What bad thoughts can Batman have?

Chapter 1006 The First Lantern Knight: The Lantern Returns Home (The First Lantern Knight's Storyline Closed)
The first Lantern Knight has been captured.

He knew that Papetua wouldn't dare kill him.

If the other party wants to know the whereabouts of Martha the Clown, they must do so through me.

The problem is, the first Genie didn't know that.

When he awoke, he saw the phantom of Papetua looking down at him with fury.

The Mother of the Multiverse has lost the chance to be resurrected; now she can only reveal an absurd shadow and then swagger at him.

“Great master, I have read the memories in the mind of this first Genie, but I have not found any trace of Martha the Clown.”

The first Genie blinked. He heard Lex Luthor from the main universe reporting to Perpetua, but strangely, the Luthor from the main universe wasn't there at the moment.

Then, the first Genie realized that Perpetula's phantom wasn't actually there.

Wait, what does this mean?
Simply put, at this moment, the first Genie saw the past through a time-traveling process.

He had just seen the footage of Luther and Papetua conversing in the main universe. His gaze could now easily pierce through the barriers of timelines, allowing him to peer into history like a sixth-dimensional deity.

After thinking for a moment, the first Lantern Man replayed the history of the timeline and then repeated what Luthor from the main universe had said.

He didn't read any information about Martha the Clown into my mind.

Why would I let him read my brain?
The first Lantern Knight. His eyes widened as he instinctively grasped the essence of altering reality across time. So he did it, and what he glimpsed of the past timeline transformed into…

"Great Master, I cannot access the memories in the mind of the First Genie..."

The first Lantern discovers that he has altered the past in the timeline, and his memories are no longer read by Lex Luthor from the main universe, but by Perpetual himself.

He did it; he modified it all right in front of Papetua…

The other party, however, knew nothing about it.

He continued to peruse history.

Then he was very confused as to why he was left here and ignored. He had thought that he would at least have to face interrogation by Papetua or Lex Luthor, but at this moment the space where he was imprisoned was empty.

Because in the history he glimpsed, he discovered that Lex Luthor, after capturing him, quickly captured a new Genie 01.
Ok?
The nature of the situation began to change slightly. After capturing the second Genie I, the third Lex Luthor appeared, followed by the fourth, the fifth, and so on. When Lex Luthor had captured over 500 Genie I's, and the prize pool continued to grow, the Genie I realized the preparations of Batman Dragon.

These people are all him; they are his shadow demons.

As a large number of Shadow Bane began to accumulate, the increasingly weakened Perpetua no longer had the ability to distinguish them one by one which was the true Bane entrusted with Batman's mission. The first Lantern was now safe, which also meant...

"Hello, Calamity."

The first Lantern Man's eyes widened.

Because he saw that Martha Wayne was holding a hood in her hand.

The hood that he was familiar with.

The hood of the nameless old dragon.

“I think you already know the answer, Calamity. The Nameless Dragon was never alone. After Papetua created that time loop that he tried to trap Batman Dragon in, Batman Dragon knew that he needed external force to break free from the loop.”

Martha the Clown said, "Out of hundreds and thousands of First Lanterns who endlessly cycle through history, you are the only one who has grasped the essence of creating a trans-timeline. Therefore, you can choose to become the Nameless Old Dragon... and then..."

"Then?"

"Then shape the future of Batman Dragon the way you want it to be."

Martha Wayne spread her palms: "You now occupy the position of the Nameless Dragon. And the destiny of Batman Dragon defeating Perpetua is inseparable from the Nameless Dragon's behind-the-scenes arrangements."

"You can choose to guide Heroes Day from the shadows (Chapter 788), or lend your current power to the Batman Dragon of the past (Chapter 809), or arrange your own script for the Batman Dragon (Chapter 840)."
Or you could reveal the importance of the Flash in the main universe to Sorcerer Superman, or manipulate the Riddler in the name of Batman Dragon. You could remain hidden behind the scenes, appearing from the moment the Emperor Joker created the three Jokers in Batman Dragon's universe, or... from every loophole in every Batman Dragon plan.

"You can choose to fill in every missing piece of Batman: Dragon's plans. Anything that prevents history from being complete, anything that might lead the story to an unexpected turn, will be filled in or weakened by you. You will become the lubricant, the architect of a new era, and the price will be..."

"My life?"

The first Lantern Knight muttered to himself.

"Why should I sacrifice my life for Batman Dragon? Why should I jump into the death trap he set for me?"

Then he saw Martha Wayne the Joker looking at him.

Her clown-like face displayed an expression that was both crying and laughing, which, combined with her clown-like makeup, created an indescribable sense of sorrow and desolation.

"Don't you understand yet, you scourge?"

You are the nameless old dragon, the nameless old dragon is you, and the person who devised this plan to kill you…

"It's not Batman Dragon, it's myself."

Haru began to trace back the history that had flowed past in time. He traced it back to the time when he was in that sealed box, watching the nameless old dragon speak to him. At the end of their conversation, Perpetua hacked into the machine that was their conversation machine, but in the end, the Mother of the Multiverse returned empty-handed and did not find out the true identity of the nameless old dragon who was talking to the first Lantern.

The reason is quite clear: "Because the Nameless Dragon is not just Batman Dragon, I am also... the Nameless Dragon."

When the original Lantern Knight realized this, a new power, like a mist, surged forth from within him.

In an instant, he broke free of his shackles, and the aged look that had been etched on his body vanished without a trace.

The super-time flow was surging and roaring, while Batman's Dragon Project was underway, but Papetua was still trapped in countless dense shadow monsters and was in a state of great distress.

The existence of Shadow Calamity has turned the history of the original Lantern into a mess that is impossible to unravel.

The first thing the first Lantern Knight did after leaving this place and reaching the upper reaches of the hypertime stream was to secretly change his own thoughts on the timeline where he had failed, causing him to continuously travel through the hypertime stream and create a large number of Shadow Calamities.

Because of the existence of the Shadow Bane, the first Lantern was able to escape right under Perpetual's nose, and his successful escape became the reason he created the Shadow Bane.

One after another, paradoxes of time loops trapped Genie I, and a huge web finally began to take shape. This was the last resort left by Batman Dragon on his deathbed, a plan he was completely unaware of, a gamble that would first sacrifice himself and then entrust the fate of the entire DC multiverse to Genie I.

The first Lantern Knight hesitated, undecided.

He didn't know whether he should choose the path that his future self had led him down.

But... what other options did he have?
The first Lantern explores the past through a time-lapse.

He quickly noticed Heroes' Day.

Hero Day's death is now tied to whether Perpetua can come down from the Origin Wall. He has entered the realm of death, just like Earth-15 before. But he was too young and died too late. The first Genie can still see Hero Day's afterimage in the time stream. That is his last echo left in the world.

The first Lantern went back to the moment he died on Hero Day.

He couldn't save the other person because altering the timeline at this moment would be equivalent to releasing Perpetua. So, the first Genie could only watch silently as Hero Day arrived.

Watching a Buzz Lightyear toy pretending to be a hero walk proudly toward death.

Then Genie Number One went to look up the history of Superman Supreme. Genie Number One had this kind of hobby, even though he wouldn't admit it himself.

During the initial period of Lighthouse's fury, he used his ability to observe others and other possible timelines to examine the possible timelines and pasts of everyone in Lighthouse.

The first Lantern was trying to find a sense of being alive through this act. His life was too impoverished, completely consumed by the search for and rescue of his mother.

His lifespan was exceptionally long, far exceeding that of ordinary people, but his past was so profound and painful that it occupied almost his entire life.

Then he went to watch the history of Batman: Dragon.

Starting from Earth-15, we see him fight against Perpetua. He faces one enemy after another, almost without stopping, without fear, just like the original Lantern. He never doubts whether he can save his mother, just like Batman Dragon never doubts whether he can save the DC multiverse.

Those were wonderful years, years in which I never doubted my own failures, and years in which I never tasted the bitterness of unfulfilled desires.

How blissful.

The first Lantern was almost starting to feel jealous; at least Batman: Dragon was pursuing an achievable goal.

Death is such an easy thing. What gives you the right to die? What gives you the right to give up all of this and hand it over to me with a clear conscience? What gives you the right to trust me so much?
Death is the hardest thing, yet it is also the easiest thing.

The first Lantern continues along the timeline of Batman: Dragon's history, going back to before Earth-15, to the mortal Mobius, Darkseid, Brainiac, and General Zod, and further back, to Bane...

And before that, before Batman: The Dragon?
The first Lantern thought he would keep pushing forward, until the day Batman became a hero for the first time, but he was wrong.

From the day he defeated Bane, back to the day when the first Lantern Man only found a monkey searching for toilet paper in the Batcave, he was so anxious that he jumped around frantically, but after trying every piece of toilet paper, he still couldn't activate his Alfred Protocol.

The Alfred Protocol?
That is……

Forget it, it doesn’t matter.

Then the first Genie heard the voice again.

(Chapter 809)
[Error, error. Batman's danger level is being reassessed...]

History has changed...

[Batman #52, you have met the corresponding danger level protection requirements.]

[Your current Batman counterpart is now ready to be installed.]

[Please find a living Evangelion lamp... Under revision]

[Please find a deceased first-generation Lantern Knight to complete the loading of "Batman 51"!]

The first Lantern Man knew his destiny. He also learned the reason why Batman Dragon would become the Nameless Old Dragon.

Because the Nameless Dragon is him, and the Batman Dragon at this moment carries the Nameless Dragon, the Batman Dragon also becomes the Nameless Dragon. But the Nameless Dragon is ultimately him. The first Lantern is ready; he is ready to accept his destiny.

When he took that first step, he arrived at the point in time he was destined to reach.

He knew very well that he had reached the end. After experiencing so much and filling every loophole in the Batman: Dragon Plan, he was finally about to reach his destined end.

He drew his sword. He was going to return the sword to Batman Dragon.

He stepped over the door.

“Yes,” said the first Lantern Knight.

"I am going to die."

"I will drink a cup of coffee that will never be finished, I will read a book that will never be finished on the beach, and I will have unlimited time to reunite with my family in the eternal kingdom. This is my compensation, my reward for my hard work."

The first Lantern Knight spoke in a chant-like voice:
"And you, Batman Dragon. You only deserve to continue struggling in this mortal world." A mocking look appeared in his eyes, a look that seemed both relieved and gloating.

"You can only push the boulder up again and again. This is my curse on you. You can never and never want to be like me. You don't deserve it."

His expression began to glaze over. He collapsed to the ground with a thud. Chen Tao, who was in that moment, rushed over and lifted his head slightly.

"Mom...I...I've come to see you...I've finally found...a way to see you."

As the first Lantern Knight said this, his body began to disintegrate inch by inch.

Utterly and completely annihilated.

Chen Tao stared blankly at the dust on his hands.

Watching them drift away, dancing wildly in the wind like fish and dragons, in the empty space illuminated by unfinished words.

Dance wildly.

The first Lantern Knight.

Your story.

This moment marks the end.

Fate has witnessed it.

[WARNING! WARNING! The Alfred Protocol is now in effect.]

You have found the ashes of "Emperor Number One Lantern".

[As the only known person in the multiverse with a significant connection to Batman 51, the founder of the Green Lantern Corps, the discoverer, controller, founder, and most famous user of the emotional spectrum, the enemy of the Guardians of the Universe, the Lord of Color Light, the one who infinitely splits the entropy of the timeline, and a person who can never change history, Calamity.]

His life has come to an end, and his history is now settled. Analysis has revealed that the emotional spectrum energy contained in the ashes of the first Lantern Knight is the cause of this historical shift!

[Should we install Batman #51 from a future timeline...?]

[Currently under correction...]

Does it include Batman #51 from a future timeline, or the "Nameless Old Dragon"?

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[Loading... The Alfred Protocol is in effect.]

(End of this chapter)