Author's notes: The End of the Blackest Night is closing in.
Blackest Night: White Lantern Corps
Gotham, Oracle's Watchtower
''Watch out, pretty birdies!''
''SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!''
Black Lantern Green Arrow fired arrows made of black goo from his Black Ring and were intercepted by the sound waves of Black Canary's Canary Cry. As soon as the Circle Tower at the bay had been cracked in half by the Black Lantern Power Battery, the Black Lanterns had begun to spread out and attack everyone they could, and the deceased superheroes resurrected as Black Lanterns knew where to attack. Black Lantern Green Arrow and Black Lantern Spoiler had attacked Oracle's Clock Tower through the clock faces, despite the tower's defenses. As Batman and most of his allies had been working on the Circle Tower's raid, Oracle herself had only Black Canary and Batwoman standing by with her at the Clock Tower as extra muscle, which was forced into work when the Clock Tower came under attack.
''SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!'' Black Canary kept using her Canary Cry at the attacking Black Lanterns, and to keep the Black Lantern Green Arrow from using the banter that Green Arrow used when he was still alive to reach out to her emotions.
''Yeah, it's nice to see you too, Pretty Bird,'' Black Lantern Green Arrow said struggling to proceed against the air waves from the Canary Cry. ''Although last time you did yell at me it was because I had been an ass-''
''It's also nice to see the Clock Tower still operational,'' the Black Lantern Spoiler said approaching Oracle and Batwoman. ''For a moment there I thought that Black Mask killed me for not revealing where Batcave is for no reason.''
''And why are you looking at me like that?'' Black Lantern Green Arrow asked glancing at Batwoman. ''I used to spend my Friday nights as the Mayor of Star City ministering gay couples to the holy matrimony and this is the thanks I get from the LBGT community?''
FLASH!
''That's true and we are grateful for that, former Mayor Queen,'' A voice said from the behind Oracle and the present Birds of Prey. ''Me and my husband got the blessing for our union from you, which is why I wish we could thank you differently.''
''Midnighter!?'' Oracle said recognizing the voice as a man wearing a black trench coat over a body armor and earless cowl walked out of the elevator.
''And Apollo,'' Midnighter said pointing at the broken clock face behind the two black lanterns, where a bright and warm light was shining from the shape of man. ''Owlman knew who I was married to, but not about my husband's metahuman powers.''
As powerful as Apollo's solar energy release was, it was not as powerful as needed to burn away the Black Lanterns Green Arrow and Black Lantern Spoiler, but it was powerful enough to cause hindrance to them as dark beings to stop them on their tracks and slow them down for Midnighter to use his portal technology to help Bird of Prey to escape from the Clocktower.
Bay area between Gotham and Metropolis
''STAY BACK ALL OF YOU! I AM BONDED WITH THE LIGHT OF LIFE ITSELF!'' The formerly yellow and black suited alien with magenta colored skin and pencil moustache yelled burning with burning white light coming from his new white suit as he attacked the Lord of the Undead with his hands spread to keep everyone else behind him. ''I AM SINESTRO- SAVIOR OF THE UNIVERSE! YOUR SCYTHE CANNOT KILL ME, NECRON! NOTHING CAN!''
The clash between Sinestro and Necron caused a large, inaudible explosion of white light to spread around the surrounding area, sending Harry, Hermione, Owlman and Power Ring flying back away from it, with the Lanterns and Black Lanterns still keeping themselves up in the air with minor hindrance.
''So much for whatever team effort they had going,'' Hermione said helping Power Ring, who didn't seem to be in control of herself. ''I hope Sinestro knows what he is doing.''
''I think he thinks he does,'' Harry said looking at Sinestro creating white constructs of chains to incapacitate Necron.
''What else is new?'' Owlman grunted as he helped himself get back up.
''Sinestro is now joined with the very light that was driven into the universe,'' Ganthet said floating near to them and shot his own energy bursts out of his hands to keep the Black Lanterns from getting to them. ''He is now one with the Entity.''
''Rhetorical question!'' Owlman said digging his belt's pockets and throwing out long period working flashbangs.
''What kind of power are we talking about?'' Harry asked still observing Sinestro's and Necron's fight and using his wand to conjure Lumos Maxima at the Black Lanterns.
''Nothing less than God like, Harry Potter,'' Ganthet answered.
''Your annihilation marks the end of Abin Sur's mission,'' Sinestro said as he made the chains around Necron's neck and arms spread them out. ''And the beginning of mine!''
''AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!'' Necron screamed on its turn as Sinestro reached his hand into the Undead Lord's open chest and pulled its black heart out in another, but lesser explosion of white light that obliterated Necron's body as soon as the heart was ripped out, leaving only the scythe left.
And at that moment, when the scythe hit the ground and Necron's body was gone, Harry felt the sense of clarity and as if a huge weight had been lifted from him. His connection to Necron had been destroyed by Sinestro as the Lord of the Undead had been using the body of Earth-3 Voldemort as it's tether to the realm of the living and as that connection was now gone, Harry was no longer able to see through him.
''Well, now,'' Sinestro said observing the ripped out hear in his hands, ''that wasn't so difficult.''
''RON!''
Hermione had just then realized that Necron's defeat at Sinestro's hands had done nothing to the Black Lanterns and being the nearest, Black Lantern Ron had gone to kneel and pick up the scythe Necron had dropped upon it's apparent defeat.
''NECRON'' spoke the disembodied voice once again and the Black Lantern Ron begun to morph, growing taller and his already deceased features changed to not look like him anymore, ''RISE!''
''You fight me as if I live, Lantern. I do not,'' Necron spoke through Black Lantern Ron as he took the scythe in his hands as a weapon and used it to strike Sinestro to the ground where the Black Lanterns took a hold of him. ''And you cannot eradicate Death any more than you can space. No more hiding, Trespasser!''
''ARRGHH!'' Sinestro screamed as Black Lantern Ron stroke his hand to the lantern symbol on his chest.
TSAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHP!
Heat vision was fired from the sky, burning as many Black Lanterns surrounding the Circle Tower and the Black Lantern Power Battery, before it's source landed on the ground in front of Harry, Hermione, Owlman, Power Ring and Ganthet. It was Ultraman, holding a large chunk of kryptonite next to his face.
''Took you long enough,'' Owlman said as Johnny Quick ran to them with the tiny Atomica on his shoulder, both ignoring Owlman and looking over their shoulders.
''You think we lost it?'' Atomica asked.
''I don't see it coming,'' Johnny Quick said with fear in his shaking voice.
''You sent them to release Ultraman!?'' Hermione said realizing where Owlman had sent Johnny Quick and Atomica from Rock of Eternity.
''And Superwoman,'' Owlman said as Superwoman joined them. ''Remember that I said, 'no more good guys and bad guys, just the living and the walking dead'.''
''Thomas,'' Ultraman said glaring at Owlman from over his shoulder, ''if these things haven't killed you by the time this is over, I will be the one to do that, traitor.''
''Shut up and get back to burning Black Lanterns,'' Owlman shot back at Ultraman, before looking up at Ganthet. ''Necron is not singular in nature. What happens now?''
''Sinestro is losing the control of the Entity as he is fueling It with his ego rather than his will to live,'' the Guardian answered as the white light burned brighter.
''Then one of us-'' Harry was about to say, but was cut by Ganthet.
''No one can control the Entity,'' the Guardian continued. ''It would reject you as It has Sinestro.''
ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!
''Heyyy, I remember this.''
The Black Lantern Reverse Flash separated from the other Black Lanterns and singled on attacking Johnny Quick, separating him from the others. As it attacked him, the living Professor Zoom appeared observing what he saw with a pleased grin.
''I recognized from your vibration frequency that you're from another Earth, but saw that you are A Barry Allen,'' Professor Zoom said as the Black Lantern Reverse Flash clawed Johnny Quick. ''Barry Allen killed me.''
''I'm not Barry Allen, my name is Johnny!'' Johnny Quick protested as he fought for his life.
''It might as well be Ezra or Grant,'' Professor Zoom said gleefully. ''I can't kill Barry Allen, because I need him. I need him to live a long, not necessarily happy life running and generating Speed Force, so it may exist in my time, in 25th century.''
THUMB!
With some unforeseen strength and speed, Professor Zoom pushed his Black Lantern past version of himself of Johnny Quick.
''But you are A Barry Allen,'' Professor Zoom said looking down on Johnny with another evil grin on his face. ''I can kill you!''
Professor Zoom grabbed Johnny Quick by both of his arms and begun to shake him with superspeed. Knowing what he was doing and what was happening, Professor Zoom managed keep Johnny from resisting and accelerate his aging to turn the Earth-3 speedster into an old man, then make his body wither and finally to turn into a dusty skeleton in the costume.
''One day,'' Professor Zoom said as a Black Ring was flying at Johnny's remains, ''one day.''
''Jonathan Allen of Earth-3, RI-''
''Nope!'' Professor Zoom said as
FHOOM!
his yellow costume turned white and it glow burned the black ring before getting to the corpse. ''It's a time loop. I was there when it begun, I'll be there when it closes.''
''Lek Raanor Rol Nok!''
It the middle of the fighting, Indigo-1 landed down to the ground and spoke once again channeling the other five Lantern Corps colors from her staff.
''What did she say?'' Hermione asked still helping Power Ring and standing between Harry and Owlman.
''She said the Indigo Tribe received the message,'' Hagrid answered landing next Hermione after Indigo-1. ''She said back up is here.''
Hermione looked up and she saw them. The sky was bright and colorful with Green Lanterns, Sinestro Corps members with Red Lanterns and Blue Lanterns, with their light making it easier to see in the Blackest Night. And the Lanterns were not the only arrivals, as Hermione could see more superheroes coming to join the battle at the bay from the and the land past Gotham and Metropolis.
''The more the merrier!'' Green Lantern said seeing the back coming down from the sky. ''If Necron keeps jumping from one corpse to another, we need to attack their Central Power Battery.''
''No, WAIT!'' Owlman yelled up at Green Lantern. ''Black Hand! Necron is using him as the tether connecting the Black Rings and their Central Power Battery to the undead.''
''When Sinestro destroyed Necron's first body, Necron lost their world's Voldemort connecting him to the undead,'' Harry said, understanding what Owlman was talking about. ''Necron has lost one of his tethers and if he loses the other one as well, he would be banished away from the living world.''
''You want us to fix Black Hand?'' Green Lantern asked.
''Harry, you are asking them to revive Voldemort!'' Hermione said, making sure Harry knew what he was asking the Green Lantern.
''We can hold him captive when this is done!'' Harry said in a serious mood. ''This is more important.''
''It's also exactly what Sinestro should have done first when he merged with the Entity!'' Owlman stated pointing in the direction of the Korugarian, whom Necron had just now managed to get separated from the Entity.
''NO!'' Sinestro protested. ''This is my destiny!''
''Death is your destiny, Sinestro'' Necron spoke through Black Lantern Ron as he pulled Sinestro and the Entity separate, then looked at Harry. ''As it yours, Harry Potter. Like the others who came back from the dead. You did so because I allowed it! No more, I want peace again!''
''YOU DON'T GET THE CREDIT OF BRINGING ME BACK TO LIFE!'' Harry yelled back at Necron.
When Voldemort had killed him back in 1998, Harry had been in a state between life and death, in what had looked like King's Cross Railway Station. He had met an apparition of Dumbledore there and he had told Harry that he could have boarded the train and move on or come back. ''I'M THE ONE WHO DECIDED TO COME BACK! I COULD HAVE BOARDED THAT TRAIN THAT COULD HAVE HELPED ME MOVE ON, BUT I DIDN'T!''
''Why?'' Black Hand asked attacking Harry with black goo from his Black Ring. ''Life is an accident, Potter. It has no meaning, no purpose!''
TSHOOOOOOOM!
''Life doesn't give us a purpose, Black Hand,'' Blue Lantern Flash said running as he grabbed Harry off Black Hand, that fast that Harry dropped his glasses. ''We give life purpose.''
The Flash dropped Harry back to Hermione, Power Ring and Owlman. Despite having dropped his glasses and not seeing as well as he did with them, looking at them, he could see that Power Ring was now more lucid and standing on herself.
''Take it from me, I am the fastest man alive, I have all the time in the world!'' the Blue Lantern Flash continued sharing his hopeful philosophy. ''And every second of it… is a gift!''
TSAK!
Necron threw his scythe at the Flash and his blasphemy. The Flash's reaction was naturally, at first, to run away, but then move else at the line of fire away from it also. He had moved Harry and Hermione, Owlman had naturally jumped out of the way, but Power Ring had stood her ground. She had raised her ring hand and charged at the scythe… which naturally hit her in the chest.
''Jessica!''
''If life is a gift,'' Necron spoke through Ron again taking the scythe back and placed his hand over Power Ring's body, ''she just threw hers away. Jessica Cruz of Earth-''
''Jessica Cruz of Earth.''
As a surprise twist, Necron's scythe had taken a life, but not that of Jessica Cruz. Because of Necron continuously hitting the Entity with his scythe and hurting everything living, he had also loosened the grip that Volthoom, the entity inside the Power Ring had been holding onto Jessica. And on her moment of clarity, Jessica had decided to do what Batman had told her long time ago.
''Don't let that ring tell you anything you don't want to hear from it. Don't be afraid of it. Don't let it wear you, make yourself be the one wearing it.''
And as the one wearing it, Jessica had decided to use the ring to catch the scythe. Even when she had failed, she done it without fear.
''You have the ability to overcome great fear,'' a green ring floating around Jessica as the Volthoom's Power Ring broke down and floated away in the wind in little pieces. ''Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps.''
''You're wrong, Necron!'' Harry yelled at Necron again as Jessica Cruz rose up in the air as a Green Lantern and fired greed light from her ring at Ron's body. ''She just took a stand against you! She decided to do something with her life!''
''And now she is a Green Lantern,'' the Flash said astonished. ''That makes 5- no, 6 human Green Lanterns from Earth.''
''I may have had some kind of morbid connection to you, Necron,'' Harry continued as the Entity turned to pay attention to him, ''but I have a much stronger to life than death.''
''Not after I'm done with you, Harry.''
''You have it too, Superman!'' Harry told not intimidated to the Black Lantern Superman flying at him. ''Doomsday may have been the one who put you down, but you are the one who got back up!''
The Entity moved to Harry, having chosen the Boy Who Lived as It's host.
''EVERYONE YOU THINK YOU BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE DID IT THEMSELVES!'' Harry yelled at Necron as he merged with the Entity. ''WE ALL CHOSE LIFE WHEN GIVEN THE CHANCE!''
''Connection severed,'' Superman's, Red Hood's, Robin's and Cyborg's Black Rings broke down and were replaced by white rings.
''Connection overridden,'' Wonder Woman's and the Flash's lantern rings shut out and were replaced by white rings.
Just as Sinestro before them, Harry, the Justice League and the two Robins were given new white costumes with the white rings and they turned them towards Black Hand.
''IF ANYONE IS PART OF THE WHITE LANTERN CORPS, IT'S US!'' Harry yelled as they all fired the White Light of Life at Black Hand. ''WE CHOSE TO LIE AGAIN! NOW WE CHOOSE FOR YOU!''
''YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!'' Black Hand screamed as he was engulfed by the White Light and the Entity's voice spoke:
''William Hand of Earth.''
''William Hand?'' Hermione repeated puzzled. ''That's not Voldemort's name!''
''No,'' Green Lantern told her shaking his head. ''William Hand was a man I failed to save from Atrocitus when I first got my ring. Atrocitus vaporized his body with the Red Rage, not leaving any of it left. According to Atrocitus, William was supposed to be the original Black Hand, so he killed him so that nothing was left of him.''
''Then Voldemort was just a substitute,'' Owlman said sharing his view of it. ''If William Hand was always supposed to be the Black Hand, Voldemort was just used as the corporal being while Hand was the one who did the driving.''
''LIVE!''
Color returned to Black Hand's face as he was brought back to life and the first thing he did was puke out a White Ring, that flew through Necron in Black Lantern Ron's body.
''It… BURNS!'' Necron screamed as the White Ring flew through him and at the Black Lanterns Central Power Battery.
''Anti-Monitor of Qward,'' the Entity's voice spoke again as the Black Lantern Power Battery exploaded releasing a gigantic being from inside it, ''LIVE!''
''I AM YOU PRISONER AND POWER SOURSE NO MORE, NECRON!'' the released Anti-Monitor yelled firing anti-matter from his hands as the Black Lantern Ron, who used the Scythe to reflect it away from him.
It burned the Black Lanterns and those on the sky, at the line of fire, burning them away, including Ultraman and Superwoman.
''Then you are NOTHING!'' Necron spoke through Black Lantern Ron and using what little power he still had, threw blackness at Anti-Monitor. ''Go back to your own universe, creature. THIS ONE IS MINE!''
As the Anti-Monitor faded away, Black Hand puked out more White Rings as the Entity spoke once again.
''Necron.''
''NO! YOU ARE TRESSPASSERES!'' Necron screamed outraged from Ron's body as the flew at him. ''YOU ARE ENEMIES TO EXISTENCE-!''
The new White Rings flew through Black Lantern Ron's body, Burning Necron away from using it and then the rings begun to spread around the rest of the Black Lanterns.
''LET THERE BE LIGHT!''
Author's notes: The next chapter will be the last one. It should be a long one too, the Brightest Day.
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Guest: If you're referring to Simon Baz's backstory how he got his Green Lantern Ring, that is how he got it in the comics too, as a wrongfully accused prisoner in Guantanamo Bay. It's not political commentary, it's his comic-book back story.