Our Darkest Hour
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Chapter 13: Spark of Life
Hal floated down near the bright light encasing the entity that gave the power of what appeared to be the White Lantern Corps to Doom and Sinestro. He looked carefully, as if attempting to find a way to communicate with this thing, trying to get this entity to willingly lend its power to the heroes. Marie and Farrah both looked at the fight and the cheetah-powered heroine shrugged,
"I don't get it. From where I'm standing, I can see Sinestro and this Doom guy really going to town on that Void thing."
The lioness nodded slowly,
"I know. Doom is really powerful."
Batman looked at Hal,
"Well?"
The Air Force test pilot shook his head,
"It's going to take me a moment to figure this out."
As he approached closer, however, the light began to pulse, and every ring user in the area felt it. Captain America asked,
"Did anyone else feel that?"
Persiana nodded,
"Yeah, I did."
Hippolyta looked at Hal,
"Did you hear a voice?"
Hal looked back at her,
"You heard a voice?"
Guy Gardner snarled, the red napalm-like substance drooling from his mouth,
"What difference does it make? We're missing out on a fight!"
Hal looked at the entity again and, then, he began hearing something. The Green Lantern moved closer, listening to the sound. It seemed like a harmonious melody, but there seemed to be something off of about it. Hal looked at entity and reached out, as if to fix something,
"There's something wrong. It's off. The harmony is off."
Superman asked,
"Could it have something to do with what Sinestro and Doom did to take its power?"
Hal nodded,
"Yes. They took the power without its consent."
Tigra looked at the Green Lantern,
"So, how do we fix it?"
Meanwhile…
Doom and Sinestro, with their newfound power, decided to attack outright and full force against the Void. The power source of the Black Lanterns created numerous barriers of black light in an effort to hinder the efforts made by the two villains. Doom blasted Void with his newfound power and shattered almost every barrier that came his way. He then lashed out again, this time scoring a direct hit on Void itself. But, though the blasts did manage to breach the barriers around Void, when one of the white light attacks hit Void itself, the damage seemed to be minimal. Sinestro, who had created a sword of white light, shook his head,
"How is this possible? We have the power necessary to defeat him!"
Void lashed out again, this time, scoring a direct hit with its tentacles. The grotesque entity ensnared them both. Sinestro and Doom struggled to get free, but the grip was tight. They tried to expand their white auras, but, then, the power of the white light soon faded. Void chuckled at them,
"Fools. You know not what this power is. It is the power of life, not the power over life. Pity you did not see that before you death."
He began draining the two of them of their life essence and, soon, would make them members of his heartless Black Lantern Corps again.
Suddenly, a blast of white light came and hit Void. It was powerful enough to get Sinestro and Doom loose and escape. Void roared,
"WHO DARES THIS AGAINST ME?!"
Superman had raised his hand, his costume now all white. He narrowed his eyes at Void,
"Get off my planet."
Soon, the many other members of the League were now sporting the same white costume theme; their costumes becoming pure white and a symbol appeared on them. Hal said,
"This is the symbol of the White Lantern Corps, the symbol of life. We know why the entity gave us the power."
Dove was also adorned in white and hovered near the Green Lantern,
"It is because you represent an unnatural order. Though death exists and must exist, it is only because of life that death exists at all."
The white entity seemed to pulse again, making all the heroes gleam in bright white light. Wonder Woman said,
"Let's do this."
Cheetah, Tigra, and Persiana sprinted first, rushing with their newfound speed. Flash, Superman, Wonder Woman, Wonder Man, Captain America, and Hippolyta ran in behind them, either laying out salvos of white light attacks, or, strafing around Void so the more powerful members could get a shot in. Several other League members launched a second wave as soon as the first wave was done. Void launched every last Black Lantern he could create, but the white entity said,
"It is over, Void. You have lost."
Void looked carefully and, for a brief moment, the visage of the Sentry seemed to emerge, but disappear again. The unholy entity snarled and felt itself being drowned out in the barrage of white light attacks. It shouted,
"You may have beaten me, but, remember, we exist. We will always exist, no matter how often you destroy us!"
And, with that, the final, gut-wrenching roar of the dark entity known as the Void was no more, being blinded by last of the white light.
Next Chapter:
Though the Black Lantern Corps has been defeated, the aftermath of what happens begins. Stay tuned, fellow readers!