Chapter 5: Revelation of Will

The centre of the capital Ishvan was the Grand Palace. Hal and the others could see it as they flew above the capital. Kilowog flew beside Hal, who was deep in thought.

"You did the right thing Jordan" Kilowog reassured him as they flew side by side. "We don't know what the kid would do if he saw the prince, especially after what he's gone through"

"I hope you're right, the kid has been through so much" Hal mumbled as he looked down on the Grand Palace. Aya looked at her scanners while they floated directly above the building.

"According to the map of Ishra in my database, this seems to be where the Royalty reside" Aya stated. Razer turned to Hal and asked;

"Shall we?"

Hal smirked and stretched his hands out. "Yes, let's go see our dear prince. Keep on high alert guys"

They landed on the palace foyer and were greeted by the palace guards with rifles aiming at their heads. Razer was ready to draw out his ring but Hal shook his head. Kilowog groaned and gave Hal the look.

"Why is it that whenever we enter a palace, this has to happen?" Kilowog whispered. Hal shrugged and replied;

"It's a gift"

The guards didn't stand down and maintained their aim on them. It was turning into a rather ugly situation so Hal decided to speak up before it got any worse.

"I'm Green Lantern Hal Jordan, we request an audience with your Prince" he announced. The guards gazed at him quizzically, they didn't lower their weapons but they were swayed. Hal could hear them murmur the term 'Emerald Guardians' among themselves.

"Maybe we should show em' that we're not messing around" Kilowog growled. The other three nodded and pointed their rings and arms out at them.

The rings began to glow with green energy and the guards quivered in fear. Just as an attack seemed imminent, a voice called out from inside the palace and a figure emerged for the darkness.

"Stand down men!" The figure commanded. When he entered into the light, Hal could see who the person was. It was Prince Drevin.

The Prince had chestnut brown hair, it was like silky locks which fell just above his eyes. He had a very princely look and aura, unlike Korin, Drevin was extremely slim and looked like he'd never needed to do any heavy work all his life.

Seems like he always got someone else to do his dirty work.

The guards obeyed his commands and lowered their weapons. Prince Drevin approached Hal and the others while the guards returned back to their respective stations.

"My word, Green Lanterns...in Ishra!" Prince Drevin exclaimed. He took a very curt bow and the team decided to follow, just in case. When he stood back up again he shook hands with Hal. "It has been too long since we had the esteemed Green Knights of Justice among us, I am Prince Drevin the rightful heir to the throne of Ishra"

Kilowog and Razer was jumpy already but Hal and Aya managed to hold them back. Hal gave a stern gaze to Kilowog while Aya held Razer's arm. They needed enough recon to take this guy down permanently and fighting wasn't going to help them here.

"I'm Green Lantern Hal Jordan, these are my associates Sergeant Kilowog, Razer and Aya" Hal said as he returned the hand shake with a firm grip.

"To what do we owe this remarkable visit from you?"

"The Green Lanterns had received word about the state of your country, so we were sent here to sort it out" Hal explained as looked into Drevin's eyes hoping that the old saying 'eyes are the windows to the soul' were true. "We thought of course to ask further about the situation and who better to ask than the rightful leader of Ishra?"

There was a slight change in Drevin's expression. For a brief moment, he had a very disgruntled look but he quickly returned to his calm, royal-like demeanor. Despite being the one to tell Kilowog to calm down, Hal was already losing his patience with the man. It was everything about him that irked him. Hal was getting sick.

"I understand. Come, let us discuss further inside" Prince Drevin said as he led them inside to the throne room. As soon as they reached, Drevin had begun explaining.

"It was terrible, it is true that my brother and I fought for the throne but I didn't expect him to go so far as to killing our own people. He's a monster and must be stopped at all costs"

Kilowog tightened his grip on his fists. "You don't seem to like your brother all that much, even if he didn't do...what he did..." Kilowog growled as he tried his best to keep calm. It was hard to since the man in front of him was responsible for turning Korin into the killing machine he was. He was just a kid.

"He was always Father's favorite, I was never given a chance. I hated Darren but I still respected him, as my brother"

Razer wanted to burn him badly and leave nothing but his ashes in his wake, if Aya weren't there beside him he would've done so long ago. Razer remembered the pain he went through in the militia, he had to endure that because of the selfish warlords of his home world. The same thing Korin was now going through, in the hands of this man. It was making Razer's blood boil.

He began to wonder why he was so angry and so upset with everything that was happening to Korin. Perhaps it was because he saw himself in Korin. More than he would admit to himself.

"There's something else we came to talk to you about, Prince Drevin" Hal pressed further going in directly. "The Green Lanterns want this war to end peacefully and request that you and your brother make a peace treaty and allow the people to choose their leader"

Prince Drevin grimaced at the statement Hal made and Hal knew he was making progress. Prince Drevin turned to him and replied;

"I am considering your proposal, perhaps we should discuss it further in the private room" Hal and the team began to walk but Prince Drevin held his hand up to stop them. "Just Green Lantern Hal Jordan please"

Kilowog grabbed Hal's arm and whispered in protest. "Jordan, this could be a trap"

"I know but it's our best shot at nailing this guy" Hal said. He patted their shoulders and smiled. "Don't worry besides I got you guys on the flip side right?"

Aya looked concerned but Hal held her shoulder. "Green Lantern Hal is this a wise course of action?" She said as she gazed into his eyes. Hal shrugged and replied;

"I don't know but if everything goes south tell Korin and try to get back to the Interceptor, alright?"

Aya could only manage a nod while Hal turned around and followed Prince Drevin.

The room Drevin brought him to was dark and extremely creepy. Hal was feeling uncomfortable and he could even feel his skin crawl. Hal looked about the dark room cos he couldn't find Drevin.

"Prince, where are you?" He called out.

"I'm here Green Lantern Hal Jordan" Drevin replied and suddenly there was a bright yellow light, Hal closed his eyes for a brief moment. When he opened them he saw the yellow stones all around the room. Hal quickly looked at his ring and realized that the power was out.

It was the stones again.

"What are you doing Drevin?" Hal growled as he felt the stones weakening him. It was clouding his thoughts.

"I'm just removing the threat against my hold on the throne" Drevin replied with a smug look on his face. "Starting with you"

"My friends won't let you get away with this, you murderer!"

"Murderer? I'm sorry but I'm not the killer, it's the war that's killing...not me" Drevin chuckled. "And about your friends, well they are quite delayed at the moment"

A large monitor dropped down and showed Hal that Kilowog, Razer and Aya were surrounded by a massive army of soldiers. Hal was filled with anger and charged at Drevin but Drevin's guards grabbed him and held him down.

"Take him to the dungeons, I will kill him later" Prince Drevin ordered. Hal was then dragged away and he felt growing dread for the safety of his friends.

Kilowog, Razer and Aya were not having a fun time. Soldiers just met pouring in and the battle seemed endless. Their capture or destruction was closing looming over them. They could feel exhaustion take over and what's worse is that Hal hadn't returned.

"Aya! You gotta bring the Interceptor, its our only chance to fight back and save Jordan!" Kilowog bellowed as he used a hammer construct to knock away a few soldiers.

"The Interceptor is heavily guarded by the Ishran soldiers, the effort would prove to be futile" Aya responded as she blasted a few soldiers away. Razer dodged being hit and bent low to the ground.

"If this keeps up we won't survive this" Razer stated as he drew in deep breaths.

Aya put on a determine look as she remembered what Hal had told her;

If everything goes south tell Korin

Something clicked in her mind, she understood what Hal meant by that. She turned to Kilowog and Razer.

"I know what must be done...please hang awhile longer" Aya said as she immediately flew off.

"What down you mean by that?" Kilowog asked but when he turned he realized that she was long gone.

Korin was pacing about the living room, he was worried about Hal and the others for they had not returned. He felt so lost now, everything was strange now. Everything had changed or rather, he has changed.

A loud bang was heard and Korin ran to its direction, when he reached there he saw Aya entering the back. His grandfather got there before him and both of them were surprised to see her...alone.

"Aya?" Korin murmured as he walked closer to her. "Where are the others?"

"They have been ambushed by Prince Drevin's forces" Aya stated as she looked deep into Korin's hazel-blue eyes. "They need your help"

Korin quickly grabbed a large rifle which was lying against the wall but Aya stopped him.

"That would not be sufficient to stop the forces"

"But I have to try, Aya!"

Aya shook her head and held Korin's hands. "No there is a more effective way to help them" Aya fixated her gaze on Korin's grandfather. "It's time he knew the truth"

Korin's grandfather was battling with his inner demons but he soon nodded and ran into the chained room. He took the box and rain back to where Aya and Korin were. Korin was confused and began to question;

"What's going on?" Korin asked. He looked at the box and began to felt a creeping dread. "What's in the box?"

Korin's grandfather looked at him solemnly. He opened the box and a green ring was inside, the Green Lantern ring.

"I will tell you everything, but save them first" Korin's Grandfather said without hesitating as he handed him the ring. "Put on the ring"

Korin hesitated but Hal and the others were in grave danger and now wasn't the time for questions, he took the ring and wore it on the middle finger of his left hand.

A bright green light enveloped him and once it subsided, Korin was wearing the Green Lantern suit. Gazing at Aya, they gave each other a solemn nod and immediately flew out of the house to aid Hal.

A/N: Thank you all for supporting Son of Ishra, it means the world to me :) I promise the next chapter will be better hope you enjoyed it.