The Death Knell

The two of them followed Gu Yi and walked through the dilapidated square. Holloway looked at the Supreme Mage curiously, while Su Ming was making a small calculation in his mind.

Going around the depressions covered with black ash, around the burnt pine trees, and around the corpses of mages of different shapes, Gu Yi kept sighing.

The losses this time were not small, almost the same as when they fought against Dormammu's arrival hundreds of years ago.

Kalu, his childhood friend who later turned against him, actually left another dimension and became the Supreme Mage of another dimension.

The days to come will be even more difficult.

The so-called side hall no longer exists, and only four broken pillars and a chair that is still on fire are left in its original location.

Ancient Yi held up the Eye of Agamotto, formed a seal with one hand, and turned it in the air like a screw.

As if being spit out by some invisible giant beast, the ruins returned to their original state in a flash, time went back, and she took back this house from the river of time.

Holloway looked at all this in amazement. He could not understand the principle of this matter, which was in strong conflict with his materialistic worldview for decades.

Su Ming was very relaxed. After all, he knew what it was: "Strong ability."

"It's also very dangerous." Ancient Yi turned around, slowly closed his eyes with the golden magic weapon on his chest, and the green light instantly converged: "It's okay to restore items, but trying to resurrect humans will bring infinite risks. .....So the dead should not be brought back to this world."

There are many ways to resurrect people in the Marvel world, and using the Time Stone is one of the most troublesome.

People die here, and there are not many places for their souls to go.

After death, most of the true warriors and heroes went to the Hall of Valor or the Underworld in Asgard, where they drank and enjoyed themselves, which was considered a benefit obtained by Odin.

Most of the creatures in the universe basically go to the goddess of death, which is also the largest destination and gathering place for souls. There, the souls serve the goddess and wait to be reincarnated as humans again.

If mages have not worked for other evil gods or demons before, their souls will usually return to Emperor Weishan after death and become their magical power, just like returning to their origins.

Of course, there are also some indigenous beliefs that can trap souls, such as Wakanda’s Black Panther totem. The souls of successive kings belong to the Black Panther.

And so on, in short, after Marvel dies, your soul will no longer belong to you. At the moment of death, the destination of your soul will be determined based on your actions and beliefs during your lifetime.

In other words, there is a new owner on the head.

If you want to resurrect a person, if the power of the time stone only acts on the deceased himself, it is equivalent to directly stealing the soul from their 'owner' after death.

Imagine that 'Death' was drinking wine, singing songs, and counting her slaves in her kingdom of the dead, and suddenly found that someone had stolen her things, and a soul was taken away under her eyes.

Do you think she would not recover the slave and hunt down the thief?

'Death' is not Asgard's God of Hades, Hela. She is the creation god. To her, whoever she wants to die must die for the people on earth. However, usually she does not do it herself. All the gods of death and hell lords do it. If he was willing to serve her, all she had to do was give instructions and wait for the audit.

In other words, the person who casts resurrection will be entangled by a lot of gods and ghosts. As we all know, ghosts and gods cannot die in the main dimension. They will always pester you and use various despicable methods to eliminate you to please you. Goddess of Death.

Even if the Time Stone can deal with these dimension lords and demon kings, and even further can deal with 'Death', they still have relatives, 'Infinity', 'Annihilation', and 'Eternity'. Using the Time Stone alone against the creation gods is asking for death. .

In order not to be chased by 'death' and still want to use the time stone to resurrect people, it is necessary to turn back the time of the entire universe, back to the life of the deceased, before everything happened.

But even when Doctor Strange approached Dormammu to negotiate terms, both parties had to be enclosed in Dormammu's small space and did not dare to do this directly in the main dimension.

Because turning back the entire world is a very heavy burden. Even if it is white magic that drives the Eye of Agamotto, most people cannot afford the price.

"May the deceased enjoy peace with Emperor Weishan." Su Ming comforted him. He didn't want to get involved in other people's family affairs, so he just said something nice to fool him.

Ancient One pushed open the door of the side hall and welcomed the two people in with a smile: "I have witnessed many deaths, all of this to me...if I hadn't found a suitable successor, I would have If you want to put down the burden of the Supreme Mage and return to Emperor Weishan, death is not terrible, it is just another beginning."

Su Ming nodded, but knew in his heart that this was not the case. If there were no big changes in the development here, Gu Yi would not be idle even after his death. The Creator God 'Eternity' captured her soul and allowed her to travel together in infinite time and space. Woolen cloth.

The magic floating cloak also came in through the door, holding Dr. Manhattan's gem to Gu Yi like a treasure.

Gu Yi took the gem and stroked its smooth surface with her pale and slender fingers. She pondered for a moment and took a deep look at Su Ming. Then she returned the gem to the cloak and patted its collar.

"Do you want to be the Supreme Mage?" Gu Yi suddenly asked.

"ha?"

Su Ming, who had taken off his helmet, was pretending to visit the room furnishings. His Nepali style was a bit like XC. He almost choked on his saliva when he heard this question.

Even though he had a super brain, Su Ming never expected that Gu Yi would say this. Not to mention that he was almost insulated from magic after possessing X metal. Even if he had the means to cast spells, he didn't want to suffer the consequences of casting spells.

For example, Doctor Strange's stomach perforation was caused by a curse caused by a debt, so the hole will always be that big. Su Ming has the ability to heal himself, and the perforation will become a tug-of-war on him. The stomach wall will never melt and heal itself. Intermittent, endless loop...

He immediately wanted to leave.

"This gem proves that you are qualified to become the Supreme Mage."

Gu Yi smiled and sat on a chair next to him. With a wave of his hand, the brewed tea flew over and gave Su Ming and the doctor a cup each.

Su Ming's heart moved, he stopped when he was about to leave, and sat aside.

"Do you know what this is?"

More than ten years had passed since the mystery of the gem, and he almost forgot about it.

Gu Yi waved his hand and flicked his fingers, and the tea rose into the air from her cup, forming a strange symbol that slowly rotated.

"Do you understand?"

This symbol is like a triangle, a circle, and a dot. These three things are put together, and they are constantly transforming and changing with each other at a frequency.

I can understand the three geometric patterns, but I don't understand the meaning at all.

Su Ming shook his head, looking forward to Gu Yi's explanation.

"When you should understand, you will naturally understand. What I can tell you now is that this kind of gem represents the recognition of a universe, and its ability will be reflected when you need it." Gu Yi smiled and took back the tea. , but no longer explained: "Having said that, I think you can become the Supreme...Mage."

When she said the word "mage", Gu Yi was stuck for a moment, but she rolled her eyes and said it anyway.

Su Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly. Gu Yi's answer made him even more curious. Apart from knowing that this gem was a merit badge, he didn't get any new information.

And she felt like she was having a seizure and insisted on throwing the blame for the Supreme Mage to him. What the hell was this? Could it be that the sequelae of casting a spell broke out?

"I... don't think I'm qualified to be the Supreme Mage."

Gu Yi calmly raised the tea cup and took a sip. She blended in with the atmosphere of the room and closed her eyes: "Then what qualifications do you think are needed to become a Supreme Mage?"

"Uh... powerful? Knowledgeable? Selfless and fearless?" Su Ming also picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The tea was good, but he was more thinking about reasons to refuse.

"So in your eyes, I am this kind of person..." Gu Yi smiled, opened his eyes and nodded, not knowing whether it was secret joy or something else: "But you also saw it just now, that intruder was also another person. Supreme Mage of Dimension, which of the above words do you think applies to her?"

"Indeed, that woman is a bit crazy." The doctor interjected. He didn't quite understand what the position of the Supreme Mage was. Is it the same as the director of the hospital? It doesn't hurt to take over the death knell. It can restrain the mages from playing with those dangerous creatures in the future.

Trap, pig teammates, whoever puts the responsibility of the Supreme Mage on his shoulders will collapse. The tragic ending is just a matter of time. Su Ming wants to sew his mouth shut.

Now that I am immortal and living my own life happily, why should I take the blame?

The Ancient One nodded approvingly to Holloway, indicating that he was very good, and she tasted the tea and sighed contentedly.

"Your friend is right. The above are just appearances and are not what the Supreme Mage needs. The most important thing for the Supreme Mage is how good you are at fighting."