The Netherworld is located within Hawk's Little Cosmos.
Every single move within it, Hawk can perceive clearly, and no soul can escape Hawk's senses upon entering.
But ever since yesterday when he made another deal with Mephisto.
Let's put it this way.
The sound of souls entering his Netherworld has hardly ceased.
After all, this time Hawk obtained the death jurisdiction of the entire Western Hemisphere from Mephisto.
As is well known.
There are fewer people in the West, which is for a reason, whether it's self-inflicted or from various shootings, in any case, people are dying every moment.
The continuous influx of souls made Hawk somewhat irritable, so he added a setting.
All souls entering directly go to the First Prison of the Nether Prison, where Blood Elves temporarily manage the Nether Prison and judge which Nether Prison to assign based on their deeds in life.
In this way, Hawk directly blocked the continuous noise of souls entering.
But he merely blocked the Nether Prison.
The Pure Land of the Netherworld, along with other places in the Netherworld, still remain within his perception.
And at this moment, this soul, after entering the Netherworld, fell directly onto the Pure Land.
There was only one possibility for such a soul.
His friends that he knew.
Hawk was initially puzzled as to who it was, but as soon as he concentrated, his facial expression froze.
"Anna!"
"...Yes, Anna."
Gwen, hearing this from Hawk, thought he was talking about something happening around them, brightened up, and nodded.
"Hydra, only Hydra has your..."
"Anna is dead."
Hawk interrupted Gwen.
Gwen was slightly stunned.
"Dead?"
"Yes, I'll go check."
Hawk replied, ceased talking, closed his eyes, and directed his mind straight into his own Little Cosmos.
At this moment.
On the Pure Land of the Netherworld.
Anna, who had just descended to this place, like many souls who had just died, looked around absent-mindedly, with a bewildered expression.
Blue sky.
White clouds.
The verdant grassland, and under the blue sky and white clouds, there seemed to be a pristine staircase leading directly to the floating Netherworld Hall in the air, filled with a 'divine' atmosphere.
She was somewhat lost, looking around in bewilderment.
Anna tried hard to recall everything that had happened earlier.
She received a message from Alexander Pierce, learning that Strucker had unauthorizedly extracted DNA information from Hawk's blood in an artificially synthesized way, synthesized gametes, and through artificial insemination naturally gave birth to a healthy baby girl with Hawk's bloodline.
Anna realized something major was amiss at that moment, so the first moment she received the message, she went to Sokovia, trying to deal with what, although had not erupted, if it did, would bring devastating disaster to their Hydra.
But she did not dare to go and directly drown the baby girl.
Because...
No matter whether Hawk acknowledges this baby girl, she has Hawk's bloodline, and since that's the case, how to handle this baby girl can only be decided by Hawk.
So...
Anna's idea was simple: to take the baby girl away from Strucker and then safely arrange her in an anonymous little country, find a couple unrelated to anyone to first foster the baby girl, and then find an opportunity to tell Hawk.
The result!
Failed to handle it.
Just when she arrived in Sokovia, at Strucker's Hydra Castle, and was about to receive the baby girl from that red-haired lady, an accident happened.
Brilliant Phoenix Fire roared out from the baby girl's cries.
She died.
No, wrong!
I… fell unconscious.
Anna's eyes gradually came out of the confusion as she recalled.
She vaguely remembered that she didn't die but was in a near-death state and was put on life support. When she fell into a coma, it seemed she heard Alexander Pierce furiously yelling at Strucker.
Afterwards…
She seemed to have slept for a long, long time, just waking up a moment ago, still muddled, when she heard a slightly low, slightly hoarse voice.
"Shit, not mine, you came to the wrong place, you don't belong in Hell, go to where you should be."
"..."
So, I did die, after all?
But if this isn't Hell, then where is this?
Anna finally recalled everything before her death, her gaze no longer confused, but still looked around at this world seemingly unrelated to Hell in puzzlement.
Could this possibly be Heaven?
How could that be?
Would a person like me be worthy of Heaven?
Anna smirked self-deprecatingly, thinking inwardly, then caught sight of the Holy Hall seemingly built in the sky, linked by nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine stairs as white as jade.
A figure seemed to walk out from the hall.
No.
This white figure was followed by two women in red clothing.
It's Anya.
Originally thinking it was her brother, Anya, who was somewhat excited, instantly arrived in front of Anna.
And then…
Anya looked at Anna in front of her, blinking.
"Who are you?"
"Anna, you are..."
Anna instinctively spoke, then looked at Anya in front of her, and the image of Hawk's sister appeared in her mind, feeling a bit unsure: "You are… Anya? Hawk's sister?"
Anya's eyes brightened upon hearing this.
"You know my brother."
"Miss."
Anya's chief guardian, the first female Blood Elf Kaela, spoke: "The master said that any soul entering the First Prison of the Netherworld will go directly, except for those related to the master, only souls of the master's friends will descend to the Pure Land upon their first entry."
Anna looked at the speaking Blood Elf Kaela, eyes widening, then once again looked around.
"So this is…"
"My Netherworld!"
Hawk's voice sounded in her ear, and suddenly his figure silently appeared above the Pure Land.
Anya's eyes lit up looking at the appearing Hawk, she immediately ran over.
"Brother."
"Hawk?!"
Anna also looked at the appearing Hawk, crying out in a lost voice.
Hawk hugged the Anya embracing him, exchanged a glance with the shocked and incredulous Anna, and smiled: "Welcome to my Netherworld, Anna."
Anya, holding Hawk, looked up at him: "Brother, this time this sister won't leave like the sister last time, will she?"
Hawk was slightly surprised, looking at Anya?
"Last time?"
"Just the one who came for a bit and then disappeared in flames."
"..."
Hawk realized who Anya was talking about.
She was referring to Helen Stacy.
His prospective mother-in-law.
But…
"Sister?"
"No."
"That was your prospective aunt."
Hawk shook his head, correcting Anya, then nodded: "Yes, Anna won't leave so soon."
Upon hearing this, Anya genuinely smiled.
Although the Pure Land was nice, very much like Heaven, and Hawk even conjured Blood Elves as her companions.
But!
Anya found it difficult to talk to these Blood Elves who were respectful towards her, and they hadn't been to Earth either.
Hell was inferior, but at least there were other souls there.
However, Anya hadn't told Hawk these things because she didn't want to trouble her brother.
So for Anna's arrival, Anya was very happy.
Not just because she had someone to talk to.
Most importantly.
Anya felt she could learn from Anna just how much her brother suffered over the years for her sake.
Though her brother claimed he didn't, she didn't believe him.
Just like when she was twelve and hospitalized again, if she hadn't found that report, her brother wouldn't have said anything to her.
Her brother is the best in the world, always bearing everything alone, protecting her well.
So Anya knew very well that her brother must have endured a lot in the past four years to rescue her from Hell.
Her brother might not say, but she couldn't act like she knew nothing.
This wasn't right.
Anya thought silently, then looked at Anna standing in front of her, already impatient to learn her brother's story from Anna.
Hawk also noticed his sister's eager expression towards the arrival of a new friend.
But not now.
After a while.
Hawk first sent his sister off, then led Anna to the banks of the Nether River.
Anna's gaze crossed the Nether River, looking at the Eight Great Nether Prisons shrouded in endless death and despair, and opened her mouth.
Hawk stood beside her, glanced at Anna, but didn't speak.
Anna's gaze withdrew from the Eight Great Nether Prisons across the Nether River, then she lowered her eyes.
"August 13, 2013."
"At 10:05 in the morning."
"Alexander Pierce urgently contacted me, telling me something."
"Strucker, the leader responsible for European affairs, after obtaining your blood, used the latest artificial synthesis technology to extract your DNA information from the blood, then artificially synthesized gametes."
"Then, using artificial fertilization methods, a volunteer participating in the experiment successfully naturally gave birth to a baby with your bloodline."
"Alexander Pierce was very angry at the time."
"I was also angry."
"But among Hydra leaders, though under Hydra, it's more like an ally relationship."
"Alexander Pierce got the news this time and immediately contacted me."
"I also immediately set off, heading to Strucker's side."
"Strucker's castle is located in the mountains of Sokovia, and then, I also saw the baby with your bloodline, and her mother."
"But just when I took the baby, ready to leave."
"An accident happened."
"Flames suddenly burst from that baby, and before I passed out, I seemed to see a Fire Phoenix bathing in the flames."
"Afterwards…"
"I remember being urgently put on a life support device by Strucker, then fell into a very, very long coma."
"When I woke up again."
"I was already here."
"..."