[3rd POV]
Turns out finding the emotional embodiments was a bit more complicated than Gwen had initially been expecting. Not because they were super hard to find, but because the locations that she had to find them in, were a bit more complicated to reach, and tended to be in areas of the universe that were well protected.
Like Parallax, which was currently held in the central power battery of Oa. The planet itself was at the center of the universe, and was very very well protected, thanks to the Guardians of the Universe. Parallax was likely one of the most important of the Emotional Embodiments for her to get, as it would only get stronger with every universe she travels to.
As if she was right, these embodiments would connect themselves to every universe she travels to, growing massively stronger with each and every single one, which would then strengthen her immensely with every universe. Ion and Parallax would likely be the strongest combination, that and Adara, which would mesh very well with Ion and massively strengthen them.
The problem with getting Parallax was mostly the fact that the Guardians of the Universe would be rather annoying, not for her personally, but Earth in general. As they would no doubt try to hunt her down, and Earth would be the place they would look first.
But if she was careful, then Gwen wouldn't be trackable in the first place, so that nobody would even be able to find where she went, or if they could, she could try and mislead them to another planet, like one where it's full of villains or something.
Ion was a bit more difficult to find, as it was also in the Central Power Battery of Oa, but was also very easy to track thanks to it being pure Willpower, and was not as difficult to get under control for them. Meaning, Gwen would need to be more careful, as both of them were in the same place, and both were not too difficult to find.
But they were both the most important ones for her to absorb, besides Adara, which would massively strengthen the power that Ion would grant her, as Hope was the most powerful of the emotions, but the hardest to properly use.
Adara was actually the easiest for her to find, as it was literally on Earth, in the United States at that. How the hell it decided to choose the US of all places to live when it's the embodiment of hope, she had no idea.
The Butcher was currently on a planet that was at War, a large civil war that was born of rage and hatred after the rape of the daughter of one of the officials by the King of that planet. So a pretty valid reason to go to War.
Ophidian was currently being held by Larfleeze in his sector, and while gathering the thing would certainly be a little annoying, it wouldn't be as difficult as Ion or Parallax. And Larfleeze would likely not be able to find her after she takes Ophidian from him.
Proselyte, the embodiment of Compassion, was currently centered in a solar system that was full of those without it. Slaves and creatures that were hated and abused, those that desperately needed its compassion.
The last of the embodiments, and the one that Gwen was more hesitant about, was known as "Predator" and was the embodiment of Love. This one...this one was a bit interesting, as it's manipulation of love was not exactly moral. Honestly, it reminded Gwen of Slaanesh, just not on the same level. This one was actually also on Earth, and was bonded to Carol Farris, Hal Jordan's girlfriend.
But Gwen after finding the Predator, Gwen was surprised to find that there was another emotional embodiment out there, one that she didn't remember existing. The entity that embodied "Sorrow" the embodiment didn't have a name, so she gave it one, which was "Dolorosa".
There was also the last of the embodiments that she knew of, but it was...not one that she was even thinking of touching, due to the nature of its being, and what it was connected to. With it being connected to the Seven Hidden Energies of Creation, more specifically the Invisible Spectrum.
Yeah, she wasn't even going to contemplate the idea of touching that, not with the entities it was connected to. Not until at LEAST Knull was taken care of, and even then, she wasn't confident she could deal with the entity behind that.
So instead, she would focus on hunting down the easier targets in this universe, and then travel to other universes.
The first target that Gwen decided to go for was the Predator, as she simply needed to find Carol and then absorb it from her, and considering it was quite late at night at the moment, she was able to do it without difficulty, as the entity couldn't even fight back, not that it had tried.
Gwen is quite literally the perfect host for each of the emotions, afterall. As she is a God of Emotions, and is deeply connected to them, so, the next ones that she went for went even easier.
Adara was very hopeful for the connection they would have, and was quite happy to help her bring hope to entire multiverses. The Butcher felt her rage and hatred that stayed hidden deep within her, obtained from untold billions of souls. Proselyte felt the infinite compassion she felt for others, and gleefully joined her.
Dolorosa felt the Sorrow of her billion billion absorbed souls, and felt no desire to fight back as she absorbed it.
Each of these emotional embodiments had given her 50 SSL tickets each, which would add up to a total of 8 SL tickets, giving her a total of 28 that she can still use even now.
With each emotional embodiment she had absorbed, the stronger she got. Her divinities that were connected to those emotions rapidly grew thanks to the influence of the embodiments.
But finally it was time for her to grab Parallax and Ion. Both of which were on Oa, the same planet that she was currently floating outside of, staring down at the planet that glowed a green color, Green Lanterns of all species and sizes going to and from the large planet.
Looking down at the planet, Gwen could clearly see the central power battery, energy flowing from it, as she gazed through it, clearly seeing both Ion and Parallax that were held inside. She could also see all the defenses in play to keep them out of the hands of anyone else, but she cared little, as she blurred, reappearing in front of the large battery.
Floating towards it, she smiled as she floated into it, breaking into the same place that was holding the two entities, their large Yellow and Green forms glowing in front of her. The two embodiments in front of her were almost certainly the strongest of them all, and she was pleased with the fact that as she reached her hand out of them, they both flowed towards her.
She was the absolute peak of what a host could be, and there was simply no way they would deny the possibility of finding a host like her. And as she absorbed the two, she felt the power flow into her, and a quest completed.
[Ion]
[Details - Become the host of Ion]
[Rewards - 50 SSL Tickets]
[Parallax]
[Details - Become the host of Parallax]
[Rewards - 50 SSL tickets]
[The 7 Emotional Embodiments]
[Details - Become the host of the main 7 emotional embodiments]
[Rewards - 350 SSL Tickets]
She immediately converted them all, which had boosted up her SL tickets to 35. With the two final embodiments absorbed, she teleported off in the next second, but not before giving the central power battery another boost of power from Ion, so they wouldn't notice for a couple of days.
Teleporting off back to Earth, Gwen had only one thought on her mind.
'...That was easy'
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That's the end of the chapter!
There'll be some more chapters of her obtaining powerful devices and such, as well as the small arc with Trigon.
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