Birth of the Lantern Beasts, Genesis Light

Reports on the various teams kept streaming back to Cybertron. For now, Hal's Yellow Lantern team was having the hardest fight. Aside from Hal, none of the participating members had reached demigod level, so their battle against the Orange Lantern Desire Serpent would take a little longer.

The other Lantern Beasts had all been attacked by terrifyingly powerful enemies capable of crushing them.

But there was one exception: Willpower Blue Lantern's Lantern Beast, the Proselyte Octopus.

When this strange, tentacled Lantern Beast had escaped Blackest Night Emperor's influence with the help of Genesis Light, an accident had occurred, leaving it dim-witted and lacking in intelligence.

The Kryptonian Legion, which had been the first to catch up to the Proselyte Octopus, surrounded it and watched helplessly, exchanging bewildered looks.

"The world needs compassion. You are all products of compassion."

"Charity begins with you, me, and everyone. With everyone helping one another, the world will become a better place."

"Have you done a good deed today?"

The Proselyte Octopus waved its tentacles and slapped the nearest Kryptonian soldier, sending him flying.

"See? I told you to be compassionate. Why are you still so angry?"

The Proselyte Octopus wriggled its massive body, its tentacles flailing as it spoke with sorrowful compassion to the Kryptonian soldier who had been struck for no reason.

The Kryptonian soldier trembled with rage, his eyes reddening as Heat Vision was about to burst forth.

He had reached the end of his patience.

Ever since they had tracked down this giant creature, the Proselyte Octopus had not fought them. Instead, it generously scattered its compassion energy, turning the entire starfield into a dazzling blue.

In the Proselyte Octopus's words, this was compassion's generosity, and there was no need to thank it.

The Proselyte Octopus kept babbling but refused to