While the Manhunters attack Oa, Atrocitus confronts the emotional remnants of Krona deep beneath the surface of Maltus, the original home world of the Guardians of the Universe. Krona reveals an untold chapter of his story that precedes his fall from grace, a story wherein he loses his own family to tragedy and wraps himself in guilt. The story rattles Atrocitus, but in the end his long standing rage wins out and he continues he search for the "Great Heart". As Atrocitus plunges even deeper into the planet Krona encounters a new visitor, realizing a split second too late that it is the First Lantern as his essence is destroyed. Back in London, Rankorr witnesses a woman being pursued by an unwanted would be suitor and he feels a pang of longing to once again walk among humans. Knowing full