Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit

Matthew's pupils had somehow become tinged with gold.

From his perspective, he saw that the black magic seemed to possess some kind of invisible wisdom and thought, which actually linked together on its own initiative. As Wanda absorbed more of it, it stimulated a kind of invisible yet powerful force.

Chapter 445 The Darkening Program Created for the Scarlet Witch (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

This force is invisible and intangible; it is everywhere, constantly and subtly trying to influence and shake Wanda's mind.

It is distinct from a curse, or some kind of corrupting negative force.

It's more like an amplifier.

Amplify certain emotions of Wanda, and amplify the physical bodies and thoughts of those close to Wanda.

With the power of an emperor and the ability to encompass multiple knowledge systems, Matthew saw through it at a glance.

Only then did he truly understand the real reason why Wanda was destined to turn evil.

Someone set up a program for Wanda.

No, it wasn't for Wanda, but rather a remote program was set up for chaos magic.

This program will only target those who possess chaos magic.

This program will start as soon as a host of chaotic magic is born.

It will affect the host's life, causing them to experience all sorts of cruel losses.

Wanda's closest loved ones will die for various reasons, and in Wanda's presence.

Wanda's parents, Wanda's brother, and Wanda's lover.

In the original Sacred Timeline, Pietro, who had already unlocked the ability to move at high speed, was killed by a bullet that pierced his body while trying to save someone during the Sokovia Ultron War.

This is inherently irrational.

Pietro's high-speed movement cannot be described simply as fast.

In Pietro's world, when moving at high speed, time is slowed down countless times, even to the point of almost stopping.

The bullets were indeed fast enough. Even though it was to save someone, and even though it was too rushed at the time, Pietro was fast enough to rush over and calmly deflect the bullets with his fingers.

Then they twisted the Ultron robots that were firing bullets off.

But Pietro did the most foolish and illogical thing.

He actually rushed over and grabbed the Sokovians to dodge them, but he was still shot through the body.

This unreasonable phenomenon has occurred.

This is where the program came into play; it subtly exerts its influence at certain crucial points, and it is this influence that leads to the tragedy.

To put it bluntly, no matter what Wanda does, she will experience great ups and downs, eventually leading to loneliness, pain, and ultimately being completely driven mad and corrupted by the program.

The people she cares about and loves will eventually leave her in various ways.

As long as Wanda has a mental deficiency, this kind of vulnerability is the easiest to exploit.

Who is trying to exploit this loophole?

Of course, it's the dark magic god Sithon who wants to come to Earth.

But things are different now.

These so-called procedural influences have no effect on Wanda today.

Wanda is caring about more and more people.

It wasn't just Pietro, the twin brother; it was also Reicher, Natasha, Negri, Matthew, and everyone in Terra.

But who can this influence affect?

Putting everything else aside, even without using his high-speed movement ability or wearing Astartes powered armor, Pietro could stand there and be shot by the world's fastest and most destructive bullets for an hour without his skin even turning red.

Moreover, the clothes Pietro is wearing now, the necklace he's wearing, and other accessories are all enchanted with magical runes.

Who will be affected?

In addition, Wanda herself has a high level of magic. Wild Wanda and Wanda with sufficient magical knowledge are completely different characters.

The possibility that Sithorn would try to influence or even corrupt Wanda in this way is almost zero.

It can be said that as long as Wanda doesn't encounter any problems, no matter how much Sithon covets Wanda's body or Earth, his goals will not succeed.

However, Matthew was very unhappy that his little cabbage was being coveted by the old man.

Although His Majesty the Emperor is very tolerant, he is not this tolerant. So Matthew kept this in mind and made up his mind to wait until he reached that level of strength.

He was going to personally lead the Astartes, the Ravens, and the Grey Knights to have a good "chat" with this old man.

A homeless person who has been exiled to another dimension should not even dream of returning to Earth.

Matthew was still thinking.

Wanda is undergoing a transformation. The traditional white magic system of Kamar-Taj has given Wanda wings to take flight, while the black magic from Sithon is like giving Wanda a spaceship.

This does not mean that white magic is weaker than black magic.

Rather, the two sources of knowledge are different.

One is the learning of knowledge, which is just a simple written record of white magic knowledge, but what Matthew found is black magic personally inscribed by Sithon.

This contains Sithon's insights into dark magic and his power imprint.

The two concepts are completely different.

Wanda's mind seemed to have entered another world she had never seen before, a feeling that was hard to describe.

Under that insight, Wanda felt as if she had grasped something she had never touched before.

It was almost instinctive.

Chaos magic became clearer and more understandable to her, and she gradually learned to use and manipulate it at a deeper level.

She no longer seemed to need to use hand gestures or specific incantations to cast spells, unlike the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj.

Wanda only needs a thought, an idea, to unleash it, and she can combine them at will, making them even more powerful.

After an unknown amount of time, Wanda slowly opened her eyes, her pupils turning a scarlet color before quickly dimming again.

The world before my eyes has changed.

It's wonderful.

Wanda felt like God; she could destroy many things and create anything at will.

She doesn't need to use her eyes to see; her mental senses can penetrate the mirror magic and see the holy city of Iros on the border of hell, as well as every detail in any corner of the planet.

The "perspective" has become more distinct and clearer.

"This is....."

Wanda straightened her legs, which had been crossed, and floated silently in mid-air before falling down. The dense scarlet text that had gathered around her had disappeared.

She was stunned for a moment, and the next second, she felt an impulse.

The world on the rooftop suddenly becomes surreal: an old, dilapidated house with many simple pieces of furniture, and a family of four living and chatting happily in this house.

The father sat on the sofa reading the newspaper, while the mother cooked dinner in the kitchen.

The young twin siblings ran around happily in the living room.

The joyful screams filled the air, and the tired father would glance at them from time to time with a doting smile.

Wanda's eyes welled up with tears without her even realizing it.

She could sense that if she wanted, this illusory scene could become reality, and the beautiful yet broken moments from her past memories could be relived.

Chapter 446 Loyal to the Emperor, an Enhanced Version of the Scarlet Witch Loyal to Terra (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

She stood in the living room, with mirror images appearing and disappearing around her.

Her emotions were surprisingly stirred.

Does Wanda miss the past?

I miss it.

She had longed countless times to return to her childhood and to see her father and mother again.

Return to that poor but warm family.

A voice kept echoing in her mind, faint yet stirring her emotions, amplifying her longing for the past and for her family.

Wanda ignored it, instead immersing herself in the moment.

Even Matthew, who was far behind her, disappeared from her world.

This place is filled with all her fond childhood memories.

The reddened eyes and the fleeting images seemed to indicate a stare, but the gaze quickly stopped.

Every movement—the twins running, the mother cooking and chopping vegetables in the kitchen, the father sitting on the sofa—was frozen in this moment.

Wanda's longing was frozen at this moment.

The turbulent emotions gradually calmed down.

She took a few steps forward, ran her fingertips across the dining table, looked at the decorations on the wall, and at her father's tired yet happy face.

Watching my mother cooking with a smile in the kitchen.

Finally, she closed her eyes slightly, and when she opened them again, the surrounding reflections had completely disappeared, and she was back on the rooftop of the Imperial Palace.

As for the voice in her mind that stirred her emotions, it was also extinguished by her strong and tenacious will.

I thought you might waver.

Then Matthew's voice came through.

Wanda turned around and saw Matthew standing less than half a meter away, looking at her. His expression and eyes no longer held the majestic air of an emperor.

Instead, he is full of gentleness, like a friendly older brother next door.

This filled Wanda's heart with warmth.

A bright smile appeared on her delicate and sweet face as she shook her head vigorously: "Those are beautiful memories, but they are just memories. Time cannot be reversed, and even if it could, it would no longer be my own past."

“My past has already taken this path.”

Wanda is already very strong inside.

This little thing is not enough to shake her resolve.

Indeed, because she had studied and practiced dark magic, she had reached the level of God the Father and believed that her mutant abilities combined with chaos magic gave her the ability to alter reality.

Not to mention that a single thought can directly affect the entire Earth and rewrite reality, it's easy to rewrite the lives of one's own deceased parents.

But Wanda did not want to do that.

It has nothing to do with any so-called order, laws, or violations of the rules of the universe.

She simply knew very well that even if she altered reality, what difference would it make?

Her father and mother are dead.

The rewriting is also based on my memories of my father and mother.

The couple was able to be resurrected, but many years had already passed.

Wanda and Pietro are no longer the young twins their parents remember them as.

The couple rewrote their lives and returned to the real world, only to find that their home was gone, Sokovia was gone, and even their children had grown up.

They need to accept the present, accept the fact that they had died, and accept what the twins went through after their deaths.

This is extremely unfair to the parents.