"BURN!"
Atrocitus grinned as the trio of yellow lanterns fell to his flaming constructs. He had been here before, to this place. Many many years ago, when the dark prophecies of the Blackest Night had driven the Green Lantern, Abin Sur, to Earth and Atrocitus had played his part in the Lanterns death.
He had almost succeeded in locating the power source that the dark prophecy had foretold. That was until the interference of Green Lantern Sinestro and his sidekick, the Earthman, Hal Jordan.
Now though, Atrocitus was back in this godforsaken pit of a world and with a rainbow of Lanterns appearing in one place, he knew that that the prophecy of the Blackest Night was approaching.
Suddenly, a bright yellow monster descended from above him, catching Atrocitus off guard and smashing him through the air. Before he had time to recover, a golden lance screamed towards him, taking him high in the shoulder. Hot corrosive blood poured from the wound and down over the Corps insignia on Atrocitus' chest. The Crimson King roared his anger and turned to meet his attacker, his ring crackling with hot energy.
Infront of him, floating a few feet away was a familiar face. Atrocitus snarled and brought his ring to bear.
"You look like a man I once I knew, boy".
The Parallax Corps member sneered his own contempt.
"I should look familiar to you monster. It was the Green Lanterns machinations that drove my father to madness, but it was by your hand that he died. Today, you'll meet that same fate!"
"You are the son of Abin Sur?" Atrocitus asked.
"How ironic that his spawn falls in the same place as he himself did". Atrocitus flicked his wrist as a deadly torrent of hellfire engulfed his enemy.
"Tell me your name boy, so that I may know who I am killing today".
The hellfire was deflected by a golden shield, as the son of Abin Sur rolled away and struck out with constructs of otherworldly weapons.
"I am Amon Sur. Remember it, monster because it's the last name you will ever know!" With that, the weapons fired, driving Atrocitus back. Amon surged forward, the constructs becoming huge fists and battering Atrocitus.
The leader of the Red Lantern Corps spat and snarled at the onslaught, but could find no opening for a counter. The huge yellow fists grew smaller as Abon moved closer, before eventually, the fists were mere light constructs reinforcing Abons own punches. Atrocius snarled and grabbed at the Lantern, forcing him back with a blast to the chest. He followed up with a series of blazing assaults, each breaking through the desperate defences of Amon.
Atrocitus let up as a charred and battered Amon Sur floated before him.
"You have great anger in you, Sur. Know this though, your father took me as a hostage. The act of war was his own, fuelled by the Oans deceptions! I too have been victim to their evils! Embrace your anger Amon Sur and direct it at those who truly deserve it. Join with me and we will take the fight to those blue tyrants and their Lanterns. Embrace the rage in your heart and here, in the final resting place of Abin Sur, we will make them burn!"
Amon floated in the air and as Atrocitus rose over him and removed his yellow ring, crushing it in his palm.
"Very well Atrocitus, an enemy of an enemy shall be my friend. I will help you raze this city to the ground and then destroy the Oans. My father will have his vengeance on those who doubted him".
Atrocitus leered over Amon Sur as a red ring descended from the heavens. Atrocitus grasped it and held his palm out. The red ring sat upon the dust of the yellow ring.
"Amon Sur of Space Sector 2814, you have great rage in your heart. Welcome to the Red Lantern Corps".
