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M: TSIA Chapter 45: Black Lantern Ring and White Lantern Ring
🕑 Added 2025-01-03 12:15:54 +0000 UTCLance felt his heart race. "Damn it!" Lance bit his lip hard, trying to resist the temptation that threatened to invade him. In his turmoil, unable to hold back any longer, Lance lunged forward and grabbed the book, which radiated a tempting and powerful aura.
With strong determination, Lance immediately opened the Infinity Altar beside him. Without hesitation, Lance shouted loudly, "Sacrifice!!!"
Suddenly, a rumbling sound echoed, as if the world around Lance was shaking. In an instant, a mysterious power emerged with incredible force, breaking through the underground space where Lance was and shattering the already fragile wooden roof. The light emanating from that power shot up into the sky and then exploded like a brilliant light.
However, just as quickly, the light vanished.
Everything fell silent again.
Lance fell back onto the ground, his body exhausted and his breath ragged. His eyes remained fixed on the altar, which was still slightly trembling after the earlier event.
The Infinity Altar absorbed the Book of Darkhold into itself, as if the book were being consumed by a greater power. However, even more surprising were the two strange rings that appeared from the altar.
One black ring, seemingly filled with deep dark energy.
One white ring, radiating pure light and full of hope.
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[Name: Black Lantern Ring]
[From: DC Universe]
[Introduction:
The Black Lantern Ring, even without the presence of a Lantern Beast or Lantern Entity, has the ability to split the user's soul into new Lantern Beasts. Every life taken by the holder of this ring will strengthen the power of death it possesses. The more souls that are destroyed, the greater the power granted by this ring.]
[Name: White Lantern Ring]
[From: DC Universe]
[Introduction:
The White Lantern Ring, although also without a Lantern Beast or Lantern Entity, has the ability to split the user's soul into new Lantern Beasts. The holder of this ring has the power to save lives and resurrect what has died. The more lives saved, the greater the life force it possesses.]
Lance couldn't help but let his eyes shine as he became captivated by the power revealed before him. "The Book of Darkhold is truly amazing," Lance murmured, "and in return, I get two great gifts—the Black Lantern Ring and the White Lantern Ring from DC!"
There are seven famous Lantern Corps in the DC universe—the Green Lantern Corps, Red Lantern Corps, Orange Lantern Corps, Sinestro Corps, Blue Lantern Corps, Indigo Lantern Corps, and Star Sapphire Corps.
Each represents one of the seven deepest emotions possessed by living beings, used by seven groups with vastly different worldviews. Among them, the most well-known is the Green Lantern Corps, which harnesses the power of will.
In addition to these seven Lantern Corps, there are two more powerful and mysterious rings—the Black Lantern Ring and the White Lantern Ring. The Black Lantern Ring symbolizes death, capable of enslaving the souls of the deceased and resurrecting them as undead. On the other hand, the White Lantern Ring symbolizes life, granting its holder the ability to bring back anything that has been lost.
These nine Lantern Rings have very different attributes, yet their basic abilities remain the same—they can protect their holders from the dangers of surviving in space, allow travel across the universe at incredible speeds, and harness pure energy to emit powerful light, enabling the wearer to move as fast as the speed of light.
By wearing one of these Lantern Rings, an ordinary person can instantly leap to a level of power nearly equivalent to that of a god. And the more Lantern Rings one possesses, the greater the power that can be wielded—something akin to the Infinity Stones in the Marvel Universe.
However, the nine colored Lantern Rings are not artifacts in the conventional sense. Each of them has its own will and consciousness—"the Lantern Beasts or Lantern Entities of the nine colors."
All of these Lantern Beasts or Lantern Entities are similar to the Phoenix in the Marvel Universe, beings that survived from a previous physical universe, each with unique purposes and powers.
These Lantern Beasts or Lantern Entities will possess the holder of the Lantern Ring, influencing their thoughts and personalities. Sometimes, the possessed individual will completely lose control, and their personality can be entirely dominated by the Lantern Entity.
Among the nine types of Lantern Beasts or Lantern Entities, the most terrifying is the Entity of the Black Lantern Ring—Necron, the entity of the Black Light of Death. Necron is the only being remaining from the Land of the Unliving, a dimension beyond life and death.
Necron created a vast Black Lantern Corps and nearly succeeded in defeating the orthodox Seven Lantern Corps. In fact, the entire Black Lantern Corps is merely a puppet army operating under Necron's will, controlled by the terrifying power of death.
On the other hand, the Lantern Beast or Lantern Entity of the White Lantern Ring is a Life Entity, a harbinger of fate throughout the DC universe. The will of the Life Entity determines the fate of every living being. Those who wear the White Lantern Ring will gain immortality and have a very strong influence over the Black Lantern Ring.
The Life Entity has the power to erase lives with a single strike; however, theoretically, the Life Entity also has the ability to resurrect any form of life that has died. Yet, the price to be paid is very high: every individual chosen by the White Lantern Ring must obey the will of the Life Entity and become its servant in a certain sense.
If these were the original Black Lantern Ring and White Lantern Ring, no matter how great the power of both objects, Lance would feel horror and anxiety. Facing such power means confronting the will of an entity that would control Lance, and that is more dangerous than any power that has ever existed.
However, these two rings are clearly not authentic.
Without the Lantern Entity or Lantern Beast, the power of the Lantern Ring is drastically reduced—by up to 99%. However, with weaker power, the negative effects of these rings are also eliminated, giving Lance a bit of relief.
