Black Lantern Corps Appear
"It worked! The process went even more smoothly than I expected." Kino smiled.
"Kino, the world is peaceful. I heard my cousin's voice, but not Batman's," Kara said after carefully sensing the surroundings.
"So that means we've arrived at the right time, Batman is dead, right?"
Kino turned to look at Pandora, his gaze questioning.
"... Yes, to die to save the world."
Pandora nodded slightly, filled with curiosity about the two people's origins, and couldn't help but ask, "How did you appear? Pandora's Box wasn't opened, so how did you get here?"
"You've always thought this was a magical artifact, but it's actually just a technological portal that accidentally ended up in your world from another world."
Kino looked at the woman before him with a hint of pity; she had been deceived by the wizard for over 8,000 years.
She firmly believed that humanity's wars, greed, and mutual harm were caused by the Seven Deadly Sins, and she was determined to reseal them.
However, she was unaware that these Original Sin actually originated from the depths of the human heart and could never be truly sealed away. How could those wizards not understand this?
"Technology? Another world? You mean there's no power to end the Seven Deadly Sins there at all!"
Pandora looked bewildered, clutching the Pandora's Box named after her tightly in her hands, as if she had lost the belief that had sustained her for so many years.
Kino drew the Black Death Sword, and a streak of black light flashed.
No amount of explanation can compare to letting her witness the truth with her own eyes.
"Snap!"
With a crisp snap, Pandora's Box split in two, revealing its intricately designed interior.
Although Pandora couldn't understand it, she clearly realized that these things had nothing to do with magic.
"Those bastards!!!" Pandora gritted her teeth in anger, her heart filled with rage towards the wizards.
For so many years, she has carried the burden of unfounded sins, searching for a redemption that has never existed.
But before she could ask anything more, the two people in front of her had vanished, leaving her alone in the alley, holding the broken Pandora's Box in her hands, lost in deep confusion.
Kino also took Kara to Batman's grave.
"Who did this? This is outrageous!" Kara frowned.
"It's already begun." Kino looked at the tombstone in front of him.
The grave here has been dug up, and Batman's remains are scattered all over the ground, but his skull is missing.
"What have you done?!"
An angry voice came from behind. Alfred, who had come to mourn Young Master Wayne with a bouquet of flowers, almost lost his mind when he saw the dug-up grave.
Bruce Wayne is not dead.
With just one sentence, Kino made Alfred, who was rushing over, pause, his expression constantly changing, before he slowly spoke.
What do you mean by that?
"Don't you understand? Batman isn't dead, he's just lost right now. Do you get it?"
"Kino said."
Lost?
Alfred suspected it was all a lie— the Young Master's body was right there—but what if the mysterious man was telling the truth?
"Notify the Justice League, disaster is coming. Alfred, go hide in the Batcave, or Bruce will go crazy if he comes back and sees you dead."
After saying that, Kino and Kara disappeared.
Alfred was left staring at the scattered bones on the ground, his expression shifting. After a long while, he finally did as the mysterious man had instructed and notified the Justice League.
However, he kept the fact Young Master Bruce hadn't died a secret to himself.
In the sky.
Kino also explained his plan to Kara, stating that finding the Black Death Emperor, the Spirit of Existence, was key, as it was the opposite of life—death.
William Hand, the Black Victoria Hand, is a crucial tool for the Black Death Emperor to achieve his plans. As long as the Black Hand remains in a deathly posture, the Black Death Emperor is immortal.
And Kino's goal is...
Countless Black Lantern Ring fell from the sky, like a black downpour.
"The Blackest Night has begun."
Kino did not stop the Black Lantern Ring from falling.
The Black Lantern Ring burrowed into the earth, followed by a brief silence.
"Flesh!!!"
In the graveyard of Earth, withered and bony arms seemed to burst forth from the earth, followed by figures crawling out of the mounds of dirt, shaking off the soil.
"The second Superman from Earth, Deadman, Aquaman, Earth Woman, Reverse-Flash..." (I'm using titles to represent the names in case you don't understand them.)
"Wake!"
The spirits resurrected by the Black Lantern Ring began to walk towards their former hometowns, friends, or lovers.
They had only one obsession—the need for flesh and blood, the need for emotion, to satisfy their souls corrupted by darkness.
Looking down from the sky, one could see countless black waves rushing towards the city like a raging flood.
"Father, I am your son!"
A young man stared in horror at the once-familiar figure before him, now pressing down on him and exuding a nauseating stench of decay.
"Son? Become one with me!"
The so-called father had a distorted face, and his eyes revealed endless greed and madness.
The returning spirits are feasting on sweet flesh and blood, consuming the intense emotional energy they felt before their deaths.
"Mom! I miss you so much."
A little girl looked at her returning mother. Although her mother's appearance was terrifying, she still held onto a sliver of hope, believing that her mother, who was still worried about her even on her deathbed, would not harm her.
"I miss you, Lily."
The mother stretched out her arms and hugged her daughter tightly, just as before. However, the next second, she slowly opened her mouth, which was full of fangs.
"Aaaaaah!"
Whether they were family, lovers, or friends, they all became food for the Black Lantern Corps.
Hall of Justice.
The Flash and Green Lantern also received Alfred's message to prepare for battle, along with two photos.
"Looks familiar? I feel like I've seen him somewhere before?"
"I also think they look familiar. Another one looks like Supergirl contestant. Kara from another world?"
Both the Flash and Green Lantern know Kino.
However, Kino is currently known as the Ultraman, so he's not recognized.
The two racked their brains but couldn't figure it out, and then they both thought of the Justice League's brain.
"If Batman were here, that would be great."
"That's right, he's best at this kind of thing."
In the Final Crisis, although the Justice League won, it was a Pyrrhic victory. Batman, Martian Manhunter, Firestorm...
"It's heartbreaking that you only remember Batman's sacrifice and not the deaths of others."
A dry, hoarse voice, as if coming from a decaying grave, echoed faintly behind the two.
The Flash and Green Lantern turned around and looked on in horror.
"Qiong!"
"Qiong, what's wrong?!"
This man was Martian Manhunter, but at this moment he was wearing a black uniform, his face was rotting, revealing pale white gums, his naked body had turned grayish-green, and his surface was covered with blue veins.
"It's obvious I'm dead, but why are you two still alive? You should be dead, just like me!!!"
A battle was about to break out when Martian Manhunter transformed into a giant monster and pounced on the two. The two quickly dodged, and just as they were about to work together to subdue their opponent, an undead from another world appeared.
"Barry Allen."
A black bolt of lightning struck, circling the two of them several times before finally stopping in front of the Flash.
Face to face, less than ten centimeters apart, Barry could clearly see his grotesque and withered face.
"You were supposed to be a messenger of justice, Barry, but you killed someone. You killed me, you snapped my neck!"
The voice of Reverse-Flash was filled with resentment.
"Hal, you hold them off for now, I'll be right back after I take care of this guy."
After saying that, the Flash transformed into a dazzling bolt of lightning and vanished instantly, with Reverse-Flash giving chase.
Green Lantern's lips twitched. He could hold off Martian Manhunter, who was capable of going toe-to-toe with Superman, all by himself. Batman would have been a better choice.
He finally understood what the mysterious man meant by the disaster.
If it's just a crisis on Earth, that's manageable. But if it's a crisis affecting the entire universe, this crisis might be even more terrifying than the Darkseid crisis.