Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 247 Hawke's Devotion to Friendship (First Update!)

"When Earth was not yet Earth, but Midgard, it belonged to the World Tree parallel universe, which is the universe where Thor resides."

"...Later, the Earth fell from the World Tree, and at that moment, the Earth was just the Earth."

"A seed took root along with the fall of the earth."

"Jehovah also came with his heavenly dimension."

"He came with a mission."

"Just as Mephisto is the Lord of Death under the command of Death, Jehovah is also created by someone."

"The earth is Jehovah's pasture, responsible for providing nourishment for the gods conceived within it."

"When life on Earth reaches a critical point, that sprouting seed will burst through the ground."

"But Jehovah is not the only one who has designs on the earth."

Mephisto also has his own ideas.

"Then……"

"Mephisto defeated Jehovah and his heavenly dimension and gained the earth."

"Right now, Jehovah and his heavenly dimension have returned."

"...that red apple is the best proof."

“That must have been left by Jehovah when he left, just for this day.”

"Because Merrick claimed that he had received a divine revelation from God, and that he was using the Red Apple to continuously clone it, laundering the formatted souls inside the Red Apple like money, and then killing them and throwing these souls into hell."

"They are trying to create an angel of death so that they can defeat Mephisto, take back Hell, and reclaim Earth, allowing them to germinate the seed more quickly."

"this--"

"This is the truth behind this dimensional war."

Hawke, now seated on the deck steps, recounted the whole story to Sharon without reservation, just as he had promised.

Sharon's expression, just as Hawke had expected, changed constantly as the story unfolded.

Shock.

incredible.

Confusion, bewilderment, and three other expressions alternated on Sharon's face, as if she were performing a grand opera.

Her heart was in turmoil, and her faith began to falter in the face of the truth.

Sharon tries to steady her crumbling faith.

pity……

The army was defeated like a mountain.

The same applies to faith.

The moment Hawke finished speaking, Sharon's faith crumbled!
after awhile.

Sharon looked up at Hawke, her voice becoming somewhat hoarse: "So God has come to destroy us this time?"

Hawke nodded.

"Yes."

"I……"

Sharon opened her mouth and looked at Hawke: "I need to calm down and process this news."

Hawke hummed.

"understand."

"Thank you."

Sharon, whose faith was crumbling at this moment, forced a smile: "So, what does SHIELD need to do?"

Hawke, who had risen from the deck once more, looked at Sharon, who, despite her crumbling faith, still clung to her profession, and said with a smile, "You don't need to do anything. This war has nothing to do with ordinary people."

This is a dimensional war between hell and heaven.

It has nothing to do with ordinary people.

Sharon stood up again.

"But you said that if God defeats Mephisto, he will destroy the earth."

"Uh……"

Hawke blinked, looking at Sharon, who seemed somewhat agitated: "So, you don't want God to win?"

Sharon shook her head: "I hope for world peace."

If she had to choose between faith and world peace.

She chose the latter.

World Peace.

She believed in God because her mother told her she should believe in God when she was little, but believing in world peace was her own choice.

This was also her original intention in joining S.H.I.E.L.D.

If you had to choose between believing in God and believing in world peace.

one more time.

She chose world peace.

"so……"

Sharon exhaled a breath of stale air, sweeping away the shattered ruins of her faith in God into the trash heap, and looked at Hawke with a determined gaze: "What can SHIELD do to stop this from happening?"

Hawke raised his eyebrows in surprise as he looked at Sharon, whose demeanor seemed to have changed in an instant.

but……

"You really don't need to do anything."

"Can……"

"Don't forget, God dragged me down with him."

Hawke's lips curled up as he looked at Sharon: "Don't worry, I won't hesitate to ask them for help when needed."

Sharon only realized what was going on after hearing that.

Yes.

The clones that Dr. Merrick used were all clones of Hawke.

Good guy.

Caught a sheep to fleece?
Sharon recalled the various Hawkes lying haphazardly in different stages of decay amidst the rubble of the mountain after the explosion on Molokai Island, and then looked at the smiling Hawkes in front of her.

For some reason, she suddenly saw Hawke destroying Heaven just as he had destroyed Wakanda.

soon.

The story was over. Hawke stood up, soared into the sky, and sped towards New York City.

Sharon, standing on the speedboat, watched Hawke sail away, then took a deep breath, took out her satellite phone, and contacted S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.

Thousands of miles high in the sky.

Hawke used the Reality Stone to reduce his presence and flew towards New York City at a constant speed, while his mind sank into his own little universe.

A hissing sound.

The Underworld, within the Frozen Underworld, one of the eight great underworld prisons.

On the vast, permafrost, Alexander Pierce, who was once all alone, is no longer lonely.

Because there was another person by his side.

Merrick.

At this moment, Alexander Pierce was walking on the eternal frozen ground, his face blank, facing the swirling snow, completely ignoring the shouts of Merrick, who was new to the area and seemed a little confused.

at this time.

Hawke suddenly appeared in front of the two of them.

Merrick froze on the spot when he saw Hawke suddenly appear, and then he was instantly exposed.

“Samael, you really are a rebellious angel.”

"God gave you a second chance, but you betrayed him once again..."

"Oh!"

Hawke narrowed his eyes and instantly blasted the idiot in front of him, who still couldn't recognize reality, tens of thousands of miles away. He was too lazy to talk to this idiot, lest he lower his own IQ while talking.

Alexander Pierce glanced up at Hawke with a numb look before looking away, ignoring the blasted-away Merrick, and mechanically continued walking forward, passing right by Hawke.

Hawke smiled slightly, turning to look at Alexander Pierce, who was ignoring him and walking past him.

Was it frozen?

Hawke thought to himself, and with a thought, he instantly froze the Frozen Netherworld.

"Pierce!"

"..."

Alexander Pierce, who was walking ahead, paused upon hearing the sound. Feeling the sudden stillness of the torrential rain and the pervasive chill, he remained silent for a moment before slowly turning around to meet Hawke's gaze.

"Mr. Phoenix."

"Still calling me sir?"

Hawke looked at Alexander, whose voice was as lifeless as a withered tree, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time: "How many times have you died?"

Alexander remained expressionless.

"I don't remember. After I died 13,500 times, I stopped counting."

"That much?"

Hawke raised an eyebrow as he listened to the numbers Alexander Pierce recited, then smiled and said, "Regret it? If you do, I can let you leave."

A glimmer of light flashed in the depths of Alexander Pierce's numb eyes.

Those who haven't experienced the frozen hell cannot understand the despair here.

The permafrost stretches as far as the eye can see, and no matter how you walk, you can't get out. The blizzards are always howling and always falling.

Alexander Pierce once attempted suicide in an attempt to escape the area.

But the truth is he was overthinking it.

He cannot escape from here, unless Hawke allows it.

at the moment……

Alexander Pierce glanced at Hawke almost instinctively: "You really want to let me out?"

Hawke said calmly, "After leaving you hanging for so long, and after you've died so many times, you should now know why I've locked you up here."

Alexander was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Anna."

"Yes."

Hawke nodded, looking at Alexander Pierce: "Tell me where you've imprisoned Anna, and I will pardon you and let you leave the frozen underworld. Perhaps you can't go to the Pure Land, but you can live in the underworld."

Alexander Pierce's lips twitched slightly, then he looked away.

"It's nice here."

"Ah!"

Hawke burst out laughing upon hearing this.

“Pierce, didn’t you see Merrick?”

"Saw."

“I already know that you and Myrick cloned me, and Myrick is already here, so you should understand that your plan to clone me and then kill me has failed.”

"so……"

"Is it even worth persisting? I've said before, I won't give you any chances."

"But I'm giving you one more chance now."

"Anna."

“Tell me where she is, and I will forgive you.”

“I never give anyone a second chance, but you, I’ve given you two chances, Pierce, this is your last chance, don’t let me down!”

Hawke had very few friends, only a handful.

wrong.

Visible to the naked eye.

The number of people in his phone's contact list indicates how many friends he has.

Among those few phone calls, there was one friend whose number he could never get through to.

and so……

Yes.

He missed Anna, not for any other reason than friendship. Just as he always said, he made friends regardless of their affiliation; as long as someone was someone he approved of, they were his friend.

Anna was his friend, and Alexander Pierce, who stood before him, was the only one who knew Anna's whereabouts.

Therefore, for Anna's sake, he was willing to give Alexander Pierce another chance.

Last chance.

……

(End of this chapter)