
While that's happening, the other Lanterns realize that Lex Luthor hasn't been attacking the Black Lanterns lately, but he sees Scarecrow and tries to take his ring because he has succumbed to the light of the Orange Lanterns. Suddenly, the Scarecrow attacks Black Hand by stabbing him with a construct of a pitch fork. But, Black Hand counters by resurrecting people from the ground. Black Hand tries to take Atrocitus's heart, but Hal attacks him saying that his ring is his heart. Black Hand and Atrocitus recognize each other from the past in Green Lantern: Secret Origin. Suddenly, Black Hand attacks the Lanterns and tells them that life favors some and ignores others, while in death, everyone is equal, silent and cold. They all realize that if anything, Nekron is actually enjoying the attacks upon him. Immediately, the heralds of the seven Lantern Corps and the sentient beings that their rings duplicated to select attack the Guardian of Death, but all they accomplish is severing the connection between the Black Lantern Rings and a few corpses. He asks the Guardians why do they guard the universe, to which the Guardian replies that he does not remember.

Nekron holds one of the Guardians to himself and tells them the truth behind the lies that the Guardians have been telling for eons. The issue begins in Coast City as we see Black Lantern Superman dragging a Guardian across the floor towards Nekron.
