Brightest Day #0

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Carpe Diem

In the wake of the Blackest Night, seveal young birds chirp for food in a nest. One of them falls out of the nest to the ground near a gravestone, seeming killing it. Boston Brand) stands in front of his grave, remembering his life before and after he became Deadman. He takes a sledgehammer and destroys his tombstone. After, he holds his mask in front of him, wondering what to do now that he is alive. He then sees the dead bird next to his grave. He picks up the body and notices a White Lantern Ring on his hand, which lights up and says, "Live." White Energy surrounds the body of the dead bird, and immediately, it comes back to life, astonishing Boston. After putting the bird back in its nest, the ring calls out to him, asking for his help as he's surrounded by White Energy and disappears.

In Amnesty Bay, home to Aquaman) and his wife Mera), Mera wakes up and finds her husband missing. She goes outside and finds him standing by the ocean. Aquaman was about to go for a swim, but it has been a while since he has been in the water. Arthur is questioning why he was brought back, while Garth) and Tula) are still dead. Mera reassures her husband by telling him that at least Garth and Tula are together again. She wants to go swimming and jumps into the water and tries to get Aquaman to come as well, but he is scared, as he sees his reflection in the water in the form of a Black Lantern. Boston Brand appears near Curry Lighthouse wondering why he is there, but is surrounded by White Energy and disappears again.

At Iron Heights Penitentiary, Boston finds himself standing in front of the cell of Eobard Thawne), Professor Zoom. He finds Zoom still restrained as he was during the Blackest Night. While wondering why Zoom would be chosen to live again, he sees a red and yellow light flash right by him; it is Barry Allen), the Flash. However, he is not here to see Zoom, he is here to see another one of his enemies, Digger Harkness), the first Captain Boomerang. Flash comes to apologize to Boomerang about what happened to his son). Flash also tells Digger that of all the people that were dead, he was given a second chance, hoping that he would turn over a new leaf, but Flash knows Digger well enough to know that he will not, and warns him to not even bother trying to escape, because he will chase after him. After that, Flash disappears.

In St. Roch at the Stonechat Museum, Hawkman) and Hawkgirl) examine artifacts from their past lives, which Hawkgirl now remembers. Hawkman shows her a shield with the symbol of a hawk on it. She remembers it from their lives in the late 16th century. Boston appears and finds them about to make love, while Hawkgirl's helmet and an artifact that mysteriously registers the emotion of love, similar to the Star Sapphire Ring. Meanwhile in South America, a group of hikers look for something. Back at the museum, as they continue to make love, Carter begins to see images of him and Shiera in their past lives, and tells her about it. He fears that this is the last time he will see her before they are killed, and the cycle that they have been trapped in for thousands of years is continuing. But, Shiera tells Carter that, despite their numerous reincarnations, they should both see their reincarnations as a path for them to live, not hide. Suddenly, a Star Sapphire Gem) rips out of Shiera's satchel and attaches itself to the Claw of Horus. Carter does know what it is, but Shiera tells him that Star Sapphire Miri Riam) gave it to her, and claimed it was a piece of Shiera's heart from Zamaron. Carter then puts the Claw on and they fly away, heading south. Meanwhile, back in South America, the hikers have found the bones of Prince Khufu) and Princess Chay-Ara), the first incarnation of Hawkman and Hawkgirl. A voice says that the bodies belong to them now.

In New York City at the abandoned Justice League International) embassy, Maxwell Lord), another person who was brought back to life, watches monitors playing footage of his past. He views the murder of Blue Beetle), when Wonder Woman) snapped his neck, and when he was turned into a Black Lantern during the Blackest Night. He then places two intravenous lines leading to blood bags into each arm and activates his powers. Blood explodes from his mouth, nose, eyes, and ears causing him to pass out. Boston has appeared and sees this. On the ground Max's blood has landed on pictures of the Justice League International).

Boston then finds himself on Mars), home of J'onn J'onzz), the Martian Manhunter, the last surviving Martian. As Boston is standing outside of a Martian pyramid, he sees two green lights heading towards the pyramid. We then see J'onn using his Martian vision to find a special Martian rock that he puts onto is uniform. The source of the green lights prove to be Green Lantern Hal Jordan) and Green Lantern Guy Gardner), who are looking for J'onn. J'onn meets the two Green Lanterns inside the pyramid and is happy to see familiar faces. Guy surprises J'onn by bringing him a box full of Chocos and some cold milk. J'onn shows them around the entire planet. He tells them that he is trying to revitalize Mars so that it can sustain life again. Although he is angry that his wife and daughter did not return in the white light, he has hope that at least he can bring back life to the dead planet. Both Green Lanterns are happy to see their My Favorite Martian|favorite Martian back, but J'onn tells himself that he is the only Martian, for now.

On Oa, homeworld of the Green Lantern Corps). We see Jade) fighting against green constructs with Soranik Natu). Soranik is studying Jade so that she can study her strength levels and how well her body is recuperating after being brought back to life. However, Jade sees this as an attempt by Natu to keep her away from Kyle Rayner), but Soranik denies Jade's claim. Jade feels that she has been feeling great since being brought back to life and wonders if Soranik knows that as well, to which Natu reveals that she has known that Jade's powers have been at full capacity. She wants to be with Kyle, but something is stopping her, to which Natu asks her what it could be. Jade tells her that since she came back, Kyle has not been looking at her the same way anymore, but the way he looks at Soranik, she can tell that they are in love with each other. She accepts the fact that she and Kyle had their chance, but it was not meant to be. She is afraid as to how she is going to fit in again in everyone's life since she has been gone for so long. But, Kyle shows up and tells her that she was never gone, that she was in their hearts the whole time. He tells her to open up and greet the people who have missed her for a very long time, most especially her father, Alan Scott), the original Green Lantern. Jade feels bad about murdering Green Lanterns, including Kyle and Soranik, when she was under the control of the Black Lantern Ring, but Kyle reassures her that she was used by Nekron) as a weapon of love because of her relationship with Kyle, but now that she is back, it is time to forget the past and to embrace the present as he and Soranik leave. Just as Jade is about to join them, she sees the symbol of the Black Lantern Corps etched in White Energy and is confused as to what it was.

In New York City, people gathering for Gehenna's) funeral. She was killed by Ronnie Raymond) when he was resurrected as Black Lantern Firestorm with the current Firestorm Jason Rusch) as the second half of the Firestorm Matrix. Professor Stein) and Ray Palmer) are also in attendance and were expecting Ronnie to be there as well, but he shows up late, telling Ray and Professor Stein that he had a long night trying to reconnect with friends (he was at a welcome back party thrown by his friends getting drunk). Professor Stein convinces Ronnie to talk to Jason, who is in a mess since Ronnie used him to turn his girlfriend into salt and ripped her heart out. Ronnie apologizes to him. Jason is too angry to forgive him and tries to punch Ronnie, but suddenly, they fuse together to become Firestorm with Ronnie in control of the body. Professor Stein, Ray, and an invisible Boston Brand watch as the two fight amongst each other inside the Firestorm Matrix, as Boston disappears again.

In Kahndaq, a veiled individual enters the city. The people crowd around him, and it is revealed to be Amon Tomaz), Osiris, who was a member of the Black Marvel Family, and Black Adam)'s brother-in-law. He then walks towards the statues of his sister Isis) and Teth-Adam. He shouts the name of Black Adam and transforms into Osiris. He then takes the two statues and flies away, vowing to being a golden age to Kahndaq.

In Arlington, Virginia at the Marine Corps War Memorial, Hank Hall), Hawk of Hawk and Dove, stands in the rain, on a stakeout looking for arms smugglers. He is contacted by Dawn Granger), Dove, who tells him that the both of them were supposed to be doing this operation together, but Hawk does not want to wait for Dove. He finds the arms dealers and attacks them , with Boston watching the battle from outside, saying that Hawk is going medieval on the smugglers. He defeats them just as Dove arrives. She tells him that the world has gotten smaller since he died.

Boston leaps again and finds himself in the middle of ruins. He realizes that he's in Star City, where a bomb detonated in the middle of the city, killing thousands of people in a four square mile area. It causes Boston to think about life and death, when suddenly, the ring talks to him again, asking him for his help. Deadman is again surrounded by White Energy and trees begin growing around him. When it's over, the area destroyed by the explosion has been transformed into a green landscape in the shape of a star. Deadman tries to get an explanation from the ring, but it does not respond. While trying to remove the ring, Boston realizes that twelve people were brought back to life, and that he is the only one with the White Lantern Ring. The ring talks to him again, asking for his help, to help it live.

Meanwhile, in Silver City, New Mexico, a White Lantern Power Battery has appeared in the middle of a crater. Two men go down towards the Battery and try to figure out what it is. A group of people surround the crater, trying to figure out what it is. Suddenly, the Battery activates, and when they look up in the sky, they see a person floating above the battery. It is Sinestro), and he has found the White Lantern Power Battery.

| Appearing1 = **Featured Characters:** * Deadman) **Supporting Characters:** * Aquaman) * Professor Zoom) * Captain Boomerang (Digger Harkness)) * Hawkman) * Hawkgirl) * Maxwell Lord) * Martian Manhunter) * Jade) * Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond)) * Osiris) * Hawk (Hank Hall)) * Dove (Dawn Granger)) **Antagonists:** * Sinestro) **Other Characters:** * Mera) * Flash (Barry Allen)) * Green Lantern Corps) ** Hal Jordan) ** Guy Gardner) ** Kyle Rayner) ** Soranik Natu) * Professor Stein) * Atom (Ray Palmer)) * Jason Rusch)

**Locations:** * Maine ** Amnesty Bay * Missouri ** Keystone City *** Iron Heights Penitentiary * Louisiana ** St. Roch *** Stonechat Museum * South America * New York ** New York City ** Justice League Embassy * Mars) * Oa * Kahndaq * Virginia ** Arlington National Cemetery *California ** Star City * New Mexico ** Silver City **Items:** * White Lantern Ring * White Lantern Power Battery * Claw of Horus * Green Lantern Ring **Vehicles:** *

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Creative credits

Writers: Geoff Johns, Peter Tomasi

Interior art: Fernando Pasarin

Color: Peter Steigerwald, Beth Sotelo

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