A Priest in Gotham: Starting Out by Taking In a Little Boy
Chapter 526

Joseph Wilson

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"This is absolutely inhumane—" Watching the Nekron suffer Roland's inhuman cruelty, Green Lantern couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy. "Let me finish this quickly."

"You should have done this a long time ago," The Flash said. "I'm getting a bit traumatized watching it."

"Give me the thing," Green Lantern said to Superboy-Prime. "The Spirit of Existence, I need its life force."

"OK." Superboy-Prime nodded, pulled a ball of white light from his pocket, and tossed it to Green Lantern.

"Such an important thing, and you just carelessly put it in your pocket?" Green Lantern, even though he already knew what Superboy-Prime was like, couldn't help but grin.

"What's the problem?" Superboy-Prime asked casually.

"Alright, no problem." Green Lantern merged with the white light, a White Lantern Ring appearing on his hand. "The Brightest Day will eventually bring light, cleansing the soul from delusion. When darkness falls, look up; when the new day arrives, the light is boundless!"

"Come on." When the Nekron saw Green Lantern attacking, a look of relief flashed in his eyes.

"----Is this considered stealing a kill?" Green Lantern infused Nekron with his Life Force. "Rise, Wade!"

The color of the Black Lantern Ring on the Nekron's hand gradually faded, turning into seven colors, and finally settling on purple.

"Heh heh heh heh—you idiot, Hal Jordan!" Dead Servant let out a sinister laugh. "Thanks to you, I..."

They've come back to life!

"----I hope he can still crack jokes like this after he's had his body checked." Green Lantern's eyebrows twitched; he now truly thought Dead Servant was a man of honor.

"What—holy shit!" Dead Servant exclaimed in shock, rubbing his private parts, ignoring the disgusted looks on the faces of the ladies present. "Damn, it feels like being crushed in a vise and then thrown into a furnace, only to be pumped away."

"Then nothing will be left?" Green Lantern corrected.

"That means there's nothing left!" Dead Servant looked at Roland. "Can you tell me what happened? Is someone trying to do something indescribable to me, but they haven't figured it out yet?"

"Alas, don't blame me, it pains me too," Roland pressed his hand to his chest, "but to prevent the world from being completely shrouded in darkness, I have no choice but to reluctantly part with what I love—"

"Alright, at least the ending was pretty good." Green Lantern shrugged and handed the White Lantern Ring to Aquaman.

As the being who connects the Life Force all the seas, and also the most good-tempered of Green Lantern's friends, Aquaman is the most suitable person to handle the mess that follows.

"What's so good about the ending?" Dead Servant grumbled, his injuries fully healed, but he still felt uneasy.

"When the opportunity presented itself, we all chose to live. Isn't that a good thing?" Green Lantern said.

"----When did I choose to be born?" Dead Servant rolled his eyes. As the person with the most suicide attempts, he didn't think he was alive just to survive. "Pah---- Thanos, I'll film Death Goddess and me having a family life and send it to him one day----She's a completely different person to me, you know. If you can accept that, then watch the video I send you----"

"The last thing you'll have on your hand is a purple Lantern Ring, a symbol of love." Green Lantern smiled. "A person with love in their heart will not choose death."

"----The process is all correct, but the conclusion is exactly the opposite." Dead Servant looked at the purple Lantern Ring on his hand, a smirk playing on his lips.

"What do you mean?" Green Lantern asked, puzzled.

"What I love is death," Dead Servant said after a moment's thought. "She'd at least be third among my lovers."

"Huh?" Green Lantern slapped his head. "Although I don't quite understand—but your understanding of death—isn't it different from mine?"

"Uh... it's a very poignant love story." Dead Servant made a heart shape with his hands towards Green Lantern.

Then he began to tell his love story with the Death Goddess.

Thanos has loved the Death Goddess since childhood and has always pursued Death Goddess. He even slaughtered half of all life in the Universe and harmed all life in the Universe for Death Goddess sake. This is Thanos's gift to the Death Goddess.

However, Death Goddess disregarded him, showing only affection for Dead Servant: out of Envy, and also to avoid Dead Servant and Death...

When the Goddess of Death continued to make contact, Thanos used his curse power, casting Black Serpent Curse on Dead Servant's heart, granting him immortality.

This prevents Dead Servant from staying with Death Goddess forever. During the time he dies and is resurrected, his soul goes to Death Goddess's side and they can be intimate for a while.

"We are like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl, only able to meet briefly, followed by a long separation." Dead Servant, with his hand tied around his chest, sang this verse in an aria-like tone.

By this time, there were not many people left. Some members of the Light Squad were helping Aquaman clean up the mess, while others had already left Earth to do their own things in other parts of the Universe.

"What a pair of star-crossed lovers—" Roland wiped his eyes.

I knew it!

"I'm talking about you and Thanos." Roland rolled his eyes. "Haven't you noticed? Death Goddess has practically nothing to do with this story! It's entirely you and Thanos outsmarting each other."

"I think so too." Green Lantern nodded. "I never expected you to like a burly, purple Alien. That's really something—"

"Pah!" Dead Servant recited the oath, "Fear and confusion bind our hearts, sleepless in the Blackest Night, my slender finger enters the ring to change your face, my lonely love fills the world with purple light!"

"Wait—" Green Lantern quickly stopped Dead Servant. The Violet Lantern Ring had a brainwashing function; if he fell into Dead Servant's hands...

He didn't dare to think about what he would encounter after being brainwashed. "Didn't you say you had a love story with the Death Goddess? We were waiting to hear more, why did you do that? --- By the way, how did you fall in love with her?"

"Because she's beautiful." Dead Servant thought for a moment, then said with a resolute expression.

"Beautiful?" Green Lantern was taken aback. It wasn't that he thought Dead Servant wouldn't fall in love with someone—or a god—for such a superficial reason. "The Grim Reaper in your Universe is a beauty? That's really weird."

"That must be a concept god. People who want to die look like beautiful women, while those who don't want to die look like ugly women," Roland guessed.

"You know nothing." Dead Servant flashed a knowing smile. "I'll introduce her to you guys later—hehe—"

Just don't be so envious you'll drool.

"Let's forget about it," Green Lantern quickly waved his hand. "If someone else said this to me, it would be normal, but you—it sounds like a threat."

"Can't you have a little bit of class? The next God of Light," Roland scoffed. "What if I say I'm taking you all to meet God?"

I think it's best not to say things that are easily misunderstood to others.

"Didn't I take you to see Lucifer?" Roland shrugged. "That's nothing. Are you afraid of seeing God?"

"Tch—" Just as Dead Servant was about to say something, his cell phone in his pants suddenly rang.

"... He's in this state, and his phone is still perfectly intact?" Green Lantern looked at Roland with a ghostly expression. "Damn, are you that accurate?"

"Hey—cousin?" Dead Servant answered the phone. "—Is something wrong at home again? I hope it's not my grandma or your great-grandmother who resurrected as Black Lantern Corpses and ate you up."

"Wait—it's your son again?"

"Have they been brainwashed again?"

"Damn it, are our kids just destined for so much misfortune?"

"Wade —they can have a family. A family I never had." Deathstroke's weary voice came through the phone, "I messed up—"

"For your aunt's sake, if you keep talking like that, I'll rip your head off and flush it down the toilet," Dead Servant said irritably. "Send me your location, I'll be right there."

Manhattan.

I know who I am.

Joseph Wilson, son of Slade and Adeline Wilson, brother of Grant Wilson, and brother of Rose Wilson.

Wilson family's second son, as some have said, is always the least valued.

They don't have the special status of the eldest child, nor the cuteness and likability of the youngest.

I remember—I remember my mother was always by my side—always taking care of me meticulously.

But my father—that's another story.

He was always busy proving his name— the Deathstroke.

The only time he cared about me was when I was kidnapped. He may have saved my life, but the killer's knife slit my throat and took my voice.

After that, I lived a life of passive acceptance until I discovered my special talent—the ability to understand and control others simply by looking into their eyes.

But the ability to control the thoughts of others soon began to burden my own mind, and I was slowly being driven mad.

Once again, I became a victim of manipulation—this time by a Demon, forbidden power that was far more powerful than I had ever wished for.

Finally, I completely lost control.

My father killed me with his own hands.

I survived and am now hiding deep within the consciousness of Slade Joseph Wilson.

I watched his journey, watched him continue to fight to prove the name of Deathstroke.

Watching him join the HIVE, the culprit who stole my voice.

I watched my brother join the HIVE, and watched the HIVE be destroyed as a result.

Even after I died, the Demon continued to haunt me relentlessly.

Without my body as an anchor, my mental state deteriorated rapidly.

In my frenzy, I tried to steer my father down the same path of madness, but I failed.

Until this day, I was lost in the darkness, the only thing I could see was death—I thought I had finally found liberation, but on the contrary, I regained my body—

To be precise, it returned to its original body, only it was decaying.

Wilson's villa.

Hello, brother.

Grant Wilson awoke with a start, finding himself surrounded by a strong stench of decay, as if a corpse were embracing him.

Damn it, it's not just a feeling, something really is coming! Grant Wilson suddenly opened his eyes, his modified body...

His body suddenly unleashed tremendous power, blasting the corpse in front of him away.

"Oh----brother, is this how you treat your brother whom you haven't seen for so many years? I'm so heartbroken."

"Joey? Impossible, Joey is dead!" Grant Wilson exclaimed. "Damn it, what are you?"

His brain had been overdeveloped to 100%, and he had actually realized what was happening immediately, but—he couldn't believe it.

"That's right, it's me, Joey, the one you said always acted like a little baby." Joseph Wilson's rotting jaw opened and closed, emitting a sinister laugh. "Big brother, are you surprised?"

"Grant, what are you up to in the middle of the night?" Rose Wilson kicked open the door. "You didn't bring a man in, did you? Damn it, Uncle Wade is enough of a pervert in the Wilson family!"

"Run!"

"Oh my god—let me see who it is—isn't this our little princess Rose?" Joseph Wilson's head spun 180 degrees, staring intently at Rose. "Long time no see."

"Brother—how is this possible—" Rose suddenly lost his voice.

"Come on, now is the time for our family to be together," Joseph Wilson said with a smile. "Come with me."

"Rose!" Deathstroke descended from the sky, cleaving Joseph Wilson's body in two with a single blow. "Whatever son of a bitch you are, stay away from my children!"

"That's a truly disheartening statement," Joseph Wilson sighed. "However, there's another person who might have a stronger opinion on this."

"Slade!" A female Black Lantern Corpses burst through the window and pressed a sword against Deathstroke's throat.

"Adeline?" Deathstroke suddenly stopped; he recognized the Black Lantern Corpses Corpse.

His Ex-wife Adeline Wilson, was the mother of the three siblings.

"Dad!" Rose exclaimed, but dared not make a move.

"Alright, it's time for the family to get together," Joseph Wilson said, reaching out his hands to Rose.

[Searching for Courage]

[Searching for Wrath]

[Searching for Love]

"Are you kidding me? Love?" Adeline's expression changed drastically as she looked at the three Lantern Ring flying towards her—though her rotting face couldn't reveal anything.

[Intelligent Life has been identified.]

[Slade Joseph Wilson from Earth.]

You have a strong Willpower to overcome fear.

Welcome to the Green Lantern Corps.

[Intelligent Life has been identified.]

[Slade Joseph Wilson from Earth.]

[A torrent of anger is raging within you.]

[You belong to the Red Lantern Corps.]

[Intelligent Life has been identified.]

[Rose Wilson from Earth.]

[You harbor a deep love within your heart.]

Welcome to Star Sapphire.

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