Chapter 142:

Chapter 142:

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[Unknown POV - Planet Oa]

Hal Jordan stands before the Guardians, pleadingly trying to make them see sense, his sense. In his heart, he knows that what Superman is doing is right, that he's only trying to protect the planet. But the Guardians don't see it that way. All they see is a man who has toppled governments and created super beings to make an army.

They see a man who is out of control, a tyrant, and they're not going to stand by and let him rule the planet. Hal knows that he's fighting a losing battle, but he can't just give up. He has to try, even if it means facing the Guardians' wrath.

"He allowed grief, anger, and fear to control him," One of the Guardians stated without missing a beat. "He became that which he swore to fight against."

"Earth is better now!" Hal Jordan replied, but it was falling on deaf ears. "Superman made the planet a better place. Under his rule, crime is almost gone, starvation is disappearing, villains are no longer a thing, he's making a perfect world, a utopia."

"A utopia born out of fear, it's like a house of cards, unstable to the very base, and not a real house," Another Guardian replied. "Your attachment to Superman and the planet has made you blind, Hal Jordan. Be that as it may, your blindness will not change our judgment. Superman is a threat, one we cannot allow. The Green Lanterns will stop him, and that is final."

"You are the ones who are blind!" Hal Jordan shouted in frustration, staring at the Guardians as his eyes slowly fixed on the horizon as he noticed every single Green Lantern returning to Oa. They were all coming to Oa, and Hal knew why.

The Guardians were about to start a war.

Taking a deep breath, Hal felt a lump form in his throat. He had failed Superman. He hadn't managed to stop the Guardians, he hadn't managed to convince them that what the Regime was doing was for the better.

As Hal processed this, Kilowog appeared, slowly walking towards Hal. His eyes staring at Hal as his brow is furrowed in a seemingly permanent scowl. He moves with the deliberateness of a warrior who knows his own strength and has no need to hurry.

"I am to bring a squad to earth, and then we are to bring Superman to Oa to face justice," Kilowog states in a monotone voice, his eyes not leaving Hal's.

Hal freezes in place, shock running through his body. "Do you think I will just lay down and allow you to attack my planet?!" Follow current novels on novelb((in).(com)

"Don't be stupid, Jordan," Kilowog replied, his voice void of emotion. "You know as well as I do that you can't stop all of us. You're just one man. We are the Green Lantern Corps."

At this, Hal comes to the realization he's surrounded by several Green Lanterns, all of their power rings glowing, ready to fight.

He's outnumbered and outmatched.

Other than that, I was still looking for a way out of this universe.

As I continued sitting on my bed, lost in thought, a satellite image suddenly appeared on my computer screen from one of the alerts I had set. In the image, there was Superman standing tall and proud in his blue suit and red cape. And arrayed before him, there were at least a dozen Green Lanterns.

This didn't bode well.

I know Superman destroyed the Green Lanterns in Injustice, but I didn't know how. Those comics were one of the few I never got to read.

I had to tell Batman.

Though knowing him, he probably already knew and was planning around the situation.

As if on cue, my computer dinged, alerting me of an incoming message. The message was from Batman himself, summoning me to the meeting room.

Taking a deep breath, I quickly saved the image to my computer before making my way out of my room, quickly reaching the meeting room, where Dinah was sitting on a chair, holding Connor. On the opposite corner, there was Batman; his eyes fixed on the computer screen in front of him.

Batman turned to look at me, his eyes cold and emotionless. "You said you weren't our enemy."

I nodded.

"Then prove it," Batman said as he tossed me a file.

I caught it mid-air and quickly scanned through its contents. It was a plan to take down Superman, a strategy that included me in the equation.

"This is your chance to earn my trust," Batman continued bluntly. "And this is our chance to end this once and for all."

I gave the file another quick scan. There was no way he had made this plan the moment Green Lanterns had arrived, meaning he had successfully anticipated the Green Lanterns opposing Superman months before it happened.

I originally wanted no part in this war. Not if I could help it. I just couldn't risk my life without going back home. But... Now, I couldn't walk away. This Dinah might not be my Dinah, just as Connor might not be my nephew, but that didn't really matter to me.

Not anymore.

~I will do my best,~ I nodded, giving Dinah and Connor a brief look as I turned around.

The things I do for love.

"You have one day to prepare. We must be ready for when the rest of the Lanterns come," Batman said as I walked out of the room.