Chapter 177: Metahumans

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[Anthony's POV]

The White Lantern ring gave me access to data from the Guardians of the Universe and the Green Lantern Corps.

I could find the coordinates of necessary planets, see what was happening in various parts of the universe, and much more with this.

The conversation with the Entity went... alright.

It called me upon sensing the sudden appearance of the White Lantern ring on my finger.

The Entity tried to figure out what this ring was for a while, but in the end, it simply summoned the ring bearer. 

Entity could fully scan the ring once I was in its domain since it was created with the Entity's powers but from a different version of this world.

After that, the Entity restored and strengthened my connection with the ring to understand that I would help if it were in danger.

That was enough for the Entity...

Cortana quickly analyzed the downloaded data from Lex's computer in LexCorp to find the information I needed.

"Information about Tamaran found... Psions... Citadel... displaying on the screen."

Cortana's voice announced, and the necessary data of that universe started to appear on the screen.

I found some differences as I reviewed them and compared them with the data stored by the Guardians of the Universe.

In that world, the Dominators often showed up all over the universe.

They were a technologically advanced race of aliens who lived in a strict hierarchical society and played with genetics and even meta-genes.

In my world, there is little information about them, and they are not as powerful... especially since there are suspicions that the Dominators contributed to the emergence of meta-genes.

However, I am sure it is connected to the so-called "Godwave" emanating from the Source that created the Divine Sphere and from which I draw magic.

It gave potential to meta-genes in humans and much more. Arion wrote about this, and there was information on Olympus.

Nevertheless, the Psions are more active in my world than they were in that world.

The Green Lantern Corps' records show they have fought the Guardians of the Universe several times.

Then a group of cruel imperialist clones called the Citadel Empire recently attacked Tamaran.

However, the Guardians have placed off-limits to the Vega system so the Lanterns don't get involved.

They invaded just a couple of days ago.

I don't know the details, but considering the information from the other Lex's computer, the Citadel invaded Tamaran on the orders of the Dominators there, but here they are too... inactive.

More likely, the Citadel Empire just wanted to expand and capture everything in their system, especially if the Green Lanterns did not interfere.

"Yes, the universe is vast."

I continued reading about the other Lantern Corps, particularly focusing on the Red Lantern Corps who draw power from anger and rage.

In the comics, they are quite ambiguous figures, as is their leader.

In comparison, Earth seems so small... but it can already be considered one of the strongest simply due to the people with meta-genes, gods, and other beings occupying it.

Earth hasn't caught the attention of bigger empires like the Psions or Dominators yet, but the Guardians of the Universe already know about it because they have Lanterns from Earth.

They are also aware of the gods but try to avoid confronting them.

Moreover, they know about Darkseid who represents a much more significant threat to the universe.

These Citadels also know that he is searching for something, but exactly what remains a question.

I can guess he is looking for the Anti-Life Equation which resides in Anti-Monitor's mind.

However, the Anti-Monitor might not be the only way to discover the equation.

Darkseid himself knows that Martians based their philosophy on the Equation of Life, which equates to free will, and he might assume that the reverse equation could be found here.

Indeed, two representatives of this planet live quite peacefully on Earth.

I was able to locate them with the help of magic and what Cortana discovered.

J'onn J'onzz, or the Martian Manhunter, sometimes acts as a hero in Middleton, Colorado.

He currently works as a detective in the police force, investigating various cases. He occasionally visits New York and Metropolis and performs minor heroics.

I saw no reason to disturb him.

I simply confirmed with magic that it was indeed him and that he had no bad intentions.

The second representative was a red-haired girl who was occasionally seen near J'onn.

She took the name Megan Morse and is currently living peacefully on Earth.

Interestingly, she is a White Martian, the warrior race that decimated their Green counterparts.

What's even more interesting is that the Guardians of the Universe genetically split them over twenty thousand years ago.

They created two separate groups from the same race.

They deemed them too powerful and dangerous, especially the warlike White Martians.

This genetic division made asexual reproduction between the species impossible, drastically reducing their population.

Additionally, the Guardians instilled an instinctive fear of fire in both races in their genes... and it was through fire that asexual reproduction occurred.

"Master Luthor, I must report that a powerful burst of unidentified radiation has been detected in Central City, and Kara has gone there. She needs your help now."

Cortana quickly informed me, with a worried tone in her voice.

A quick glance revealed several individuals successfully fighting Flash, with Kara on the ground because of... kryptonite.

"Just returned and already problems."

I muttered as I quickly created the outfit and mask I was seen wearing on T.V. shows and immediately teleported to the city.

And kryptonite... I had specifically spent some time in the past to find and remove it from Earth, so it was unclear how a criminal had acquired it.

Clairvoyance didn't show me the full picture, but I reconstructed the events in seconds using Cortana's information and the profiles of the criminals she found.

Flash had been patrolling Central City for some time and had become the city's superhero, stopping many criminals, some of whom had meta-genes.

One criminal created powerful hurricanes outside the city, but the Flash stopped him by running around the cyclone in the opposite direction and knocking out the villain.

There were other villains too and some using modified weapons or other gadgets.

These villains had returned, possibly to get revenge on the hero who caught them.

They acted organized and had meta-abilities even though they previously used technological weapons.

One of these criminals was Leonard Snart, known as "Captain Cold."

He had a difficult childhood due to his alcoholic father, and his only refuge was his caring grandfather's ice factory.

He first appeared in the city streets about a year ago with a weapon that could quickly freeze things, stopping molecular motion and lowering the temperature to zero degrees.

He stole it from S.T.A.R. Labs in the city.

He could rob banks with this weapon by freezing vault doors or armored trucks.

Flash caught him and sent him to prison, but his sister broke him out.

The second gang member was her sister, Lisa Snart who followed in her brother's footsteps despite having a choice not to.

The third was Mark Mardon, the meta-human with the power to control hurricanes, storms, and the weather in general.

The fourth was Axel Walker who used to be just a regular person... but now he had become a meta-human.

The fifth was Mick Rory, who used to be a petty criminal but was now literally engulfed in flames.

Mick's meta-powers granted him pyrokinesis. He appeared as a burning human figure capable of sending heat waves in any direction.

He was completely unhinged while blowing everything around without concern for the people Flash was trying to protect from this maniac.

The last member of this team could manipulate mirror surfaces and held a strange gun that had appeared on cameras about six months ago.

Samuel Scudder.

As I mentioned, they had become stronger because they possessed meta-genes, but awakening these genes isn't easy... someone must have helped them.

Leonard Snart no longer used his gun but emitted cold from his hands, freezing the streets.

Lisa could become intangible, fly, and seemingly teleport, but she was more likely to move very quickly.

She also had floating ribbons around her, and this could significantly slow Flash down with a touch, but temporarily.

Mark Mardon had also become much stronger since his last appearance as if his meta-gene had evolved, which was quite noticeable.

It was primarily due to his powers that Cortana had sent Kara here to minimize the damage to the city.

Lisa was the one with the kryptonite.

She appeared beside Kara, and scattered tiny crystals were right under her nose, causing Kara to cough and fall to her knees.

Leonard frozen Kara up to her waist.

They were both giving Flash a hard time to force him into a defensive stance.

"Ah-ha! He's done for now! I'll burn everything! Everything will burn in my path! I'll roast him to a crisp!"

Mick screamed while shooting destructive heat waves at Flash.

Flash repeatedly tried to get close enough to knock him out but was constantly slowed by the cold, lightning, or appearing mirrors he had to avoid.

He was now also trying to help Kara.

"The only one dying here is you."

I appeared just behind Mick and opened a portal to the sun next to him, isolating the space so the heat wouldn't affect anything else.

"Ahhh! It's too hot! Stop! Ahhh!"

He screamed while falling to his knees, and his screams drew the attention of the rest of his team.

"Who else wants to die?"

I looked at the trembling Lisa who stared in fear at the screaming maniac.

"I thought heroes didn't kill."

Captain Cold said this while becoming much more serious. He had been smiling earlier because he had caught Flash off guard.

"I thought you had a code of honor."

I replied, waving my hand.

The stone blocks torn from the building by Mick's wave began to lift, and then two bodies flew towards us.

"Margaret Ticorne, seven years old, and her mother Louise Ticorne. They were from another part of the city and decided to take a walk because her daughter asked..."

"My dear... no... my daughter."

As soon as I lowered them, Louise limped over to her daughter, whose arm was crushed, and her neck was twisted.

"I... we didn't mean to..."

Lisa covered her face with her hand.

"But you did. Because of you, this happened... so it seems this is a fitting punishment."

I pointed to Mick who couldn't die because I wanted him to suffer. In the next moment, lasers from my eyes incinerated his body.

"No..."

Flash whispered quietly, watching the death of the little girl. He blamed himself for what had happened.

"So, all of you are guilty."

Instantly, the four of them were bound by magical ropes.

Then, I freed Kara and removed the kryptonite from Lisa's hands.

"Thank you,"

Kara said softly, smiling gratefully at me... but she had heard and seen the death of the girl, making her feel uneasy as well.

"You're welcome... oh god... no."

Louise continued to cry over her daughter's body.

"Ha-ha! Maybe we should add some rain to fit the situation?!"

Mark Mardon laughed... his powers were probably slowly driving him mad.

"..."

I approached the crying mother, and my White Lantern Ring began to glow like the girl's body, which started to heal quickly.

I could have done this easily with magic or alchemy, but the power of the White Ring is directly connected to life.

Margaret's soul hadn't had time to go anywhere, so she immediately opened her eyes.

"M-mom?"

She noticed her crying mother, who had been silent since I approached, looking at me with hope as if I were a messiah.

"My dear!"

Louise immediately hugged her tightly as if afraid she might lose her again.

"Alright, now let's sort out what happened here."

I said while looking at the others and Flash who chuckled nervously.

He glared from the revived girl to me who was glaring at him and everyone else.

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