For months The Green Lantern Corps have been cleaning up the mess made by Thaaros and the United Planets. This includes helping those affected by the fractured spectrum and rebuilding the central power batteries. Meanwhile, Luciphage the Starbreaker has been taking advantage of the fractured spectrum to recruit new Corps soldiers and release his brethren from the prison dimension the the Guardians had sealed them in. Just as the Corps have finally rebuilt the Batteries and attempt to reignite them, the Starbreaker Corps hijack the process and drain all emotion from the universe in order to feed on the unending source of energy.