Family System: Chapter 53

Kara: “!!”

What the hell?

A creature as big as Earth?!

The feeling of pressure came crashing down!

“How do you know it will come to Earth?” Kara asked urgently. “Is it because of this green ring?”

Hmm...

That’s right!

In the movie Green Lantern, it made no sense for Parallax to come to Earth.

To take revenge on the guy with the Abin Sur's ring?

Abin Sur was killed by it, so there’s no need to come all this way.

Wait!

Abin Sur?

With the Green Lantern Ring here, that guy should be nearby too, right?

Looking again at the Green Lantern Ring in the Phoenix Force, it was madly rushing in a certain direction.

—This thing doesn’t seem to be here to recognize a master; it’s here to find a doctor!

“Let’s go take a look.”

Vex released the **Green Lantern Ring** and found that it was flying really fast, making it hard to keep up.

So...

“Teleport!”

“Teleport!”

“Teleport!”

......

They flickered through space,

And the two followed the Green Lantern Ring to the Northern Hemisphere, where they found the spacecraft that had crash-landed.

Inside lay a green-clad red-skinned creature, with a gaping hole in its chest, on the brink of death.

It was indeed Abin Sur!

Vex once again used the Phoenix Force to bind the Green Lantern Ring.

“You’re conscious, right?” Vex said. “I can save him if you break your contract with him, and I’ll find you a new master afterward.”

The Green Lantern Ring flashed wildly!

It dashed east and west in the Phoenix Force, but couldn’t stir a ripple in it.

However, Sur, upon hearing this, managed to turn over weakly and stared at Vex.

“You know us?”

“The Green Lantern Corps, the guardians of the universe,” Vex said casually. “But in every universe, you guys are just background characters.”

Sur: “...”

It sounded like they were important?

“My name is Abin Sur, guardian of Sector 2814,” Sur said with difficulty. “The Green Lantern Ring only chooses life forms with a strong will as its master. Threatening it won’t work.”

“Is that so... I don’t believe you.”

Vex constricted the Phoenix Force, effectively choking the Green Lantern Ring.

As the embodiment of life and psychic energy in the original universe, the Phoenix Force easily sensed the entity associated with the Green Lantern Ring—Ion!

It was just a green shark.

Using the Phoenix Force, Vex tied it up.

“Choose,” Vex said calmly. “Either agree to my terms or I’ll erase your will and reshape you.”

This was a choice?

The Ion Shark didn’t hesitate to cut off its contract with Sur.

“A wise decision.”

Vex released the Phoenix Force, and the Green Lantern Ring obediently floated in mid-air.

It didn’t dare move, not even a bit.

Light of Resurrection

But this time, the usually unstoppable Horse Symbol Spell encountered a tough challenge, as an orange-yellow light flashed and deflected the Light.

“Huh?”

“Useless,” Sur murmured. “The fear power of Parallax is consuming my life. You...”

“Got it."

The Phoenix Force surged once more, activating the fear power upon touching Sur and then ruthlessly tearing him apart.

—Just an uncontrolled force; it’s easy to handle you!l

Vex unleashed another light.

Sur, barely alive, sat up with a look of disbelief.

He stared at Vex in shock, genuinely wondering if he could be healed?

And the Green Lantern Ring...

He cautiously raised his hand to summon it...

But the Green Lantern Ring completely ignored him.

“How did you do that?” Sur asked in astonishment.

“Phoenix Force, you know?” Vex asked.

Sur lowered his head and thought for a moment...

Then he shook his head in confusion.

After all, this universe’s Phoenix Force had never had a really powerful host.

It was normal not to be famous.

“You have the chance to return to Oa and check the records for yourself,” Vex said casually. “Let’s go; help me find a new master for the Green Lantern Ring, and as a debt of gratitude for saving your life, you can assist me.”

Sur: “....”

“You took my Green Lantern Ring and now you want me to help you teach someone?”

That’s absurd!

But without the Green Lantern Ring, the spacecraft was damaged, and he temporarily couldn’t contact the Green Lantern Corps.

And knowing that he was still alive, Parallax would probably...

He looked at Vex.

“Young man, do you know... about Parallax?”

“The entity of the yellow fear power? I don’t know if I can beat it,” Vex pondered, stroking his chin.

Holding the Phoenix Force and having Vector Control in hand, he could at least protect himself.

As for that S-rank reward...

“System, is that reward effective against Parallax?”

【Can heavily injure, unable to kill!】

That settles it.

However, killing that thing wouldn’t yield any reward, and Vex didn’t want to seek unnecessary trouble.

Hmm...

Once Sur teaches the basics, he’ll be on his way!

Vex unleashed a Light to repair the damaged spacecraft with the Horse Symbol Spell

The look of shock in Sur’s eyes intensified!

He could even repair lifeless objects?

But soon after,

The spacecraft was stored in Vex’s King’s Treasury.

“I’ll return it to you after you help me teach someone,” Vex said.

“Deal!” Sur replied straightforwardly. “No time to waste, let’s go!”

He was even more anxious than Vex.

Vex brought Kara and Sur, teleporting back to New York, to the Transformers’ base.

Decepticons and Autobots had gathered in the plaza, and Megatron was wielding a power whip, mercilessly lashing out at the kneeling Bonecrusher.

Parts were strewn all over the ground.

“What’s going on?” Vex asked.

When Megatron and the Transformers saw Vex, they all knelt on one knee.

“Your Majesty!!!”

Vex waved his hand, signaling them to rise.

Megatron stepped forward and explained, “Your Majesty, this Bonecrusher accidentally seriously injured a scientist sent by S.H.I.E.L.D., so...”

“Oh?” Vex raised an eyebrow, looking at Bonecrusher. “What was the reason?”

Bonecrusher lowered its head, not daring to speak.

“Zzzz—”

A heat vision beam shot out, directly severing Bonecrusher’s left arm.

Vex said calmly, “I ask you, what was the reason.”

Bonecrusher had a premonition...

If he didn’t provide an answer, the next second he would be blasted!

“I’ll tell! I’ll tell!”

“It was that human named Fitz; he looked at me with strange eyes... I swear, those eyes were really strange!”

“I found him annoying, and with a casual wave, it... it...”

Bonecrusher didn’t even dare to look at Vex.

“I see...” Vex asked softly. “Do you have any evidence that he meant you harm?”

Bonecrusher stammered, unable to articulate.

Vex let out a cold chuckle.