Hal walked over and patted Ron on the shoulder. "It's okay. No matter what, they look a lot like your wife and daughter. Just think of it as a beautiful dream."
"No." Ron gritted his teeth. "Precisely because they look like them, I will never allow anyone to do this. Using them against me is not only a desecration and defilement of them, but also an insult to me."
"They think my wife and daughter are weaknesses that would hold me back. But they aren't. They always supported me. No matter what I wanted to do, they always loved me. Their love was unconditional; it wasn't that they would only love me if I did as they said. I will never accept anyone portraying them as such vile manipulators!"
"They also think I'm a coward who would lose himself in tenderness, forget right from wrong, and turn against his own side. But I'm not. Even if they really had come back, if Earth or Mars were in danger, I would still have to press forward without hesitation, because I am the Martian Hunter and a member of the Justice League. This is my duty. I will not run from it for any excuse."
Ron rose to his feet. "No matter who the Black Hand is, if they dare humiliate me this way, I'll make them pay!"
"You've both encountered something like this. It can't be a coincidence," Arthur said. "I need to return to Atlantis first and see whether my mother has been resurrected too. And you, Hal. I remember your father passed away as well. Could he...?"
"If they really have been resurrected, what should we do?" Hal asked. "Even though I already know it's a conspiracy, we can't exactly kill them outright. What if we drive them into