Editing Kyle Rayner (section)

===The Wrath of the First Lantern===
When the villainous First Lantern is freed, he began to drain all the Lantern Corps of their emotions, minds, and memories of the various beings present with the intention of seeing how their life choices had changed them.<ref>''Green Lantern'' vol. 5, #17 (February 2013)</ref> Kyle failed to fight off the First Lantern, which also has the powers of the white light and drains his emotions. The First Lantern teleports him back to his old home, leaving him weak.<ref>''Green Lantern: New Guardians'' #17 (February 2013)</ref> Later, Carol locates Kyle, who resists from his critical weak state, while Kyle and Carol arrive at the planet Korugar's grave when Sinestro rages to attack them, blaming everyone for his home planet being destroyed. Sinestro demands Kyle revive Korugar with the White Lantern ring's abilities, but Kyle is unable to do so. Sinestro flies off vowing to kill the First Lantern, while Kyle and Carol later team-up with Green Lanterns [[Simon Baz]] and B'dg.<ref>''Green Lantern: New Guardians'' #19 (April 2013)</ref>

In the final battle, Kyle and the reserve Lantern Corps attack the First Lantern, and he is finally destroyed.<ref name="gl5.20">''Green Lantern'' (vol. 5) #20 (May 2013)</ref> Afterwards, Kyle travels to Earth and helps other people with the White Lantern's miracle power on his own. However, he is confronted by Saint Walker, who convinces him that he has to visit his own father, considering that Kyle has not seen him since the First Lantern's attack. Later, Kyle arrives in Arizona and reunites with his father in his filling station.<ref>''Green Lantern: New Guardians'' #20 (May 2013)</ref>