Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 114 The Funeral Breeze of Hell (First Update, Please Subscribe!)
Harry is dead!

"..."

A few days later, one afternoon, Hawke was busy tidying up a corner of the backyard garden under Gwen's command when Peter, dressed in a red and blue spider suit, swung in on a swing, startling Gwen.

Before Gwen could react, Peter took off his hood and spoke in a low voice.

Hawke was taken aback when he heard the news Peter brought.

Gwen, who had just been startled by Peter and hadn't yet reacted, became even more stunned upon hearing the news.

For a while.

Gwen then realized what was happening and looked at Peter, who had plopped down on the hallway floor after saying those words.

Peter held his head in his hands, looking very sad and heartbroken.

Gwen blinked, walked over to Hawke's side, looked at Peter's expression, and whispered to Hawke, "What's going on?"

Hawke responded.

"The day I went to Osborne."

"……Oh."

Gwen remembered, then looked at Peter, who was holding his head in his hands, and said cautiously, "Peter, is it because of your blood?"

Peter looked up at Gwen and nodded.

Once again, it's different from the original storyline.

In the original storyline, Peter did not give Harry his own blood, which caused Harry to turn into the Green Goblin and ultimately die at Peter's hands.

But this time, Peter gave it.

result……

Harry is still dead.

Hawke raised an eyebrow, then looked at Peter with some puzzlement.

"That shouldn't be the case. Didn't you tell Harry before you gave it to him that your blood might be poison?"

"said."

"and then?"

“Harry called me yesterday; he was very happy and said it was a success.”

"and many more."

Upon hearing this, Hawke quickly interrupted Peter, looking at him and asking, "Harry already had the injection yesterday?"

Peter nodded.

"Yes, he had the injection yesterday afternoon, and they said it was successful."

"And then he died this morning?"

"Yes."

"What does this have to do with you?"

Hawke shook his head as he listened to the time difference, looking at Peter with a guilty expression: "If Harry had died yesterday after the injection, it would be understandable if you felt guilty, but Harry died a day after the injection, so what does that have to do with you?"

Peter, who was sitting on the hallway floor with his hands covering his head, was stunned when he heard these words.

He looked up, staring intently at Hawke.

Hawke shrugged.

"Did I say something wrong?"

"But... if it wasn't because of the serum, then how did Harry die?"

"you ask me?"

Hawke glanced at Peter with amusement, then asked with some curiosity, "Who found Harry?"

Peter got up from the floor.

"Felicea".

"That female assistant?"

"Ah."

Peter nodded: "Philica also lives in the manor. This morning, she saw that Harry hadn't come downstairs yet, so she asked a servant to wake him up. When the servant opened the door, she found Harry dead on the bed."

Hawke caught the key words.

"A tragic death?"

“I didn’t ask for the specifics. I originally called Harry to check on his recovery, but Felicia answered the phone and told me not to tell anyone about it for the time being. But I was so confused that I thought of you.”

"It's definitely something I can't say."

Gwen, who had been quietly listening to the conversation between the two, said to Peter, "Harry finally took over Osborne Industries and stabilized Osborne's stock price. If news of Harry's death were to spread at this time, it would be a huge blow to Osborne Industries."

Moreover, this enormous blow was not just any ordinary blow.

Well known.

The Osborn family has a hereditary disease that is difficult for even modern medicine to diagnose, and the family has always been small in number.

Harry's grandfather only had three children, but it was Norman Osborn who truly brought Osborn to prominence.

Norman Osborn had only one son, Harry.

but……

Harry is not married and has no children.

With Harry's death, it's questionable whether Osborn Industries can continue to be called Osborn Industries.

as predicted.

three days later.

After news broke that Harry Osborn had died suddenly from an illness, Osborn Biotech's stock price plummeted.

However, after three days of preparation, a series of statements from Osborn BioIndustry have helped to stabilize the downward trend.

Although it is still falling, at least it is no longer a sharp drop.

at the same time.

Harry Osborne's funeral was also held at the Osborne family cemetery.

Hawke and Gwen, as Harry's friends, also received an invitation from Felicia and visited the Osborne family cemetery, located behind Osborne Manor.

The funeral was officiated by Felicia.

Because Felicia was Norman Osborn's adopted daughter.

This matter was only revealed yesterday by the all-powerful media, and there are also rumors that Harry Osborn left a will stating that if anything happens to him, all his property will be inherited by Felicia. "This is not a rumor."

"This is real."

Standing with Hawke and Gwen at the funeral, Peter said in a low voice, "I know about this."

Gwen glanced at Peter.

Peter explained, "Harry was in a bad mood for a while after Norman Osborn's death. He told me that he didn't trust anyone in Osborn and always felt that someone wanted to harm him, so he made a will as soon as possible, with Felicia as the beneficiary."

Gwen whispered, "So, Felicia really is Harry's sister?"

Peter nodded: "Yes, he was adopted by Norman when he was young, but it wasn't made public. Harry told me this before and told me not to tell anyone."

Gwen nodded in realization, then looked at Hawke standing to the side.

Hawke's attention wasn't on that.

Gwen followed Hawke's gaze to the coffin where the final farewell ceremony was taking place not far away, and gently nudged Hawke.

"Hawk?"

"Uh-huh."

Hawke snapped out of his daze and looked at Gwen: "What's wrong?"

Gwen blinked.

"What are you looking at?"

"Look at the coffin."

Hawke did not hide anything.

He recalled a familiar scent he had smelled when he visited Osborne Estate a few days ago.

However, at that time, he followed the smell through the annex and saw the Osborne family cemetery, but he didn't look any further.

Because he had already found the source of that somewhat familiar aura.

Norman Osborne's grave.

He initially thought the aura was the aura of Norman Osborn's death.

But for now.

The aura of death reappeared when he came to attend the funeral.

This time, the aura did not originate from Norman Osborn's grave, but from the coffin containing Harry Osborn's body.

Hawke thought for a moment and looked at Peter.

"Do you know the cause of Harry's death?"

"Ah."

Peter nodded and said softly, "Retroviral hyperplasia is a genetic disease in the Osborn family. Felicia said that after the serum injection that afternoon, she did return to normal, but then..."

After these days, Peter no longer felt as guilty as before.

Because Harry didn't die from his own blood.

His blood did indeed heal Harry.

This is a fact.

As for why it suddenly relapsed and why the onset was so rapid, it can only be said that it is something that science cannot explain at present.

at this time.

Mary, who had been silent until now, reminded the two that "the farewell has begun."

Hawke and Peter looked over and saw that the guests who had been getting up from their seats were also getting up to see Harry one last time.

Harry, dressed in a black suit, lay in the coffin with his eyes closed, as if asleep.

but……

As Hawke walked to the coffin, he glanced at Harry. When his gaze fell on the wisp of black energy gathering between Harry's brows, he finally remembered why he felt a sense of familiarity with this aura of death.

Not Norman Osborn.

It was Mephisto!

When he was on the African savanna, after killing the demon Hulk, the projection of Mephisto that remained in the same spot carried a trace of death.

But because several months had passed and the aura of death was indeed very faint, he didn't think of it immediately.

just now……

When Hawke saw the wisp of black energy between Harry's eyebrows, he finally understood.

This is hardly the aura of death.

This is clearly the aura of a demon.

Hawke thought to himself, but didn't show it. He followed Peter, who was walking ahead, without making a sound. After taking one last look at Harry, he walked down the left side.

After half an hour.

The funeral concluded once Harry's coffin was closed and lowered into the ground.

Hawke, Gwen, Peter, and Mary did not stay for the follow-up reception; instead, they chose to go home.

After all, it's getting late.

Hawke and Gwen dropped Peter and Mary off at the Queens subway station before driving off toward Manhattan.

After watching Hawke drive into Manhattan, Gwen finally spoke, looking at Hawke: "Alright, go ahead."

Hawke laughed and glanced at Gwen: "You saw my expression?"

Gwen shrugged. "Come on, if I didn't know you, how could I have found you all by myself in Maryland? What did you find?"

Hawke smiled slightly and made no attempt to hide anything.

"demon."

"what?"

“I suspect that Osborne’s family’s hereditary disease isn’t a disease at all, but rather a demon.”

"..."

Gwen was taken aback at first, then seemed to have thought of something and said thoughtfully, "Peter just said that Harry's illness was indeed cured at first, but then it relapsed, and it happened very quickly. If what you said is true, it does sound a bit like the devil noticed and simply decided to kill him."

Hawke shrugged.

……

(End of this chapter)