This has been of my mind for quite some time. I hope you enjoy it. Also, please forgive me for any liberties that I have or will take, willing or unwilling, with the Green Lantern Mythos.

Abin Sur, Green Lantern of Sector 2814, sat in the cockpit of his battered and broken ship. His face was twisted in pain as he looked down at the gaping wound in his side. With the natural instinctiveness of one whose life was spent on the battlefield, Abin knew that the wound was mortal. But the physical pain was nothing compared to the agonizing grief that was crushing his heart.

He looked out into the cold, dark void of space. It was finally over. The Blackest Night, the Prophecy of Doom. As foretold, Nekron, the black entity of death, had risen at the head of the Black Lantern Corps, determined to end all life in the universe. To stop him, the seven Lantern Corps had put aside their differences and joined together. For the first time, the seven colors of the Emotional Spectrum were united as one. The ensuing battle had rocked the very foundations of the cosmos to its corp. In the end, victory was achieved, and Nekron, along with the Black Lanterns, was vanquished.

"But what a cost." Abin Sur thought sadly. The price for victory had been absolute. Everyone was gone. The Guardians, Kilowog, Tomar-Re, Mogo. And not just the Green Lanterns. Sinestro and Saint Walker, Atrocitus and Dex-Starr, even Larfleeze. They all had made the ultimate sacrifice to save the universe from destruction. Where once the universe had been illuminated by the lights of the Emotional Spectrum, only darkness remained.

Tears fell from Abin Sur's cheeks. "Now," He thought, "I am alone, the last Lantern in existence." He gazed sadly upon his power ring, now the last of its kind. He had used the last of its power to drag himself back to the ship. Now, the ring sat cold and dead upon his finger. "I am dying, and with my death, the last of our light will be gone forever." He closed his eyes, hopelessness and grief threatening to overwhelm him. The faces of his fallen friends and allies haunted his mind. "Forgive me my friends, I have failed you..."

Suddenly, his left hand grew hot. His eyes snapped open. He looked down at his hand, which was clenched into a fist. In his sorrow, he had almost forgotten what he held in that hand. "No." He said, his old resolve returning. "No, the light will not die here, for I hold in my hand the hope of the universe."

Abin thought back to the battle, to that final, glorious, yet terrible moment when the seven Lantern Corps had combined their power to defeat Nekron once and for all. The light that they had created was more beautiful, more wonderful, and more powerful than anything Abin had ever beheld, and from that holy light, it was born. Later, as he had searched the desolate battlefield, he had found it, the last light of the universe, the light that he now held in his fist. Slowly, Abin Sur opened his hand. There, resting in his palm, was a white ring. It glowed with pure energy, sending warmth shooting through Abin Sur's arm.

"Yes, this is the hope of the universe, within this ring is contained our Will and our Hope, our Fear and our Rage, our Greed, our Compassion, and our Love." He lifted his hand to his face, staring at the white ring. "Go," he whispered "Seek out your bearer, he who restore light to the universe, and may his light be the brightest of all."

The ring glowed in response. Then, without warning, it flew from his hand, zipping through the damaged ship into the vacuum of space. For a moment it stopped in front in the cockpit window, as if unsure which way to go. Then, it sped off into the darkness at the speed of light, leaving a trail of white flame in its wake. Abin Sur leaned back in his seat, a smile gracing his face. For the first time, he felt the grief and the sadness lift from his heart, replaced by a profound sense of peace.

"Now," he said gently, "Now I can die in peace, knowing that the future is secure." As he closed his eyes for the last time, a final thought entered his mind. "I just hope that, somehow, I'll be able to see what comes next…

Earth- Space Sector 2814

Izuku Midoriya stared in horror at his friend, Katski Bakugo, caught in the inescapable grip of the sludge villain. Mere hours earlier, he had been trapped in those same disgusting clutches. All Might had managed to save him. But All Might could not help now. Izuku had witnessed firsthand the hidden weakness behind All Might's strength. Even if he were here, there was nothing that he could do in his current condition. And the pro-heroes that were present, Death Arms, Kamui Woods, etc. simply did not have the proper quirks to deal with the situation. Shame filled Izuku.

"It's all my fault" He thought. "If if wasn't for me this wouldn't be happening. I distracted All Might, I wasted his energy, and none of other heroes have the quirks to stop this monster. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry"! Struggling to control his emotions, Izuku watched as Bakugo fought to escape. "It will be alright," He told himself. "Someone will come, someone will save the day, I'm sure. Then, Bakugo, still fighting with all of his strength, turned his head, and for one brief moment, his eyes locked with Midoriya's. In that instant, Izuku moved.

Before he even realized what he was doing, Izuku had passed the line of heroes and was running full throttle towards Bakugo. It didn't matter that Bakugo was cruel, it didn't matter that he was vindictive, it didn't matter that he had abused, humiliated, and scorned Izuku countless times in the past. All that mattered to Izuku was that his friend was in trouble, and he would do anything to help him.

"What am I doing," he thought, "Why can't I stop"? Catching sight of Izuku running towards him, the sludge villain turned. "Not this brat again"! With a snarl, he raised a huge, putrid hand. "You're toast kid"!

Thinking quickly, Izuku whipped off his backpack and threw it at the monster. Items flew from the backpack, peppering the villain, and a notebook hit him right in the eye. The villain recoiled with a roar of pain. "You little bastard! You're dead"!

Releasing Bakugo, the beast flung the explosive user away like a piece of garbage. Bakugo hit the wall with a painful thud and fell to the ground. Before Izuku could respond, the sludge villain snatched him up. Now he was in exactly the same situation that All Might had saved him from earlier. Slime encased his body. A malicious voice whispered in his ear, "You've been a thorn in my side all day you brat! You can't imagine how much I am going to enjoy choking the life out of you"!

In the background, Izuku could hear the heroes calling as they sprang into action, but he knew that they wouldn't make in time. He fought back tears. All he had ever wanted was to help people, to make a difference. But in the end, it had all come to nothing. Izuku opened his eyes, hoping that at least his last sight on earth would be the beautiful blue sky. He looked upwards, and saw it.

A bright white speck in the sky, a bright white speck that was getting closer, and closer… Izuku blinked when he realized that whatever it was, was heading right towards him! The mysterious object flashed past Izuku's face. Time slowed, and for a brief moment, Izuku's saw the object, a brilliant flashing ring, glowing with the purest light that he had ever seen. Then, the ring settled on his finger, and the world turned white.

An explosion of brilliant white light exploded from Izuku, blinding civilians and heroes alike with its incredible intensity. Those present would later describe how the light seemed to be almost alive, seeping into their bodies and filling them with life and vitality. Then, from the center of the light, boomed the voice of Izuku Midoriya. Each word was filled with fathomless power, falling like a hammer upon the ears of all who heard them.

"At End Of Night, At Break Of Day, All Fear Of Death Shall Fade Away, Life Long Lost Shall Show Its Might, Now Returned, WHITE LANTERN'S LIGHT"!

And with those words, the world, and the universe, would never be the same.

Fair warning, I don't plan on updating this story for quite some time. I just wanted to post the first chapter and make sure that people liked it.