Comics:Wolverine Vol 2 13

Logan, Archie, Burt and Jessica all regroup into one vehicle and head towards a private hanger where Archie's plane is waiting. A San Francisco police cruiser begins chasing them and instructs them to pull over. Logan back flips out of their stolen convertible, landing on the hood of the squad car. He pops his claws and drives them into the engine block, forcing the car to stall.

Returning to the stolen vehicle, he listens as Burt tells them about the legend of Gehenna. He tells them of the ancient deity Ba'al and how he had corrupted the land of Gehenna until the day a warrior known as the Hand of God slew him. Ba'al's soul spilled forth, coalescing into a multi-faceted gem which would come to be known as the Gehenna Stone. The Hand of God splintered the stone with his sword, then cast the separated pieces to the four corners of the globe.

In Madripoor, O'Donnell greets two twin brothers, Larry and Gar at the Princess Bar. Larry begins flashing a fragment of the Gehenna Stone, proud of the fact that they had recently acquired it. Gar criticizes his brother for being so showy with the valuable gem. The brothers rent a room at the bar, but continue arguing with one another over the stone. As time passes, it becomes apparent that the Gehenna Stone fragments have a corrupting influence on their possessors, turning them uncharacteristically violent.

Back in California, the stone's properties begin to affect Burt Corrigan as well, who jealously holds to it, refusing anyone the opportunity to take it away from him.

They reach the airplane hanger only to discover that the location has been compromised by Ba'al and his brood. Hordes of vampires spill forth engulfing Logan and his friends. One of them succeeds in knocking Burt out and recovering his fragment of the Gehenna Stone. Logan tries to take the fight directly to Ba'al, but the evil entity backhands Logan as if he were a gnat. Having taken possession of the stone fragment, Ba'al and his followers leave.

In Madripoor, O'Donnell notices blood dripping down from the ceiling of the bar and goes upstairs to investigate. He finds that the twin brothers have killed one another over possession of their fragment.

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The possessive and corrupting nature of the Gehenna Stone is similar to that of the One Ring from the Lord of the Rings series of novels.

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