As everyone knows.
Time is not constant.
It is flexible.
Just as justice may be late, but it is sure to arrive.
The story destined to happen may be delayed, but it is sure to arrive.
And the tale of the Supreme Mage, The Ancient One, will premiere promptly after Mephisto devours the Heaven Dimension.
This time, there won't be any more delays.
Unless—
Hawk faced the Supreme Mage, whose expression remained indescribably calm, seemingly unconcerned about the universe's time resetting to zero.
"I can kill Dormammu."
"Without a doubt."
The Supreme Mage listened to Hawk's words, his expression still calm.
"You have the power to do so."
"Is it necessary?"
"Do you wish to break the agreement?"
"..."
Hawk, hearing this, subconsciously raised an eyebrow.
Gwen, who was silently listening as a very qualified audience, couldn't help but glance curiously at her fiancé upon hearing these words.
Hawk smiled slightly and nodded.
"I understand."
"Thank you."
"The Phoenix Cosmos welcomes your joining; however, the welcoming ceremony will have to wait."
Hawk said, looking at the Supreme Mage, and then, as if remembering something, glanced at The Ancient One: "Or perhaps the Mage has already drifted downstream into the future. I offer you the position of Phoenix God of Time, and the timeline of life in the Phoenix Main Multiverse shall be woven by you."
As the saying goes.
Those who betrayed me, I could give five million; those who follow me, I wouldn't be stingy.
He could offer Mephisto the position of Netherworld King.
Naturally!
He could also offer the Supreme Mage a future position as God of Time in the Phoenix Main Multiverse.
In a word.
The Ancient One is worth it.
The Supreme Mage listened to Hawk's promise, his expression still unchanged.
"I had planned to take a good rest after retirement, but you're asking me to take office right after retiring."
"In the cosmos's future, time comes first!"
"Grant life time."
Indeed.
Grant life time, not time life.
For humans, time has meaning because they exist; because there is life, time comes alive.
But for the cosmos, it's quite the opposite.
While the existence of life has its significance, without time, it would just be an empty shell; the existence of time gives true meaning to the existence of life.
Therefore—
For the cosmos, time is greater than life.
So!
Hawk smiled and said, "Mage, you carry great responsibility. I hope that when the Phoenix Main Multiverse is realized, life will also appear."
This time, The Ancient One smiled.
She smiled slightly, holding her teacup in front of her.
"As you wish, I dare not decline!"
"Cheers."
"Cheers."
Beside them, Gwen watched Hawk raise his cup and hurriedly raised her own.
The three cups clinked above the tea table.
Soon.
After acquiring the Eye of Agamotto, Hawk, along with Gwen, turned around and appeared in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s cloning base in Tahiti.
S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists had already received Anya's coffin and were cautiously extracting Anya's bones in the laboratory, preparing to extract her DNA information for the preliminary work of the cloning plan.
Behind the transparent laboratory glass.
Hawk watched the bones being taken from the coffin, his expression calm.
His sister Anya died on the day his system arrived.
So...
Her remains were in a terrible state; after all, Hawk didn't have any treasures like the Appearance Stabilizing Pearl back then.
But no matter how unsightly, she was still his sister.
His real sister.
Right then.
Sharon, carrying a disposable blood collection device, found Hawk.
"Take some blood, just in case, to verify the DNA information."
"Okay."
Hawk extended his right hand.
Blood collection!
The keyword triggered the keyword Gwen set, although knowing Sharon wouldn't do anything with Hawk's blood, Gwen still subconsciously asked, "Doesn't S.H.I.E.L.D. have Hawk's DNA electronic data?"
Sharon nodded.
"Yes, but not here."
"Hawk's DNA data is of the highest level of confidential data; the Tahiti Cloning Base is only level eight, which doesn't have the authority to access Hawk's data."
"In New York S.H.I.E.L.D., I have level ten authority, but not here."
"..."
Gwen, hearing this, found it hard to comprehend.
"Why?"
"Because Hawk resides permanently in New York City, and as Hawk's only contact, I also naturally have level ten authority, but this is Tahiti, where Hawk is not present."
"Wait..."
Gwen seemed to think of something, tilted her head, glanced at Hawk extending his arm, then smiled at Sharon: "Are you sure you contacted Hawk, don't you always contact me?"
Sharon smiled brightly, looking at Gwen: "Yes, so thank you, Dr. Stacy, for supporting my work."
Gwen, hearing this, smiled.
"You're welcome."
"Poof!"
As soon as Sharon pressed the blood collection device onto Hawk's arm, it instantly extracted Hawk's DNA information. She then said to Gwen, "Hawk's data will be processed on a computer that has never been connected to the internet. Once the pairing is complete, it will be destroyed under my supervision, or you can monitor it yourself."
Hawk smiled and glanced at Gwen.
Gwen met Sharon's gaze, thought for a moment, and nodded, "I'd better go with you. One West View Town is enough; I don't want another East View Town to appear."
Saying that,
Gwen released Hawk's arm and then followed Sharon toward the distant laboratory.
Hawk didn't stop them; he turned around and looked at the scene in the laboratory, where, after extracting his sister's DNA, they carefully, as if handling a sacred relic, placed the bones back into the coffin.
He actually wanted to tell the S.H.I.E.L.D. Scientists inside that there was no need to be so cautious.
But...
Hawk thought about it and decided their caution was justified.
After all, even if it was his sister's bones, if they were casually discarded like some other object, he would definitely be furious.
However, once the coffin was sealed, it was not transported back to New York City but accompanied by Hawk to a cremator.
The ignition device was in Hawk's hand.
About an hour later,
Gwen and Sharon returned with a laptop and the disposable blood collection device they had used earlier.
Hawk turned his head to look at Gwen as she entered.
Gwen nodded.
"Pairing successful."
"Good."
Hawk smiled slightly.
To be honest, he had considered the possibility of Sharon suddenly rushing over in a panic, telling him the bones inside the coffin were not his sister's.
That his sister's bones had been replaced at some point.
It's not unfounded speculation; this is Marvel, after all.
It's well known.
There are always some who aren't afraid of death and tread down the path of self-destruction.
Fortunately.
No such thing happened.
After Sharon placed the disposable laptop and blood collection device into the cremator, she looked at Hawk.
Hawk's eyes flashed with a golden hue.
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, the coffin, laptop, and blood collection device within the cremator vaporized completely, leaving no trace.
His sister was about to be resurrected and return.
Naturally, that skeleton no longer needed to exist, not even as ashes.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s cloning chambers numbered only three.
After all, S.H.I.E.L.D. never intended to turn cloning into a production line, and even if they wanted to, they couldn't.
As the saying goes,
A cloned body without a soul is just a pile of flesh without self-awareness.
At this moment, two of the three cloning chambers were already occupied.
In the third chamber, S.H.I.E.L.D. Scientists were inputting Anya's DNA data.
"Sharon."
"Yes."
"Christmas is almost here."
Hawk looked at Sharon, who accompanied him and Gwen, and smiled, "I have a gift for you. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents and their families, after death, won't enter hell but will go directly to the Netherworld Pure Land. They'll continue to live in the Pure Land and won't suffer in the Nether Prison."
Sharon's expression was blank.
In the next moment,
She was overjoyed, barely containing her excitement, and looked at Hawk.
"Thank you."
"Thank Gwen. It was Gwen who reminded me; I thought I had already promised."
Hawk smiled.
Indeed, it was Gwen who reminded him, considering that in Gwen's eyes, S.H.I.E.L.D. had always been on their side from beginning to end, helping them a lot.
Upon hearing this, Sharon looked at Gwen.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome."
Gwen replied with a smile.
Just then,
The scientist at the third cloning chamber had also finished inputting Anya's DNA data, then got up and nodded to Sharon.
Under normal circumstances, no matter how efficient, it would take three months to cultivate.
But Hawk planned to accelerate time.
Hawk focused his mind, retrieving the Eye of Agamotto borrowed from Kamar-Taj.
As it opened, the emerald-green Time Gemstone within hovered and emitted a temporal glow, settling over the three cloning chambers.
Hawk took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
In the next moment,
His mind descended, instantaneously appearing in the Netherworld Pure Land.
Soon,
Anya, sensing her brother's arrival, rushed over, surrounded by the Blood Elf guards, and leapt into Hawk's embrace.
Looking up,
Anya blinked her big eyes, seemingly aware of something, and looked at Hawk.
"Brother, it's time, isn't it?"
"Yes."
Hawk nodded with a smile, "It's today."
Anya smiled.
At that moment her smile blossomed, countless flowers bloomed throughout the Netherworld Pure Land.
Meanwhile,
Two others, a man and a woman, led by the Blood Elves, also arrived before Hawk.
Hawk, holding Anya's hand, looked calmly at the man and woman before him.
"Mr. Maximoff."
"Mrs. Maximoff."
"Are you ready to return to the world of the living?"
"..."