Marvel: I became an ancestor by sacrificing offerings

“When did I say I was going to destroy him? From the very beginning, I’ve only been targeting you,” Peter retorted.

Nothingness completely ignored Peter, or rather, he simply didn't understand who the being who could save his life was:

"We are an inseparable, symbiotic entity. Do you think you'll still be alright after I die?"

“Bob, don’t be silly. Think about those people. You used your power to protect them, but they never loved you. Nobody was grateful to you. They just saw you as a monster!”

They distance themselves from you, scorn you, and wish you dead.

I'm the only person in this world who has always stood by your side. Are you really going to just watch me, your only supporter in the world, leave you?

Hearing the empty accusations, the sentry who had been huddled in the corner began to react.

His uncertain gaze lingered between Peter and the void, as if he were struggling with which of the two he should help.

Noticing the look in his eyes, Peter couldn't help but complain:

"Don't tell me you think he's right."

"I...I don't know..." The sentry lowered his head again, lost in a state of confusion and hesitation.

"Nobody cares about me, nobody is concerned about me. From childhood to adulthood, nobody has ever paid attention to what I want. Even after I drank that damn serum and gained this power, nobody treats me as a hero."

Valentina said she would help me; she said she would make me a superhero admired by everyone.

But she lied to me. She only wanted to use my power to maintain her own. She only saw me as a tool. If I showed any sign of disobeying her, she would be the first person to try to get rid of me...

The sentry grumbled like a complaining woman, and with each additional word he uttered, the darkness in this mental space deepened.

Nourished by the darkness, the phoenix fire burning on its body began to gradually die down, and its wounds healed at a visible speed.

Even his body trembled continuously during the process.

"Yes, well done, Bob! That's how it should be! The only people we can trust in this world are each other."

"Come, give me your hand. When we become one, no one can stand against us, not even that bastard over there!"

Seeing the void growing increasingly erratic, Peter snorted coldly, and a ball of the purest dark energy instantly surged from his body.

The dark energy obtained from Dormammu transformed into a split dog that pounced on the Void and tore a large chunk of flesh from its body with a bite. The Void howled in pain, which also frightened the Sentinel into shrinking back into the corner.

If Peter wanted to, he could easily erase the nothingness regardless of the sentry's wishes.

But doing so is bound to only treat the symptoms, not the root cause.

The Void is dead, but if the Sentinels haven't grown at all and remain cowardly and indecisive, they still won't be able to shoulder the responsibility of being the strongest beings in their universe.

On a smaller scale, this could lead to the Sentinel deserting in the face of a powerful enemy if the Illuminati encounters one day in its universe.

On a larger scale, if this continues, who knows, one day this thing might give birth to a new personality that is even more troublesome than nothingness.

Once the void had calmed down, Peter glanced at the sentry who was still cowering there, looking timid and hesitant. After a moment's hesitation, he simply sat down cross-legged, looking at the sentry from the same angle, and said:

"Bob, do you mind if I call you that?"

"Uh, please go ahead." The sentry was initially startled by Peter's actions, but seeing that Peter didn't seem to have any ill intentions, he gradually stopped trembling.

"I want to ask you a question: Do you want to be a superhero?"

Upon hearing this, the sentry hesitated for a moment, then timidly nodded.

"I want to, I dream about it. I want to stand in the spotlight, I want to walk openly on the street and be praised and recognized, instead of having to hide in the dark corners like I do now."

“Bob, don’t be fooled by him! He just wants to use you… Waaah…” Void still wanted to sow discord.

Peter snapped his fingers, and the dark energy instantly transformed into a smelly sock and stuffed it into his mouth.

“Look at you, kid.” Peter reached out and pressed down on his shoulder, forcing the sentry to meet his gaze.

"You have power far exceeding that of anyone else in the Illuminati, your power is second only to mine, so why is it that I am a hero revered by everyone in my universe, while you are imprisoned by the Illuminati as a secret nuclear weapon?"

The sentry looked at the confident Peter with envy, and after a moment he stammered:

"I'm not stable enough, I always mess things up, I'm terrible, really terrible..."

“You’re not bad at all, you’re just not ready yet,” Peter said calmly as he began his verbal attack.

Chapter 479 The Void Disappears, It's Time to Deal with the Culprit

"I'm not ready yet?"

The sentry paused, seemingly unable to understand the meaning of those words.

“You don’t need anyone’s packaging, you don’t need anyone’s help.” Peter said, casually flicking his finger in Bob’s mental world, and a light screen immediately appeared in the void.

That's Peter's past since his debut:

From being talked about as a dock butcher, to making his debut as a arbiter at Midtown High School, and then dealing with one supervillain after another, as well as enemies such as Laufey, Thanos, and Ultron.

People went from both respecting and fearing him, to gradually beginning to praise the name of the Arbiter, and then to becoming completely fanatical followers of the Arbiter, willingly lending their energy to Peter.

The sentry stared in rapt attention at everything unfolding on the screen, seemingly empathizing with Peter's perspective.

Just then, Peter's voice rang out at the perfect moment:

"I said, facing those opponents, which one of them wasn't a toy you could destroy with a snap of your fingers? But why is it that I've come this far, becoming the guardian angel in the hearts of everyone in my universe, while you're still just Bob, nobody cares about?"

"Because I... am not ready yet?" the sentry asked tentatively.

"Bingo~" Peter snapped his fingers, then pointed to the wailing void beside him, and then to the sentry's heart:

"Bro~ You are an immortal and indestructible super strong person. You don't need to care about other people's opinions. The only thing you need to do is ask here, ask Bob if he is happy, ask Bob if he is satisfied with what he has done!"

When you are prepared to face your enemies and problems, flowers and applause will naturally follow.

The sentry stood there, lost in thought for a long time. After a moment, his eyes grew brighter and brighter:

"Sir, I think I understand."

“Just call me Peter,” Peter said, extending his hand to the sentry.

The sentry looked at the outstretched hand, and after a moment he finally grasped it firmly, letting it help him stand up.

As the Sentinel was pulled up by Peter, the ethereal form gradually shrank, eventually transforming into the appearance of an exasperated child.

He struggled to spit out the stinky sock that was formed from dark energy in his mouth, cursing angrily:

"Idiot, how could you so easily trust that monster? He killed you six times before!"

The sentry looked down at the nothingness on the ground, and he stared at it for a very long time.

Much later, he suddenly spoke:

"Look closely, you're actually not scary at all."

Upon hearing this, Xu Wu was struck dumb, and he couldn't help but take two steps back, stammering:

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

The sentry crouched down, staring into the void, when suddenly a long, gleaming golden sword materialized in his hand:

“You are so small, so weak… Even if you weren’t like this, you would still be just me. If I wanted to, if I was ready, I could kill you anytime.”

Feeling the cold blade approaching, Void couldn't help but take two steps back.

As he backed away, he suddenly tripped over some scattered toys, causing him to fall flat on his backside.

He looked up at the sentry, at the gleaming lightsaber in his hand, and couldn't help but scream:

"You...you're going to kill me? How could you do this?! Damn it, I am you! I've suffered so much for you!"

Suddenly, Void became hysterical, crying and screaming like a child whose toy had been taken away by an adult.

Peter frowned, but he didn't move. He just watched the sentry quietly, eager to see what decision the sentry would make.

snort~

The sentry casually conjured a lightsaber, which he then tossed to the ground, the sharp blade piercing through the attic floor.

The light from downstairs shone through the hole, along with the sounds of a couple arguing and smashing things.

The sentry frowned upon hearing the sound, but he did not cower and cover his ears as he usually did.

Instead, she slowly crouched down, pulled back the retreating Void, and gave him a gentle hug:

"You're right, we are one, and you are the only one in this world who stands with me."

"I am grateful for your existence, but... that's enough. From now on, I want to walk the road alone."

Upon hearing this, the Void, which had been struggling, suddenly stopped moving.

He stared silently at Bob, his dark face revealing no expression, but Peter could clearly see that Bob's body was fading away little by little.

Until it completely disappears.

“You’ve grown faster than I imagined,” Peter’s voice came from behind.

The sentry, regaining his senses, looked at his empty arms and felt an unprecedented fullness in his chest; his eyes suddenly became a little moist.

He opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Let's talk about it outside. There's a huge mess to clean up in the underworld."

Having said that, Peter prepared to withdraw from the sentinel's mental world.

When I opened my eyes again, the void in space had completely transformed into the shape of a sentinel.

The sentry looked at Peter, and after a moment, suddenly bowed to him with utmost respect:

"Mr. Peter, thank you so much, so very much!"

Peter simply waved his hand dismissively at him.

……

The process of returning from the universe to Earth and then from Earth to the underworld sounds long, but in reality, it only took less than ten minutes.

Even when Peter returned to the Underworld, the gender-swapped Captain Marvel, whom he had knocked unconscious with a single punch, was still unconscious.

When everyone noticed that Peter had returned with seven sentries, they were all taken aback.

However, everyone soon realized that something was wrong.

Of the seven sentinels, six had chakra rods stuck all over their bodies, but one remained completely intact, and even his eyes hadn't turned into those concentric purple circles.

"So you are... a real Sentinel?"