"I don't understand."

Hal held the joystick tightly with both hands, controlling the fuselage to continue to move steadily.

"You're really Daddy, but am I because of the trail left by SBC? Or the potential ability of the lamp ring."

"I don't know much about you, but I think it's a gift. I don't know what it looks like to you, but that's what it is for me. ”

Martin Jordan closed his eyes slightly.

"I know you've always had this problem, Hal. But it's comforting to know that watching me disappear into the flames doesn't discourage you. ”

Hal pondered for a few seconds and said, "Actually, it is precisely because you died like that that I chose this way. I chose to fly, even against all dissuasion. My mother couldn't forgive me for doing this until she died."

Hal let out a heavy breath.

"I want to prove to myself that I'm not afraid of flying, I'm not afraid of anything. I told myself that I was looking up to you. Do you remember? She always told me, 'It's my job not to be afraid'. ”

Martin nodded: "Yes." ”

"I've been saying that to everyone over the years." Hal whispered, "Sitting in this position, holding the joystick, I found that there were a lot of things that were different from what I had imagined.

I was so young when it happened, and there were so many things about you that I didn't even have a chance to learn about, but flying was the way I chose. I hope to get to know what kind of person you are this way. ”

Martin chuckled softly.

"I bet it's more than that. You'll surely find this a great opportunity. I mean, if you are a fish, you have to swim, and if you are a pilot, you have to fly, right? ”

Hal smiled heartily.

"yes, I guess you're always right, Dad."

I don't know if it's an illusion, but he feels like he's getting faster.

The green-light aircraft has quietly broken through the speed limit and is slowly exceeding the upper limit of the warping channel.

Before you know it, he's become the fastest Green Lantern.

“.”

And at this moment, in front of this energy trail, the new god ray is galloping at full power. The Supreme Father of the New Creation Star was following him in a ball of golden energy.

Omega rays are chasing after them.

"I seem to have caught a glimmer of green light." The Supreme Father frowned slightly.

The head of light, who was flying at full speed in front of him, said without replying, "That can't be, Father. No creature can keep up with our current speed, not even the Green Lantern. ”

"Well, maybe." Heavenly Father said in a deep voice, "Besides, a Green Lantern is just a drop in the bucket in front of what we have to deal with. ”

“.”

"I see the guy you said, twelve o'clock." "But they're really fast, and we look like we're going to have to push harder." ”

"I'm trying."

Hal struggled to grip the concussive joystick, and the green streamer flew away from the porthole.

"It's not like I haven't broken the gas pedal before, but I've never been so hard as I am today." As he struggled to stabilize the direction of the faster-than-light fighter, he said, "We're chasing a cosmic god. Who knows? They say it's the fastest even in the Protoss. ”

"Maybe, son, maybe." Martin smiled unimpressed, "But you're from Jordan's family." ”

He gave a thumbs up.

Hal couldn't help but smile with relief.

They are still picking up speed, and the fighter is gradually keeping up with the speed of the light.

Martin looked out the window at the starry sky that was rapidly rewinding, and he was fascinated for a moment.

"I never thought I'd be able to see the stars at such a close distance." "We are so lucky that people like us can dance in the ballroom where God has given birds and angels," he said.

It's in your blood, kid, I know it's there.

I'm not saying it's because your dad was a pilot, not that you got this from me. Even though you seem to feel like you've been following in my footsteps, and you feel like I'm giving you what you're getting to where you are, I know that's not true. Because if so, then your brothers should have it too. ”

Hal glanced at him in surprise.

"I mean, it's in your body, it's innate." "Humans used to be cavemen, but we just knew we were born to fly. ”

He paused, smiling at Hal.

"But even then, you can't lose sight of the ground. It's true that there are times when you have to push your limits, I get it. But you can't give it your all at every moment. ”

As he spoke, he leaned forward and put his hand on Hal's shoulder. Hal even felt the temperature from that hand.

"You're Green Lantern, but don't forget, you're also Hal Jordan." Martin laughed, "If you find a way to balance the sky and the earth, no one can beat you, no one." ”

Howl: ."

"Listen to me, Hal."

Martin peered out the porthole, carefully examining the aircraft as embodied by Hal's will, as if he was intoxicated by its construction and aesthetics, as if he wanted to imprint everything about it into his heart.

"You have work to do, and someone thinks you can't do it. Do you know what I think? I think they're ridiculous.

You can prove them wrong, prove that you are still the one who can do anything. You can always push the limits, just like when you used to test fly, like every time someone told you it was impossible.

And you don't need me to do that, you don't need my help. ”

Hal lowered his head and asked the question that had lingered on his mind for most of his life.

"Seriously. Dad, have you ever felt scared? ”

There was no answer.

Hal turned his head: "Dad? ”

The back seat was empty.

Once again, he was the only one left on the plane.

"Okay."

Hal took a deep breath, the light shining on the lamp ring.

"I love you, Daddy."

He slammed the throttle to the bottom.

The figurative fighter began to tremble again, cracks appeared everywhere, and parts were torn from the plane, swept into the endless tunnels behind, and twisted into pieces.

"Warning, the speed exceeds the maximum allowable limit of the channel structure." The light ring warns again.

"Leave this trash talk to the other pilots!"

Hal didn't listen at all, but continued to accelerate, while sparing no effort to infuse all of his will into the shining lamp ring, rapidly repairing and supporting the figurative existence.

"Warning, please slow down before the channel completely collapses"

"Warning, the possibility of a singularity is rising."

Hal's body had begun to ghost, as if several shadows were overlapping on the driver's seat. But he was still speeding up, while gritting his teeth and saying with difficulty: "That sounds. . . It's like a. Challenge! ”

The golden light shuttled between the stars, and Omega continued to pursue behind him.

"You're starting to get tired, Light." Heavenly Father said.

"Nope." The red-haired new god gritted his teeth and said, "I can fly like this forever." ”

"You can't. Even as gods, we have limits. Heavenly Father said.

"But I'm the fastest!"

The light shouted.

"No one else can take you safely from the omega rays. No one else can."

"You're in luck, Redhair."

A leisurely voice, even a little underspoken, sounded above them.

Ray: "!? ”

Who?

Is there anything else that can catch up with him at such a speed and still talk to him from the side?

The two new gods looked up in unison, and they saw Hal Jordan sitting in his cockpit, smiling and saluting them.

"Captain Hal Jordan reports to you."

(End of chapter)