"My name is Abinsur. You—yes, you."
Abinsur spoke with great difficulty.
"It chose you. Put it on!"
The green ring seemed to contain a kind of magic, and Hal was completely drawn to it.
Following Abinsur's guidance, he involuntarily reached out his hand.
The ring trembled slightly in midair, then flew over and slipped onto his finger, fitting perfectly.
In an instant, a powerful flood of energy crashed into Hal's mind.
His eyes widened as green light appeared within them, gradually expanding until it filled his entire field of vision.
Green energy instantly spread across his entire body.
When the green glow faded, a green bodysuit covered him from head to toe.
Hal touched his face and found that a mask now covered the area around his eyes.
Seeing that he had accepted the Green Lantern energy so smoothly, Abinsur nodded in satisfaction.
"You are now a Green Lantern, one of the Protectors of the Universe."
"The Guardians will send someone to find you. Use... this... ring... wisely..."
After delivering his final words, the light faded from Abinsur's eyes. He died.
Hal stood where he was, somewhat at a loss.
He had received too much information, and his mind was a mess.
But a few seconds later, he heard beeping from the spacecraft.
An absurd thought flashed through Hal's mind. This isn't a timed bomb, is it?
The moment the thought crossed his mind, the ship exploded with a BOOM, and Hal instinctively raised both arms to shield his head.
The flames instantly swallowed both the alien and Hal.
A moment later, when Hal opened his eyes again, he discovered that he was flying through the sky.
The massive crater left by the explosion lay beneath his feet, yet he was completely unharmed.
He immediately realized that he could not