Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard

Chapter 738 The Dilemma of Ajax (First Update)

Seeing this, everyone followed Jerry through the portal back to Gilgamesh's earthen house, and then, guided by Phantos, headed to the place where Ajak lived.

"That's it!"

In South Dakota, above a horse ranch outside a small town, Fastos pointed to a charming two-story building below.

"Because Sainta has been relatively stable over the years, Ajax has recently started to travel around the world more often. When she gets tired, she returns to the horse farm she runs to rest. I spoke to her on the phone a few days ago; she had just returned not long ago."

"I've seen her!"

The water sprite, now an adult, looked at the large meadow behind the building and spoke.

There, a middle-aged woman dressed in denim was riding a magnificent black horse across the grass, followed by hundreds of beautiful Quarter Horses.

"I hope we'll have a pleasant conversation."

Jerry snapped his fingers, and the flying carpet beneath their feet carried them towards Ajax.

Apart from Icarus, none of the Eternals can fly, and although Ajak's horse farm and Gilgamesh's earthen house are in the same state, they are actually quite far apart.

So after returning to the mud house, Jerry used Transfiguration to create a magic flying carpet and flew over with the eight Eternals.

"How could you do this?"

Ajax, who was galloping on his horse, saw the flying carpet descending from the sky. He pulled on the reins to stop his horse, first showing a look of surprise, then a look of confusion.

Since the disbandment of the Divergent Squad that year, she has not taken the initiative to contact any of the other members, except for Faustos and Icarus.

It wasn't that he didn't miss them; they were all partners who had fought side by side for so many years, and he had deep feelings for each of them.

Rather, she feared that if she revealed the truth about the divine manifestation, she would be unable to fulfill the mission given to her by the supreme god Aristom.

This is why her first reaction upon seeing her friends on the flying carpet was surprise, which then turned into confusion.

What puzzled her was why everyone had gathered together, specifically to find her, and even brought along a few outsiders who weren't Eternals.

"Ajax!"

Cersei and the water sprite jumped off the flying carpet and rushed into Ajak's arms as he dismounted.

Ajak's ability has no offensive capabilities; it is purely a healing ability. However, it is precisely because of her existence that the Eternals have not suffered a single death during the thousands of years of war with the Mutants.

At the same time, Ajak is also the leader of the Eternal Clan. He is mature and has always taken care of everyone like a mother. So, putting everything else aside, Cersei and the water sprite still have great respect for Ajak.

"Oh, long time no see, Cersei. Who are you?"

Ajax and Cersei pressed their cheeks together, then looked at the water sprite with some confusion.

The way the water sprite spoke and behaved felt familiar to her, but she didn't recognize what the water sprite looked like, so it felt very strange.

"Ajak, I am the water sprite! The wizard used magic to give me a human body, and I can finally live like a normal person."

The water sprite happily recounted how she transformed into a human.

However, Ajax's expression changed after hearing the water sprite's words.

"How could you turn into a human? This...this..."

Ajac doesn't object to the water spirit becoming human and living like a normal person, but only if she had become human hundreds of years ago and lived a happy life, not now.

According to her estimation, there are still a few months until the appearance of the gods. At that time, the earth will be destroyed, humanity will perish, and everyone will be summoned back to the World Furnace by the Supreme Being to have their memories erased.

But if the water spirit becomes human, she will no longer be able to return to the World Furnace, and will only perish with the Earth.

Observing Ajax's expression, Cersei clearly guessed what she was thinking, took a deep breath, and slowly said:

"Ajak, we already know about the divine manifestation. We've come here hoping you can help us communicate with the Supreme God and see if we can abandon the divine manifestation so that Earth and humanity can continue to exist."

Jingo, Sainta, Gilgamesh, Druid, Macari, and Faustos also jumped off the flying carpet and looked at Ajak with pleading eyes.

Ajax was taken aback upon hearing this, then sighed and said:

"I originally intended to keep this from you until it was all over, so that you wouldn't have to wait with pain and guilt until God appeared."

Sometimes, those who know the truth suffer more than those who don't.

Ajak is the only Eternal among them whose memories have not been erased, so she knows how much pain everyone suffers every time a god appears.

She was also in great pain. She didn't want the planets she had protected for thousands of years to be destroyed, but for the sake of the Celestials and the entire universe, she had to make a decision.

In fact, over the years she has traveled to various countries around the world and seen people living happily, her heart has wavered.

"Ajax, Earth is a planet worth saving. It has so much beauty; it shouldn't become a sacrifice for God!"

Sersi said with a serious expression.

Ajax shook his head:

"It's no use. The Supreme God will absolutely not agree to our stopping the God's appearance. In fact, after killing the last mutant that year, I begged the Supreme God to spare this beautiful planet Earth."

But the Supreme Being refused, because in his eyes, sacrificing one planet and humanity to create a god capable of creating countless planets and humanity was the only way to make the universe a better place.

"Is it fair to the innocent person who was killed to save ten others by killing one?"

At this moment, Jerry stowed up the flying carpet and came to Ajax's side.

Jerry knew that this was a matter of perspective. From the perspective of the Celestials and the entire universe, this approach was not wrong. But from the perspective of Earth and humanity, who would be willing to be forced to sacrifice themselves?

This is similar to the previous Ultron incident. Faced with the impending fall of Sokovia, destroying Sokovia could save Earth from destruction, but all the inhabitants of Sokovia would be killed.

Saving all the inhabitants of Sokovia would risk the destruction of the Earth.

From the perspective of humanity as a whole, Sokovia should be destroyed, sacrificing the people of one city to save all of humanity on Earth.

But from the Sokovian perspective, they didn't want to die either.

The situation is even better now, because even if God doesn't appear, the universe is not at risk of destruction; at most, fewer planets and life will be created.

Ajax fell silent upon hearing Jerry's words.

Because deep down, she felt that Jerry was right. Over the years, she had been asking herself whether the actions of the Supreme God were truly correct.

(End of this chapter)