Still the same words.
To say Hawk is deeply attached to Amy Chloe as mother and son is purely nonsense.
But to say there's no attachment at all would be deceitful.
So...
To truly remain indifferent to Amy's plight and circumstances is entirely unrealistic.
From a certain perspective.
It is he who has shaped the current self.
But the past cannot be changed.
Just right.
West View Town is a pretty good place.
Excellent security.
Beautiful scenery.
Simple folks.
It's a very nice place for retirement.
The most important thing.
"Anya wants to see her."
"..."
Gwen, upon hearing this, looked at Hawk who spoke.
"Did you tell Anya?"
"Yes."
Hawk nodded and took a sip of the coffee in his hand: "This isn't just my issue, it's Anya's too. She deserves to know all of this."
Gwen blinked her eyes.
"So... how did Anya react?"
"She cried."
Hawk replied concisely, then meeting Gwen's eyes indicating she wanted further explanation, he shook his head: "After knowing we weren't abandoned intentionally, she cried."
People are divided into various classes.
Orphans are divided too.
In the Federation's foster system, nameless orphans with unknown origins, even without their own surnames, are at the bottom of the disdain hierarchy.
At the top of this hierarchy are orphans whose parents were stripped of guardianship rights.
Don't ask.
Just know those kids still have biological parents, their parents were only stripped of their guardianship rights.
So...
After discovering she and her brother Hawk were not abandoned orphans but were choices made out of necessity, Anya wept.
But it wasn't a sorrowful cry, rather... how to describe it, a cry that's inexplicable.
However, after a good cry, even if sister Anya didn't mention it, Hawk could feel that since she first didn't care about leaving or not leaving the Netherworld, she now should leave the Netherworld if possible.
The reason is obvious.
She wants to see Amy.
"Just right."
"After Anya is resurrected, if she doesn't want to live with us, she could also go to West View Town."
Hawk smiled while looking at Gwen.
Gwen, hands wrapped around the coffee cup, looking at Hawk, smiled faintly: "Not bad, having a choice."
Hawk raised his sword-like brow.
"What?"
"Nothing."
Gwen shook her head, then looking at Hawk, pursed her lips and said with a smile: "I thought, once Anya is resurrected, you'd keep her right under your eye and not let her go anywhere."
The fact is well known.
Initially, Hawk stepped forward to resurrect his sister, leading him step by step to where he is now.
So...
Even Gwen thought that if Hawk really resurrected his sister, he'd definitely keep his sister right under his watch, the kind she wouldn't budge from.
Hawk listened to Gwen's words, was taken aback first.
The next second.
He smiled helplessly.
Hawk's expression then turned solemn, locking eyes with Gwen.
"Gwen, I'm not a sister-obsessed person."
"I know."
Gwen, eyes like talking green gemstones, also locked eyes with Hawk, but the smile at her lips was evident.
Hawk opened his mouth slightly.
Gwen seeing this, immediately changed the subject.
"S.H.I.E.L.D.'s cloning experiment isn't finished yet, right?"
"…Soon."
Hawk noticed the topic shift and did not continue, thinking back to the phone call with Sharon yesterday: "Unless something unexpected occurs, it'll be ready in three months."
Yesterday he specifically called Sharon to learn about S.H.I.E.L.D.'s cloning experiment progress.
In a word.
Promising progress.
Clinical trials have begun, currently the cloned embryo is developing well, just waiting for the two-month cloning development to end, and then entering a one-month post-operative observation period.
Two months of clone development.
One month of post-operative observation.
Totaling three months.
"If no issues arise after three months, then there'll be no issues."
"By then, we could open the door to extract sister Anya's DNA data, and begin cultivating the clone body."
"However..."
"This year's Christmas might not be feasible."
"After all it's already August now."
"But it doesn't matter."
"As long as sister is around, any day can be a holiday."
Thinking about three months later, plus another three months after, when he can see his living sister Anya again, Hawk involuntarily wore a happy smile on his face.
Seeing Hawk's smile, Gwen gave up the stone-hard thought that Hawk was sister-obsessed.
"Did you forget someone?"
"..."
Hawk came back to his senses, glanced at Gwen, thought for a moment, and chuckled.
"You mean Andrew?"
"Yes."
Gwen nodded, then looked at Hawk and said, "Phoenix belongs to Phoenix, Chloe belongs to Chloe, but Phoenix is also Chloe."
No one would underestimate those in West View Town because Hawk said he was Phoenix, and there were ten Chloes in West View Town.
At least, after witnessing Hawk's prowess against two dominant forces in the Atlantic Ocean, the five major powers wouldn't dare to underestimate him.
Not only do they not underestimate, but they even joined forces to renovate West View Town.
Even S.H.I.E.L.D. has a site disguised as a post office in West View Town, with S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Gel stationed there.
It was this S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent who arrived at Amy's apartment first and who Hawk had rescued before, familiar to him.
In summary—
To outsiders, Hawk is both Phoenix and Chloe.
Why Phoenix belongs to Phoenix and Chloe belongs to Chloe is clear to Gwen; this is Hawk's promise to himself.
Just like Hawk once said when he proposed.
Only the descendants of their bloodline have the right to inherit his powers and the Phoenix, the surname they both chose together.
So...
Hawk was steadfast, and Gwen embraced it.
"You've met your father Andrew, but Anya hasn't, and since it's a reunion, naturally it's best for the family to be whole."
"Family..."
Hawk recited Gwen's words, then shook his head.
"His soul is not in Hell."
"What?"
Gwen was slightly stunned upon hearing this, "Not in Hell, how could it not be in Hell."
Hawk shook his head without speaking.
Seeing this, Gwen recalled Hawk's past caused by the Black Hand from the Heaven Dimension and responded, "Heaven?"
Hawk shook his head once more.
"Not there either."
"Then..."
"It's still with the murderer who shot Andrew."
"..."
Gwen frowned heavily.
Meanwhile, Hawk's mind sank, entering his still radiant Golden Little Cosmos once again.
Above his now brilliant golden cosmos was a galaxy spanning the entire cosmos.
This was Hawk's own time river unique to his cosmos.
After condensing his own timeline, even without the Time Gemstone, he could navigate his timeline.
However...
In this time galaxy spanning his cosmos, he could see the past and the present, but the future remained unseen.
The Mind Gemstone transformed into phoenix eyes emitted a faint yellow glow.
Hawk's power of the mind surged, and moments later, his consciousness became a bright point again, diving into the timeline forming his Phoenix Galaxy.
Time point.
The day in 1995 when Andrew Chloe was shot.
Bang!
A gunshot echoed in the alley, and two white men, one tall and one thin, simultaneously drew their guns, with three bullets entering Andrew's body in response.
Accompanying a rhythmic sound of running, at the moment they ran toward Andrew's fallen corpse.
A soul emerged from Andrew Chloe's body.
In the next second.
Andrew Chloe's soul entered the silver cross necklace around the murderer's neck.
Hawk opened his eyes, looking at Gwen, and nodded.
"Yes, it's on that murderer."
"Who is it?"
"Don't know."
Hawk shook his head, "Originally, I had recorded the aura of these two gunmen, planning to find them upon returning."
Gwen blinked.
"But you didn't find them?"
"Yes."
Hawk nodded, "I originally thought Father John knew their whereabouts, but do you know what Father John said?"
Gwen shook her head.
"What did he say?"
"Father John told me those two gunmen were just ordinary thugs, his task was merely to trick Andrew."
"Ordinary..."
Gwen's expression became somewhat peculiar, "Ordinary thugs can take Andrew's soul?"
Hawk chuckled.
"He doesn't know."
"I haven't told him."
"But Father John didn't lie."
"And I only realized now seeing Father John, what kind of beings those two gunmen are."
Hawk mentioned this, a slight smile at the corner of his lips.
"An angel's energy comes from their Angel's Wings."
"An angel whose Angel's Wings have been severed becomes mortal, just like any human."
"But their aura still fundamentally differs from that of humans."
"And the aura of those two gunmen who shot Andrew was identical to the aura I encountered when visiting Father John in the church."
"So..."
"They were not ordinary thugs."
"But angels who had their wings severed."
Hawk spoke as Gwen's eyes widened gradually, "So in fact, on the day that existed within my timeline, there were not just one angel, but three."
One in the open.
Two in the shadows.
However, those two gunmen who shot Andrew were already on Earth before his timeline, and had their wings chopped off, becoming no different from ordinary people. This was why Hawk initially did not notice them.
Gwen listened to Hawk's speculation, her mouth slightly open.
"Then, can they be found now?"
"Don't know, but I know someone should have clues."
"Who?"
"The patrol officer who oversaw the case back then."
"..."