American comic book: Absolute Spider-Man

"I came into this world, and then I died," Peter told Diana, roughly recounting his story.

At this moment, the girl's cheeks were flushed red by the afterglow of the sunset in this land of no mercy. Her face showed both longing for human life and the desolation of being imprisoned on a dark, isolated island deep in hell.

Peter looked at the complex expression on Diana's face and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Putting aside her superhuman strength, at this point, Diana was nothing more than a pitiful girl who had been exiled to hell before she could even remember anything.

Besides her adoptive mother, Cersei, the only companions she had as a child were a few native reptiles from hell as pets.

She had never seen the outside world, nor had she ever communicated with outsiders.

Her shyness when she was with Peter was just a normal reaction of a young girl with significant mental deficiencies when she first met a man.

This is the absolute universe, the world created after Darkseid's death by corrupting the newly born "Alpha World" with his evil nature.

This world is driven by challenges and turmoil, and at its core is "despair".

Its very existence is the greatest irony to the "hope"-driven universe of the main universe, and it also destined that the heroes here would walk alongside darkness.

Batman no longer possesses the wealth of Wayne Enterprises; instead, he fights as a blue-collar hero, relying solely on his flesh and blood and a will to die. He struggles to make a living on construction sites while facing the worst possible scenarios, forging his fighting courage amidst unimaginable pain and fear.

Superman's origin story is even more subversive: Krypton didn't explode, but rather decayed from within.

A greedy "Scientific Elite Society" enslaved the working class. Joe Al and Lana Al, both members of the working class, instilled in Karl-Al a spirit of resistance. He arrived on Earth as an adult, without the disguise of Clark Kent.

Superman, as an "exile" of the working class, fights for the oppressed. He confronts the irreconcilable conflict between "justice" and "truth."

Wonder Woman's story is also extremely dark.

The Amazons were wiped out for angering the gods. Diana, as the "last Amazon" abandoned by the gods, is not like the Princess Diana of Paradise Island in other universes, but is named after Prince, which means "princess".

Only the name "Timoti," meaning "of Paradise Island," remains, indicating the origin of this orphan who has never lived a single day on Paradise Island.

"Is the world... really that wonderful?" Diana's eyes sparkled with longing for freedom.

The dark sun was completely swallowed by the sea of ​​darkness, and night quietly descended upon the Land of No Mercy.

Peter gazed with great interest at the night view, so different from the human world, and replied to Diana, "It's infinitely more spectacular than I've described. All the beautiful and ugly, the new and the old collide, and the colors that burst forth are so magnificent and captivating. The most fascinating thing is that when you are powerful enough, you can paint the world with the colors you like, according to your own will."

"You must really want to go back to the human world, after all, you have such a mission to fulfill."

"I'd like to, but let's take it slow, there's no rush. This is my first time in Hell, everything is new and exciting, staying here a while longer won't hurt."

The two found a rock high on Wild Island and sat down.

Although the light was dim, the two of them, each possessing extraordinary eyesight, were able to see clearly.

"I really want to go to the human world too," the girl said, hugging her knees and gazing at the sky over the Land of No Mercy, a sky that hadn't changed much since she could remember. "It's not that staying with Mom is bad, it's just..."

"You're so lonely, aren't you?" Peter said. "You love your home, your mother, your little pets, but you have nothing else."

Diana tightened her grip on her knees. "Yes, there's nothing there."

"When I was little, I felt that there was a word engraved in my blood, but it was very vague and I didn't know what it was. I asked my mother what it was, and she wanted to tell me, but every time she was about to say the word, she lost her voice. It was as if the gods had placed a restriction on her, preventing her from uttering that word."

"Amazon," Diana uttered the word. "With my mom's encouragement, I finally said the word. I asked my mom what the word meant, and she said that Amazons are great warriors and saviors of mankind."

Ironically, in this prison where it's just me and my mom, how can I shoulder the responsibility of being an Amazonian and become the savior of humanity?

Diana looked at Peter, a smile playing on her lips, and uttered firm words: "I'm so glad to see you, Peter. Your presence gives me the opportunity to fulfill my responsibilities. I will find a way to help you escape hell, no matter how difficult the process or how heavy the price."

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Late at night, inside the cave where Cersei and her daughter lived.

The cave was very large, and after Cersei met Diana, she gradually transformed the originally empty and simple cave into a decent dwelling.

There are several rooms with different functions inside, for the mother and daughter to live and practice their faith.

In Cersei's library, Peter was reading the witch's magical tomes and, incidentally, analyzing the magical rules of this world.

He concluded that the magic system of the absolute universe is actually quite similar to that of Marvel.

Casting spells always consumes energy. Whether a spellcaster is weak or a powerful god, they are all simply borrowing energy from the source of various magical powers.

For example, Diana, in addition to her innate divine strength, is also an excellent spellcaster.

She accepted the goddess Hecate's investment, gaining access to powerful magic, but at the cost of her fate being tied to Hecate, and having to bear the consequences of that power.

Even the gods, like Hecate and Zeus, may not be the source of magical power, but rather borrowed or stole the power from higher beings.

Diana also searched through a vast sea of ​​books for a way to bring Peter back to life.

She saw a ritual in a book, and after noting down every detail of the ritual, she quietly closed the book and put it back on the shelf.

At this moment, Peter was still trying to cast a spell while cursing.

He wanted to cast a spell to open a portal so he could return to the mortal realm in his soul form.

Once you find his spatial artifact and retrieve the alchemical golem made in Kamar-Taj, it can serve as a temporary refuge for your soul.

It couldn't be opened, it simply couldn't be opened. The space of hell was as stable as a swallow whose shell had been blocked by ten days of constipation. No matter how hard Peter tried, the opening just wouldn't open.

Even attempts to extract power from lenders of various magical abilities, based on some rituals found in Cersei's collection, all ended in failure because she was in Hell.

Given Peter's current state, it seems that the only way for him to escape hell is through the blessing of Vishanti.

In the days that followed, Peter spent his days exploring Wild Island with Diana, making her a swing out of plants from hell, and telling her stories of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men while swinging her on the swing.

The girl's face, which used to carry a hint of sadness, is now filled with more and more smiles.

One night, Peter's senses picked up the pungent smell of blood and Diana's painful sobs.