Marvel: Saint Seiya Starting with the Reality Stone

The wind whistled in my ears.

The space also seemed to shrink rapidly in sight.

I don't know how much time has passed.

Boom!

Mike crashed heavily onto a hard surface.

next second.

He stood up from the ground and looked around.

into the eye.

This is a huge and empty space, much like the depths of an ancient cave. The ground is dark gray, and there are no supporting structures at the edges. The light comes from a dim red glow refracted from something unknown overhead.

But Mike soon found out.

He followed the dim red light and saw a huge stone pillar in the distance. The pillar was covered with runes that did not resemble Earth's writing. These runes emitted a faint light, flickering as if they were guarding something.

Or perhaps it's suppressing something.

Reality Gem.

Not at the top of the pillar, nor at the bottom, but in the center, Mike saw a mass of liquid material wriggling within it as if it were alive.

Dark red, like blood, or even more like lava.

"Reality Gem!"

The moment Mike's gaze fell upon the dark red liquid sealed within the stone pillar, his eyes narrowed, and he called out the name of the substance.

Well known.

The Infinity Stones, as the name suggests, should be gem-like in appearance.

But Reality Gems are an exception.

It does not exist in a solid state, but in a liquid state, so the Reality Stone is also known as the Aether particle.

At this moment, the Reality Gem, suppressed in the middle by the stone pillar, seems to have its own will, constantly changing its form within it.

It was a flowing liquid, sometimes a swirling mist, sometimes condensing into an irregular ball of light, with dark red light churning and surging within it, illuminating the surrounding rocks and Mike's face.

Mike approached slowly, his footsteps echoing in the empty space.

soon.

He arrived at the stone pillar, and was now only a short distance from the Asgardian rune seal that held the Reality Stone, which was churning within it.

The Reality Stone seemed to sense Mike's presence, its flow accelerating as it condensed into numerous dark red tentacles that bombarded the Asgardian runes sealing it, attempting to break the seal and reach Mike.

After thousands of years, and long forgotten by Asgard, the Asgardian runes that sealed the Reality Stone were already teetering on the brink of collapse due to years of neglect and the attack of the Reality Stone.

This is why the Reality Stone can pull people in from the outside world.

but……

Even though the Asgardian runes are currently crumbling, they are still something that the Reality Stone cannot completely overcome.

When Mike saw the Reality Stone, which he had been planning for almost a year, right in front of him, he was incredibly excited, but he didn't choose to grab it immediately. Instead, he withdrew his gaze and examined the Asgardian stone pillar that sealed the Reality Stone.

With each attack from the Reality Gem within the stone pillar, he clearly saw the key node of this rune seal within the runes on the pillar.

Don't forget that he was born in the Holy Land in his second life.

That sacred place where the goddess Athena resides.

Although the goddess Athena enjoys playing the reincarnation game and having all the Saints play along with her, it is undeniable that the Sanctuary is full of talented individuals.

Mike had not only seen runes before, but he had also taken rune classes for a while.

Although it's now in a different universe, the energy runes and such are largely the same.

therefore!

After finding the key point of the seal on the stone pillar, Mike did not hesitate. He took half a step back, then withdrew his fist, and then, with a breath, punched the glowing rune on the stone pillar.

There was no earth-shattering sound when the fist collided with the rune.

Only a sound like shattering glass was heard.

next second.

Sealed in the middle by the stone pillar, the Reality Stone, now reborn, broke through the seal and floated in front of Mike. Then, countless pairs of blood-red tentacles sprouted and reached out to Mike.

Mike did not back down.

The Reality Stone's energy tentacles suddenly stopped just as they were about to touch Mike.

But it's not because it doesn't want to possess Mike.

Rather, it's because—

The moment the Reality Stone extended its energy tentacles, Mike had already moved faster, proactively reaching out his right hand to touch the Reality Stone floating in front of him.

His purpose in coming here was to obtain the Reality Gem.

Therefore, Mike didn't need to be possessed by the Reality Stone like Jane Foster did; instead, he actively went forward and merged with the Reality Stone.

He knew the price of being possessed by the Reality Gem.

Like the other Infinity Stones, each Infinity Stone possesses immense power, but using them requires paying a price.

For example, the Soul Gem requires you to offer the soul of your beloved as a tribute to obtain it.

For example, the Power Gem is not something that the weak can withstand; only those who have the Power Gem's approval can use its power.

Take, for example, the Reality Gem right now.

The cost of using it is also very simple.

Having mana consumes mana, running out of mana consumes life!

Because the Reality Stone is in a liquid state, it will continuously draw energy from the user while they are possessed by it.

If the user runs out of energy, then sorry, it will have to drain the user's life force.

But Mike didn't care about the cost.

Because as long as he can rely on the Reality Stone to awaken the inner universe within him, he will have endless energy and will not have to worry about being drained dry like Jane Foster was when she was possessed by the Reality Stone.

What?

What if the Reality Stone fails to awaken his inner universe?

That's nothing.

It's just a matter of dying eventually. If you're lucky and move quickly, you might be able to live out your fourth life sooner.

Mike was very optimistic.

He initially wanted to be an ordinary person in this world, but Loki, the Chitauri, and Thanos, the mastermind behind it all, ruined that dream.

Since that's the case, then I won't take the job.

A true man should either live a life of luxury or die a life of culinary excellence!

In this lifetime, either Loki, the Chitauri, or Thanos will die.

Either he dies.

There is no third option.

The debt of gratitude for being born and raised can only be repaid by shedding rivers of blood.

The most important thing.

He likes to take the initiative.

and so!

Before the Reality Stone could possess him, Mike took the initiative and plunged his palm into the Reality Stone, which was floating in front of him like a cloud of blood mist.

next second.

hum!

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