With Neron's almost deliberate hints, Shane pieced together three scattered answers that pointed straight to the truth.
Hal had indeed inherited some of Parallax Hal's memories.
Many Green Lanterns on Oa had inherited the memories of their counterparts in other universes, causing some of them to turn hostile toward their former comrades.
The destruction of the Green Lantern Corps had resulted from multiple factors.
Shane stopped there, not because he was done working things out, but because Neron was growing impatient.
He pointed straight at Dual Lantern, still pinned to the ground by the Black Mercy, told Shane that an eyewitness was lying right there, and once again urged him to complete the deal.
"Where is Batman?"
Shane had no desire to get on the bad side of a grudge-holding Lord of Hell, so he could only oblige and complete a transaction that did not require much of a price.
Neron finally breathed a sigh of relief, tossed Shane a strange coin, then left him with a remark.
"Batman is no longer in this world."
Shane watched Neron hurry off to select other trading partners, then looked at the coin in his hand, somewhat dumbfounded.
"Why didn't he take anything from me once the deal was done? Why did he give me something instead?" Through Shane's eyes, Rachel examined both sides of the coin several times.
Then she gave Shane an answer that was rather difficult to understand.
"You've been granted the status of a Junior Hell Commander, just like the Joker from another world that Neron mentioned."
"What is this supposed to be? What did I pay, from start to finish?"
"God's favor. Think of it this way: compared to demons, humanity holds a higher place in God's heart. And now, you're less favored."
Shane hated intangible things like