"What does it mean? I've never seen a Black Lantern Ring react like this."
Wonder Woman stared at the ring on Deathstroke's hand. Black flames continuously churned and rose from it, giving off a cold aura that smelled of decay.
Su Ming reined in the flames and looked up at the starry sky again. The star in this system was strange, surrounded by faint rings of blue light, like a gigantic lifeless eyeball.
"Like all Power Ring wielders, Black Lantern Zombies command the power of the Emotional Spectrum. Those revived by the Black Lantern have a special bond between their souls and corpses. Nekron controls that connection. Like a carrot dangling before a donkey's eyes, the zombies endlessly chase that seemingly attainable feeling. Seeking out loved ones, devouring their flesh, spreading the so-called gospel—all of it is to feel that emotion again."
Deathstroke withdrew his gaze, pulled out Godslayer, and dug a hole beneath their feet. He gestured for everyone to climb down as he continued, "Loyalty to brothers, hatred for enemies, love for parents, anger at Traitors—these are familiar yet unfamiliar connections. The Black Lantern Ring drives the zombies to pursue them and spread the energy virus through that process, until everything in the world is devoured, leaving nothing behind and returning to the void."
"The void?"
Diana repeated the word. She seemed to recall some enemy mentioning it long ago, but she could not remember who for the moment.
The planet had already lost power, and the prison had been breached. Su Ming went down first and caught Bobo as he jumped down. "Yes. Strictly speaking, it isn't that nothing remains, but that only the void remains. And while the Black Lantern Zombies hunt together and pursue those emotional bonds, they also develop new 'comradeship' among themselves. That's