The Green Arrow, Oliver Queen, had his problem temporarily resolved. Still uneasy about his son, Robert Queen ultimately decided to accompany him to Lian Yu, ensuring he could patch up any gaps at any time.
"Are you sure this isn't overprotective? Oliver Queen has a symbiote living inside him too. He'll be fine," Luo Xia said to Robert Queen.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Luo Xia. I know this isn't a good thing, but please understand how a father feels," Robert Queen said.
Hearing that, Luo Xia could not help thinking of his own daughter. If he could, he would stay by her side at all times too.
"Fine, you've convinced me. But you and Carnage had better listen carefully: under no circumstances are you to reveal yourselves, including in front of your son," Luo Xia instructed.
"Carnage? Who are you talking about?" Robert Queen asked, somewhat surprised.
"Of course I mean the symbiote inside you. Carnage is its name."
As soon as Luo Xia finished speaking, a mass of red slime emerged from Robert Queen's body, forming a vicious head full of fangs. It said to Luo Xia, "Sorry, my name isn't Carnage. That's far too crude."
"What else would a red symbiote be called if not Carnage? I'm telling you, whatever your name used to be, your name is Carnage from now on," Luo Xia said sternly.
Other things could be negotiated. This name could not.
A shiver seemed to rise from the depths of its being. This red symbiote naturally knew very well who Luo Xia was, as well as his status and power. The symbiote ancestor that had spawned it had now grown stronger than the original God of Symbiotes, yet it was merely Luo Xia's house pet—and not even a favored one, but the sort that was