Shadow of the Beautiful World

On the hot shell of the cosmic furnace, light and darkness are merging.

The two ignited Outer Gods are laying the foundation of reality for the reshaped stars. This process is very fast and only takes a few minutes to complete.

Things have progressed to this point, and there is almost no suspense.

The rebels of the stars represented by Merlin won.

They defeated the Outer Gods and saved their world and everything they cherished.

Despite the heavy price, everyone who participated in the war was almost wiped out, and the 7,200 sectors of the entire group of stars can persist until now.

200.

In terms of the scale of the stars, this result is no different from the extinction of all things.

But at least the earth was saved at the last moment.

This is enough for Merlin and the other participants.

Merlin, you have achieved a feat that no one has achieved.

At this moment of victory, Cyber ​​Hawk, who was ignited by Merlin with the flame of the core of the cosmic furnace, asked in a deep voice:

But do you really think, have you won?

Do you still think I lost?

Merlin snapped back unceremoniously.

He looked at Seber, and he said:

Don't play this trick of guessing riddles, just say what you want, and I'm listening!

Say all your preparations, all your thoughts I'd love to hear from the underdogs!

Don't be so aggressive.

Seb paid no attention to his burning body.

The core power in the projection was ignited, and he could no longer escape. He accepted his defeat calmly, and then questioned Merlin's victory.

He glanced at Carol Danvers who was supporting Merlin just like a friend chatting, and he said to Merlin:

I guess it should be your wife who ignited the melting pot of the universe, not yourself?

You cunning guy foresaw our preparation one step earlier, maybe you were reminded by some damn bastard, in short, you avoided that terrible trap perfectly.

What is he saying?

Carol heard Seber's words, and she looked at her husband beside her suspiciously.

She had long suspected that Merlin asked her to light the fire in the furnace for something ulterior motives, and now it seemed that she had done so.

Merlin didn't answer Carol's question, but Seber was more than happy to answer.

Outer God looked at Carol, his eyes fell on Carol's flat abdomen, and he said:

First of all, congratulations on your pregnancy, ma'am. After 10 months, you will give birth to a healthy baby with the blood of a raven, and you will be a mother.

Then, please calm down, because I want to tell you a terrible truth that your husband is unwilling to tell you.

Merlin Riley, born in Buffalo County, Wisconsin in 1971, is a direct bloodline of the Riley family. A few days after his birth, his parents were killed in a terrible fire.

Saibo endured the pain of being set on fire, and he said softly:

But it's just a superficial resume, Carol Danvers, you don't know your husband's real background.

He's not like you, he's from the same place as me, you know?

Your husband is not a native of the stars, he is an outsider like me!

You can understand him as that he is also a descended outer god, but he has always been disguised as a person from this group of stars, just like you.

Seber's revelation made Carol's eyes blink.

The mistress clenched Merlin's fingers, and she said to the burning Outer God unceremoniously:

So what? I don't care what Merlin is, as long as he is by my side, don't try to provoke our relationship!

No no no.

Saibo shook his head, in the halo of burning flames, he said seriously:

I'm not one to gossip, Ms. Carroll, please bear with me.

I'm telling you this because you will soon be separated from your husband.

He knows that if he personally ignites the cosmic furnace, it means that on a symbolic level, the cosmic furnace is still lit by outsiders.

If he really did that, then Tyrion and I wouldn't have bothered to come here at all!

When that ray of flame is lit, we have already won!

Unfortunately, he didn't do that. He avoided the trap of that identity.

He used a very clever method, such a crafty guy.

Seeing Merlin's increasingly dejected expression, Saibo snorted and said:

He asked you to light the fire, let you, the native who was born among the stars, light the fire, so that symbolically, he gave the stars the freedom from themselves.

This is indeed a perfect doctrine, but the premise of reshaping the universe into reality is that all outsiders must leave this world that is about to complete the reshaping!

Everything that does not belong to this group of stars will be expelled!

Cyber, like the decipherer, said:

Ganata, Baishuang, Phoenix Force, and Merlin Riley! Your husband.

I guess, he didn't tell you this, and he's leaving, probably for good.

Probably to make up for you, that's why he spent so much effort. It's a gentle person to leave a child for you.

Carol's fingers holding Merlin suddenly tightened at this moment.

Looking back at Merlin, she said:

What he said is true? Are you leaving us?

Merlin raised his head, and he glanced at Saibo who was smiling maliciously. That guy had already accepted failure, and now he was trying to make things difficult for him.

The bastard!

Merlin stretched out his hand and held Carol's cheek, he said seriously:

Don't listen to his nonsense, I will not leave, I will not leave you, I will not go anywhere, I will stay with you here until you hate me, until you drive me away.

I swear!

Merlin stroked Carol's cheek with his fingers, and he said softly:

How can I be willing to leave you?

Carol looked into Merlin's eyes, she took a deep breath, and she said:

Okay, I believe you, let's go back to Earth.

She took Merlin's hand and was about to leave.

But Merlin stopped where he was.

There was sadness, regret, pity, and intolerance in his eyes.

This tangled expression was seen by Carol and Seber at the same time, and a bad premonition rose in Carol's heart.

And Saibo blew a whistle, and the Outer God, whose body was almost burned clean, said:

Wow, if this answer is not lying, it means that things are going to a more terrible ending.

Merlin, you are really a cruel bastard, how can you have the heart to treat a lady who loves you so much? Are you a heartless monster?

What's the meaning?

Carol touched her heart, and she felt her heart beating faster and faster.

She looked at Merlin, then at Seb, and she yelled:

Tell me clearly, what exactly does this mean?

It means that you haven't forgotten what I just said?

Seber's expression also became serious, he said to Carol and Merlin:

It is impossible for the core flame of the cosmic furnace to be drawn to the outside world for burning. Merlin said that he prayed to The One, the consciousness of the furnace itself, and that consciousness responded to him.

But to achieve any impossible miracle, there is a price to pay!

Merlin has won, now, it's time for him to pay the price!

Outer God sighed, and said:

I don't know what he promised to the furnace, but the cosmic furnace can risk its own collapse and release the core flame

I thought, that must be a terrible commitment.

I'm convinced, Merlin.

At the moment when Saber was completely burned, he straightened his body and said to the silent Merlin:

You are ruthless to the enemy, and even more ruthless to yourself. You are indeed a warrior.

This time, I didn't lose wrongly.

This arrogant Outer God leaned slightly towards Merlin at the moment of the end of the burning. This was a soldier's respect and had nothing to do with his position.

And as Saibo's burning body turned into the last light and merged into the stars, the darkness and light in this star field completely reached a balance.

According to the process of reshaping the stars, it is time to enter the stage of resurrection of all things.

But it got stuck here strangely.

It seems that there is a problem in a certain link, causing the entire program to stop.

In that balanced halo, Carol firmly held Merlin's hand, she looked at her lover, she gritted her teeth and said:

Speak!!! What promise did you make to this furnace? Tell me, tell me exactly!

Fu

Merlin let out a long sigh.

He looked at Carol, and he said:

Before the final battle, I defeated Nightmare, and Sandman, in order to express his gratitude, revealed to me the danger that I hadn't noticed before, which is the one that Saibo just mentioned.

I must find someone who was truly born among the stars, who can withstand the power of the ultimate eraser, and who I can absolutely trust to light the furnace instead of me. I chose you.

I made a deal with TheOne.

Merlin looked down at the unconscious Tony, he bent down, helped Tony up, injected him with magic power, and woke Iron Man from the coma.

He carried on this movement, and went on:

I pray that TheOne will draw out the core flame when necessary. Only the pure fire of creation can ignite the bodies of the outer gods during contact, and forcibly turn them into firewood.

It's a backup plan and I wouldn't use it if it wasn't an emergency.

Look, cracks have appeared in the furnace.

Merlin pointed to the ground under their feet, and Carol looked down.

Sure enough, above the astral melting furnace, a crack visible to the naked eye appeared, which was the cost of TheOne leading the core flame out of the combustion chamber.

In just a few seconds of burning outside the body, the cosmic furnace fell into a desperate situation of collapse.

Merlin paused, and continued:

I promise TheOne that I will find new firewood for it to burn, repair all the damage for it, and restore it from an old state to a perfectly burning state.

To do this, we need to find more firewood than the two Outer Gods

But no!

Carol yelled:

There are only two outer gods here. Are we going to throw the giant monster and God into the furnace and ignite them? They are our comrades in arms! We can't do this!

You made a promise you couldn't keep! Merlin

Merlin fell silent.

After a few seconds, he showed a pale smile.

He stretched out his finger, pointed to his heart, and said to Carol:

Yes, I have.

I'm not?

You've also heard what Saibo said. I'm also a descended outer god. My soul doesn't belong to these stars, even though I regard it as my real home.

I choose to be on your side, I choose to be on your side

Carol calmly listened to Merlin's description.

She didn't explode, nor lost control, but turned around and flew towards the stars, but was grabbed by Merlin.

What are you going to do?

Raven asked.

Go and kill God or the giant beast!

Carol said without looking back:

Throw them into the furnace to replace you, anyway, they are the victims prepared to reshape the stars, aren't they?

Merlin's expression was stunned.

Immediately afterwards, a smile lit up on his face.

He tightly grabbed Carol's wrist, the latter was struggling crazily, she screamed and wailed like a she-wolf.

Let me go! Let me go! I'm saving you, bastard!

Elsa! Jean! Come and help! You little bitch, I know all about the mess you and Merlin are having in the spiritual world! Come here and help!

Shua, Shua

The light of Hoarfrost and Phoenix Flame quickly fell beside Carol, and the two women punched Merlin.

Obviously, they also supported Carol's plan, and above the stars, God and the giant beast stared at each other in astonishment.

These two exhausted guys who maintained the battlefield and prevented the reality from eroding the illusion silently prepared for the battle.

If Merlin couldn't control his crazy wives, I'm afraid it would be difficult to settle this matter today.

enough!

Merlin, who had always been gentle with his wife, was rarely angry at this moment.

He roared, startling the crazy Carol and Elsa.

It's none of your business, let's play!

Merlin yelled at Jean Gray again, and the Phoenix girl curled her lips. She obediently walked aside and entered the stage of eating melons and watching the show.

She came from beyond the stars, so she naturally wanted to leave here and return to the main universe.

Everything that happens here has nothing to do with her.

So does Elsa.

Her complete fusion with Baishuang means that she will also leave this group of stars after a while.

Of course, Elsa has her own little thoughts.

She took a peek at Merlin, and she hoped that Merlin would accompany her to leave this area of ​​stars.

That means, in the main universe, there will only be one wife by Merlin's side.

Merlin took a deep breath, raised his head, smiled apologetically at God and the giant beast, then reached out and turned Carol's cheek.

He looked at his wife and said:

The reshaping of the stars must be completed. The result of you forcing me to stay is that the victory we have sacrificed so much will become worthless.

I either leave forever, or sit and watch everything stay in the gap between reality and fantasy forever at this moment

Merlin lowered his head, he begged:

I don't want to leave you guys, please let me stay, please let me see my baby born, please let me grow up with her, Carol.

I'd rather die here than leave you

Please don't drive me away.