The mystery of which New God wielded the Power Stone has yet to have been revealed. In most timelines, Orion the son of Darkseid who was sent to New Genesis as a hostage of peace was assumed to have used the Power Stone. Yet, this would have been impossible, as the exchange of Orion and Mr. Miracle had not happened yet.
Almost ten years ago, the Green Lantern Corps faced its greatest threat. Their greatest hero, Hal Jordan, had been possessed by an alien entity known as Parallax. Twisted by its influence, he sought to eliminate the Guardians of Oa and launched an assault on Oa. During this attack, he entered the Central Power Battery, draining it of all its energy and severely damaging it. This prevented the recharge of all Power Rings and effectively eliminated the Green Lanterns as a force in the Universe.
Despite their great knowledge, repairing the Central Power Battery was no easy task. Indeed, the knowledge of how the Battery worked was limited to Krona, who had manufactured the Rings untold millennia ago. Krona has long since rebelled against the rest of his Guardian brethren and had been exiled from known space. There was little chance that he would help them now.
The former Lantern John Stewart had joined the Darkstars to fill the void left by the removal of the Green Lanterns. He eventually discovered one of the Infinity Gems, the Power Stone, on an alien world. Realizing its potential, he disobeyed orders from his superiors and turned the Stone over the Guardians of Oa. Using the Battery to channel the Stone's power, the Oans were able to re-empower the Green Lantern Corp with few knowing the truth of their resurrection.
Recently an alien incursion led by Thanos led a bold and direct assault on Oa. They managed to push their way towards the Central Power Battery, allowing Thanos to directly access it. Driving his infinity blade into the Battery, he cleaved the structure in two. In a blaze of energy, years worth of collected energy were lost, and once again the Green Lantern Corps found without a means to recharge their rings. With the last of their reserves, they were able to force the aliens back. but it was only a matter of time before the Corps would be powerless again.
On Earth, the Mythic Avengers were alerted to the situation by the now-powerless John Stewart. Joined by the stranded Guardians of the Galaxy and Alan Scott, the Mythic Avengers constructed a starship and used Loki's access to the Rainbow Bridge to Oa. They were updated on the situation by Hal and the Guardians and personally inspected the damage caused by Thanos and his Chitauri. They discovered the existence of the Power Stone in the Battery but were divided in what to do about it.
The Guardians of Oa wished to repair the Battery and keep the Stone, but the risk of another attack by Thanos was almost certain. However, without a means to restore the Battery to its original state, there seemed no other way to restore Green Lantern Corp.
Alan Scott released the power of the Starheart, the magical weapon that had been created by the Empire of Thorns and had been captured by the Guardians. Because the Starheart had been transformed by its time within the First Ring, it had a sympathetic connection to the Power Rings Green Lantern Corp. This allowed it to infuse the Battery and every Power Ring with a magic power that almost fully replicated their previous Willpower-derived abilities.
No required by the Oans or the Corp, the Power Stone was turned over the Mythic Avengers. It is currently in the hands of Doctor Strange, stored in the Black Room within the Sanctum Sanctorum.
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