It's me, your friendly neighborhood Writer-Man! (Don't hate on the pun, it took me like five minutes to think of it.) And I'm here with this...whatever it is.
I tried to write something outside of my comfort zone and this was the result. Hopefully it won't be too awful to read. If it was, let me know. If it was actually something you liked...also let me know. Same as always.
Thanks for your continued support in my endeavors to be the author of a good fanfic and I will see you all in the next chapter!
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In the skies above the city-state of Themyscira, a ball of fire falls to the Earth. Its descent, however, goes unnoticed by either of Themyscira's occupants; neither group having reason to look towards the night sky.
Upon impact outside city-state limits, a creature from within the extinguished meteorite awakens after a deep sleep. The heat from the atmosphere having taken it out of Its hibernation.
Its intentions unknown, the creature oozes out of the now defunct spacecraft in anticipation. It has journeyed long distances and through much of the explored and unexplored regions of the Universe to get to…It didn't know where It was…but that hardly mattered.
What mattered was that It alone had escaped from the destruction of Its home planet. The rest of Its species, while their loss was still unfortunate, could be wholly revived through It alone. A genetic alteration made whilst toiling with the fabric of reality gifted Its people with asexual reproduction and freedom from the restrictions of gender.
As long as one of them survived, so too did the hope that their knowledge and their gifts could be kept alive through the ages. Unfortunately for those who labored for this failsafe, It had no intentions of reviving Its people or their works.
As far as It was concerned, It would be the only one of Its kind for the foreseeable future. As careful and benevolent a species as they were, they dabbled in things beyond even their comprehension.
And as a result of reaching beyond their means: complete and utter destruction. A cataclysm unleashed upon them all. Save for It.
Even then…It only survived because of the Ring. Yes. It brings Its focus to the White Lantern Ring that saved Its life. It would never forget how, alongside the Cataclysm, the ring burst through the destruction and chose to spare It amongst all the others.
Forcing its way to the center of Its mass and lifting It out of harm's way. Saving It from the presumably long journey to whatever planet they were on now by placing It into a ship of some sort and guiding It here.
Speaking of, It had yet to find out where It was. From the positions of the stars in the sky, It was so far away from his home planet that not even the position of the stars were recognizable.
Oh well. It mattered little, anyway. While he would have the desire to seek out his home one day, it would not be any day soon.
As It left the crashed ship completely, the smoking chunk of spacecraft disintegrated into nothingness. It stared at the spot where the ship just was for a moment before turning Its attention elsewhere.
Ring, where is your accompanying lantern?
This ring requires no lantern as it draws power on the ambient energies of Life and Creation.
What are your capabilities? It had heard of the power and might of the Guardian's Green Lantern Corps who strove to bring peace wherever they shined their light. It had also heard of the Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum that gave power to other such power rings.
Its people had learned much about the Spectrum from their studies. Like the fact that unlike the other entities on the spectrum, the Life Entity is the one in charge of how it is used; not the person who bears the ring.
Which is why he was so confused as to why he didn't have a voice in his head telling him to do this or that.
This ring has the capabilities of all other Spectrum colors. Basic capabilities include the creation of energy constructs, flight, energy absorption, invisibility, spatial warp, and healing.
It was my understanding that the Life Entity would be the one in control of the ring, but here you are answering my questions and not taking control of the decision making. Why is it that I have control?
The Life Entity has relinquished control of this ring to you. It has deemed you worthy of using its power as you would. As such, until more rings are created, you are the first, last, and only White Lantern in existence.
With that in mind It took a moment to accept the reality that It was truly a lantern corpsman. It was a…privilege? Honor? Did he even truly deserve the title?
…If the Life Entity itself felt that It was worthy enough to be the first, last, and only White Lantern then it mustn't be wrong to relish in the fact that It was? Right?
Well…even if it wasn't, that's how It rationalized the joy of flying through the night sky.
As It flew through the air, It could see Themyscira wasn't too far away from where It had crashed. It was…much more than It had expected. In fact,
Ring, scan the planet. What level of civilization and technological advancements have the inhabitants reached?
The ring shined for a few brief moments before speaking. This planet has been designated as EARTH by the inhabitants, a race who have named themselves the HUMAN race. As of now, there are no civilizations that have developed to the point of interstellar travel. The most advanced civilization seems to still use swords of common metals. Bronze being the most popular.
Okay. Activate…invisible mode? It disappeared. Scan the city. Relay any information of importance. The ring began to shine before dimming.
Scans indicate that the target is known as the city-state THEMYSCIRA with a population of all female AMAZONS. Though, there are a considerable number of human males within the city-state's borders tonight. Scans also reveal an elevated level of Human pheromones being released and multiple deaths having occurred in the time it took to relay this information.
It may have come from a different world, but even It knew what was going on in Themyscira. Fortunately for his people, the need to sexually abuse others had died out long ago. A long and arduous process to be sure, but worth it nonetheless
Unfortunately for these Humans, that was an achievement that was unique to Its people alone. Thus,
A flash of light brightened the sky before It found Itself in the middle of what It deemed an act of absolute savagery. The men were brutally assaulting, raping, and killing the seemingly defenseless Amazons.
Ring, why are they not fighting back!? Surely this is not the way this planet's social hierarchy operates! It had expected such realities, but had not wanted them to be the first sight It saw.
There is a toxin detected in their bloodstreams. It is preventing use of higher brain functions and motor skills. Only the Amazons have been affected.
It felt…disgusted. It was born hundreds of years after Its people had abolished such amoral behavior and had never personally been witness to such events outside of Its genetic memories.
Some sort of barrier that surrounded the city had blocked any sound from leaving Themyscira. Which was why it wasn't until just now that he heard the cries of agony and the joyful laughter that accompanied it.
An anger unlike anything It's ever felt raged within It. Ring, invisibility off…
Red constructs erupted from Its person. Each of them viciously ripping into every offending man. The few who weren't otherwise occupied with their victims fumbled to retaliate with what they could grab.
Their attempts weren't nearly enough to give them any hope of defeating It and the Amazons watched as their attackers were quickly and violently slain.
The Amazons struggled to get themselves in a position to watch the mysterious creature decimate their attackers.
It tore through the city, finding every man and eviscerating them on the spot. Blinded by Its rage, It painted Themyscira red with the blood of Man until only one remained.
Knowing his precise location, It made its way to the building located in the very center of the city. Entering the bedchamber, Its rage was once more brought into full swing at the sight before it.
There was a woman chained to a pillar, bloodied and bruised. Her clothes were but tattered rags on the ground and nearby, a man slept peacefully in the bed presumably meant for the woman in chains.
Much like sexual assault, Its people had also ended the practice of slavery and bondage of any kind within the borders of their Solar System. And any slavers with 'cargo' or 'livestock' who tried their luck in the region found themselves imprisoned and their slaves given refuge.
Naturally, It had a very low opinion of those who would take away the freedom of others. The man in the bed would be dead by his hand (gelatinous tentacle?) soon enough. But the woman…she would be freed immediately.
It approached her crouched as nonthreateningly as It could make Itself appear. Though the woman had never seen Its kind before, and even with the recent horror fresh in her mind, she only moved away slightly as it approached.
An appendage extended from its person and reached out to her. This was the easiest way for one Its kind to engage in communication with another species out of consideration of the fact that some species thought that telepathy was an incredibly rude gesture.
It was unsure of both the detriments such an act would have on the presumably unstable mind and the degree of disrespect that Amazons would feel towards It when subjected to a foreign presence in their minds.
The woman in chains flinched as its appendage touched her left cheek, though her eyes never left the floating creature's figure. Which led her to stare in shock and awe as it began to change its shape before her eyes.
"H-Hera!" The transition to Its new form took place by using its appendage to collect a sample of DNA and alter Itself to adapt the same Amazon biology; save for some genetic and aesthetic changes. Darker skin, wider hips, shorter hair, several inches taller in height, denser muscles, and a larger bust made it look as though she was no different from any other Amazon.
For all intents and purposes, It- she was now undistinguishable to the naked eye from any other Human or Amazon.
Since she couldn't speak to the chained woman through telepathy, modifying her body to communicate was the next best thing. Though she wasn't sure how she felt about needing such a heavy and surprisingly fragile set of organs to ensure her new body's survival.
And while she couldn't do anything about the weight that came with having an actual body, the vulnerable organ issue easily rectified by toughening the bodies internal tissues and doubling down on the major organs.
She was also very much naked. While she could mimic the body almost perfectly, the clothing not so much.
"Ahsi hr-" Ooh. It looked as though it was going to be much harder to speak to the woman than she'd thought. Knowing the language would also probably help. Perhaps using the ring now and learning everything she needed to later on would be better.
Ring, activate the universal translation function and leave it on. With a White Lantern Ring, she could leave as many secondary operating systems on as she pleased. Hooray for a never ending power supply!
"I've come to set you free." She spoke slowly. Soothingly. Her calm voice, as well as the fact that she was a she, had soothed the guarded Amazon woman. "You must hurry and untie me. We must gather who we can and leave this place! We were no match for Herakles and those other animals!"
The woman in chains whispered harshly, suffering from the intensity of the situation. She didn't know where this strange woman had come from or what manner of creature she'd been before she had turned into the woman standing before her, but she genuinely feared for their lives.
Normally, any Amazon worth her salt wouldn't have ever backed down or tried to escape an enemy as the woman in chains was attempting. But nothing about being raped for hours on end by someone who could quite possibly be the most brutal man alive, could be considered a normal situation.
Even by Amazon standards. And they were handpicked and crafted by the Gods and Goddesses of Olympus themselves.
She'd fought armies and hordes of both civilians and soldiers rejecting the message of devotion and order her and her sisters tried to deliver to the rest of the world, as per the will of the Gods and Goddesses of Olympus with little to no issues; aside from massive rejection of said ideals.
Her experiences with Herakles and her sisters experience with his army, however, was nothing like anything any of them had ever faced before and prayed to never face again. It was…terrifying. Most of them would probably agonize over this day for years to come.
Which is why, in that moment, there was a voice in her head telling her to run fast and run far. Regardless of the warning Herakles gave her about trying to leave, she just wanted to escape from it all. And perhaps she could bring this person with her.
Yes. She'd need another person to come with her and gather the ones she could if they left while he slept, they could be far away by the time the Sun came up.
However, rather than the expected response of incredulity and fear at the name of Herakles, whose name had become famous all across the lands and seas, the woman turned her head to where the bed was.
"Him?" She spoke loud enough for Herakles to mutter something in his sleep and then settle down again.
"SSHhhh…quiet, you foolish woman! If he wakes up then we're both going to-" A red construct easily breaks the iron chains and slide to the ground in a clatter.
At first, nothing happens. The woman who was previously in chains was now trying to hide her body on the far side of the pillar facing away from the bed. And just when she thought maybe he was a deeper sleeper than she'd realized, the sheets on the bed were thrown in the air and heavy footsteps rushed to their side of the room. Herakles was awake…
…and pissed the hell off.
