Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 144 Mephisto, who longs for Hawke's soul (First update!)

Write a written agreement!?

Mephisto's words should have been kept quiet.

One said.

Johnny, who was initially excited by Mephisto's claim that he could resurrect his father, suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him.

The tricks Mephisto had used to deceive him back then came back to mind once again.

moment.

Johnny's feverish head cooled down in an instant, and he looked at Mephisto.

"You're trying to lie to me again, once more."

"Do not."

Mephisto shook his head, still smiling gentlemanly at Johnny: "This time, I will absolutely not lie to you."

At least when he says that now, he means it sincerely.

As for what happens next?

What does Mephisto's subsequent breaking of his promise have to do with the oath he's making now?

Just like when he told Hawke that he would release Hawke's sister's soul as soon as Hawke found a body.

This was nothing more than a trick by Mephisto to lure Hawke to the devilish land of Texas.

His rebellious son, the Witch Demon, escaped from Hell and attempted to find the Four Elemental Demons, relying on the Law of Death under his control to rebuild Hell—this is true.

Similarly, it's true that he wants Hawke to help him stop the Witchheart Demon.

but……

He was serious about wanting Hawke's soul.

No one can refuse the soul of a god, especially when that god is not a real god.

In a word.

He can take his place!
There's nothing wrong with being a dimensional god in the dimension of death, but Mephisto felt that becoming a true god would open up a wider and more boundless path for him.

Moreover, the divine right to life and death is different from other divine rights. Even if Mephisto included all living beings in the universe into his hellish dimension, he still could not become a true god.

Because the divine right over life and death has already been taken over.

Moreover, the owner is a creator god.

death!

One of the five primordial creators of the universe.

Death is the abstract entity of the concept of death, the embodiment of death itself, the master of the soul, and the source, creator, and controller of all souls in the multiverse.

Simply put.

As long as death exists, Mephisto will forever remain a dimensional god, unable to become a true deity.

but……

Hawk's rebirth brought him to the brink of life and death, giving Mephisto hope and stirring his own thoughts.

Because if he could obtain Hawke's soul and then extract the two divine powers of 'immortality' and 'rebirth' from Hawke's soul, then he could become a true god.

So he had been preparing ever since he met Hawke on the edge of life and death.

For example, the few drinks he invited Hawke to have.

Those few glasses of wine were nothing special, nothing wrong with them, and drinking them could even strengthen one's soul.

Because the ingredients used in those few glasses of wine are the very essence of the drink.

But precisely because the ingredients of those few drinks are souls, Hawke's soul will not be his pure self until it is completely consumed.

Mephisto's next task was very simple: find an opportunity to harvest Hawk's soul. Even if Hawk's soul fell into hell for only a second, he had a way to keep Hawk in hell forever.

result--

The opportunity is here.

His son, Heartbreaker, escaped from Hell while Hawk's sister Anna was being summoned out of the gates of Hell by the Hellsorcerer. This angered Mephisto, but it also made him realize that his chance to take down Hawk had arrived.

So he went online again and successfully tricked Hawke into coming to Texas, where he captured his rebellious son and gave Hawke the opportunity to take his soul.

And this opportunity lies with Johnny, with whom he has signed a soul contract.

Of course.

Johnny, being an ordinary person, could not take Hawke's soul, but the vengeful spirit he killed back then had that opportunity.

Back when he fought the Spirit of Vengeance, he almost had his soul stolen by the Spirit of Vengeance's Judgment Eye.

Hawk, who has not yet become a god and whose divine authority has been temporarily suppressed by him with fine wine, can have his soul harvested in no time if he is looked at by the Eye of Judgment.

But all of this has a premise.

Johnny has to cooperate.

If Johnny doesn't cooperate, things could very well go wrong.

But it doesn't matter, Mephisto could fool Johnny once, and he can fool him a second time.

really.

Johnny's heart, which had just calmed down, began to pound again as he listened to Mephisto's sincere assurance.

He swallowed hard, looking at Mephisto in front of him.

"Is it true?"

"I promise."

Mephisto smiled, then extended his right hand, and a scroll of parchment flew toward Johnny: "I swear in the name of my Lord of Hell, this scroll contains no hidden words or any writing you cannot see. You may take a look at this scroll."

Johnny took the sheepskin contract, took a deep breath, and, thinking of the painful lesson he had learned from being deceived the first time, carefully read the contents of the contract word by word.

really.

The contract states that if he can bring back the designated soul for Mephisto, then Mephisto will release his father's soul.

There are no linguistic traps, nor are there any tiny print so small that it is almost invisible to the naked eye.

This contract is exactly the same as what Mephisto said.

Johnny took a deep breath and looked up at Mephisto. "Who is this particular soul?"

"Hawk!"

Mephisto smiled and projected Hawk's likeness from hellfire: "Send his soul to hell, and your father's soul will be freed."

He was talking about liberation, not resurrection.

Johnny's father's soul is currently imprisoned in a hellish soul prison; releasing him from that prison is also a form of liberation.

Just like he promised Hawke back then.

The only difference is that one is under house arrest, and the other is imprisonment!
and so……

He, Mephisto, did not lie!
Johnny frowned as he looked at the image of Hawk projected by Mephisto: "Who is this Hawk, and why do you want his soul?"

Mephisto seemed to know what Johnny was thinking and said with a smile, "He's a bad guy, I can assure you."

talking.

To prove his point, Mephisto opened his right hand again.

Mephisto projected the image of Hawk wreaking havoc on the Quantico base, turning it into ruins, onto the scene using Hellfire.

There's also Hawke in Wakanda, Africa.

Countless souls of Black Savages rose into the air, seemingly accusing Hawke of his crimes in hell.

Johnny looked at the image projected by Mephisto, and as one question in his mind was put to rest, he gasped as he watched Hawke's explosive power.

“I can bring his soul back to you, but do you think I have the ability to get close to him, given his appearance?”

"You have!"

Mephisto's gentlemanly smile remained unchanged, and the hellfire in his right hand suddenly turned into a ghostly blue flame: "I have given you the fire of vengeance, so you have the power to do so."

That's why he brought Hawke to Texas.

Because Texas is the closest place to his hellish dimension, and only in Texas can the flames of vengeance unleash their strongest power.

at the same time……

His hellish energy can also suppress other non-hellish energies in Texas.

It's just a matter of how much to suppress.

But that doesn't matter.

Between the rise and fall, Mephisto even saw himself becoming a true god.

"Ah!"

As Hawke followed Sharon into Stockton Castle, a town with a population of less than nine thousand, in a Chevrolet SUV, he felt a familiar yet strange aura enveloping him, and couldn't help but sneeze.

Sharon, sitting to the side, watched Hawke sneeze and offered her her blessing.

"God bless you."

"Thank you."

Hawke casually replied, then his six senses kicked in and he discovered something strange.

If he were in New York City, with all six senses activated, it wouldn't be difficult for him to encompass the entire city in his consciousness.

But in this small Texas city with a population of less than 9,000 and an area of ​​only 13.3 square kilometers, his six senses were not able to fully cover everything.

seem……

His power was suppressed.

hell!

After analyzing the source of that familiar yet unfamiliar aura, Hawke couldn't help but think to himself.

At the same time, he also confirmed one thing.

As expected, you can't trust even a single punctuation mark from Mephisto.

At the same time, he also sensed another aura rapidly approaching him.

Hawke opened his eyes and said to Sharon beside him, "By the way, what's the name of the hotel you're staying at?"

Sharon paused for a moment, then revealed the hotel's name.

Hawke nodded: "There's another elemental demon here. I'll come find you at the hotel after I'm done dealing with it. Don't follow me, or people will die."

Say it.

Hawke's figure disappeared from the car once again.

The S.H.I.E.L.D. agent, who was driving in front, saw Hawke suddenly disappear from the back seat. He subconsciously jerked the steering wheel, but his professionalism kicked in, and he quickly regained control of the vehicle.

Having already experienced it once, Sharon, who was not surprised by the first time, sighed after a brief moment of distraction: "Let's go back to the hotel first."

For some reason, she felt that her wish to see Johnny Depp's motorcycle stunt show tomorrow night might be dashed.

and also……

Vacation?

That's bullshit.

Go back to the hotel and report to the commander immediately.

Hawke reappeared outside the city. In an instant, he took to the air and transformed into a shadow invisible to ordinary people, rushing towards the desert area outside the city.

His sister died in a fight between two monsters in the city, so whenever there is a fight, he subconsciously chooses to leave crowded places.

soon.

Hawke fell from the sky in a valley in the desert.

At the same time, the aura that had been chasing him also revealed its form.

But not from the air, but from the ground in the desert.

Rumble!
The earth trembled, the sand and gravel rose up, and in the blink of an eye, a clay figure was formed.

The element of earth.

Earth Demon—

Gorgom!
……

(End of this chapter)