Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

The first flame, symbolizing the birth of the earliest life in the universe, began to envelop Hawke.

Flames of gold and red!

At its core flowed a liquid gold-like luster, while at its edges pulsed a dazzling crimson light, the very essence of life.

The air was distorted by the heat in an instant.

In this instant, it seems that even now is distorted.

Seeing this, Wanda quickly reached out with her right hand, grabbed Qin's arm, and took a step back, retreating to the corridor between the living room and the backyard.

"Mother?"

"Shh!"

Qin, the daughter, looked at Wanda with some surprise.

Wanda made a shushing gesture towards the piano, then, while watching Hawke, explained to her daughter, "This fire is powerful enough to alter any reality!"

What reality?
Hawke is dead; that was a fact all along.

Although Hawke said he had been on the brink of life and death after his battle with Icarus, as Hawke told Wanda, if he couldn't return from that brink this time, then he would truly be dead.

and so!
From a realistic perspective, he is indeed dead. He died right after his battle with Icarus, with both arms severed.

But Hawke ultimately chose to live in the face of death.

Moreover, this time Hawke truly and genuinely walked the edge of life and death without leaving any room for retreat, successfully making up for the flaws he had left behind by taking shortcuts in the past.

But he is indeed dead in reality.

Therefore, the first thing to do in order to bring him back to life is to change the reality that he is already dead.

The fire of the phoenix burns all things, but under the fire of rebirth, nothing is beyond its power to burn.

Moreover, this time, with the flame ignited by the most unlikely life form, the reality that Hawke is dead is being distorted and rewritten.

Just as Jean was looking at Hawke with some anxiety.

Abruptly.

The phoenix fire enveloping Hawke began to extend upwards and outwards, taking shape.

Golden and red flames intertwined and condensed, gradually outlining the silhouette of a golden and red fire phoenix above Hawke's head.

The phoenix stretched out its magnificent fiery wings, its head held high, its posture noble and majestic, with an undercurrent of silent contemplation over all living beings.

Each flap of the fiery wings created a scorching ripple of spiritual energy that swept across the courtyard and past Qin and Wanda not far away.

Wanda felt this power, raised her eyebrows, and a funny expression appeared on her lips.

Because she saw Hawke slowly rising up amidst this force.

At the moment this force swept over her, Qin also felt an ancient, vast, and aggressive consciousness impacting her soul along with the heat wave.

wrong.

It is filling the void in her inner world.

Because this power was very familiar; it was the Phoenix Force that she was born with, the power that belonged to her father Hawke, from the moment she was born.

It is the Phoenix Force that abruptly disappeared after she came to this world, but has now truly returned.

Qin felt her own spiritual world had fallen into slumber after arriving in this world, but now it had awakened again. The fledgling phoenix let out a cry, and at the same time, she stared wide-eyed at the figure that was slowly rising from the flames.

next second.

The phoenix never dies, it simply rises from the ashes!
The moment Hawk emerged from the phoenix fire, his golden hair fluttered and his sword-like eyebrows shot to the sky!
Hawke's eyes were clear and bright, and within them seemed to be endless golden-red flames surging.

These flames, which appeared infinitely violent and unruly, seemed infinitely gentle and peaceful in Hawke's eyes.

Hawke, who had been reborn from the ashes, was no longer in a state of despair, nor did he feel powerless upon first arriving in this universe. He was no longer in a state of haste, but instead exuded a powerful vitality that came from overcoming tribulations and being cleansed of filth.

Even his once cold eyes were no longer just empty words; the glimmer of humanity had returned.

At this moment, Hawke can be said to truly control the power, rather than being controlled by it.

Hawke looked up.

All of a sudden!
Two blazing golden-red beams of light shot into the sky, instantly blasting apart the dark clouds thousands of miles above.

All of a sudden.

The dark clouds dispersed, the sky cleared, and sunlight fell on Hawke, illuminating him.

Hawke withdrew his gaze, raised one hand, and the moment his five fingers slightly clenched, the flames sweeping around him and the enormous phoenix phantom in the sky instantly flowed like rivers returning to the sea.

Centered on him, it rapidly reverses and converges.

The scorching heatwave subsided instantly.

The distorted air returned to normal in an instant, and only Hawke's body surface was still covered with a layer of warm, jade-like golden-red aura, which transformed into a sacred robe.

At this moment, all of Hawke's power returned to his body once more.

Moreover, after experiencing this journey back to where he came from, if he goes to a lower-level universe like this one again, his power will never be separated from him again.

At this moment, Hawke is truly himself; the Phoenix Universe is him, and he is the Phoenix Universe.

He was only one step away from defining himself by his ninth sense as "I am destiny."

This time it's really just one step away; all that's needed is to complete the last piece.

Hawke thought to himself, then a thought struck him, and he looked up at Wanda and Jean standing in the corridor not far away.

The daughter, Qin, raised her eyebrows and turned to look at Wanda beside her.

"Mother?"

"Go."

Wanda knew what Jyn wanted to ask and nodded with a smile.

Qin understood, and then with a whoosh, she ran to Hawke, threw herself into his arms, and hugged him tightly.

"Daddy!"

"Ah."

Hawke looked down at his daughter in his arms, smiled, and hugged her back. Then he met Wanda's gaze as she slowly walked over from a distance: "You said you'd let me figure it out myself, why did you intervene again?" He was referring to Mephisto.

one more time.

When the World Tree transformed into a phoenix tree, he completely annihilated Mephisto, leaving not even a trace of his soul.

But Mephisto's spirit still appeared.

It's obvious that someone went into his timeline and changed the ending.

The only person who can move freely across his timeline without worrying about affecting it is Wanda.

Upon hearing this, Wanda looked at Hawke, smiled, and shrugged: "Obviously, you can't handle this on your own without me."

Hawke smiled.

"Really? I don't believe it."

"How about I let you experience it?"

Wanda smiled and remained calm.

Hawke raised an eyebrow, then shook his head and smiled: "Never mind, one experience like this is enough. But honestly, what would I do without you?"

Upon hearing this, Wanda tilted her head and looked at Hawke.

"Then I don't want to lose myself."

"I will."

Hawke looked at Wanda with a serious expression: "So tell me, how am I supposed to get to Universe 828 and bring you home?"

Hearing Hawke's words, his daughter Jean looked up from Hawke's arms, glanced at him first, then at Wanda: "Universe 828, Mom, we..."

Wanda ignored the piano and stared at Hawke instead.

"Is this yet another reason why you let Professor X go?"

“Keeping him alive is better than killing him. After all, he did take care of Qin before we arrived.”

Hawke explained it that way.

Wanda looked at Hawke, sighed, and shook her head in disbelief: "But they insist on calling you the Demon King."

Hawke is so kind, yet he's nicknamed the Demon King.

Let's say that.

Wanda felt that Hawke was a kind person compared to herself, because if Professor X had dared to enter her mind and talk to her, she guaranteed she would have crushed his head.

But Hawke not only didn't blame Professor X, he even let Professor X leave unscathed.

Isn't that a kind act?

Qin listened to her parents' conversation, blinked, thought for a moment, and then listened quietly without interrupting.

Hawke looked at Wanda, who was sighing, and explained, "It's not just about repaying a small favor tenfold; it's more about the fact that if Professor X doesn't want me to destroy this world, then he has to protect you."

Wanda scoffed, "I don't need his protection."

Hawke nodded: "Yes, not now, but what about after Jyn and I leave?"

Wherever he is, Wanda is there.

The reverse is also true.

Where he is not, Wanda naturally does not exist either.

Of course.

This Wanda refers to Hawk's Wanda, the one who resolutely jumped into Hawk's timeline and exists in every place and corner of Hawk's timeline.

Wanda smiled as she listened to Hawke's words and said, "After you leave, I'll be waiting for you in Universe 828."

Time is a cycle.

She is Wanda, but she is also Gwen Stacy in Hawk's Sacred Timeline.

Upon hearing this, the daughter, Qin, finally couldn't hold back any longer and quickly raised her hand to interrupt.

"Wait, Dad, Mom, what are you talking about? What 828? No, Mom, aren't you coming back with us?"

"..."

Wanda looked at the gaze her daughter Jean was giving her, then looked at Hawke.

Hawke simply shrugged at Wanda helplessly: "I've never been very familiar with time, you explain."

Wanda raised an eyebrow.

"You're not familiar with it, but I am?"

"I wasn't the person involved."

Hawk Bear shrugged: "It's not me who's not going back, it's you, so it's easier for you to explain it yourself."

Wanda was delighted.

"So you're just going to ignore everything?"

"Hey!"

Hawke looked at Wanda with a bright smile: "You said it yourself, that my right to educate and manage my children has been permanently taken away. Educating and managing your children is your business, and you told me not to interfere."

Wanda looked at him in disbelief: "So you're not going to try anymore?"

Hawke shrugged.

"I think you're right, so I won't try to fight for it."

"...You're shameless!"

"Thank you!"

Wanda fell silent as she looked at Hawke, who was not ashamed at all, but rather proud of it!

...(End of chapter)