Lord of Cinder in American Comics

Instead of using her powers to forcibly soothe Ash's soul as usual, the Fire Keeper lay on Ash's chest, listening intently to the uncontrollable heartbeat beneath Ash's armor.

"And this time, I encountered a similar world, although it is only a product of imagination and images, but it may be our hope."

"You mean... the battle a while ago?"

The Fire Keeper recalled that after the Ashes defeated all the Lords of Cinder, they did not go directly to the First Forge, but instead, in the Chapel of Purification, they were tricked by a slave knight into going to the painted world of Ariandel.

Ash's adventures then take place in the Painted World and the Ringed City, and Ash even kidnaps Yulia's sister, Friede.

Then, in the Ringed City, the Ashes waged an epic battle. Watching them struggle and resurrect at the campfire, constantly charging into the Ringed City, everyone in the Firelink Shrine worried for the Ashes.

On Ash's journey, he was assisted by all sorts of people, and Ash also tried his best to help others.

Ash, who never refuses to help, rejected everyone this time, saying that only his own soul could be immune to their methods.

The truth came to everyone from the young lady and Sister Friede, whom Ash first brought to the Firelink Shrine.

In order to gather enough paint for the young lady's painting, Gale voluntarily travels through time to collect the fallen souls of the Lords of Cinder and transform them into her own dark soul.

Having gathered the power of several Lords of Cinder, Gale originally planned to wait for Ash's arrival in the Ringed City to add the final color to the young lady's paint.

However, a bald-headed mage broke this tranquility, and the time seal of the Ringed City was broken.

The moment he sensed something was wrong, Gale rushed to the enemy's side and killed the intruder.

However, because he contained dark souls and his soul power was chaotic and disordered, he possessed great power but could not use it properly.

Upon first meeting, one's soul is ripped out by the mage.

At this time, Ash also arrived on the battlefield. In their haste, they could only seize Gale's body, which contained the dark soul, and Gale's soul was imprisoned by the mage.

However, the mage's soul spells were ineffective against the unique soul of the Ash, so he could only use other spells to fight the Ash.

Warriors' melee strategies are already at a disadvantage against mages' kiting spells, not to mention mages have the ingenious imprisonment technique of Mirror Space.

Therefore, whenever the Ash is imprisoned in the Mirror Dimension, it can only escape by committing suicide, re-lock the mage's location, and use the bonfire of the Firelink Shrine to teleport to the mage's side to attack.

It was also at that time that Ash, relying entirely on melee combat, systematically relearned the combat skills of a mage under the tutelage of spellcasters such as Orbeck and Komikus.

Each time Ash returns, everyone's hearts pound a little more. The fact that Ash is immune to an enemy has led Julia to contact the church forces in Londor, preparing for a fight to the death.

After an unknown amount of time, Ash finally brought news of victory.

Since then, the Ashes have come to the original furnace and sat here.

Urged by the others, the Fire Keeper also came to ask Ash about his decision.

Suddenly, Ash asked the Fire Keeper an unexpected question.

"Fire Keeper, tell me, just how much has the power of this world declined?"

The Fire Keeper had the answer in her heart, but she didn't say it. She understood that the Ashes had their own thoughts, they just needed a listener.

"On the path of linking the fire, only a very few undead were able to leave the Undead Asylum and travel to Lordran, the land of the ancient kings. Solaire had no power whatsoever, but through sheer willpower, she was able to learn the Thunder Spear on her own. And at that time, it was Gwyn, the Lord of Cinder, who was burning himself in the hearth."

In the world that followed, the number of Fire Keepers, whether in Dorangreg or in the First Line of Heaven, was countless. All that mattered was that someone could sit on that final throne.

Now, you are the only Fire Keeper left, along with Irina, who longs to become the Fire Keeper.

The once invincible ancient dragons have vanished; Lordran exists only in legends; the Black Forest has disappeared; Dorangreg has vanished; even the Ironforge, once known for its everlasting flames, is now nowhere to be found…

The ashes gently recounted stories of the past, the characters and places in those stories, which even the Fire Keeper, well-versed in various classics, had to carefully recall from those fragments of history.

"Therefore, the power of the world is waning, and this power, which has been gathered generation after generation, is right here in this initial furnace."

The Fire Keeper seemed to understand something as well, and tentatively asked, "Lord Ash, you mean..."

Ash stood up from the ground and pulled Fire Keeper to her feet as well.

"The embodiment of the Lords of Cinder is the aggregate of power left behind by these heroes who linked the fire, and now it belongs to me!"

Ash reached out and grasped, and a ball of flame burst forth from within his body, forcing the Fire Keeper to retreat.

As the flames scorched him, the ashes' body was continuously raised, and the knight's armor on his body also changed.

The first thing to change was the helmet. A crown was forged and made, partially hidden inside the helmet, with the original crown shape only visible on the back half of the helmet.

Next came the armor on its body, with various shapes appearing under the flames, none of them fixed. Finally, a unique shape combining various styles emerged.

Londor's arm armor is modeled after Havel's gauntlets, the cloak of a Dolangreg warrior, and even has a cloth belt from the East around his waist.

The flames turned to ashes, and even the campfire in front of him gradually turned into the power of ashes.

Reaching out, he pulled the spiral sword from the campfire. Originally as tall as ash, he intended to use this sword as a greatsword.

But at this moment, in Ash's hands, it was just like a straight sword in one hand.

The spiral sword constantly changed its shape, from a one-handed sword to a staff, and then from a staff to a lance. Every weapon in this world was constantly being transformed in the hands of the Ashes.

From that moment on, the ashes were completely transformed into the form of the Lord of Cinder, and the original furnace began to change, with flames spreading from the ashes to the sun in the sky.

Ash tried to move himself, but found that as soon as he made the slightest movement, the world would change, and the original different time and space were gradually merging.

Sheathed his spiral sword and said with some disappointment, "Looks like I can't go out for now!"

"Fire Keeper, can I ask you for a favor?"

The Fire Keeper slightly curtsied to Ash.

"Notify Julia to bring all the bodies of the Lords of Cinder here."

"May I ask, Lord Ash, what are you planning to do?"

Ash turned around, resting his hands on his spiral sword, like an avatar of the Lords of Cinder, and looked up at the sun.

"Resurrect these guys and ask them if they're willing to listen to me and change this world that links the fire!"

Chapter 150: NC Equipment

Galahad and Roxie had changed their clothes again, both dressed in the standard Kingsman attire, wearing sharp suits and carrying their standard umbrellas.

"Alright, let's go."

The five people formed the shape of five loaves of bread. Galahad and Roxie walked at the front, holding umbrellas as shields, while Ash lagged slightly behind. Negev extended his hand from the intersection of the umbrellas.

With the bulletproof umbrella as cover, Ash could freely spray bullets from her hands.

Meanwhile, Swagge Tequila lagged far behind the front row, moving slightly closer to the wall to dodge stray bullets and take down any stragglers that managed to slip through.

As soon as Ash entered the tunnel, she dialed someone's number.

"Hello, is this Ms. Peggy Carter?"

Upon hearing Ash's address, Galahad's hand trembled slightly, but quickly returned to normal.

Ash continued, "I need to speak with the World Security Council through you on a channel that must be completely secure."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Valentine's soldiers appeared in the passageway ahead, and Ash pulled the trigger.

The 5.56x45 NATO rifle rounds made a loud welcoming sound in the tunnel, opening a welcoming window in the enemy on the other side.

"You heard it too, I'm very busy right now and don't have time to explain in detail. Don't worry, Galahad is fine."

He casually mentioned it, not caring what Peggy Carter's expression was, but Galahad almost dropped his umbrella.

Soon, the World Security Council's channel was connected, and Ash saw five figures sitting around a conference table reflected in his glasses.

Before anyone on the other end could speak, Ash preemptively said, "Now, please show your necks to confirm that there are no surgical scars or implants."

Zheng Xian seemed thoughtful and didn't react to Ash's words, but the French representative, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, couldn't take it anymore.

“Ash, I don’t know why you’re so insistent on linking the five of us to this channel, but you should know that we represent the most powerful force on the entire planet.”

Such a 'tough' and intimidating statement received no explanation from Ash.

All that could be heard were intermittent gunshots and Ash's words mixed in with the gunfire.

"I know... da da da... but... da da da... I need to prove it first... da da da."

The words mixed with gunshots made the five people on the conference channel frown; the background noise was clearly abnormal.

John Bull's representative gave the other four a wink; after all, Peggy Carter had asked him to set up this channel, and it wouldn't be right to turn Ash away now.

Soon, the five people had confirmed each other's identities, and none of them had any injuries on their necks.

The video evidence appeared on Ash's glasses, and Ami, trying to smooth things over, said, "Ash, you can tell us now. What is it that's causing you so much trouble? If there's anything we can't resolve, we can call in S.H.I.E.L.D.."

The phrase "S.H.I.E.L.D." made Ashe burst out laughing as she pulled the trigger. Before she could even release the trigger, a barrage of bullets shot out, creating the image of "areyoukiddingme" on the opposite wall.

"Merlin, upload the footage that Galahad took."

Ash remotely directed Merlin and also replaced the ammunition box with a new one containing two hundred rounds.

Valentine's appearance—no, Nick Fury's appearance—appeared before the five delegates.

"Everyone, do you see this? I am now inside the Alps, fighting against this person to prevent the world from being destroyed and to maintain the peace of the universe."

Upon seeing Nick Fury's appearance, John Bull and the representatives from Aamir were immediately uneasy. It was common knowledge that S.H.I.E.L.D. had three bases, one in London and the other two in Aamir. How could the two of them feel at ease when they were accused of crimes against humanity by the director of S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Ami's representative tried to smooth things over, saying, "Isn't there some misunderstanding?"

"What misunderstanding could there be? I witnessed it with my own eyes. Now I have to personally take to the field and fire the gun. Isn't the situation dangerous enough?"

Ash's words made Representative Ami somewhat embarrassed. She said, "I'll contact Pierce immediately and ask him what happened!"

This action left others on the same channel speechless.

Adhering to the principle of not doing anything malicious, Zheng Xian said in a sinister tone from the side, "Who can guarantee that Pierce won't have any problems either!"

Representative Ami's hand, which was on the phone, froze in mid-air, unsure whether to raise it or lower it. She could only resign herself to her fate and say, "Then what do you suggest? Anyway, S.H.I.E.L.D. belongs to everyone."

The French representative, displaying his pre-defeat prowess, seized the opportunity and said, "We should immediately send troops to the Alps. Whether it's real or fake, we need to have precautions. Then you go and confirm Nick Fury's exact location. If it's really as Ash said, no one should hide anything anymore. Locating the key figure is the priority."

The five nodded to each other, confirming the basic strategy, and Ash also had Merlin compile Valentine's destruction plan into a booklet and send it to the Security Council.

"Holy crap! Jesus Christ! Oh la la! Данеможетбыть!"

The five people uttered four different expressions of surprise; no one could have imagined that someone would do such an inhumane thing.

To carry out a great purge of humanity, preserving those who are willing to approach him and eliminating the opposition, is even more ruthless than the original NC.

Now, regardless of whether it's true or false, no one dares to underestimate this report.

The person who secretly tracked down Nick Fury also sent back a reply as quickly as possible.

The five men looked at each other and silently shook their heads, indicating that they had gained nothing.