Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 310 A Gap in the Timeline (First Update!!)
boom!
The ever-flowing river of time suddenly came to a standstill.

next second.

Like a fish being fried in water, Hawke, who had been sitting cross-legged on the riverbed, has now returned to the river of time, accompanied by splashing water.

Hawke looked down at his own timeline after the time loop was closed.

A timeline flows backward from the present and merges into the past timeline, forming a closed loop of timelines.

He traveled back in time from the present and met his daughter, Qin.

After he left, his daughter Qin went to New York City and found him.

He learned from his daughter Qin that his future self had met her and spent time with her.

Then he went to Kamar-Taj, used the Time Stone to enter his own timeline, went back in time, and met Jean.

So far!

A closed time loop ensures nothing is missed.

Next.

"shrink!"

Hawke had a sudden thought, and with his right hand outstretched, he clenched his fist against the river of time.

next second.

Wow!

His timeline, the silvery timeline, suddenly leaped up from the river of time, like a swimming dragon.

Scales and claws flying!

but……

These are all time loopholes, like computer viruses. The reason for shrinking the timeline is to eliminate these loopholes and completely fix and eliminate the timeline, so that someone can not invade his timeline in the future like a hacker.

Hawke glanced at his flawed timeline, smirked, and once again sat cross-legged in mid-air within the river of time, with a phoenix phantom appearing behind him.

As the phoenix phantom expanded, strands of phoenix power, like streams, extended towards every loophole in the timeline.

As the Phoenix Force was absorbed, the time loopholes were being patched up at a visible speed.

During the repair process, Hawke's perception of time became increasingly clear and transparent.

In the small universe.

Golden light was spreading, and the phoenix's eyes were becoming increasingly bright. The Reality Stone, which Hawke had split in two for aesthetic reasons, was also reunited.

But the phoenix did not become a one-eyed phoenix.

Because the Mind Gem has become the new Phoenix Eye.

The soul in the left eye.

Reality in the right eye.

The phoenix's two eyes, one yellow and one red, converged into a golden light, which, under the influence of the phoenix's power, transformed into the golden light of the Gold Saints, painting Hawk's silver universe with a golden hue.

Rumble!
As the golden light completely illuminated the entire silver universe, it did not stop but began its expansion.

A roaring sound echoed from the edge of the universe.

Hawke's inner universe seemed to have finally opened a long-sealed door, and golden light rushed in instantly.

at this time.

Hawke, who was sitting cross-legged on the river of time, seemed to sense something, opened his eyes, and looked along the river of time.

In the future, at a certain point in the timeline, an unparalleled aura is emanating, seemingly tempting Hawke to go and investigate.

"Bah!"

"Do you think I'm stupid?"

"The future is uncertain."

"Besides,..."

"I hate spoilers."

As Hawke's thoughts raced, he scoffed and closed his eyes, no matter how alluring the future timeline might seem like a seductive vixen.

It cannot be seen or heard.

He's not just feeling his way across the river by touching the stones.

He crossed the river by stepping on the shoulders of Odin and the Ancient One, so he will not make the mistakes that Odin and the Ancient One made.

He prefers to take control of his own future.

future--

He created it himself, and in doing so, he had no regrets about the path he had chosen.

Hawke's mind was clear, and he no longer tried to perceive the tempting future. In the instant his mind and body became one, his aura surged unpredictably.

Clang!

The phoenix cries in the sky, its voice ringing out.

I spent another five days in Kamar-Taj. Just like before, while the trainee mages were doing their morning exercises, I stood in the corridor, admiring the mages practicing Gwen and listening to the sound of phoenixes. I subconsciously looked up towards the library in Kamar-Taj.

into the eye.

The Fire Phoenix, reflected in the sky above the library, spread its fiery wings, its yellow and red eyes radiating a golden aura beneath the crimson flames.

and many more.

god?
Gwen raised an eyebrow, as if she had thought of something. Just as she was about to go find the Sorcerer Supreme, her eyes lit up when she saw the Sorcerer Supreme in white robes standing beside her.

"Master, did Hawke succeed?"

"It is."

Gu Yi looked at the golden phoenix reflected in the sky above the library and gave an ambiguous answer.

Gwen paused slightly upon hearing the Ancient One's answer.

But just then, the fire phoenix arrived quickly and left just as fast, disappearing completely from the sky above the library in the blink of an eye.

It was as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

Gwen looked at the Ancient One.

Gu Yi smiled slightly.

"Would you like tea?"

"..."

When Hawke opened his eyes again, he found himself back in that slightly dilapidated but cozy house.

This is where he and his sister were born.

Located in Brooklyn, just three blocks from Steve Rogers’ former home, it is an unremarkable, typical American building from the outside.

But this is also the only remaining loophole in his own timeline that cannot be automatically patched by the Phoenix Force and requires him to fix it manually.

Hawke looked around, then, hearing a sound coming from the bedroom, his eyes flashed with X-ray vision before he passed through the door and entered the bedroom.

The blonde woman and the bearded man were leaning against the bed talking.

The bearded man was doing most of the talking, while the blonde woman gently stroked her large belly and listened with a smile.

The conversation consisted mainly of the bearded man making empty promises.

Simply put, he was telling his wife that after the baby was born, he would work even harder to move from Brooklyn to Manhattan as soon as possible. At that time, they would have a big house with a lawn in front, a garden in the back, and even a swimming pool. In the future, they could take their child swimming in the backyard and invite relatives and friends to have a barbecue in the backyard.

The bearded man vividly described his vision of the future.

The blonde woman looked at him with a gentle smile, indicating that she believed in him and that he would definitely be able to lead her family out of poverty.

The woman stroked her belly and said, "Son, did you hear that? Your dad can't wait to take you swimming when you grow up."

The bearded man carefully touched the woman's belly with his rough hands, his voice low and filled with a sense of responsibility: "Son, when you grow up, I'll take you drinking and hunting."

talking.

The bearded man then looked at the woman: "I've found a new job, unloading cargo at the container factory at the dock. The salary is double what I earned last time."

The blonde woman paused slightly upon hearing this, looking at the bearded man.

"A container factory? I've heard it's associated with some kind of gang..."

"I'm just a worker, all I need to do is unload my goods."

The bearded man grinned and said, "Although it's more tiring than my last job, the pay is higher. I've calculated it, and the extra pay is just enough to buy baby formula and cover your medical expenses."

The blonde woman heard this.

"But I don't want you to work so hard."

"I'm not as tired as you are."

The bearded man stroked the woman's belly, looking tenderly at the blonde woman: "Amy, I will definitely work hard to give us a good life."

Amy Chloe.

That was the blonde woman's name.

soon.

Time flew by, and the day arrived when the bearded man had his accident.

Hawke watched as the bearded man kissed Amy goodbye and walked out of the house, looking energetic. He then watched the bearded man drive away in his old, rusty secondhand car, and then looked at Amy standing at the door, holding her baby self, watching the bearded man leave.

He thought for a moment, and the moment he turned around, he was already sitting in the back seat of the bearded man's dilapidated car.

There are two infant car seats in the back seat.

It looks like it's been a long time, but it seems to have been carefully maintained.

Hawke's gaze fell on the books, which were mostly related to architecture, on the passenger side of the room, next to a New York library card.

The name on the certificate is Andrew Chloe.

That was the name of the bearded man.

Hawke then looked at Andrew Croy, whose face showed no disgust for work, but only longing for a better future.

He hasn't been fast-forwarding through time here these days, in order to find the time loopholes.

and so……

Hawke witnessed the birth of himself and his sister once again, and also witnessed how poor yet warm this family was.

Like her sister, Amy Croy had a congenital heart condition and was abandoned shortly after birth. Before reaching adulthood, she received free medical treatment to roughly repair her heart.

But he could no longer work, especially after the birth of his sister Anya, he was even weaker than before.

Therefore, the entire burden of the family fell on Andrew Croy's shoulders.

but……

He is very optimistic.

Hawke had seen Andrew come home from work more than once, looking exhausted, but after opening the door, he would always walk to the crib with a warm smile, pick up himself and his sister Anya, and kiss them.

At these times, he also liked to sit on the sofa and watch Andrew and Amy surrounding the baby, while Anya and he chatted and laughed.

This is the scenario Anya often fantasizes about after learning that they don't have parents.

and so--

Hawke seemed to understand why this time loophole could not be patched.

He quietly followed Andrew after work, watching him buy milk powder, clothes, and toys with his week's paycheck from the convenience store before leaving.

Hawke looked toward the quiet, deserted alley next to the convenience store.

He knew exactly what was going to happen next.

Because this alleyway is where Andrew's time ends.

……

(End of this chapter)