Hal Jordan returns to Oa to discover the Guardians and Most of the Green Lantern Corps slaughtered by Sinestro. Despite Hal's attempts to fight back, he is ultimately defeated. Sinestro spares Hal's life for sadistic purposes and steals the remaining Lantern Rings to form the Yellow Lanterns. However, Hal manages to keep one ring. He then goes to Earth to find someone to wield the ring and unite the remaining Lanterns.
