The original Hawkman

"Is there anything you're afraid of?"

People like to ask me this question, and when they do, they always have that knowing smile on their face, as if they're expecting me to say no. Most of the time, I'll go along with it because that's the answer they want.

I'm not afraid of anything.

They thought I was born fearless.

They were wrong.

They believed that this Ring gave me the power to achieve everything.

They were wrong about that too.

Before I was given the most powerful weapon in the Universe, before I roamed freely among the stars—my father had already given me the power to achieve everything.

He told me that I could become anyone I wanted to be.

When a person's greatest fear happens right before their eyes, I feel that everything else in the world becomes less frightening.

"What's wrong?" Kilowog asked Green Lantern, who seemed to have felt the green light on Green Lantern flicker.

"Nothing," Green Lantern shrugged. "I'm considering whether to use my Wand as my main weapon; shooting out a green beam like that would look much more intimidating."

"That's Avada Kedavra." Jason rolled his eyes.

"Heh heh—" Green Lantern chuckled dryly, "Let's go."

Actually, there's something I'm afraid of.

I'm afraid of getting close to people.

Maybe that's why I've fought with almost all of my friends.

Because the Nekron is right, in the end, everyone will die.

A poet once said, "Drink today, for tomorrow our cups will be empty."

The gist is that people should enjoy life while they can, as if there were no tomorrow.

Most people have only heard the first half of the saying, "Let's drink today while we can," probably because the idea of not placing hope in tomorrow seems too cynical, at least to me.

"Of course, you can't pin your hopes on the future. We can't guarantee that the future will come." "Is it just my imagination?" Jason suddenly asked Green Lantern, "You seem—afraid?"

Within Green Lantern's soul, he suddenly sensed a trace of fear, fleeting yet clearly felt by Jason.

"Are you kidding me?" The Green Lantern Corps all turned their gazes to Jason. Could the strongest Green Lantern in history be afraid?

"Yes—I'm afraid you'll die in this battle and leave me forever." Green Lantern paused for a moment, then spoke.

"Pooh!"

"Cut!"

"You're really being looked down upon. You're someone I taught, after all."

"You should worry more about yourself, Hal."

"You Pride bastard!"

I will definitely die after you.

The members of the Green Lantern Corps all gave Green Lantern the middle finger. Although they could understand his feelings, they still felt looked down upon.

"Alright, alright—" Green Lantern, under heavy criticism, quickly raised his hands, "But I really did have a bad feeling from the beginning—it's definitely more likely that I'll lose you guys than if something happens to me."

"Hmm—" Jason thought for a moment, "Is it possible that Carol is the one giving you this ominous feeling?"

"No way—" Green Lantern's heart skipped a beat.

"That's the Queen of the Star Sapphire Corps, you're quite the charmer, aren't you?" A veteran Green Lantern laughed heartily.

"Oh----so you're from the Star Sapphire Corps." The group suddenly realized and explained the situation of the Violet Lantern to the newcomers who had just joined the Green Lantern Corps.

"I never imagined there were Alien like this in the Universe," Commissioner Gordon exclaimed. "But isn't their love a bit Tai Chi?"

"I thought this was just a little bit of fun in Gotham City," Jimmy Olson joked.

"How far apart are Metropolis and Gotham City? Don't you know the situation?" Commissioner Gordon rolled his eyes. He did have some recollection of this somewhat well-known reporter.

"Hehe—" Jimmy Olson suddenly exclaimed, "I never thought I'd become a superhero one day. If Clark knew, that kid would be green with envy—"

"No? Are you serious?" Green Lantern suddenly looked at Jimmy Olson with a shocked expression, his face full of confusion.

"----Is there a problem?" Jimmy Olson touched his face. He was still unsure about this temporary leader's temperament, only having heard from Superman that he seemed to enjoy beating up his friends.

"No, it's nothing." Green Lantern shook his head and muttered, "Even Lex Luthor knows—that's a bit too much—"

Jimmy Olson was a little confused, but with the big battle imminent, now was not the time to talk about this.

Meanwhile, the members of the Sinestro Corps also gathered together. Lisa Draka, bound by yellow chains, was giving emergency training to the members who had just been chosen by the Yellow Lantern Ring.

"Do you think you understand fear?" Lisa Draca said calmly, Book of Parallax in her hand. "I am Lisa Draca, the custodian of the Book of Parallax. My understanding of fear is unparalleled; this will make for a wonderful story."

Sinestro sat quietly to one side, ignoring the group of strange New Member, his mind uncontrollably recalling a scene that had occurred a few years ago.

"Earth? Abin Sue, why would you risk going to that primitive mud ball?"

"Sinestro, this is my destiny. According to the Prophecy, Earth is the opposite of the Emotional Spectrum —a source of darkness, rumored to one day devour all life and the origin of nothingness."

"Another Blackest Night? Ah Bin, I'm getting more and more worried about you, my friend. You've become obsessed with those lies."

And you're actually piloting Universe now, instead of relying on your Lantern Ring?"

"According to Prophecy, my Lantern Ring will betray me when I need it most. Although the Guardians forbid us from discussing this Prophecy, I will find evidence to prove the existence of this darkness that will inevitably rise."

"The so-called Prophecy of those prisoners from Ysmault?" Those Demon fabricated stories just to entice you...

Neutralizing the fear instilled within the Green Lantern Corps

"Atrocitus will lead me to the place where darkness is about to be born."

"Atrocitus is being held captive by you? You removed him from the Cross of Ysmault? If the Guardians find out, they will confiscate your Lantern Ring!"

I hope I'll still have that kind of good fortune.

"Abin—even though I have deep concerns about the legitimacy of what you're doing, you know that if you discover anything, if you need backup—even the Guardians' territorial orders can't stop me from reaching your sector."

"Thank you, Sinestro, my dearest friend— Green Lantern Abin Sue of Sector 2814 —Logout."

"Why wasn't I informed immediately, Guardians?"

"Sinestro, you're currently engaged in combat with the Manhunters; we don't want to distract you."

"Ridiculous. When have I ever been distracted?"

"Indeed, your performance record far surpasses that of your colleagues. The chaos that once plagued your sector has now been almost completely cleared away, and you have been hailed by many as the greatest."

"Yeah?"

"That's why I'm asking you to risk your life to come to Earth. Once there, you need to contact Abin Sue's successor and investigate the details of Abin Sue's death together."

"What about the legitimacy of his authority? Salaak didn't send any official orders to my Lantern Ring, Guardians."

"Sinestro, this mission is known only to the two of us, and you can call me Ganthet."

"Ganthet? Why are Guardians nameless, but you are the only one?"

"Now you will understand that it is me—and not any other Guardians."

"Green Lantern teaming up? That would violate your territorial rules."

"I am asking you to disobey that order—for the sake of your good teacher and friend."

"All right."

[Sinestro, Green Lantern registered in neighborhood 1417, unblocked on the 22nd.]

[Waiting for message to be played.]

Welcome, Sinestro, my friend.

[I understand that lately I haven't been as impartial and capable as you as a law enforcement officer, but as a Teacher, I'm not afraid of being surpassed by my students. Your achievements are what I wholeheartedly hoped for, Sinestro.]

[I know you don't believe these Prophecy, Sinestro, and neither do the Guardians. But I beg you, for the sake of our friendship, believe me.]

[The Prophecy says that the power will be discovered on Earth, and you must stop the darkness from being released, or it will destroy the entire Universe.]

"Sinestro, what are you thinking about?" Green Lantern appeared beside Sinestro without him noticing. "Are you nervous?"

"Your entrance was as noisy as ever," Sinestro glanced at Green Lantern. "If you're bored, you could check out the Star Sapphire Corps; they're paying close attention to you."

"Uh—" Green Lantern subconsciously turned around, suddenly noticing that Carol was looking at him strangely, "Um—you look really good in purple."

"I know." Carol shrugged.

"Carol, why are you looking at me so strangely?"

"That's your misconception." Carol's eyes flickered. "I was just thinking about how to better utilize the power of the purple Lantern Ring."

"Like imprisoning people and brainwashing them?" Sinestro couldn't help but let out a cold laugh. "The love you two have for each other is truly inspiring."

"Come on." Green Lantern headed towards the Legion's assembly point when Sinestro suddenly called out to him, "I know this isn't the time to talk about this, but I'm curious, Jordan. When you caught me last time, what were you going to ask me—"

My last question before sending me to the underworld—I've always wanted to know what you wanted to ask.

"I'm trying to figure out where you get your hair cut so I can add that place to my list of places I'd rather avoid."

"Are you two just flirting like this in front of me?" Carol's eyes flashed dangerously.

Not far away, Mr. Freeze glanced at Wonder Woman and couldn't help but ask, "Are we really Legion representing love?"

"I can't say."

As the Seven Lantern Corps was assembling, a black vortex unfolded in the Earth's sky. Everyone looked up and saw two enormous figures emerge from it.

They embraced each other, with black wings behind them and jet-black Lantern Ring on their ring fingers.

"Is it possible that they are actually the representatives of love?" Mr. Freeze pointed to the sky and asked Wonder Woman.

"Aren't these Adam and Eve? They've been resurrected?" the Zamarons exclaimed. They knew these two bodies all too well; they were the ancient remains of them embracing on the Zamaron. Their unwavering love had produced a purple light that shone brightly upon each other—the origin of the Star Sapphire.

The next moment, they flew towards the two of them together, preparing to bury the star-crossed lovers.

"Why do these two look so familiar?" Black Adam's expression suddenly turned strange.

"What the hell? Isn't this me and my wife?" Fragments of his past life kept flashing through Hawkman's mind, and Hawkgirl nodded as well, her expression somewhat strange.

The two corpses were clearly Prince Khufu, the first Hawkman, and Princess Tiaa, the first Hawkgirl. They were forever bound together by Nth Metal and love, constantly reincarnating, and in each life they were able to find each other and continue their love story.

For example, Superman's father, Jonathan Kent, is a descendant of their reincarnations, Brian Kent and Celia Bruno. After regaining this memory, the couple occasionally engage in ethical jokes with Superman.

In this life, they have been reincarnated as Carter Hall and Sheila Sanders, and have joined the United States Justice League.

"The love you two have for each other is truly inspiring," Sinestro exclaimed.

"That doesn't sound like a compliment," Green Lantern glanced at him.

"Hehehe----" Carol let out a laugh that was hard to decipher.

In the sky, the Zamarons have already engaged in battle with the original Hawkman and Hawkgirl. They are all extremely excited and want to completely destroy the Black Lantern that desecrates love.

"Is it possible that we are actually a ball of light representing Wrath?" Mr. Freeze's lips twitched as he looked at this...

The Zamarons, their eyes red with emotion, sighed.

"We are." Superman shrugged.

"Do you?" Mr. Freeze looked on incredulously. This was Superman; aside from his color, what about him was associated with Wrath?

"The Universe is truly wondrous; you'll get used to it." Hawkman shrugged, spread his wings, and took flight. "Since these were our former bodies, let us give them a peaceful rest."

"This feels really strange----" The Hawkgirl looked at Tiaa and felt very strange. Perhaps it was because of reincarnation, but they looked almost exactly the same-sex----even though their race had changed.

"Kill!" Atrocitus didn't care about anything else. He was already furious after being knocked unconscious by Wonder Woman, and now he was in a fit of rage. He immediately joined the battle, constantly spewing high-temperature burning blood flames at the corpses of Prince Khufu and Tiaa.

"Why didn't we choose cremation back then?" Hawkman suddenly asked.

"Do you want to listen to what you're saying? We were Ancient Egypt back then. Not mummifying us is already a huge disrespect for tradition," the Hawkgirl said irritably.