Chapter 272: Marvel: Awakening the Little Universe at the Start, Chapter 140

"Your sister's soul was affected by this energy."

"Whoosh!"

Hawk instantly stood up from the sofa: "What?"

Mephisto, sitting opposite, glanced up: "But do not worry, she is fine for now."

Hawk closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and sat down again.

Mephisto waited until Hawk was seated before continuing to speak.

"If your sister had not stepped out of the Gate of Hell to meet you, as long as you find a body, I can resurrect your sister at any time."

"But that is no longer possible. Your sister carries not only the aura of my Hell but also the aura of Helheim."

The energy tremor of the World Tree, occurring once every few thousand years, erodes and assimilates any dimension it touches into the World Tree's universe.

This energy is powerful; otherwise, Malekith, the leader of the Dark Elves, would not have sought to use it to turn the entire Nine Realms into a true realm of darkness.

Although Malekith failed, the World Tree's energy tremor still occurred.

Precisely because of this, dimensional beings active on Earth have recently returned to their own dimensions and closed their dimensional gates.

If dimensions are affected, how much more so souls.

Although Anya had only stepped out of the Great Gate of Hell and not beyond the Hellish Border, she was still swept by the invisible World Tree energy.

Though the amount was small, it is troublesome.

Simply put, Anya was previously an undisputed soul of the Hell Dimension, but she is no longer. In a sense, part of Anya's soul now belongs to Helheim.

It is just...

"Helheim?"

Hawk recalled the desolate kingdom he saw when the Nine Realms merged, frowning: "The Goddess of Death, Hela?"

Mephisto nodded.

"Yes."

"She was sealed by Ao Ding Feng Yin."

"But she is not dead."

Mephisto spoke thus, then shifted his tone again, sneering: "Moreover, she has deceived my son into fleeing Hell, attempting to use my son to secure her early release."

Hawk frowned and looked at Mephisto.

"Witch Heart Demon?"

"Yes."

Mephisto shook his head, raised his wine glass, and spoke to Hawk with an expression of family misfortune, as if inviting mockery: "As long as my foolish son finds the Four Elemental Demons and then uses the final Yu Bo of the World Tree tremor to rebuild a new Hell, Hela will gain temporary release through this, and your sister's soul will belong to Hela."

Hawk could not help but frown.

"How can this be allowed!"

"She is the Goddess of Death."

Not all gods have the qualification to be called gods.

Although Dimensional Gods are gods, they are insignificant before true gods.

Such as Hela.

This Goddess of Death who controls the souls of all living beings who die outside of war across an entire universe.

Do not ask why the souls of those who die in war do not belong to her.

Because those belong to the Hall of Valor.

Hawk now understood why Mephisto had appeared here.

"You want me to help you stop the Witch Heart Demon's plan to rebuild Hell?"

"Yes."

Mephisto nodded, looking at Hawk: "However, it is not only for me, but also for our sister."

Hawk's mind turned, watching Mephisto impassively: "As long as I stop the Witch Heart Demon, you can resurrect my sister after I find a body to house her soul?"

Mephisto nodded.

"Yes."

"I understand."

Hawk nodded thoughtfully, then asked Mephisto one final question.

"Where is the Witch Heart Demon now?"

"Texas. The Four Elemental Demons were in Texas before the Hell Dimension closed. The World Tree energy Yu Bo is still ongoing, though nearing its end. I need to stabilize Hell, and I need to fight Hela to prevent her from taking your sister's soul, so I cannot go there personally."

The Four Elemental Demons have 'Demon' in their names, but they are not demons of the Hell Dimension.

They are native Earth demons.

To be precise, they are not even demons, but demons formed from the four basic elements of Earth, Water, Wind, and Fire, reconstructed during the World Tree's fall.

In Eastern Xianxia terms, this could be called Transformation!

Hearing Mephisto's explanation, Hawk nodded, drained his cup in one gulp, and said to Mephisto: "I will resolve this matter."

Having said that.

He placed the empty wine glass on the table, rose from the sofa, turned, and walked toward the door of the Hell Tavern.

Quickly.

Just as Gwen wondered where Hawk had gone the previous second, the next second, Hawk reappeared from the very spot where he had vanished.

In Gwen's eyes, from Hawk's disappearance to his reappearance, only about one second passed.

But...

The smell of wine was real.

Gwen looked at Hawk with some suspicion as he pulled the car door open and got back in, but seeing that he remained silent, she said nothing, stepped on the accelerator, drove straight to Palm Street, and parked the car in the garage.

One hour later.

In the master bedroom on the third floor.

Gwen, wearing pajamas, came out of the bathroom, blinked her eyes as she saw Hawk's back standing on the master bedroom balcony gazing into the distance, wondering what he was thinking.

Just then.

Hawk turned and walked into the bedroom, looked at Gwen who had just finished her bath, smiled slightly, and then briefly described the content of his conversation with Mephisto at the Hell Tavern.

After listening to Hawk's account, a happy expression appeared on Gwen's face.

"So, as long as you can help Mephisto stop that so-called Witch Heart Demon, Mephisto can help you resurrect your sister?"

"That is what he said."

"Uh..."

Hearing Hawk's words, Gwen was slightly stunned, then looked at Hawk: "Don't you believe Mephisto's guarantee?"

Hawk nodded without the slightest hesitation, looking at Gwen: "Gwen, never believe a word a demon says, not even a single punctuation mark."

Gwen frowned: "So, you mean Mephisto is lying to you?"

Hawk shook his head again.

Gwen was confused.

Hawk smiled and explained to Gwen: "Mephisto said he would release my sister's soul; he was not lying, but did you notice? He gave a prerequisite condition."

Gwen's mind raced.

The next second.

Her eyes lit up.

"You need to find a body to house Anya's soul first."

"Yes."

"Hiss..."

Gwen gasped: "How do we find one?"

Hawk shrugged.

"I'm not worried about that; it's very easy."

"Easy?"

"Just clone one."

Hawk smiled slightly.

In the Marvel Universe, there may be nothing else, but there is a huge pile of black technology.

Cloning is nothing.

Although he hadn't heard of any company currently researching this cloning technology, there was no need to research it; it definitely existed, and who knows, it might already be quite mature.

Furthermore.

If it's not on Earth, is it not on other planets? At worst, take a space flight, go to Xandar, or if that doesn't work, Sovereign.

The universe is so vast; finding a body for his sister is still very easy.

But the crux of the problem is not this.

It is that Mephisto gave this prerequisite condition.

Hawk explained to Gwen: "Do you think resolving the sister's body comes first, or resolving the Witch Heart Demon matter comes first?"

Gwen blinked, thinking of the Witch Heart Demon Hawk had just mentioned: "The Witch Heart Demon, I suppose; he has already come to Earth looking for that so-called Four Elements Demon."

Hawk nodded: "Yes, so what if, after I successfully help Mephisto deal with the Witch Heart Demon, Mephisto regrets it?"

Gwen was slightly stunned, looking at the smiling Hawk.

Hawk said with a smile: "I believe what Mephisto just said to me is the truth, but the truth now does not mean the truth later; demons are untrustworthy, just as Ace said that Super Beasts can never feel pain."

Gwen continued to blink.

"Ace, Super Beast, what are these?"

"That doesn't matter."

Hawk decisively waved his hand, looking at Gwen.

"What matters is that I have no guarantee, I cannot determine whether Mephisto will truly fulfill his promise, and at the same time, I feel Mephisto is testing me."

"Testing?"

"Yes, testing!"

Hawk looked at Gwen and voiced his guess.

"If I really help him deal with the Witch Heart Demon, I worry that Mephisto will later use Anya to hold Hawk hostage!"

"..."