[Comprehensive British and American] Flying around the sun

Billy Batson fell from the sky and landed outside the Hall of Justice.

Oh no, he can't be called Billy in his current state.He's wearing a cool caped uniform now with a super cool lightning bolt logo on his chest, especially since he's tall and strong and a full grown man - he's Shazam!

As far as Shazam is concerned, his life is really amazing.

The Apokolips invasion half a year ago—he wasn't sure if that was the case, but everyone said so, let it be—almost killed him.

It was around the fifth day of the war when he sneaked out of the house and wanted to borrow a disc.It can't be blamed on him, because the government issued an asylum request, schools and companies were closed, and he was upset at home with several noisy siblings, so it made sense to sneak out...

Anyway, before he even made it to the video store, a dog came out of nowhere—er, a ghost?ghost?Undead? —whatever it was, it had found him anyway, and would have tore him to pieces.While avoiding it, Billy panicked and got on the subway, and then the subway started moving, and the journey turned Billy's life upside down.

Who would have thought?This seemingly unremarkable subway took him to a place called the Rock of Eternity.There was a white-haired old man holding a staff, guarding a mysterious object with orange light.

"That's the sacred artifact of Emperor Weishan." The grandfather, who claimed to be a wizard, saw him staring at it, so he spoke.What he said really subverted Billy's world view, what about the Supreme Sorcerer, the Rock of Eternity, the Seven Deadly Sins, the Lord of Dimensions... so many unscientific things exist, and the earth has not been destroyed until now!

But his subsequent actions made Billy forget about complaining... because the wizard has consumed too much power in fighting against the dark dimension that invaded the earth, and his fuel is exhausted, and time is running out.

He opened the Book of Reflections to watch Billy's life, thinking that he could be his successor. ("It's not perfect, but there's no time," says the wizard.) So... Billy becomes Shazam, a superhero who can transform into the power of the six gods!

When the sorcerer sent him away, the old man stared at the book of reflection, hesitant to speak.

Billy naturally asked him if he had anything to explain, so a kind smile appeared on the wizard's serious face: "When you see Superman, remember to comfort him for me."

To be honest, Billy—now Shazam—was a little confused about the entrustment.He took it down anyway, but didn't know what to "comfort" or how to comfort him - he hadn't even seen Superman yet!

In short, he went back with the old man's entrustment.But a few days later, the wizard died suddenly, and Billy hurried back to the Rock of Eternity to meet the Supreme Wizard and Doctor Fate.One of these two has a very long face, and the other wears a weird golden helmet. It seems that neither of them has the mysterious and natural demeanor of a wizard... But this is not important, is it?He's still a 15-year-old boy.

After Billy became the superhero Shazam, it took him a month to figure out what he was capable of - and there was a lot of trouble - and then he was fighting for justice in Fawcett City... um... same trouble Make a bigger mess.

but!Half a year after that disaster ended!He finally had the chance to visit the Hall of Justice!And it is the identity of "Shazam"-the Justice League intends to recruit new members, and he has been invited, and he will probably be the first newcomer to join.

Shazam happily touched the mysterious building material in the Hall of Justice that seemed to be glowing during the day, then turned his face hard and began to pretend to be a deep and serious adult.

He turned to the main entrance of the Hall of Justice.Then, Shazam raised his head, feeling speechless at the sight in front of him.

A row of tall statues lined up outside the hall, on which are seven famous Zhenglian heroes: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Flash, Aquaman, and Cyborg.There is a row of blank statues behind them, which seems to encourage more like-minded people to join them.

Shazam wowed softly, imagining how his own statue would be placed there.He went on, into the hall entrance, and it was there that he saw the new statue.

Its style is far less vigorous and simple than those tall statues outside, but full of delicate and gentle beauty.

This statue is carved with a woman standing on the cloud and smiling, every strand of her hair is fine, as if she is alive... It is placed on a tall column, and the column is filled with fresh flowers. bouquet.

In the severe winter, these flowers are still freshly opened, and obviously someone takes the initiative to put new ones here every day to replace them.

Shazam then walked to the pillar, to see the engraved writing on it.The engraving is deep, and it reads: "This monument is built in honor of the Maiden. A hero who was born at dawn to fight against darkness. She fought against Darkseid for the freedom and safety of Earth. To the sun. As long as we remember her, she is not far away."

"She's beautiful, isn't she?" someone whispered behind him.

Shazam was taken aback, turned around hastily, and said without hesitation: "Yes, she is a hero...Ah! Superman!"

It was the Superman he had seen countless times in newspapers and news.He was as tall, strong, and heroic as Shazam imagined.

But he is not the same as Shazam imagined, because the eyes he gazed at the statue are so gentle and sad, which makes him not look like the high-spirited appearance in the past images-but there is no such thing in Superman's hand. Holding the flower, it made Shazam, who was unprepared for anything, feel much better.

"Hello, Shazam." Superman looked away and smiled at him, "Come to visit the Hall of Justice? Looking forward to you joining us."

"Yes." Shazam swallowed, and walked up behind him.He still remembered the "comfort Superman" entrusted by the wizard, but he didn't know how to say it now...

Superman looks fine, what is there to comfort him?

Just as he responded to Superman's introduction to the Hall of Justice and searched for topics, he saw The Flash-to be precise, he saw a red lightning first, and then saw the Flash-stopped in front of Superman .He patted Superman's arm: "Hey, Superman. Batman will be in the hall now, and he said let me find you."

So before Shazam could talk about "comfort", he just watched Superman smile apologetically at him, turn around and leave... Fortunately, Flash took his place, and then started talking to Shazam.

This hero has no taciturn traits at all, and they chatted quite happily-just because of this new friend, Shazam also decided to join the Justice League!However, he still has one thing to solve.

"Uh, Barry," Shazam whispered, "Can you give me an idea?"

Flash said he would like to hear more about it.So Shazam told Barry what the wizard told him: "But I don't know what he means... What should I comfort Superman?"

The corners of Barry's mouth, which had been smiling happily, dropped.His shoulders also slumped, and he looked sad. "Did you see that statue monument at the entrance?"

Shazam nodded.

"Madame and Superman are lovers," Barry whispered. "It's a secret."

Shazam nodded again... and then his expression cracked.

He was a little suspicious that the wizard had stayed in the Rock of Eternity for too long, eating up all the worldly wisdom—his request seemed to say, "Please stab Superman twice for me when you see Superman". !

But since he had made a promise, it had to be done.So when he saw Superman again, Shazam bit the bullet and rubbed over.

"Uh...Superman..." Shazam said with a sigh of relief, "My teacher...well...the one who passed on the power to me, er, the wizard Shazam, once asked me to do something."

"What?" Superman said, looking at him mildly.The numbness of Shazam's scalp became more serious. He resisted the urge to draw circles on the ground with his feet, and finished in one breath: "...he said that when I see you, I will comfort you for him!"

It's hard to describe Superman's expression.The moment he heard this, he looked a little confused at first... Then, as if he was chilled by the cold wind mixed with snowflakes outside, he showed an expression of forbearance with a bit of pain as if he was afraid of the cold.

But when Superman's eyes moved to Shazam's face, his expression suddenly went blank again.

Just when Shazam was getting more and more embarrassed and was about to apologize, Superman... turned around and flew away!Also said thank you!

The Flash who accompanied Shazam was also dumbfounded, and then patted him on the back sympathetically.

"He...maybe heard something and rushed to the rescue." Barry analyzed with reason, "Don't worry! He has no objection to you....Probably not."

Shazam felt that it was impossible for him to rest assured.

But then, he saw Dr. Fate again - the latter pulled him over with great relief and patted him on the shoulder.

"So it was you!" said Dr. Fate, "I have been waiting for half a year."

Shazam felt that if he was a comic character, the question mark above his head should have rushed out of the grid at this time.

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Just when Shazam told him the seemingly unintentional words of comfort from the wizard Shazam, he heard a voice.

It was the heartbeat that Clark was most familiar with.This heartbeat is the melody that has accompanied him for thousands of days and nights, and it has been integrated into his life and has become the background sound of his life.

When the voice disappeared, for a moment he felt that the world was eerily quiet.

It has been 193 days since the voice disappeared in his ears.

He is still the incarnation of hope during the day, the Son of Tomorrow, but there is one more city under his care.

The White Tower of Dawn City was shining brightly. The residents of this city welcomed his arrival, but they would still look to the top of the tower in their spare time, expecting to see the Qi Maiden flying out from there.

He didn't know how to explain to Audrey's parents why her contact information had never been heard from again.He hesitated between the lies and the truth, and every hesitation made his heart feel a dull pain again.

The couple didn't bother him for long, though, and when the second call came through, Ms. Lewis' voice calmly asked him if they could go and lay flowers at the Monument to the Maid of Justice in the Hall of Justice.

That was the first time he saw the couple, not after a successful marriage proposal, but in front of Audrey's statue.

The statue, which should have been hidden in the Fortress of Solitude, now stands inside the Hall of Justice, and Clark, as the author of the statue, has never presented flowers to the monument since it was completed.

Because he believes that they will meet each other in the end, and he will bring everything he gave her to her.

In fact, Clark returned to normal life fairly quickly from that incident.

He only spent a few hours on Mercury with a blank memory before returning to Earth and becoming the chairman of the Zhenglian again.He handles post-war affairs as before, presides over Restoration, plays Clark Kent in a Superman uniform under a blazer, revises press releases late at night in his apartment  …

It's just that the world is frighteningly silent.

There is a huge hole in his heart, and the wind is blowing all day long.By day Superman flies through the clouds in his red cape, but by night the world doesn't need Superman, and Clark Kent doesn't know where he should go.

In the silent night, when he was in the Fortress of Solitude, he would hear the glaciers melting and colliding slowly, and the arctic wind howling outside all year round.But he couldn't hear Audrey's heartbeat, so the silence here was like a dead world.

Just like the colorful painting drawn by Audrey with harmful gas, it scattered away the moment he touched it, leaving only a blank drawing paper.

His world has also become this blank drawing paper.

He couldn't sleep in the silence that oppressed his eardrums, so he let go of the limitations of his super hearing and let seven billion different heartbeats enter his ears.The sounds were deafening, like thunder that was close at hand, but they were just meaningless noises that still couldn't fill the void in his heart.

The world is so silent, he can only put on his uniform and wait for a new round of sunrise.

Sometime late at night when he was sitting on top of the White Tower, waiting for daylight, Bruce found him.

That night, Bruce said, "Your life is so long that you always knew you were going to lose her someday."

Of course he does.Clark sat on the top of the tower looking at the moon in a daze, and touched his chest lightly again.

But, if that day came later, would his heart be fuller?

He didn't blame anything, let alone give up on himself.This world is Audrey's hometown and the world she loves.So he is still actively protecting this world, together with her share...

They will meet eventually, at some point in the future.

But he misses her every second...he just misses her so much.

So, when he heard Audrey's heartbeat, his own heart beat crazily as if he had come alive!

He didn't care to say goodbye to Shazam, and quickly left the Hall of Justice to find the source of the voice.The familiar heartbeat sounded next to his ears, like the sacred music of a church, so solemn that he had the urge to cry.

His super hearing went back to the source, but got no results.

The sound of the heartbeat seemed to resound everywhere.Her heartbeat can be heard in the wind, the river also brings her heartbeat, and amidst the rustling of leaves, her heartbeat rang softly.Finally, Clark stopped in disbelief and looked down at the ground.

He half knelt down, leaned over and put his ears on the ground.The heartbeat of the earth resounded in the void, gathering around him from all directions.

She seemed to be everywhere and right beside him.

Like a dream, with a breeze, dots of white light gather together in the air.

Audrey slowly emerged in the breeze, looked at him with some surprise and pleasure, and said softly, "Clark."

Fine snow fell on them one after another from the sky. Audrey bent down and was hugged tightly by Clark.

He had a lot to say and countless questions to ask, but at this moment, he just smiled from the bottom of his heart and whispered in her ear, "I'm here."

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The author has something to say:

Great! !Familiar comment red envelope time!The comment red envelope for this chapter will end before the end of the episode! (blow kisses)

What follows is some extras! (applaud)

A more specific explanation will appear in the next chapter, it’s not that I don’t want to write clearly (x)

There are thousands of words I want to say at this moment, but at this moment, I just want to say: Thank you for accompanying Xiaoli and meringue to this day, I love you...

(wiping tears)

By the way, let's push the column again!The next book about necromancers is a completely different heroine from Xiao Li, spoiler ahead of time, the faction is neutral evil... Hehe... I still want to close it!

So, see you tomorrow!

#later talk