area51novel Chapter 388 Seneca: You're in cahoots with me?
Chapter 388 Seneca: You're in cahoots with me?
Chapter 388 Seneca: You're in cahoots with me?
"Hehehe...hehehehe..."
You know.
This feels so good.
He wielded the power of fear, wantonly slaughtering the Guardians of the Universe. Sinestro had been Green Lantern for far too long, and had bowed down to those Guardians of the Universe whom he fundamentally disapproved of for far too long.
That once fearless archaeologist has been gone for a long time.
No matter how rebellious Sinestro was, or how many times he argued with the Guardians of the Universe, the truth was that the Guardians could strip him of his ring and reduce him to mortal again at any time if they so desired.
Therefore, Sinestro is always the weaker party when facing the guardians of the universe, and for the weak, there is never any bottom line, only constant compromise.
Sinestro could threaten the Guardians of the Universe with his resignation countless times, but he himself knew very well that such threats were just empty words.
If a threat cannot actually occur, then it is as if it did not exist.
The Guardians of the Universe implanted the fear in Sinestro’s heart, the fear of losing the Green Lantern Ring and being unable to bring justice to the universe, and used it to manipulate him, making him do things he would never do. It felt like being locked in a cage and manipulated like an ape.
After Sinestro completely broke free from the Green Lantern Corps and realized all this, it became a great humiliation for him.
Therefore, now.
Just like fresh blood flowing into long-forgotten muscles, the return of sensation, the atrophied tissue regains its strength, and once again, continuously, it is reborn.
Sinestro has lost count of how many times he has sought rebirth in his life. He has risen from each failure, rebuilding himself from ashes and ruins.
When Sinestro came to his senses, he saw dozens of little blue men's corpses floating silently in space, while Batman had suppressed his manic smile, his hands behind his back, seemingly looking at the battlefield below or at the boundless starry sky.
"The Green Lantern Corps is still putting up a last-ditch effort... Sinestro, spreading their fading light."
He heard Batman say, "Unwilling to accept guidance from the superior among them, so focused on the wrong missions, completely unaware that you are gathering power to fight them."
"So you attacked... and all those wearing green light rings were utterly defeated. I'll give you credit for what you did, if we set aside all positions, personal biases, and those unhelpful moral condemnations."
Seneca slowly thickened the protective shield formed by the yellow light energy surrounding the central energy battery of the green light.
But this wasn't to guard against Batman, but rather against the two people beside him:
Senesto glanced at Mongo and Achilo, whose eyes were darting around.
Despite Sinestro's emotional outburst and subsequent killing spree, he still keenly noticed that Batman seemed to be deliberately causing trouble for his two Yellow Lantern Corps leaders, each with their own agendas.
The branches that grew from the guardians of the universe prevented them from self-destructing and temporarily weakened their ability to unleash and manipulate green light energy.
Otherwise, given the combat power of the Guardians of the Universe, even if Sinestro wanted to kill them, he would never be able to do so so easily.
However, the branches that grew on their bodies seemed to be controlled by Batman. He deliberately weakened the guardians of the universe who were close to Sinestro and himself even more, while secretly releasing some of the fighting power of the guardians of the universe around Mongo and Achilo.
This is why the two of them didn't take advantage of Sinestro's attack on the Green Lantern Central Energy Battery. They were busy fighting the Guardians of the Universe around them, who were still capable of fighting back, and had no ability to break through to Sinestro's vicinity, let alone try to seize the Green Lantern Central Energy Battery that Sinestro was protecting like a treasure.
However, now that the guardians of the universe have been slaughtered, the situation is different.
Seneca slowly turned her gaze away.
Achilo, carrying the corpse of a cosmic guardian, spat out the remains from his mouth. Among those present, he was the weakest, and therefore stood the furthest away from the others, in a position where he could escape at any moment. However, he still formed a pincer movement with Mongo, blocking one of Senesto's escape routes.
Mongo, on the other hand, made no attempt to conceal its malice; it was positioned directly opposite and quite close to the central energy battery of the green light.
And Batman...
The region of space they were currently in was still partly affected by the gravity of Oa. The other person was now facing away from him, sometimes looking up at the stars, sometimes looking down at Oa, making some incomprehensible, melancholic gestures. Although Batman's back was wide open, Sinestro had no intention of attacking him.
In short, Sinestro gritted his teeth. He was now somehow being surrounded in a triangular formation by his two colleagues and Batman.
The situation is very, very bad.
He dared not move, nor did he think of running away.
Sinestro knew he couldn't escape. If he had retreated decisively when Batman slaughtered the Guardians of the Universe, he might have had a chance to leave. But now the opportunity had passed, and turning to run away would only lead to his quicker death.
The situation has now become a desperate struggle, Sinestro's gaze is menacing, and Batman's words continue.
"But this frenzy has created a breach, and if no one can take the place of the Green Light, the entire universe will descend into utter chaos."
Sinestro listened to Batman's words while keeping an eye on the two Yellow Lantern Corps traitors. He saw the other man slightly raise his chin and nod at the Green Lantern Corps members below who were gradually crumbling.
On that battlefield where yellow and green met, a red shadow sped across the landscape.
It is Atositas, the Lord of the Red Lanterns. Perhaps Atositas is not the strongest among the many members of the Lanterns, but when facing the ordinary green and yellow lanterns below, Atositas's individual strength is overwhelming to them.
If the Lanterns were in good condition, they might have been able to join forces to stop Atochitas, but they were already exhausted from the long battle, and the powerful Green Lantern was already badly damaged from being targeted by the Yellow Lantern Legion. Without a strong leader, no one could stop Atochitas.
He flew back and forth across the battlefield, interrupting the Yellow Lantern and Green Lantern's limbs from time to time as they still had the will to attack, forcefully halting the battle with indiscriminate attacks.
Since the Green Lantern Ring has the function of healing its users, even those severely injured can be saved as long as no limbs are lost, Atositas felt no psychological pressure when he attacked.
(Note: The Green Lantern Ring does have healing properties. The reason why Abin Sue died from his spaceship crash without using the Green Lantern Ring to heal himself was because the radiation affecting his spaceship was a yellow radiation from space. This radiation triggered a yellow defect, which caused Abin Sue's spaceship to crash on Earth and prevented him from using the Green Lantern Ring to heal himself. He eventually died from his injuries, and the Green Lantern Ring was entrusted to Hal Jordan.)
This event also fulfilled the death prophecy Athocitas had given Abin Sue: "Your ring will betray you at a crucial moment." After receiving this prophecy, Abin Sue became the only Green Lantern in the entire Green Lantern Corps to travel through space using a spaceship instead of the Green Lantern ring, yet he still couldn't escape his fate.
Senesto also noticed Atocitas's actions below, and he realized that Atocitas was clearing out interfering players from outside the field.
Once he's dealt with the green and yellow lights below, it will be Batman's time to make his move. He knows he shouldn't wait any longer. Batman is waiting for Atositas to return and join forces with him to attack. He must decide before then which direction to escape in with the central energy battery of the green light.
Or, there is another option:
Parallax was released on the spot...
However, if he does that, he might not be Parallax's first choice, and without sufficient preparation, even if Parallax chooses to possess him, he is not entirely confident that he can control the other party and utilize its energy, instead of being controlled by Parallax and becoming a vessel for Parallax to descend to earth.
Therefore, Senestor would never choose to release Parallax unless absolutely necessary.
So... which way to escape?
Senesto turned his gaze toward Achille.
Of course, you should pick on the weak.
He glanced at Batman and Mongo out of the corner of his eye.
A group of treacherous individuals, each with their own hidden agendas, will wait until he masters the power of parallax, rewrites the rules of the universe, and establishes the Yellow Light Order...
Sinestro heard Batman say, "...I'll give you a shout-out...you nearly wiped out the Green Lantern Corps head-on."
Then he looked down at the ravaged planet OA: "This is a great achievement that countless cosmic tyrants, slave owners, and powerful civilizations have failed to accomplish over billions of years."
Sinestro couldn't tell whether Batman's words were sarcastic or genuine praise. But he preferred to see them as sarcastic.
So what, you bastard.
Sinestro never denies the Green Lantern Corps' achievements in maintaining cosmic order over billions of years, but you also know that the Guardians of the Universe are a bunch of complete trash. How can the universe be governed properly when you're with these worms?
The order maintained by the Green Lantern Corps is an order controlled by the Guardians of the Universe, rotten and stinking like a morbid giant!
Ah, I know. But you still have a soft spot for those loyal dogs of the universe's guardians, don't you?
He looked at the green light energy flashing on Batman's body.
Yes, Batman, like Hal Jordan, agrees with the Green Lantern Corps' stance of letting evil go unchecked, thinking that simply locking them up is enough, and then viewing my killing of criminals and strict protection of innocent civilians as the evil doctrines you call fascism.
Sinestro was stung. He didn't know where this inexplicable, heart-pounding anger came from. Hal Jordan's image reappeared before his eyes, but along with it, Abin Sue's indifferent expression also appeared.
"Sinestro, I'm not quite sure... about your rules, um..."
"That was a little too much..."
"My God, Sinestro, you're a fascist..."
"No one should be spyed on by you, Sinestro. You're spying on everyone..."
"Abin, you know that I must make a pact to protect my planet..."
"Hal, you don't understand, I want to eradicate crime completely..."
Memories flooded back, and Seneca knew now was not the time to be weak.
He was just... thinking about the past.
"In short, the Green Lantern Corps is currently... in a bad state," Sinestro heard Batman say.
"And the Seneca Legion is ready to reclaim what is rightfully ours."
Sure enough, Batman was criticizing him for what he did to Green Lantern Corporation... wait, what did he just say?
Sinestro didn't react for a moment, then he saw Batman suddenly flash with silver light, and then his green outfit vanish without a trace. He suddenly pulled a yellow light ring from his pocket and skillfully put it on his finger. The speed was so fast that even the two pointed ears on his forehead stood up.
"We're completely in this together. We can fill the huge gaps left by the Green Lantern Corps, we can bring order to the Chaos Lands, and we can make this universe a better place!"
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Wait, Sinestro felt a little confused. Was this his line?
"We are redistributing resources. To be honest, the Green Lantern Corps' approach is too outdated. I don't see why we can't serve our people while pursuing greater goals."
"Think about it, we're going to announce to the entire universe that we've replaced the Green Lantern Corps. They might think that the order of the entire universe has collapsed, but we'll assure them that this simply won't happen."
"Power will be transferred smoothly, and every being in the universe will be able to control their fears and trust in you, trust in Sinestro."
"The destruction of the Green Lantern Corps will undoubtedly cause some chaos. Some may blame it on our Yellow Lantern Corps, but cosmic order will be restored... all thanks to us, the Yellow Lantern Corps!"
Before Sinestro could fully react, he saw a fanatical expression on Batman's face as he shouted:
"Long live the Seneca Legion! This is our century!"
"The green light has yielded its place! We will take their place, we will give the universe the protection... and order it desperately needs!"
"All members of the Yellow Lantern Legion will perform their duties...and carry out Sinestro's orders!"
Then Sinestro saw Batman turn around and look at his stunned self:
"I hope I can prove my sincerity."
He heard Batman ask:
"What, are you not welcoming me to the Seneca Legion?"
(End of this chapter)