Shadow of the Beautiful World

On a beach off the coast of New York, the superhero group Justice League is having an internal conversation.

In the past period of time, the recruitment work of the Justice League has been very good, and the number of members of this organization has doubled!

That's right, from 3 people to 6 people!

There's even a mysterious non-staff member.

In addition to the original three giants of the Justice League Superman Clark, Batman Bruce and Wonder Woman Diana, there are more Cyborg Victor, Flash Barry and Green Lantern Hal Jordan.

The first two are easy to say, Victor became a superhero because of the fusion of the mother box, and Barry got the mysterious and powerful speed force because he was struck by lightning rich in dark matter.

As for Green Lantern, his birth was also due to an accident.

Falling on the earth a few months ago, Green Lantern Abin Su, who was on the verge of death because of challenging Thanos, threw his ring to the earth before dying to find his successor.

In Seaside, the city closest to where it fell, the Ring chose Hal as its successor.

Hal, a young man, has quite a lot of experience.

He was born into a family of pilots. His father was an aircraft test pilot serving a private military contractor, but died in an accident. After Hal grew up, he inherited his father's career and became a military officer. of a pilot.

His flying skills are very good, and he even participated in several secret aircraft experiments of the military. He also drove a fighter plane and cooperated with SHIELD's combat projects several times.

Before the New York War, he was seconded to an aircraft carrier to perform tactical missions, and he had personally experienced the New York War.

Unfortunately, he chose the wrong side.

After the war, the wounded Hydra organization was officially liquidated, and Hal Jordan was also affected by it. He was forced to leave the first-line flight team, return to his hometown of Seaside City, and became a member of the local military base. Ground staff.

This was a big blow to Hal, who aspired to be the best pilot.

But he will not bow his head to life. Just when he re-adapted to his role and was about to start a new life, his luck exploded.

Maybe it was fate, anyway, in a stormy night, Hal got the green light ring and became the Green Lantern of the earth.

He was found by Flash Barry 3 minutes after the ring was selected, and then brought back to the Justice League headquarters by Superman. After a long talk, Hal joined the Justice League.

In recent months, he has been adapting and exploring the ability of the green light ring, trying hard to become an excellent hero.

Under the guidance of the lantern ring, he took time to go to Oua Xing.

That's the headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps, in a hidden place among the stars.

But Hal's trip seems to be not perfect, he refused to disclose to others what happened to Oua, but since then, Hal has never left the earth to go to the stars.

Well, according to Barry's guess, Hal must have been bullied by other Green Lanterns on Planet Oa, and it may have left a psychological shadow.

In short, the story of Green Lantern has just begun, and he is still a rookie hero.

Why do you want Steel Bones to be the leader? I think I can do it too.

The young man Hal Jordan was wearing a green fluorescent combat uniform with a green goggle covering half of his face. He watched Clark disappear into the sky, and then turned to face him in a red combat uniform with a half-covered mask. Helmet's Barry Allen complained:

The Cyborg guy is not interesting at all, he is as stubborn as a robot.

Barry shrugged, not responding to the complaint.

He felt that the steel frame was good, although he was taciturn, he was very trustworthy.

He himself isn't keen on being a leader, and Barry's adaptation to the Speed ​​Force continues.

Although he has already gotten rid of the embarrassing situation where his body's actions are faster than his mind's thinking, a few months is far from enough to fully master the speed force.

Next time you want to speak ill of someone, please say it behind your back, not in front of me.

Cyborg Cyborg glared at the chattering Green Lantern with his red left eye. He lowered his body, and when the armor on his back was opened and the six thrusters were spinning, he said in a low voice:

It's very impolite, it will make you look empty-headed... Go back and get ready, don't relax your training, after a week, we'll go to Utopia Island.

boom

Blue plasma flames erupted from the thrusters behind the steel frame, propelling the silver-gray cyborg into the air.

He hovered at a high altitude, and then, like a jet fighter, flew rapidly towards the Central City in the white sonic boom cloud.

I said, he just can't laugh, can he?

After Cyborg left, Hal raised his hand and breathed out towards the green light ring on his finger, then wiped the ring with a handkerchief very preciously, and whispered to Barry standing beside him:

It's been so long, I haven't seen Victor really smile. I heard that when he received the transformation, his brain was also transformed. Maybe he will never laugh. What a tragedy, right?

Hey.

Barry stretched out his hand and patted Hal's shoulder. Flash put his hands on his hips in dissatisfaction, and said to his friend:

Don't speak ill of people behind their backs. Also, Victor can laugh. I've seen him. He just...has something on his mind. But speaking of it, have you felt that Clark's state is a bit wrong these days? .”

Barry rubbed his chin, his eyes sparkled with doubt and speculation, and he said to Green Lantern Hal:

He kept frowning, as if there was some trouble. I saw him training alone in the training room last night, practicing fighting like crazy under 40 times gravity.

I've never seen him like that.

Maybe it's the pressure, the tension.

Hal tilted his head, ran his hands through his hair, and said:

After all, his first child is about to be born, isn't he? As a first-time father, he must be anxious and nervous. Who knows what a Kryptonian-human hybrid will look like, maybe there will be tentacles and the like, eh... .If I were Clark, I'd be nervous too.

No, it's not.

Barry shook his head. He frowned and said:

It's definitely not because of that. Clark has given me the feeling recently, as if a soldier is making his final preparations for a war... He may be in trouble.

so what?

Hal reached out and patted Barry on the shoulder, and he said openly:

If someone as powerful as Clark is in trouble and can't solve it, we definitely can't help. Don't forget, even if you and I, and the annoying Victor, can't hold on in front of Clark. 1 minute...

We are too weak, brother, so take it easy and go to Seaside City for a drink? By the way, let's talk about the call from Professor Charles. I think this time it must be a big deal.

OK.

Barry shrugged, looked back at Hal, and said:

Would you like to be faster than anyone else, you go first, I will give you 10 minutes.

whispering sound

Green Lantern curled his lips in disdain, he raised his hand, green light surged from the ring on his finger.

In less than a second, the substantial, liquid-like halo was molded by Hal into a decent shuttle.

There are complete landing gear and propellers, as well as lifelike hatches.

He stretched out his hand to open the aircraft shaped by energy, sat in the cockpit, and fastened the seat belt made of light, then gestured his middle finger to Barry rudely, and said:

Don't underestimate me, bastard, my green light aircraft can also fly near the speed of light.

Near the speed of light and the true speed of light are two completely different concepts!

Barry held out a finger, shaking it triumphantly.

A ray of light flashed on his eyes and body, and he made a running motion. He said to Hal who was driving the aircraft slowly into the air:

I'll convince you this time! Take a gamble, I'll let you have one minute, and those who fall behind will pay, is that okay?

Just bet!

Hal grasped the joystick shaped by the green light, and as he pushed it, the propeller of the aircraft shaped by the halo exploded with green flames, allowing him to reach several times the speed of sound the moment he started.

Amid the excited screams of the Green Lantern, the green light aircraft rushed out like a green arrow.

Barry, who was still on the beach, shook his head. He watched Hal's aircraft jump into the clouds, and stayed there for another minute, then started at the speed of light and disappeared in the blink of an eye in the form of an arc of light. on the sea.

A few minutes later, in the alley next to the bar in Seaside City, Hal, who had removed his green light combat uniform, brushed his hair and walked out of the alley, only to see Barry, wrapped in a shirt and jeans, leaning against the entrance of the bar, waiting with him.

After seeing Hal appear, Barry stretched out his finger and shook his head in front of his eyes just like before. The smile on his face was really disgusting.

whispering sound

Hal raised his eyebrows, curled his lips, and said in a low voice:

Show off.

Well, in the race for speed, he lost again.

This time, he had to pay the bill again.

The two young people walked into the bar side by side. The bar seemed a bit deserted before it was busy, but it was a good place for conversation.

Barry and Hal sat by the window of the bar, ordered a few drinks, and began whispering about recent events.

A few minutes later, a bar girl dressed as a bunny girl was carrying a tray and approached the two young men with seductive steps. Hal whistled at the girl with a seductive figure and winked at Barry.

The girl was probably used to the scene of guests whistling. Her face remained unchanged, with a professional smile, she put the drinks ordered by two people on the table, and then she was about to leave.

But walking in high heels always has some accidents. When turning around, the bunny girl tilted her left foot, screamed, and fell towards Barry.

For the speeder, the process of the girl falling was a complete slow motion.

Barry subconsciously raised his hand, wanting to hold the girl, but just before his hand touched the bunny girl's slender waist, an instinct for danger suddenly rose in Flash's heart.

It's like a voice frantically warning...

Don't touch her!

Barry withdrew his hand like lightning, but the pretty girl didn't fall to the ground in embarrassment. Barry is not the only superhero here.

In the blink of an eye, Hal stood up from the chair, and hugged the fallen girl in his arms in a very ambiguous gesture.

It's like the classic Hero Save the Beauty.

The girl stood up embarrassingly, thanked Hal, and kissed Green Lantern on the cheek passionately, then looked back at Barry, and left with a slender waist swaying.

You shouldn't have touched her just now.

As Hal stared at the bunny girl's little white tail that wagged from side to side, Barry whispered:

Don't disturb her, you are at the front door, I will go to the back door, we will block her...

Um?

Hal looked back at Barry in surprise, the latter took a sip of beer, winked at Hal, and said:

Believe me, Hal, I don't know where that warning came from, but believe me, that woman is really abnormal.

The two young men moved quickly, but their interception plan failed.

The bunny girl disappeared, weirdly, as if she had never appeared before.

At the same time, on the other side of the street from the bar, a man in a windbreaker lit a cigarette in his mouth. He looked at the bar in front of him, and a trace of disgust flashed in his gray eyes.

Hal Jordan's ability comes from that ring and his will. It is meaningless to simply replace the body. And Barry Allen, his movements are too fast, and he has a keen perception beyond ordinary people. I can't touch it at all. To him, let alone a replacement.

What a pity... that ability to walk like lightning, if I could replicate that speed...

The aversion to failure was more obvious in the man's eyes. He took a deep breath, pressed the cigarette at the corner of his mouth out on the trash can at hand, put his hands in his pockets, turned and left the street.

After turning a corner, his figure changed rapidly, and turned into an urban woman in a white coat, glasses, and a handbag.

She reached out to stop a taxi, said a place name, and then leaned on the seat and closed her eyes while the taxi was starting.

You must have received the previous message. I need you to give me an answer. Before this adventure begins, you must make a final decision.

Just when the taxi was about to arrive at the destination, a deep voice suddenly sounded in the communicator of the Skrull woman who closed her eyes and meditated.

The voice said:

I know that you have been trying to collect power samples that can reverse the disadvantages recently, but this is very risky. I don't recommend you to do such dangerous things, especially in this world, powerful forces need to be kept at a respectful distance.

My Majesty the Empress... I am waiting for your answer.