Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 229 The Villain Character You Can't Help But Hate (Fourth Update!)
Gwen recalled the steps to becoming a vampire from the S.H.I.E.L.D. files.

Then--

“When you visited the treasure vault with your grandfather, your aunt told me that Caroline was hospitalized recently due to an injury.”

"you say……"

Gwen turned to Hawke and asked, "Could it be that you were transformed around that time?"

Hawke shrugged. "Probably."

He did know how Caroline became a vampire.

She was transformed by Catherine, or to be more precise, Catherine played a significant role in Caroline's transformation into a vampire.

In truth, Catherine was a pitiful woman.

Although her name is always associated with 'cunning' and 'selfishness', all she really wanted was something simple.

live!

Unfortunately, this dream remained unattainable even after she became a vampire.

Because she was being targeted, by the progenitor vampire Klaus.

Over the past five centuries, in order to escape the pursuit of the progenitor vampire Klaus, Catherine has worn countless masks and played countless roles, to the point that she herself has forgotten what she originally looked like.

But there was one thing Catherine never forgot.

live!

Hawke shook his head, recalling how the female villain in The Vampire Diaries was so lovable that no one could hate her. Then he heard Gwen ask him a question in a serious tone.

Is there a way to turn her back into a human?

"Ah."

Hawke snapped out of his reverie, looked at Gwen, and smiled: "Gwen, although vampires have many flaws, their lifespan is extremely long."

Gwen looked calmly at Hawke: "I've read the information. After the progenitor of vampires died, all the vampires in his lineage died. Moreover, although they are called vampires, they are actually immortal. They have no heartbeat, no temperature, and they don't even have the opportunity to reproduce. Caroline is only eighteen years old now."

Hawke shook his head.

"Perhaps she no longer wants to become human after becoming a vampire?"

"what?"

"It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. After experiencing the extraordinary power, no one would want to give up this power, not even me."

At first, Hawke might have thought that if he could exchange his strength for the safety of his sister Anya, he would be willing to do so.

But as time went by, he no longer had that idea at all.

In a word.

What a load of rubbish!
Once I become powerful, I can have anything I want, and I won't need to make deals with you. If you don't give it to me, I'll just steal it.

Gwen shrugged: "I've experienced that power too, when you put the Saint Cloth on me, but I didn't feel anything special."

When she put on the Andromeda Cloth, she did indeed feel an extraordinary power.

But after the Saint Cloth disintegrated, she did not feel lost. In fact, after Hawke explained the so-called price of supernatural power to her, she gave up the idea of ​​pursuing any supernatural power.

In a word.

I've seen extraordinary power; it's nothing special.

Hawke chuckled: "That's your wisdom. You can let go so easily, but do you think your cousin Caroline would be willing to give up this power?"

Gwen frowned.

"But she's only eighteen."

“I think my aunt is quite young. She can find another one and start a new relationship.”

"Screw you!"

Gwen rolled her eyes at Hawke's proposed solution, not wanting to discuss the topic any further: "Alright, go ahead and do your thing. I'll think about it myself."

Hawke nodded, readily agreeing.

"it is good."

"come back earlier!"

"understood."

Hawke rolled out of bed, kissed Gwen who had just styled his hair, smiled in response, and then disappeared from the room.

next second.

Hawke stood before the mysterious waterfall from which the town of Falls got its name.

The moment the six senses were released, like a tidal wave, almost in the blink of an eye, the surrounding forest, the ground, and even the underground were brought into its perception range.

He heard the heartbeats of the small animals in the forest, the swimming of cold-water fish under the waterfall, and sensed the magical fluctuations flowing from a stone wall not far away. He also sensed a woman leaning against the wall behind the magical fluctuations, her arms wrapped around her knees, radiating fear, vulnerability, and despair.

Female vampire, Katherine Pierce!

Hawke stepped forward with his right foot, and when he reappeared, he was already inside the tomb that sealed Katherine Pierce.

It's called a tomb, but it's just a hole carved into the mountainside, sealed with magic. Any supernatural being with less power than the sealer can't get out once they go in.

Catherine, who neither slept nor needed to sleep, was simply contemplating her fate as the progenitor vampire Klaus drew ever closer. An aura of fear, vulnerability, and despair permeated the enclosed cave.

at this time.

Rumble!
The cave exit roared. Catherine, who had kept her head down, not wanting outsiders to see her vulnerable side, instantly looked up. The fear, vulnerability, and despair she exuded vanished in an instant, replaced by an air of arrogance, frivolity, and cynicism.

next second.

She saw a blond, blue-eyed, well-built boy in a suit appear before her as the cave door opened.

Hawke looked at Catherine, who was staring at him with a nonchalant gaze, and a slight smile played on his lips. "Hello, Ms. Pierce!"

"Oh no, Catherine!"

Because of Hawke's involvement, and the fact that he almost killed Damon, Stefan, Damon, Elena, Bonnie Bennett the Black Witch, and Caroline, who had just finished their dinner at the manor, gathered at Salvatore's old house to discuss Hawke's situation.

Caroline recounted to everyone how she had tested Hawke's abilities at the manor.

There's really nothing to test.

He got engaged to my cousin before September last year.

"I originally planned to come with my cousin last Christmas."

"But because my aunt felt that the two of them should spend their first Christmas together at home, they couldn't come."

"It was decided back in September this year. The two of them agreed to come here to see Grandpa and spend the holidays here. After Christmas, they will go back to New York City."

Caroline shared all the information she had gathered with everyone, then shrugged: "So I think you might be overthinking it. He's just here for the holiday."

Sitting to the side, drinking whiskey, Damon, whose breathing was still somewhat weak, gave a cold laugh.

"Really? I don't believe it."

"Is it possible that you are just inherently annoying?"

"Otherwise, why didn't he attack me?"

Damon chuckled coldly.

"He is your cousin's fiancé."

"And Stefan?"

Caroline pointed at Stefan: "What do you mean by Stefan? You were hiding in the mountains when he found you. Stefan was standing at the manor gate, so why didn't he make a move against him?"

Damon fell silent.

Seeing this, Stefan quickly changed the subject and looked at Caroline: "Caroline, do you think he figured out your identity?"

Caroline frowned, recalling the ambiguous smile on Hawke's face when she entered the manor and they were discussing whether there were vampires in town.

"I……"

"We should find an opportunity to kill him."

Damon chimed in, "At this time, without a doubt, they're either werewolves or an advance team sent by Klaus."

Stefan looked at Damon, who was furious and seemed ready to rush up to Hawke and devour him alive, and said, "Damon, can you shut up? We can't be sure yet whether Hawke is an enemy or a friend, or just someone who's passing by."

Damon was delighted.

With a hissing sound.

Damon ripped open his shirt, revealing the dense, bright red fist marks on his upper body, and said, "Looking at these wounds, are you sure he's our friend?"

Bonnie Bennett, the Black Witch standing nearby, also disliked Damon. Looking at Damon, she said directly, "His interest is that he doesn't like people hiding in the shadows and spying on him, so he's teaching you a lesson. After all, he didn't kill you, did he?"

Damon looked at Bonnie the Black Witch with a cold smile.

"Can you say that again."

"..."

Bonnie the Black Witch remained silent, simply casting a headache spell on Damon without a sound.

All of a sudden.

Damon's eyes suddenly cleared, and he clutched his head, his expression turning pained.

Just as Hawke said before.

A vampire who is only good at physical attacks and is completely unprepared is no match for a witch who uses magic.

Seeing Damon's pained expression, Elena quickly turned to her best friend Bonnie: "Bonnie..."

Bonnie the Black Witch withdrew her spell: "I don't like you, Damon, I never have."

When Stefan returned, the town was perfectly fine.

After Damon arrived, extraordinary events began to occur more and more frequently in the town.

and so……

To be honest, there aren't many people in this room who actually like Damon.

Damon stopped talking, panting as he tried to ease the lingering pain from the spell being lifted.

Just as Stefan was about to steer the conversation back on track.

Bonnie the Black Witch's expression suddenly changed, and then, as if sensing something incredible, she stood up and looked in the direction where Catherine was sealed.

Seeing Bonnie's sudden and strong reaction, Elena exchanged glances with the others, then quickly stood up and went to Bonnie's side.

"Bonnie, what's wrong?"

"..."

Bonnie was in turmoil, and when she looked at Elena, her eyes were filled with fear and confusion.

"A powerful..."

"Unparalleled".

"As vast as the universe."

"A power as dazzling as the stars broke through Catherine's seal."

"..."

(End of this chapter)