bacchusnovels Chapter 1153 Epilogue
Chapter 1153 Epilogue
Chapter 1153 Epilogue
"So—you really don't plan to leave this world?"
"Chen Tao asked."
At this moment, he and Parallax Mohal were suspended in mid-air, and beneath their feet was an entire green seaside city.
That's right, a green seaside city.
This seaside city was built by Hal during the Silver Age using the Green Lantern Ring. After the mechanical superhero and Mongo destroyed the seaside city, the obsessed Hal used the creation power of the Green Lantern Ring to restore 700 million Green Lantern ghosts under his control and buildings made of Green Lantern energy to play his pretend game of "the seaside city was not destroyed".
This paranoid behavior continued for a long time, and with Sinestro's instigation, it ultimately led to Hal's destruction of Planet OA, his seizure of the Green Lantern's central energy battery, and the killing of all his friends, becoming the tragedy of Parallax Hal.
"I'm telling you about an opportunity, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Chen Tao said.
He was genuinely trying to persuade Parallax Morhal to leave the DC multiverse with him; the nascent universe needed a strong pillar, and on the other hand—
The character Parallax Hal was trapped on the day his city was destroyed, and then sacrificed himself for the entire multiverse in the Last Night. His story in the DC multiverse has come to an end. From madness to destruction, Hal, reborn as Green Lantern, is no longer the Parallax he once was.
Chen Tao wanted to give him a chance: they could steal the entire city a second before Cyborg and Mongo destroyed Beach City, and then leave the DC multiverse completely.
"After you leave, the DC multiverse will regenerate a new Parallax Morhal on the Hypertime Stream timeline. We just need to fill in the gaps in the history that the weaker Parallax Morhal couldn't complete before we leave."
Yes, the DC multiverse does have self-adaptive capabilities. After Hal leaves, it automatically generates a new Parallax Demon to ensure that the history Hal experienced remains intact.
Of course, this is not without its price. All power has a source, and the newly born Hal will be very weak, perhaps even so weak that he can only fight to a draw with the Hal of the main universe (Note: In the main Green Lantern V4 series, Parallax Hal did fight to a standstill with the Hal of the main universe who was wielding the Mighty Gauntlet). But so what? History will not be affected. These are just some minor flaws, and Chen Tao thinks they are not a big problem.
However, Parallax Morhal did not answer Chen Tao immediately; he looked at his reflection in that timeline.
Hal was consumed by pain at that time. He was trapped in his most agonizing moment; he had failed to fulfill his promise to save the city. He had lost his duty, and had done nothing to salvage anything. He had lost his reason for being, his direction in life, his purpose. This was the root of his downfall.
Parallax Malhal knew that Batman Dragon was right; he had put in a lot of effort and had prepared everything he might need. Batman Dragon had reinforced every important historical moment for Parallax Malhal to ensure that his departure would not cause any point in time to collapse.
He already possessed all the necessary conditions to leave this universe and embark on a new life; he had already witnessed his own demise in the DC multiverse. He also knew that after Batman Dragon was stripped of the 5G era, in the DC multiverse's self-generated hyperchronic history, he would become someone unexpectedly forgotten by the hyperchronic flow, a person who existed in theory, a ghost wandering outside the normal timeline, entering the timeline after the New 52 through multiverse fusion.
No one will remember him. Logically speaking, leaving seems to be the best option?
"No."
"What?"
"Forget it, just take my 7 million people out of the DC multiverse. Even though many of them have already returned to the embrace of death—at least take the rest with you."
"I do not understand."
"The DC multiverse needs people like me, it needs characters like me and Superman Supreme."
Hal said.
"At a crucial moment, such as when Superman is absent, Superman Jr. might very well take over Superman's place. As for me, when facing an insurmountable enemy in the DC multiverse, a powerful character like myself could be used as a pawn to turn the tide of the entire situation."
He told Chen Tao, "From a cosmic perspective, powerful figures like us are the cornerstone of a universe's ability to resist."
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Yes, Hal and his allies are the most powerful immune cells—if Hal decides to join Chen Tao's universe, it will increase the strength of Chen Tao's universe; conversely, remaining in the DC multiverse will achieve the same effect.
Chen Tao felt a little regretful. Both Parallax Demon Hal and Superman Supreme chose to stay in the DC multiverse to protect their worlds. But unlike Superman Supreme, Hal was willing to let him take 700 million people with him, which gave him a glimmer of hope.
"If I take these 700 million people away, does that mean—"
"Yes. When the DC multiverse finally has a powerful character who can replace me, and when this world is restored, prosperous, and no longer needs my protection, I will return to find my world, my seaside city, my hometown."
"Before that, the people of the coastal city will live and multiply in my universe. When you decide to return, I will place you into the moment they first arrived in my universe."
"That's good, thank you."
Chen Tao remained silent for a while.
"After you remove 5G, you will lose this memory, you know that."
"But I'll remember when the time is right," Hal said. "If the DC multiverse no longer needs my protection, then it won't be able to restrict my memories anymore, right?"
"All right----"
Chen Tao shook his head.
In any case, Hal has made his decision, and now the only ones willing to leave with him are probably the Wayne couple.
The condition of resurrecting their child alone was enough to move them.
However, before leaving—
"Do you need to go see Batman from the main universe?"
After leaving Parallax Mohal's side, Chen Tao returned to the Wayne couple, who were waiting to depart in the Baby Multiverse.
"I know that to you, he is just a child from a parallel universe, and to him, you are just parents from a parallel universe, but—I think that both you and Bruce may need some comfort."