Gwenpool savored the thought. "Are we going back?"
Aaron nodded, then thoroughly explained the whole story to Misty, Annie, and Maeve.
(T/N: Firecracker will now be referred to as Misty.)
Maeve and Misty were fine. They didn't care where they were, as long as Aaron was there.
Kimiko simply said she would bring her brother along and throw him out somewhere to become a worker for the Corporation.
It would be like starting over.
As for Annie...
She hesitated for a moment, then thought of her selfish mother, and finally nodded in agreement.
However, the women were all quite apprehensive, especially Maeve.
Upon learning that she was a parody version, a counterfeit, of Wonder Woman Diana, she felt a hint of fear towards the original.
Compared to her, an artificially created false god, Diana was a genuine demigod, the daughter of Zeus.
If Diana knew she had tarnished her reputation, would she punish her?
Aaron saw her worry and comforted her, "Don't worry, remember this: you are all my women."
Maeve paused, then nodded heavily.
That's right, whether she was a counterfeit or not, she and Diana shared a common identity.
Rounding up, they had both used the same 'cannon', endured the same 'bombardment', and could be considered comrades who had experienced a 'battle of tens of billions of casualties'. Perhaps in the future, they would even compete in the same bed.
With this thought, Maeve suddenly felt the world broaden. She even felt a little eager to try. She wanted to see who was more enduring, her or Diana.
"Then let's go. We've only been out for a few days and gained four helpers, that's much more efficient than before."
Gwenpool was very excited. When it came to sisters, the more the merrier was always best.
Aaron smiled and opened a spacetime tunnel. In the blink of an eye, the five of them left the Boys universe.
Returning to Themyscira, Aaron briefly introduced the two sides, then held a grand communal sleep.
Only by making them 'shoulder a gun' together could they integrate more easily.
Anyway, with him, there would definitely be no exclusion or suppression. The main idea was to spread the 'rain and dew' evenly and suppress them all together.
To dispel any potentially negative thoughts, Aaron went all out, combining Speed Force with vibration, size manipulation, and other abilities, easily subduing all the women.
Beyond satisfaction, he also made them understand that only through unity could they resist the Great Demon King. Internal factionalism was meaningless and would only lead to more bombardment and collapse.
After the great battle, Aaron began to inquire about the situation after his departure.
Diana weakly said, "Earth is fine. Those Titans are still sealed. Donna is the only means they can bring out."
Atlanna, who had come from the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean to attend the grand event, took over the conversation, "Currently, the situation in the four oceans is relatively stable. I am gathering the four-nation allied forces to crusade against the Trench, as you instructed."
"The progress is very smooth. We have cleared more than half of the Trench, and it won't be long before the four seas are completely restored to peace."
In a world where good does not always triumph over evil, any dark force can become a terrible darkness. The best countermeasure, of course, is to crush them all before they can develop.
The Trench undoubtedly had the potential to threaten order. After all, they were chaotic enough, and their reproduction rate even exceeded that of the crabs in the Brine. If they were allowed to develop for a few decades, it's likely that all four oceans would become their hunting grounds, even endangering land safety.
Atlanna's face showed relief as she said, "Fortunately, you made us pay more attention to those guys. They seem to be influenced by something. Not only are their behaviors more frantic, but their reproduction rate has also accelerated again."
"Compared to a few years ago, they seem to have become even more terrifying."
"Oh, their behavior is a bit abnormal?"
Aaron raised an eyebrow, subconsciously sensing the state of this universe.
He didn't notice anything at first, but upon closer inspection, he discovered some clues.
"The darkness and entropy of this universe have increased again."
Aaron found this behavior a bit strange. Although he often left, this universe still evolved and perfected itself with him as its center.
Logically speaking, entropy should not continue to increase wildly, and darkness and light should tend towards peace. But now, it seemed there was a large hand guiding everything here.
"Is there anything else?"
Aaron immediately noticed another anomaly.
Darkness was expanding, there was no reason for Earth to be so stable.
However, Diana and the others all shook their heads.
Even Anzu and Reika hadn't noticed anything unusual.
"Not Earth?"
Aaron looked up at the sky. "Then it's space, I guess? It seems there's an opportunity to set up some eyes in space."
Aaron investigated the anomaly himself and saw an orange figure.
"Mine, it's all mine!"
That was... the Orange Lantern of Avarice!
"Is that Larfleeze, the Orange Lantern Ring wielder?" Aaron was somewhat surprised.
So the expanding darkness in the universe was Larfleeze?
Larfleeze was originally a very weak creature. He was later killed due to his gluttony, and his greedy desires attracted Parallax.
He became the sole wielder of the Orange Lantern Power Battery and the only member of the Orange Lantern Corps.
Because the Orange Lantern represents avarice, his boundless greed prevented him from accepting anyone else sharing the Orange Lantern Power Battery with him. If a second person acquired an Orange Lantern Ring, he would eliminate them immediately.
Although the Orange Lantern Corps consisted of only him, it didn't mean it was weak.
Due to the avaricious nature of the Orange Lantern, Larfleeze could turn anyone he killed into his puppet. He killed all beings who coveted the Orange Lantern, and he also killed the holders of everything he desired.
He could easily manifest a vast army, essentially being a one-man army.
In the original story, Larfleeze even coveted other power rings, wishing to possess all lantern rings, including the Black Lantern and White Lantern rings.
Undoubtedly, Larfleeze was a formidable presence even among the Seven Lantern Corps.
But...
Although Larfleeze is powerful, the Orange Lantern Corps alone cannot cause such widespread dark turmoil.
It wasn't that Aaron looked down on Larfleeze, it was just that he really wasn't capable of it.
Although he had been absent from this universe for a long time, preventing him from eternally maintaining entropy balance, a temporary balance couldn't be shaken by a mere Orange Lantern Corps. There must be other circumstances.
And Larfleeze was acting very strangely now. Logically, he shouldn't be interested in Earth. Other Lantern Corps or powerful alien races would be much more 'delicious'. Yet, Larfleeze was heading towards Earth.
Given Larfleeze's greedy nature, once he saw the greatly changed Earth, he would undoubtedly desire to seize everything here. Conflict between them was inevitable.
It was precisely because of this that Aaron sensed something amiss.
Earth was not famous at present. In the entire universe, it was practically an uncharted planet.
Without external influence, who would be so bored as to come here to forage?
Aaron followed the dark aura and continued to gaze further into the distance.
"Hmm? That is... the Red Lantern Corps."
"And the Yellow Lantern Corps."
Aaron's brows furrowed even tighter.
Like the Orange Lantern Corps, both the Red Lanterns and Yellow Lantern were heading towards Earth. Not only that, the Red Lanterns and Yellow Lantern were acting as one, moving side by side.
Looking further behind them, in Sector 0, designated by the Green Lantern Corps, lay a barren and silent planet.
This planet was Oa, the headquarters of the Green Lantern Corps, representing justice and courage.
Humanoid lifeforms in green uniforms, some with fish heads, some with chicken heads, were scattered across the central area of Oa. They were the Green Lantern Corps, numbering in the thousands at a rough glance.
Besides them, there were also some bodies in red and yellow uniforms. Clearly, the Yellow Lantern and Red Lantern Corps were responsible for the tragedy on Oa.
In this universe, the Green Lantern Corps was once again completely wiped out. There were even the bodies of two Guardians of the Universe on the ground.
The Central Power Battery, originally located in the center, was also catastrophically destroyed.
The entire planet no longer held its former prosperity. The most powerful force of justice in the universe had silently become history.
Aaron was not surprised by the annihilation of the Green Lantern Corps, who didn't know that they always lost in group battles?
But the crucial point was that among the bodies of the Green Lantern Corps, Aaron found Abin Sur, the greatest Green Lantern of his time, and Sinestro, the next greatest Green Lantern and future founder of the Yellow Lantern Corps.
According to the timeline, the Yellow Lantern Corps shouldn't even exist at this point. But the reality was, Sinestro was killed by the Yellow Lantern Corps before he even betrayed the Green Lantern Corps.
Chaos, utter chaos.
The son killed the father!
Aaron now understood why the darkness had suddenly surged so much. With the Green Lantern Corps, one of the main forces of justice, wiped out, it naturally triggered a series of problems.
If Aaron hadn't maintained the balance earlier, the universe would probably be doomed by now.
"Is there something happening in space?"
Atlanna sensed a change in Aaron, her eyes looking upwards, and she stammered.
Aaron held her head and said, "The Green Lantern Corps was jointly destroyed by the Red Lanterns and Yellow Lanterns. They are now rushing towards Earth, along with the Orange Lantern Corps. They will almost all arrive on Earth at the same time, in about seven days."
"Ah? The Green Lantern Corps is finished again!" Gwenpool, who was lying down resting, strained to prop up her head.
"What's wrong with the Green Lantern Corps? Aren't there still several Guardians of the Universe?"
Aaron let out a long sigh. "What else could be wrong? Most likely, they were defeated by Parallax, leaving two companions behind and fleeing."
Pamela walked over languidly, pushing aside the exhausted Atlanna, and taking over the relay stick, she began to get busy.
Leveraging the characteristics of The Green, Pamela's recovery ability was astonishing, making her an absolute key player.
Pamela mumbled indistinctly, "Why are they coming to Earth? Is there something here they want?"
Donna subconsciously thought of the sealed Titans. "Is it a conspiracy of the Titans?"
Diana shook her head. "Impossible. How could the Titans affect life tens of thousands of light-years away?"
Gwenpool pulled out a comic book from somewhere and flipped through it continuously.
"I can't find it, I can't find this scene at all."
"I've searched many DC comics. The Green Lantern Corps has been wiped out about 700,000 times, and completely annihilated 7,000 times, but none of them match our universe."
"So strange... this shouldn't be."
Gwenpool knew that due to Aaron's existence, the future of this universe would not be recorded in comics. The fourth wall ability would also be greatly weakened.
But currently, Aaron's influence was on Earth, the impact on outer space should be minimal.
But why was there no clue?
"Wait! Could it be him!"
Gwenpool's expression was unusually solemn.