Recaps

The narrator got locked out after forgetting their key and could not reach anyone because their phone had no charge. They returned home at night when their mother brought the key back from their hometown.

• The narrator went out without their key and got locked outside.
• Two locksmiths failed to open the security door, which had no Cat.
• The narrator's phone ran out of charge.
• The narrator's mother brought the key back from their hometown at night, allowing the narrator to return home.

Roland confronted Nero at the Imperial Palace while Jason joined him against Nero’s allies. Roland’s attacks failed to finish Nero, who trapped him in a theater of temptations, leaving Jason to intervene.

• Roland sent Marcus and the others to attack Rome while he went to face Nero.
• Nero restored Superbia with his blood, but Roland injured the dragon with David’s Sling.
• Jason arrived and fought Mordred, using soul power and illusions to disorient him.
• Roland battled Nero in his Beast form, but Nero’s flames and healing made Roland’s attacks ineffective.
• Nero trapped Roland in the Golden Theater of Embrace Dissolution, and Jason joined the fight to help him.

Roland and the others joined forces to fight Nero, whose theater had trapped him, and Roland empowered Kara to break through Nero’s defenses. As the group’s attacks weakened Nero, Roland revealed that the people he had gathered were the real finishing move, and their hopes and anger formed an Imperial Seal that began speaking against her.

• Jason used Weave Mist to slow Nero, and the others attacked while Roland remained trapped in her theater.
• Cassandra and Kara struck Nero, and Roland escaped after his Seventh Form strengthened Kara enough to injure her.
• Raven bound Nero with tentacles while Roy and Astra hit her with a Gauss Rifle shot and David’s Sling.
• Roland revealed that the gathered ordinary people were his real finishing move, and their hopes and anger formed an Imperial Seal above Nero.
• White figures appeared on the seal and shouted slogans about peace, fairness, and rebellion, leaving Nero confused about why they seemed to blame her.

Roland and Jason prepared to leave the restored Roman Empire and chose Titus Flavius Vespasianus to rule in their absence. After a series of strange omens, Jason announced that Vespasian would become the next emperor of the Roland Empire.

• Roland bid farewell to his two elder brothers in the ruined theater while Nightwing and Cassandra argued about facing Batman.
• Jason told Roland that Cyborg One had rapidly rebuilt the city and Imperial Palace, and they agreed to appoint Vespasian emperor rather than leave the empire to an AI.
• Vespasian ate breakfast at the former Flavian estate as a stray dog dropped a human hand beneath his table, and a farmer interpreted it as a sign of future power.
• Vespasian and the farmer headed for the temple, where a runaway ox collapsed and bowed before Vespasian, prompting the priest to recite a prophecy.
• Jason arrived at the temple and announced that Vespasian would become the next emperor of the Roland Empire, leaving Vespasian stunned.

Vespasian became emperor and ordered a temple built for thirteen gods, while Wonder Woman warned Green Lantern and Green Arrow that their worlds’ end was near. At Ferris Aircraft, a violet figure possessed Carol Ferris and declared her the chosen mate of its Earthly partner.

• Vespasian became emperor with Roland’s help and ordered a temple built for thirteen gods, including Diana.
• Wonder Woman told Green Lantern and Green Arrow that the end of their worlds was almost at hand, but did not explain further.
• Green Lantern worried over Wonder Woman’s warning while Green Arrow dismissed it and joined Roland’s welcome-home banquet.
• Carol Ferris flew to Ferris Aircraft and reflected on her past with Hal Jordan and her father’s reasons for hiring him.
• A violet figure broke into Carol’s plane, seized her, and possessed her, naming her its mate’s queen and Star Sapphire’s incubator.

Superboy-Prime brought the mind-controlled Carol to Earth’s Fortress, where Wonder Woman began restoring her original consciousness. At Roland Cathedral, Donna explained the danger of Wonder Woman’s prophecies through the story of Oedipus, leaving Green Arrow worried about what had been foretold for him and Green Lantern.

• Carol remembered how the Zamarons had controlled her as Star Sapphire, and the violet light took hold of her again.
• Superboy-Prime stopped Star Sapphire, took her to Earth’s Fortress, and asked Wonder Woman to awaken Carol’s original consciousness.
• Wonder Woman used her divine power on Star Sapphire and warned that Hal might find Carol harder to deal with than Star Sapphire.
• At Roland Cathedral, Green Lantern admitted he felt watched, and Green Arrow told Roland that Wonder Woman had made prophecies for them.
• Donna recounted the prophecy of Oedipus, while Kara and Roland derailed the discussion with jokes about attraction between relatives.
• Donna warned Green Arrow that he was facing something serious, and he began to doubt that Wonder Woman’s prophecy would be harmless.

Green Lantern spent Valentine’s Day struggling with Carol’s new relationship and sought Roland’s advice on winning her back. Roland’s plan ended with Green Lantern begging Carol to take him back, while The Flash and Iris watched.

• At Ferris Aircraft, Green Lantern panicked when Carol introduced her new boyfriend, Sal Sinclair, and declared she was taken.
• The Flash and Iris followed Carol, Sal, and Green Lantern as Sal impressed Carol with romantic gestures.
• Green Lantern went to Roland’s Valentine’s Day party for advice, and Roland told him to show off his appeal so Carol would return.
• Green Lantern misunderstood Roland’s suggestion and flew to California to beg Carol to take him back, comparing her to the patty in his hamburger.

Carol, Sinestro, and Jonathan Kent joined Green Lantern in a fight fueled by their power rings, but Hal overwhelmed them. Sinestro called in the Sinestro Corps aboard Warworld, and Amon Sur reacted angrily when a cyan-lit woman arrived to stop the battle.

• Carol revealed that she had pretended to date Sal Sinclair to make Hal jealous, while Sal revealed he was Sinestro and attacked Hal.
• Carol and Sinestro fought, then Hal defended Carol and turned his emerald power against Sinestro before Carol joined the attack on Hal.
• Jonathan Kent arrived wearing a Red Lantern Ring, and The Flash took Iris to Roland Cathedral before returning to the fight.
• Hal overpowered the others as Sinestro summoned Warworld and the Sinestro Corps, including Amon Sur.
• A cyan-lit woman appeared and urged everyone not to let anger control them, but Amon Sur recognized her and flared with fury.

Amon Sur remembered how he became a Yellow Lantern by confronting his fear of Hal Jordan in a Fear Lodge. On the battlefield, he used that fear to create a yellow Hal Jordan construct, forcing Indigo-1 to retreat.

• Amon Sur attacked Indigo-1 with the fear energy of several Yellow Lanterns, but her indigo light blocked his constructs.
• Indigo-1 urged Amon Sur to stop, but he insisted on killing her to avenge his sister.
• At Qward, Lyssa Drak explained the Fear Lodge ritual and told Amon Sur stories about Despotellis, Karu-Sil, and Bodaan.
• Amon Sur entered the Fear Lodge, confronted his fear of Jordan, and emerged as a true Yellow Lantern.
• Amon Sur summoned a yellow Hal Jordan construct on the battlefield, and Indigo-1 immediately retreated.

Roland captured the Orange Lantern Entity, the Desire Serpent, while the War of Light erupted and ended elsewhere. After learning the conflict was already over, Roland wondered whether Blackest Night was approaching as Oa’s prophecy warned of the universe’s coming destruction.

• Yellow Lantern Hal Jordan attacked the Indigo woman and clashed with Amon Sur before The Flash stopped him and reminded him of the War of Light prophecy.
• The Flash explained that Hal’s Valentine’s Day antics had triggered a war among the Lantern Corps, and he and Hal wondered why Roland was absent.
• Roland showed The Flash the captured Desire Serpent, tried wearing it as a symbiotic suit, then bound it and hung it in his kitchen.
• The Flash told Roland the War of Light had already ended, with Hal fighting the Yellow Lantern Corps, Jonathan Kent, and Carol while the Indigo woman tried to mediate.
• On Oa, the Guardians recounted the origins of the seven Lantern Corps and warned that Blackest Night would bring their fall and threaten the universe.

The Zamarons’ history and their distorted ideas about love were revealed as they targeted Carol and Green Lantern at Earth’s Fortress. Wonder Woman drove off the invaders, and Carol ended the chapter demanding to know whether Hal felt anything when Star Sapphire confessed to him.

• The Zamarons left Oa to gather love, then found Adam and Eve on Zamaron and began spreading the violet light across the universe.
• The Zamarons gave Della Farron a Star Sapphire, and after she killed her lover, the ring crystalized the entire planet of Zannador.
• Carol explained the Zamarons’ warped idea of love to Green Lantern at Earth’s Fortress.
• Zamaron warriors invaded the Fortress and tried to make Green Lantern submit to love, but Wonder Woman attacked them with lightning.
• A Zamaron empowered Carol’s Star Sapphire, and Star Sapphire attacked Green Lantern until he shattered the violet energy with a green dragon construct.
• Carol asked Hal whether he had felt anything when Star Sapphire confessed her love, and Hal dreaded answering.

Sayd and Ganthet urged Hal Jordan to lead the Green Lantern Corps, explaining how the Guardians’ secrecy and past actions had caused disasters. Hal and Wonder Woman learned that the Guardians’ pursuit of peace had repeatedly endangered the universe, and the chapter left them considering whether the Guardians were becoming like the Beast of Humanity.

• On Oa, Sayd argued that the Guardians had to face the coming Blackest Night, and an elderly Guardian proposed making Hal the Green Lantern Corps’ leader.
• At the Fortress, Sayd asked Hal to lead the Corps and admitted that the Guardians’ emotions and judgment were not fully under control.
• Ganthet explained that the Guardians had concealed their mistakes, including the Manhunters’ massacre of Sector 666 and their dealings with Larfleeze and the orange lantern.
• Ganthet said the Guardians had hidden Parallax in the Green Lantern Main Energy and imposed Corps restrictions to protect themselves from the Lanterns.
• Ganthet revealed that Abin Sur had founded the Indigo Tribe to restrain the Guardians, while he had founded the Blue Lantern Corps for the same reason.
• Ganthet described a parallel universe where the Guardians assimilated all life to achieve peace, prompting Hal to compare their actions to the Beast of Humanity.

Ganthet asked Green Lantern to lead the Seven Lantern Corps against Blackest Night, and Roland and Wonder Woman traveled with Carol to Zamaron to secure the Violet Lantern Corps’ alliance. Carol’s Star Sapphire Ring identified her as the servant of a love tied to two ancient souls, while she insisted she would decide for herself.

• Ganthet chose Green Lantern to lead the Seven Lantern Corps, citing his capture of nearly the entire Sinestro Corps, and promised to persuade the Red Lanterns and Sinestro Corps to cooperate.
• Green Lantern asked Wonder Woman to handle the Violet Lantern Corps, and she brought Roland along to Zamaron with Carol Ferris.
• Roland and Wonder Woman subdued Zamaron’s inhabitants, who had attacked Carol with Star Sapphire, and learned that Carol was their queen.
• Carol presented her ring, which declared her the servant of an eternal love connected to two ancient souls, but she told it to stop putting her on autopilot.

Carol Ferris worked to unite the Zamarons with the other Lantern Corps while Roland and Wonder Woman advised her. Their discussion turned to Superman’s lively son Jonathan, and Roland and Wonder Woman both offered to babysit him.

• Queen Aga'po identified Carol Ferris as a strong candidate to help the Zamarons because she could resist Star Sapphire’s control.
• Carol told Roland and Wonder Woman about her efforts to bridge the divide between the Green Lantern Corps and Star Sapphire and her worries about the Red Lantern Corps.
• Roland suggested separating Atrocitus from the Red Lantern Corps and said Guy Gardner could take over because the corps did not truly respect Atrocitus.
• Roland contacted Superman, who explained that he had taken parental leave because Jonathan was difficult to supervise.
• Roland and Wonder Woman argued over who should babysit Jonathan, dismissed Bruce as an option, and left Superman bewildered by their eagerness.

Superman left Jonathan Kent with Batman, and Damian discovered that Jonathan could speak. On Ysmault, Superman helped the Red Lanterns rebuild their home while Atrocitus confronted his fading rage and sought a new path.

• Superman handed Jonathan to Batman, who assigned Damian to care for him.
• Damian stopped Jonathan from flying away and discovered that Jonathan could speak when he called Damian his brother.
• Superman arrived on Ysmault and asked Atrocitus to make the Red Lanterns' ruined base livable.
• Superman built cabins, subdued Red Lanterns who attacked him, and helped the corps repair their settlement and raise space animals.
• Atrocitus told Superman that his rage had weakened and revealed Krona's corpse in a ravine on Ysmault.
• Atrocitus tore open his abdomen and offered his blood of rage to the universe, seeking a path forward for himself and the Red Lanterns.

Atrocitus gave Superman leadership of the Red Lantern Corps and restored Bleez’s intelligence so she could help keep the Corps in order. After leaving to punish abusers, he recruited the former Green Lantern Laira Omoto, who joined the Red Lanterns.

• Atrocitus told Superman that his Blood Prophecy had shown him suffering across the universe, then handed him leadership of the Red Lantern Corps, which Superman accepted.
• Atrocitus dropped Bleez into the Blood Ocean, where Ysmault’s slime restored her intelligence while bringing her pain back to the surface.
• Bleez introduced herself to Superman, agreed to keep the Red Lanterns from fighting, and warned Atrocitus to leave; Atrocitus departed, promising to return for Blackest Night.
• In Sector 495, Atrocitus burned cultists who enslaved adolescent girls and destroyed their temple.
• In Sector 112, Atrocitus met Laira Omoto, a former Green Lantern expelled for killing Yellow Lanterns, and welcomed her into the Red Lantern Corps.

Hal Jordan confronted Sinestro at Earth's Fortress and learned the Guardians intended to suppress the other corps rather than prepare for the prophecy. Sinestro became Parallax and attacked with the power of fear, but Hal overcame the memory of his father's death and began fighting the released Sinestro Corps.

• Hal Jordan questioned Sinestro about the Guardians' plans and the prophecy of Blackest Night.
• Sinestro revealed his confidence that the Green Lantern Corps would rule the universe and challenged Hal to face his fears.
• Sinestro transformed into Parallax and showed Hal a vision of his father, Martin Jordan, dying in a plane crash.
• Hal regained his composure as Parallax released the imprisoned Sinestro Corps members.
• Hal told Green Arrow to leave the battle to him and fought off the Sinestro Corps, including Amon Sur.

Green Lantern and Sinestro formed a temporary alliance against the blackest night, then joined Ganthet to recruit Dead Servant into the Lantern Corps. Dead Servant acquired Red, Indigo, Blue, and Yellow rings, and Sinestro sent him to Zamaron to help secure an alliance with the Violet Lantern Corps.

• Green Arrow struck Sinestro with Scorpio's Arrow, weakening Parallax, and Green Lantern negotiated a temporary alliance with Sinestro against the blackest night.
• Dead Servant returned to Mucous Membrane, then a Red Lantern Ring chose him after he fought a drunk in an alley.
• Dead Servant destroyed a Daxamite fleet in the Vega System, and Indigo-1 gave him an indigo ring while taking him to Ganthet for help removing the red ring.
• Ganthet gave Dead Servant a blue ring, and Sinestro then recruited him into the Sinestro Corps with a yellow ring.
• Sinestro ordered Dead Servant to go to Zamaron as a diplomat, and Dead Servant joked that Green Lantern could seduce the queen to secure an alliance.

Dead Servant sought an alliance among the Lantern Corps but became Nekron's avatar, launching Blackest Night as Black Lantern Rings raised the dead across the universe. Earth's heroes fought the resurrected attackers while Superman, Wonder Woman, and Roland mobilized to aid Oa.

• Dead Servant arrived on Zamaron to propose an alliance on behalf of the Sinestro Corps, the Blue Lantern Corps, and the Teal Lantern Corps.
• Superboy-Prime explained that Blackest Night could proceed despite its altered setup, and Dead Servant donned a Black Lantern Ring and departed as Nekron's avatar.
• Flashpoint Thomas wielded a sword from Ra's al Ghul's collection against Black Lantern Corpses at Wayne Manor and struck down Martha Wayne's reanimated corpse.
• Dead Green Lanterns attacked Oa under Dead Servant's control as Black Lantern Rings resurrected corpses throughout the universe.
• Aquaman neutralized the Black Lantern assault on Atlantis with his life force, while The Flash absorbed the other Speedsters' speed and raced across the universe in his White Lightning Form.
• Superman led the Red Lantern Corps toward Oa, and Wonder Woman equipped a Violet Lantern Ring and departed with the Zamarons and Roland to help defend it.

Roland and the Lantern Corps fought Nekron on Oa, then retreated to Earth with the surviving Green Lanterns as Superman battled Nekron. On Earth, the heroes learned about the Spirit of Existence and began planning how to defeat Wade, while Ganthet revealed the rings could temporarily choose additional wielders.

• Roland, Wonder Woman, and The Flash reached blackened Oa and fought Nekron’s Black Lantern Corps while Carol and Queen Aga'po struggled to hold the attackers back.
• The Flash called for reinforcements, and a day later Superman arrived with the Red Lantern Corps; Roland’s group then retreated after learning Hal and the surviving Green Lanterns had already been taken to Earth.
• Saint Walker explained the Black Lanterns’ overwhelming numbers on Earth, and Superboy-Prime revealed that he was protecting the Spirit of Existence and brought out its remaining white light.
• Sinestro confronted the Guardians over their concealment of Earth’s role in the origins of life and killed several of them, while the heroes discussed the Spirit of Existence and how to deal with Wade.
• Superboy-Prime said love had destroyed the Black Lantern Corps before, prompting Roland to propose a strategy; Ganthet then demonstrated that Lantern Rings could select additional wielders for twenty-four hours.

Ganthet activated a failsafe that sent duplicate Lantern Rings across Earth, recruiting new members for the seven Corps as the Black Lantern crisis continued. Wonder Woman ended the Corps leaders’ argument and ordered them to gather their forces to defeat Nekron within twenty-four hours, while Carol began asking Superboy-Prime about Hal Jordan’s romances in other universes.

• Ganthet activated the ring failsafe, and duplicate rings flew across Earth to find people suited to each Corps.
• Bane and Scarecrow became Red and Yellow Lanterns at Arkham, while Jason Roland, Dick Grayson, Mr. Freeze, Nora Fries, and others received rings of their own.
• Batman, Damian, and Lex Luthor were chosen as Green, Green, and Orange Lanterns, while Rafael Arce received an Indigo Ring as he helped injured people in Metropolis.
• Indigo-1 explained to Amon Sur that she feared losing her ring and returning to her ruthless former self, while Sinestro prevented Amon from attacking her.
• Wonder Woman silenced the arguing leaders by beating Atrocitus against the table, then ordered the Corps to regroup and fight Nekron before the duplicate rings expired.
• Carol asked Superboy-Prime about Hal Jordan’s romantic history across parallel universes, and Green Lantern shivered as he gathered his Corps.

As the Seven Lantern Corps gathered to face the Black Lanterns, Green Lantern admitted he feared losing his friends, while Sinestro recalled Abin Sur’s warning that Earth would unleash a universe-ending darkness. The battle began when the original Hawkman and Hawkgirl appeared as Black Lanterns, forcing their reincarnations to fight their former selves.

• Jason sensed Green Lantern’s fear, and Green Lantern admitted he was afraid his fellow Lanterns would die in the coming battle.
• Sinestro remembered Abin Sur’s prophecy about Earth and listened to Abin’s message urging him to stop the darkness from being unleashed.
• Green Lantern and Sinestro traded barbs while Carol discussed using her Violet Lantern Ring, as the Lantern Corps assembled.
• A black vortex opened above Earth, and Adam and Eve emerged as the Black Lantern forms of Prince Khufu and Tiaa, the original Hawkman and Hawkgirl.
• Hawkman and Hawkgirl recognized their former selves and flew to put them to rest as the Zamarons and Atrocitus attacked the Black Lanterns.

Roland and the Lantern Corps fought Nekron and the Black Lantern invasion while Jason summoned seven angelic Homies and the Flash reversed the deaths of Black Lanterns. The battle turned against Nekron, and Roland ended the chapter by kicking him in his weak point.

• Atrocitus attacked Prince Khufu and Tiaa with a sea of blood flames, while Kara destroyed their unusually powerful Black Lantern Rings and triggered a surge of Black Lanterns from the vortex.
• Nekron sent blackened Oa toward Earth, and Superman pushed it back as Roland enveloped the planet with the Desire Serpent to protect its inhabitants.
• Roland explained that the Desire Serpent’s orange light made people see combined objects of their desires, while Sinestro and the Lantern Corps fought the Black Lanterns.
• Jason summoned seven angelic Homies named Michael, Remiel, Uriel, Raphael, Gabriel, Raguel, and Sariel, and the Flash reversed the deaths of Black Lanterns with white light.
• Green Lanterns from other universes and eras joined the fight, including Li Jiong and Li Chu, while Roland kept Nekron from finding an opening.
• Nekron trapped Roland with an inverted cross, but Roland broke free, bound Nekron to a cross, and kicked him in his weak point.

Green Lantern revived Dead Servant, who explained his strange romance with the Death Goddess before taking a call from Deathstroke about trouble at home. Joseph Wilson returned as a Black Lantern corpse and confronted his siblings and father, while Lantern Rings chose Deathstroke and Rose as new recruits.

• Green Lantern used the Spirit of Existence to revive Dead Servant, whose Violet Lantern Ring represented his love for the Death Goddess.
• Dead Servant recounted his history with Thanos and the Death Goddess, then answered Deathstroke's call about another family crisis.
• Joseph Wilson remembered his life, death, and return in his original body as a decayed corpse.
• Joseph surprised Grant Wilson and Rose Wilson at the Wilson villa, and Deathstroke attacked him to protect his children.
• A Black Lantern Corpse revealed herself as Adeline Wilson and held a sword to Deathstroke's throat while Joseph reached for Rose.
• Green Lantern Rings selected Deathstroke for both the Green and Red Lantern Corps and chose Rose for the Star Sapphires.

Deathstroke and his children fought the Black Lantern versions of Adeline and Joseph Slade, with Grant earning a Green Lantern Ring before Dead Servant arrived and resurrected the dead. Rose and Grant rejected Deathstroke’s attempt to reunite the family, while Jonathan stayed; Deathstroke then considered Dead Servant’s suggestion to hire Nightwing as Rose’s teacher.

• Deathstroke killed Joseph Slade’s corpse and led Rose and Grant to his safehouse, then left them there to face the Black Lanterns.
• Adeline and Joseph Slade attacked Deathstroke; Rose cut Joseph in two, and Grant embraced Adeline before triggering an explosion and receiving a Green Lantern Ring.
• Dead Servant removed the Black Lantern Rings and used a White Lantern Ring to resurrect Adeline and Jonathan Slade.
• Deathstroke asked his children to reunite as a family, but Rose and Grant rejected him while Jonathan agreed to stay.
• Rose said her mother was alive and warned Deathstroke not to seek her out, then left with Grant.
• Dead Servant suggested hiring Nightwing to teach Rose, and Deathstroke considered the idea.