However, evil aliens arrived on his planet and Volthoom used the Travel Lantern to escape, but in the process, his mother was killed.
He arrived on Earth in the year 10,000,000,000 BC where he was greeted by aliens (the ancestors of the Guardians of the Universe) from the planet Maltus.
This horde, called the Third Army, almost assimilated all intelligent life in the galaxy, but was stopped by rogue members of the Green Lantern Corps.
During a fierce battle on Oa, the Guardians drained more power from Volthoom, but this proved to be their undoing when they inadvertently freed the First Lantern.
Ganthet remembers when he saw a Green Lantern ring on the Creator of the Universe's finger when there was a huge explosion and Volthoom appears 15 million years ago.
Volthoom captures the Guardians and looks into Ganthet's memory, being interested when he sees Sinestro becoming a Green Lantern and wonders how much power he could take from his life.
However, Volthoom has gained knowledge of Hal Jordan, his friends (Kyle Rayner, Carol Ferris, Guy Gardner, John Stewart, Saint Walker) and his enemies (Atrocitus).
Hal still remains trapped in the Dead Zone and is contemplating jumping off a cliff so that he can obtain the black ring and fight the First Lantern.
In the Dead Zone, Hal and Tomar-Re witness the arrival of the Korugarians and become aware of Korugar's fate, but Sinestro is not among them.
Hal Jordan becomes a Black Lantern and Volthoom arrives at the center of the universe, where the Guardians are waiting.
Despite this, Volthoom easily rips through the dead army and attacks Hal, trying to seek the one point in his life where he was fully consumed by despair.
With Snow questioning the bookkeeper about their future, Toris reviewed their fate by observing their future within the Book such as Guy Garnder becoming a veteran telling his lifetime of his younger self, John Stewart being elected as the state senator in the US, Hal Jordan marrying Carol Ferris while starting a family, and Kyle Ryner becoming a healer for the entire galaxy.
As for other lantern corps, Larfleeze and Atrocitus are remained irredeemable because of their obsession with vengeance and greed they latched onto, which their fate was uncertain; Iroque chooses to discard her Indigo ring honoring Abin Sur's compassion while Saint Walker supports his family along with his fellow Blue lantern corps providing hope.
As for Sinestro, he sends Ganthet to reunite with Sayd having shown sympathy for their departure, and persuades Larfleeze to keep it secret from anyone leaving his fate unimportant, according to Torris.
As he concluded the story, Torris confirmed Snow that Hal Jordan is the main inspiration to the entire galaxy as the "greatest Green Lantern of all" and " the spark....that started the everlasting fire."
Mogo creates an illusion where Volthoom attacks them in order to make the Green Lanterns ready for the final battle.
Sinestro breaks free and gets the White Lantern ring but is deemed unsuitable, and leaves with the Yellow Power battery.
After the end of the crossover, Kyle Rayner and Saint Walker go around Earth healing the planet and it is revealed that Ganthet is secretly alive, along with Sayd.
Rankorr tells Kim that Bleez is his evil stepmother, and Atrocitus reveals he wants to die after Volthoom's torture.
Rankorr makes up with Bleez, and they witness Atrocitus attacking the Red Lanterns and gaining more power.
The main story received critical acclaim for the engaging plot, action, art style, and world-building.
[1] Sean Ian Mills from Henchman-4-Hire wrote: "Anyway, I think the First Lantern will prove to be a formidable threat for a big finale to Johns' run, and I definitely look forward to seeing where this goes.
[3] Christopher Williams from Following The Nerd wrote: "Overall this was one of the best Green Lantern comics we got since Hal was cast away, and that's because we finally got Jordan back in a way.
[5] Minhquan Nguyen from Weekly Comic Book Review wrote: "This is an issue where you appreciate Johns' long-term work more than the instant product, meaning this arc may not be quite the perfect swan song for his run".
[7] Ed from DC Comic News wrote: "This is a tremendous ending to not only the Wrath storyline, but Johns entire run on Green Lantern.
The price point is a bit high at $7.99 but it reads and feels more like a graphic novel than a single issue comic.