With This Ring (Young Justice SI) (Thread Fourteen)

[Chaoswind]

He thought he was fine.



But like Evil Paul what he thinks and what reality actually is are often two very different things.

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The ironic thing is that he is behaving worse after the demon got killed.


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For example.

Didn't care about the people that were turned into youma and killed them for being in his way, no attempt to reduce his lethality was taken.

When he witnesses a murder between celestial guardians, he just shrugs steals the power source/soul of a victim and gives it to the local Paul, without any consideration or even informing the Paul about it.

 

[Vaermina]

The ironic thing is that he is behaving worse after the demon got killed.


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For example.

Didn't care about the people that were turned into youma and killed them for being in his way, no attempt to reduce his lethality was taken.

When he witnesses a murder between celestial guardians, he just shrugs steals the power source/soul of a victim and gives it to the local Paul, without any consideration or even informing the Paul about it.

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Eh, I'd say Orange Lantern hasn't really cared about the collateral damage of his actions for long while.

He only really pretends to be because the various groups he's allied with on Earth 16 get annoyed with innocent death.

 

[Frozen20XX]

Given he just had Sailor Venus prove that having a demon in his ring is corrupting do you really think he'll be dumb enough to do that again?

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The Praexis Demons, Hellwraith, and Satanus were assimilated with no real issue nor did he have any reservations about doing so.

To my knowledge, the Mammite Demon wasn't even in Paragon's ring, it was in his soul directly as a side-effect of when he got infused with hell magic and had to get shot by Jade with the Ace of Winchesters. That's a bit different than turning a demon into a construct lantern and keeping it in his ring.

Paul used the Sword of the Fallen on all of them (except Satanus who is now human) because it was proven that someone who was sufficiently skilled with demon and hell magic could still do stuff to them, even as constructs.

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The hellwraith was killed by Demon Nabu and OL had no issue keeping it. If anything, having the Demon Nabu might make him more open to assimilating them since he views him as an easy way to deal with corrupt construct lanterns. And Renegade was able to deal with his construct lantern Nabu by ordering him to be subservient to whoever wore him and to let the remove him at their leisure.

"I did. Then I got into a fight with Agony and he shredded them. Permanently, as far as I can tell. Just got the one left now, and I don't really… Like… Bringing it out."
"Can you control it?"
"Yes. In fact, I think I can control it better than I thought I could."
"Then by all means."
I hold out my left hand. "Hellwraith."
The.. thing drizzles out of my left ring. "Yes, Master?"
And I look… Huh. It's… Behaving like a creepy demon monster because I want it to. My own assumption that it would behave in that way combined with my desire not to alter my Construct Lanterns' natural behaviour… Not that they have natural behaviour… And that's the only reason. Huh. At least that means that I don't have to worry about it actually possessing someone when I don't want it to.

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I hold up my left hand. "No, no, he has a point. That sort of thing can have mystical significance." I take the helm in both hands again and hold it up level with my eyes. "Lantern Nabu. Direct command. You will be obedient and subservient to Giovanni Zatara in all matters. Confirm command."
"i CoNfIrM."
The voice is strained, distorted, but it's unquestionably him. "Glad to hear it." Turning, I use my right hand to toss the helm to Zatara. He catches it, still looking more than a little stunned at the turn of events. "You'll make a better Fate than he ever did."
"I'm… I'm in control. I can feel his power, his knowledge. They are mine now!"

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I roll my eyes. As if that matters anymore. "Lantern Nabu, you are hereby instructed to permit Giovanni Zatara to remove you at his leisure. Confirm command."
"cOnFiRmEd."
Mister Zatara tilts his head to the side for a moment, then reaches up and lifts the Helmet from his head. He holds it out to look it in the eyepieces. "What.. exactly.. did you do to Nabu?"
I shrug. "I can't honestly claim to understand the process exactly. It appears that I can use the orange light to.. well, replace any living thing, convert all of its energy and matter into an enduring construct. Nabu's personality and memories remain unaltered, it's simply that rather than you being subservient to him, he's subservient to me."

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So without outside influence, like how the Praexis got corrupted by eating portals to hell, I don't think turning the Doom demons into construct lanterns should be an issue.. or at least, not one that OL would immediately consider.