***You know the drill. I still own NOTHING!***
Invasion of the Manhunters
As Ben and several other Red Lanterns flew up into the outer atmosphere of the planet, he knew that this might just be another trial that he'd have to go through. Although, an invasion of this magnitude seemed just a bit excessive for a rogue seeker. But he soon realized that just the destruction of the Red Lantern Corps. and their central power battery wasn't the only thing this seeker is after.
It is the destruction of every other color in the Emotional Spectrum.
By destroying the other colored lights of the Emotional Spectrum, this seeker hopes to leave only the green light of Willpower as the prime emotion for all living beings. But while Willpower is strong in its own right, Ben knows that without the other emotions, sentient lifeforms can not be truly sentient.
Without love, families will break apart. Without rage, one can not truly mourn their losses. With no hope, one can not look towards a brighter future. If there is no fear, one can not gain courage. If we are without compassion, how can we truly show mercy to our enemies? Even greed is an important emotion in the universe, despite its negative and sinful nature.
"But why create the Manhunters in the first place when you're trying to preserve a certain emotion?" Ben mentally asked himself.
It truly doesn't make any sense. The Manhunters are designed to destroy emotional entities, not protect them. Once the other emotional entities are destroyed, what's to stop them from turning on their creator and destroying the Entity of Willpower?
"Hey, Ben, you ready for this?" Kara asked.
Ben just nodded and activated his matrix. He'd think about this later. Right now, he had a war to fight. After cycling through his aliens, Ben found one that he's had yet to try out from the ten alien samples he started out with. In a flash of light, Ben started to transform into something utterly terrifying.
He grew until he was well over three hundred feet tall and became reptilian in nature. He was covered in black scales with a red underbelly, and his body was now rippling with muscle. He had two huge crystals jutting from his shoulders along with several more going down his back to form dorsal spines, and a golden tri-pronged crest on his forehead. His eyes were golden yellow, and the symbol/dial of his matrix was located in the center of his chest.
"CRYSTALBEAST!"
A.L.D.
Species: Kaiju Clone
A monster created using the DNA of a monster known as Godzilla, SpaceGodzilla was created to be more powerful than his Earthling counterpart. And you know what? He was a complete success.
Using his power over crystals and cosmic energy, he can imprison weaker foes in a giant crystal prison. He can even grow large crystals from the planet he's on to enhance the power of his energy beams and is capable of surviving in a vacuum of space (hence his name).
While the other Red Lanterns were shocked by this transformation, they had no time to be impressed. The Manhunters were coming, and they were coming fast.
"All Lanterns, be ready to fight!" Atrocitus ordered.
"Lord Atrocitus, are you certain that we can stop these Manhunters?" Bleez asked.
"Whether we can or not, we have no choice but to fight. We mustn't allow this foolish seeker and his Manhunter army to destroy our way of life!" Atrocitus replied.
The winged woman seemed a bit apprehensive about fighting these new and powerful enemies, but nodded anyway. She knew that they have a very, very, VERY slim chance of making it out of this fight alive. And she has come to terms with the fact that she might very well die today.
"Bleez, relax. I got your back." CrystalBeast assured.
Bleez smiled in return, knowing that Ben wasn't going to let any of his friends die so easily so long as he could protect them. But she was broken from these musings when she heard the familiar line of those disgusting machines.
"EMOTION DETECTED! MUST DESTROY!"
The Red Lantern Corps. on the front lines tensed and readied themselves for battle as the Manhunters came into view. The Manhunters are humanoid machines with purple and red armor. Held in their hands were staffs that seemed to be able to fire energy beams.
"IT'S OVER FOR YOU, RED LANTERNS! YOU AND YOUR ABOMINATION!"
Coming into view was the rogue seeker. A small, elderly looking humanoid that had bluish grey skin and white hair that spiked up in a way that just said "I'm evil and hate kittens". He wore a red robe with a Green Lantern symbol, but he was by no means weak despite his old appearance.
"I have dreamed of nothing else… for years!" he growled.
"Oye, does he need a hobby." Zillius quipped.
"This is your last chance, seeker! Leave, and take your beasts of destruction with you!" Atrocitus ordered.
"I'm afraid that is simply not an option." said the Seeker.
The Manhunters readied their laser staffs and awaited further commands. And while they did this, the Red Lanterns began charging energy into their rings and began to gain power from the Central Power Battery in order to maximize their chances of victory. Even Ben as CrystalBeast did this. And they did this by reciting the true Red Lantern Oath.
"With Blood and rage of crimson red…"
The Manhunters slowly began advancing on their targets.
"Ripped from a corpse so freshly dead…"
The mechanised menaces began to speed up their advance, while the members of the Red Lantern Corps. began to glow an even more intense red color.
"Together with our hellish hate…"
The Manhunters were now charging full speed at their enemies.
"We'll burn you all…"
By now, the robot army was ready to fire their lasers at the Red Lantern Corps.
"...That is your fate!"
Gold and red plasma blasts and bursts of Rage Plasma began to fly all over the place as the war ensued. Ladies and gentlemen, the War of Light has begun!
***To Be Continued…***
I've gotten an idea for a RWBY/Chaotic crossover. Here's the summary.
Summary: Chaotic isn't a very popular game in Vale, having only caught the attention of four young hunters and huntresses in training. But when they are thrust into a new world where their game is real, can Team JNPR save Perim? Or will they die trying?
I need help deciding which of the four tribes each member of Team JNPR should be allied with. If you guys have any ideas, leave it in addition to your review for this chapter. And if you could also leave a signature creature for each member of Team JNPR, that would be helpful.
