Lord of Cinder in American Comics

With Kassel gone, Sandman quickened his pace, leading Ash through a maze of turns to the command post on the second floor of the building.

At this moment, General Fran Hammer, the instigator of this incident, was waiting for Ash at the command table.

"Ash, did they agree to my request?"

General Hammer cut straight to the point without any pleasantries, inquiring whether his demands had been met.

"No, they're planning to bomb this place flat in a few hours. Ross has prepared six Super Hornets fully loaded with ammunition."

Ash's words drained Hammer of his last bit of strength. Hammer sat blankly in the chair. Hammer's goal in planning this operation was simply to get the fallen soldiers the treatment they deserved.

He didn't really intend to harm the hostages here; he was just using this place and the area covered by the gas bomb as a threat.

"Ash, was I really wrong?"

At this moment, General Hammer, whose goal had been thwarted, was filled with self-blame and confusion. He began to review his actions, unable to understand why his demands were so difficult to achieve.

Ash smashed open the vending machine next to him, took out a bottle of water and handed it to Hammer, saying, "This is what you asked for, but you didn't have the courage to smash that vending machine."

To prevent you from smashing the vending machine, they decided to cut off the power and then destroy you, the guy trying to break it.

Even your objectives seem trivial to Sheffield. Sheffield, for the sake of his men, is prepared to start a new world war.

General Hammer looked at Ash in disbelief; it was the first time he had ever heard of Sheffield having such a grand plan.

He jumped up from the stool, rushed over, grabbed Ash, and said, "How dare he? How many innocent people will die this time!"

Ash pried General Hammer's hands off and forcefully pressed him back into his chair, saying, "So I stopped him, just as I stopped you."

After saying that, Ash once again pulled out the fragments of documents he had salvaged from Wolf, pointed to the amount column and said, "See? This money calmed Sheffield down. I hope you can calm down when you see this money too."

Holding the few remaining fragments of the document, General Hammer carefully counted the numbers on them, and as he counted, he began to cry.

He led his fellow Marines in preparing for an inhumane war, attempting to use threats to gain the honors and benefits he deserved.

The result was total destruction, but Ash brought hope here, letting him know that he was not alone in fighting for justice for his fallen brothers.

Without offering any further words of comfort, Ash pulled Anderson out of the command room, leaving Hammer alone to vent his emotions in the command room.

While eating snacks she'd swiped from the vending machine, Ash invited Anderson to join her. The two of them then began their picnic outside the command center.

The sounds in the command room gradually subsided. Ash frantically stuffed snacks into her mouth, giving the rest to Anderson. After destroying the evidence, Ash faced the command room door with a serious expression, waiting.

Anderson, holding the food Ash had given him, was somewhat at a loss. Seeing Ash wolfing down her food, Anderson also started eating.

However, Anderson's actions were not as quick as Ash's. Just as Ash put on a serious face, the door to the command room opened, and General Hammer opened the door, looking at Anderson stuffing food into his mouth with a puzzled expression.

"Anderson, since you love snacking so much, you don't need to eat dinner."

## Chapter Sixty: The Rejected Summoning

Anderson, who had missed dinner, had no choice but to hide the snacks he had and save them for dinner time to avoid going hungry.

Ash, on the other hand, went with General Hammer to discuss how to successfully deceive them back.

Now that things have escalated to this point, it's no longer possible to use the usual excuse of a drill or a misunderstanding caused by poor communication.

'Gwyn, let's have a major event overshadow this one!'

Knowing full well that if you want to solve an unmanageable problem, you have to cover it up with an even bigger one, Ash silently prayed for the slain Lord of Cinder.

Unexpectedly, the prayer worked. Stark was seen being led in by a soldier and hurriedly running in.

"Ash, you guys need to come out and take a look. The weather outside has changed."

Stark's prediction of a change in the world was true; everyone who came out of the building saw that the sky outside was covered by thick, dark clouds.

Although the evening sun was still in the sky, it had already fallen behind the earth. The buildings on the island turned on their lights, bringing light to the people around them.

"This phenomenon lasted for less than three minutes. I have not found any relevant information about this peculiar celestial phenomenon in any academic journal."

Stark recounted his observations and offered his opinion on the event: "I've never seen anything like it before. The weather conditions on the East Coast would never produce such a phenomenon. I suspect there might be some supernatural force involved."

Just then, the sky changed again. Clouds began to gather and then started to move in one direction, slowly forming a funnel-shaped tornado in the sky.

As the strange celestial phenomenon unfolded so close at hand, and the sky began to rage wildly as the tornado started to form, Ash and the others felt no wind whatsoever.

Just then, Ash's phone rang. He picked it up and saw that Sheffield, Ross, and Davelin were calling at the same time.

Ash answered all three calls at once, and before he could say anything, the three of them started talking to themselves and then started arguing.

The three began attacking each other and revealing dirt on each other in order to have a say. The first to lose was Davelin, who was ousted by the two military leaders due to his age.

Then Sheffield was defeated; it was a fixed pattern for Ross, a first-class person, to look down on Sheffield, a third-class person.

"Ash, you'd better explain yourself. The high-energy reaction over there is enough to level the entire East Coast. I know you have some extraordinary methods, but I don't want this to be caused by you!"

Ross's words were practically a direct message to Ash: "If it's you, you'd better keep things quiet and not go too far." The other two on the same channel, however, seemed completely oblivious.

“General, I swear, I didn’t do this. I just spoke with General Hammer and this happened.”

After Ash finished speaking, it seemed that the three people in the channel breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't caused by their own people.

"Furthermore, General Hammer has agreed to release the hostages, and everything that happened today was a misunderstanding."

However, the three people present remained silent in response to Ash's explanation. The military naturally takes a protective stance towards its own people, but with Director Forborough on the channel, some topics were not suitable to discuss.

The understanding Defferin changed the subject, saying, "Ash, the problem now is your high-energy reaction. If you can investigate it thoroughly and prevent a bigger disaster, I'm open to discussion."

The three parties reached a tacit agreement to resolve the major issues while ignoring the minor ones.

But what's going on with this dangerous celestial phenomenon? It's incomprehensible.

"Then it's up to you to investigate now. The tornado formed by the weather is blocking the aircraft from entering. Sheffield and I will try to send a team to support you as soon as possible."

Ross made the decision; the danger now was no longer Hammer's poison gas bomb.

Davelin also expressed his support, saying he would coordinate the operation regarding General Hammer and would provide full support should any unexpected events occur, as long as it did not cause large-scale casualties.

At this moment, the three parties reached a consensus to fully investigate the celestial phenomenon that was enough to level the East Coast. As for General Hammer's minor matter, which only involved the situation in New York, he could be let off the hook for the time being.

After hanging up the phone, Ash told General Hammer about the decision made by all three parties, and Hammer said he would do his best to cooperate.

At this moment, Ash's attention turned to Stark, since having a scientist present always gave people some peace of mind.

"Tony, it's up to you. Figure out the principle behind this."

Unexpectedly, Stark scoffed at this, saying, "This is probably not something science can explain. You heard it yourself, it can destroy the entire East Coast. If it were a nuclear weapon, it would be enough to send the entire Earth into a nuclear winter."

After criticizing Ash, Stark tossed the problem back to Ash, saying, "This is clearly some kind of strange event. Don't you, the high priest, have any information about it?"

After arriving on Earth, Ash worked diligently and cautiously, afraid of causing any major trouble, which led to the Ancient One taking away his visa.

The problem now is not Ash's responsibility, but the Ancient One's responsibility as the guardian of Earth.

'Yes, we should be looking for the Ancient One now.'

Having identified the person responsible for the problem, Ash decided to ask the Ancient One what had happened. He took out his phone, but after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't remember the Ancient One's number.

Seeing Ash's expression change from cheerful to melancholy, Stark was a little confused and nudged Ash, who was holding the phone and staring blankly.

"What's wrong? That expression... are you suddenly constipated?"

Once Ash came to her senses, she said to Stark, "Tony, I know someone who understands, but I don't have her number."

"Then why can't you contact someone close to her?"

After saying that, seeing Ash's sudden realization, Stark felt it was necessary to give this naive clergyman a lesson in logic.

Ash pulled a white wax stone from his backpack, squatted down, and began writing characters on the ground that Stark didn't recognize.

[White Marked Wax Stone: Can be used to write white summoning symbols to assist others. It can be summoned to other worlds as a spirit through the symbol. If one wins the final battle in the area of ​​that world, one gains the power of fire. In Lothric, where all things converge and settle, this is how the fireless ashes care for one another.]

Originally an item to assist others in responding to a summon, Ash's flames have altered her ability to write characters on other people's names, thereby summoning others to come and help.

After the white wax stone finished writing the characters, it transformed into a fluid and merged into the characters. Then, the characters on the ground showed a milky white light.

Ash, crouching on the ground, reached out to touch the characters, preparing to summon Orbeck, who was studying magic with the Ancient One in Kathmandu.

Ask Teacher Orbeck what the Ancient One's plans are, and what's going on with the current situation.

However, the character only flashed white light for a moment and then disappeared.

Ash squatted on the ground, looking completely bewildered, still in the position of touching the characters.

Stark, who could tell something was wrong at a glance, asked, "What happened? Is there a problem?"

"I was about to summon my teacher to ask him for help, but he refused and only left me with one sentence."

"What?"

"Do your own thing."

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How I wish my computer were a sensible computer that could type on its own, so I could happily wait for the Elden-Française tournament on the 25th. But my computer just typed "Do your own thing" to brush me off. It hurt me deeply. The only way to heal my wounds is through your votes, so my unhelpful computer can see that your votes can gather boundless power.

## Chapter Sixty-One: Yu Hui's Mission

At this moment in Kathmandu, Orbeck is enjoying tea with the Ancient One in a tea room, scattering the black crystal in his hand and refusing Ashe's summons.

[Farewell Crystal: A farewell certificate granted to undead exiles. It allows summoned spirits to return to their original world, or from another world to their original world. However, if one cherishes the bonds between people, this item should not be used lightly.]

"Ancient One, according to your request, is this good or bad for my foolish disciple?"

Setting down his teacup, Oubek picked up his staff and assumed the starting stance for the Farron Rain of Arrows.

Although he was very willing to come to Kathmandu to learn about the strange magic and principles of this world, the fact that the Ancient One asked him to refuse Ash's summons still made this stubborn but soft-hearted magician unhappy.

The Ancient One seemed not to notice Orbeck's attack posture, and simply picked up the teapot and poured tea into the teacup in front of Orbeck.

"Ash, he is indeed a hero who continues the world in your world of crisis, but after the deal was made with him, he is no longer just your Lord of Cinder."

He must also take on the responsibility of maintaining this world. The fusion of the six gems with your world will facilitate full communication between the two worlds.

Therefore, he must become the link between the two worlds; he must become the Lord of Cinder in both worlds, striving for their continuation.

At this point, the Ancient One paused slightly before continuing, "He must also become my successor, to maintain the stability of this world in my place."

Orbeck disagreed with the Ancient One's explanation. In Orbeck's eyes, Ash would always be that disciple who yearned for and explored magic, just like him, and thirsted for knowledge.

At this moment, placing the responsibility of two worlds on his beloved disciple made Orbeck resentful, and he said, "He is our Lord of Cinder, and he should not follow the path you have laid out for him."

The Ancient One removed the Eye of Agamotto from her chest, twisted her fingers, formed a secret hand seal, and opened the sealed Time Stone.