บท 170: Chapter 170: Entity
[Anthony's POV]
After Superman was freed from the effects of the Kryptonite, our group was treated noticeably more favorably especially by Clark and Lois.
Lois and Lena even started discussing the differences between their worlds.
Lena found out that on this Earth, she was dead, and I had never existed.
Lex had abandoned not two siblings after their parents' deaths but only his disabled sister who couldn't live long on her own.
The other girls found things to entertain themselves with, as they couldn't always walk around as a group.
Hermione and Erina reviewed the news summaries stored on the local computers.
Winter joined them as she was also interested.
Shinoa started a trash-talking sparring match with Harley Quinn.
Rias decided to talk to Etrigan who seemed wary of her.
Etrigan could sense a stronger demon within her and thus dared not show any disrespect which was quite amusing.
The version of this demon in my world was not only stronger, but Hell itself varied from world to world.
I had released the other villains long ago to give them back their freedom as a sign of goodwill.
They were genuinely fighting for their planet now and put aside their "villainous" deeds.
However, this didn't make them heroes or even anti-heroes, but they deserved some benefit of the doubt from me.
"We must not allow something similar to happen in our world."
The words slipped from my mouth as I found myself in the Olympus.
I was not the supreme God of Olympus in this world, but I still knew how to get there.
Looking at the ruined Olympus, I realized that Darkseid had made a significant effort to destroy any resistance.
It was absolutely deserted here, and there's not even a living soul in sight.
The energy of faith dissipated in this space while preventing the place from vanishing completely.
Nevertheless, I could see bloody imprints scattered around, the blood of God—and nothing of real importance remained here.
The fleeing gods likely took everything with them, leaving nothing for the New God.
After confirming that nothing of interest was left there, I teleported to the planet's orbit, and... the sight was depressing.
The planet itself seemed to be suffering from what was happening.
The bright blue and sometimes green colors had turned gray and showed signs of exhaustion.
The planet's mass had also decreased due to the theft of magma from its depths.
In less than a year, maybe just a few weeks, the planet might drift out of orbit, causing all life to either burn or freeze.
Looking at all of this made me feel a lot of different things.
I'm angry that something like this could happen on my planet, scared that it has already happened on many other worlds, and hopeful that I can stop it with my powers.
The sight couldn't help but affect me.
The next moment, I noticed various rings approaching me at the speed of light each representing a different emotional spectrum.
In my world, there are still many defenders of the planet and ring-bearers, but it seems that's a problem here.
I saw a green ring of willpower, a red ring of rage, a yellow ring of fear, an indigo ring of compassion, a violet ring of love, a blue ring of hope, and an orange ring of avarice.
"What the…?"
The rings stopped right before my face while emitting their emotional waves.
In the next moment...
They merged and created a single ring.
The emotional spectrum began fluctuating, and soon, a white ring floated before me.
This represents the neutral spectrum that included all others and was directly connected to the Life Entity.
This entity is the source of life throughout the universe.
"Anthony Luthor, a stranger from another Earth. Destiny awaits."
A voice in my head sounded as the ring slowly levitated towards my finger.
"I am not from this Earth and won't be able to help forever."
I said aloud, and the ring paused for a moment.
"Anthony Luthor, Life is in pain, you must help. Help. Help. Help,"
The voice repeated as I caught the ring but did not put it on.
This ring embodies Anti-Crisis energy and Emotional Spectrum and is also connected to the Life Force.
It's a truly powerful artifact I hadn't considered before because I wasn't yet strong enough to deal with it or the Entity hidden at the Earth's core.
Perhaps that's why the Entity decided to give me this ring out of fear that Darkseid would find it and corrupt it.
"Do you mind creating new White Lanterns to protect this universe after I help? And can I take the ring to my universe?"
I asked while holding the ring in my hands, already sensing its desire to be used by me.
I think it's due to the nature of my power and beliefs.
After all, I absorbed the God of Light, also called the God of Life.
Looking at the parallel version of my world while feeling mixed emotions accidentally caught the Entity's attention.
"Anthony Luthor, your help is invaluable. I will aid the defenders of this universe. You can take the ring, but it depends on another me."
The Entity responded.
The Entity didn't think in ordinary human terms and could only communicate with me after I allowed it to perform a surface scan of me.
Then, I felt pressure on my mind, as if something heavy was pressing down on my brain.
This much power could have mentally crushed someone weaker.
"So be it…"
The ring swiftly slipped onto my finger and... I felt the presence of hundreds of billions of beings in an instant.
Then, my body began to be infused with Life itself while enhancing the energy my body generated as Ki.
Momentarily, a pure white one emerged over my costume, and a wave of coolness ran through my arm.
In the next instant, the costume disappeared, and I felt stronger and intuitively understood how to use the ring.
I also immediately gained access to the Green Lantern Corps systems and the vast database of Oa.
After all, one of the rings was in the green spectrum.
Overall Power: 4-C (God in terms of destructive power, capable of impacting small stars or equivalent areas of space)
I could already feel my power and other attributes increasing just by putting on the ring.
The Darkness seemed to weaken, and the Light inside me became purer.
The Emotional Spectrum began to fuel me and my power, which was still gradually increasing.
However, the biggest surge of strength came right after I put on the ring.
"You never know where you'll find an advantage… So… let's see what's up with the Green Lantern Corps…"
I decided to check the latest news briefings, and it turned out to be really bad.
Darkseid's army was ravaging the galaxy with fire and sword, planet after planet, literally burning life there.
Parademons and Paradooms were tearing defenders to shreds.
An elite female fighters called the Furies would step in if the defenders were strong.
They decisively ended any resistance.
"Madness… Okay, what about the Oblivion Bar?"
I teleported to the named bar.
"And it's broken here too…"
I could tell immediately that almost all the portals leading to this place were destroyed by something.
The Oblivion Bar itself is hidden in a pocket dimension and looks intact, but no one was there except…
"A visitor? And not John? Hah, I thought John came again to beg for a good drink,"
A talking chimpanzee said this with a glass of booze in his hand and he also held some sort of sword in one hand.
"John is hiding with the remaining resistance leaders while planning against Darkseid."
I informed him.
Bobo T. Chimpanzee is a relatively significant figure in some comics, which is why I know about him.
A detective chimpanzee who inherited the Sword of Night.
"Oh, he stopped wiping his snot on his cloak and pulled himself together? Good, good... I don't know who you are. Frankly, I don't care anymore. As you can see, I'm the only one left in the Bar and everyone else is either dead or gone."
"That's sad... I won't distract you from your drinking, then."
He waved me off as if I were indeed a distraction, and I teleported back to the hideout, where I immediately saw a frozen "Boomerang."
I walked to another room without getting distracted by him or the others laughing at him.
"Hey, cutie-pie, wait up."
Harley Quinn approached me with a flexible while running her hand over my chest.
"You showed up all mysterious-like and made me nervous, and that means you owe me…."
She leaned closer and wrapped her arms around my shoulders.
"And?"
I raised an eyebrow.
"And I need compensation."
She licked her lips.
"Harley… I can read your thoughts and see that you want some of your favorite cigarettes from me. And you know, in my universe, I killed the Joker very vividly and brutally… A stone spike pierced his chest when you and he were preparing one of his 'jokes.'"
"He screamed in pain and confusion, and you, or rather your version in my universe just stared in shock. Then I completely erased his body with magic… poof, no more, Mr. J."
I pushed the now speechless girl away.
"The fact that you and your friends are still alive is due to the current world situation, so be careful and think before you act."
"... fuck… I just got wet…"
Harley looked down at her pants and rolled her eyes.
"Lunatic."
Lady Shiva muttered while passing by, her eyes rolling.
"The plan hasn't really changed. With Clark's powers, we can definitely fight back against the invaders,"
Lois said with a slight smile and took some time alone with Clark to "discuss" what had happened.
"Where did the information about Apokolips's base, the teleport in the LexCorp building, and everything else come from?"
Winter inquired.
"There's someone on the enemy's side called 'The Sleeper' who leaks information to us. It's been happening for two years and hasn't been faked even once."
Lois explained.
"So you trusted an unknown source?"
Robin flared up again.
"What else could be expected from you..."
"Silencio."
Hermione whispered, and Robin suddenly went silent, then started touching his mouth.
"You're too irritating. At least she's trying to do something, unlike you... You've just become the head of assassins, and that's it. You haven't even helped people all this time."
Hermione conveyed her thoughts.
"He's not doing it out of malice..."
Raven ran her hand over his head and lifted the spell.
"Maybe, but then he should shut up and not annoy everyone."
Hermione snorted, making me unable to resist and hug her.
"Hey... um..."
She froze in place.
"I like her."
Etrigan said into the void, referring to Hermione.
"Me too."
I nodded.
The plan is clear.
I concluded that we must send three teams to those machines and choose who will go to Apokolips.
The plan was pretty good, considering that Darkseid was preoccupied with Oa and the Green Lanterns and didn't care about Earth anymore.
After Oa, if he finds information about the Entity, he will return to take it for himself and enslave it to change all life in the universe.
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