Green Lantern was astonished to find himself surrounded by a thick, blue-green mist that seemed to
cling to his body.
He ordered his ring to clear it, but as fast as the green beams dissipated the mist, more appeared, so
thick he could barely see his hand in front of his face.
I could be at this for days and not make any dif erence, Lantern concluded, futilely trying to brush
away the dull turquoise tendrils that wafted round his face. Time to try a dif erent tack!
Another thought, and the ring responded at once, creating a green spotlight that shone brighter than the
noonday sun. It penetrated the mist, but only partially. Not enough for Lantern to see what was
happening to his companions.
How come I can't even hear them? he wondered anxiously. Surely this thing hasn't managed to kill
them?
The thought tailed away, to be replaced by a feeling of what he could only call dread in the pit of his
stomach. Something was moving through the mist toward him, something ancient and powerful and
unspeakably hideous.
It walked on all fours, its feet scaly and clawed. Its body was massive, covered in armored plates
like a dinosaur. A knob of sharp spikes bristled on the end of its long, heavy tail. Huge jaws opened
wide, showing foot-long teeth festooned with scraps of meat and rotting flesh. And its cobalt-blue
eyes blazed with a hatred that he could actually feel.
Obedient to Lantern's every whim, the power ring armed him with a double-bladed battle sword. As
the monster lunged at him, its drooling jaws snapping, Lantern swung the sword with all his might.
His blow embedded the blade deep in the huge beast's skull. Blue sparks flew, and a wild shriek of
pain assailed Green Lantern's ears.
He raised the sword to strike again, but already it was too late. The beast's nightmare jaws snapped
shut around his torso. In agonized disbelief, Lantern felt me creature's teeth puncturing his flesh as if
the ring's protective field was no longer in place.
Burning pain, the likes of which he'd never felt in his life, scorched through him. And the whole
world seemed filled with his own terrified screams....