HBWnovel Chapter 185: Back Home
Chapter 185: Back Home
Chapter 185: Back Home
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9th March 2021, Temporary hideout Earth 838
(Jasmine Sayre POV)
I snorted, "You found your energy, directed it, but let it go before the punch. You need to trust yourself. You can do it, America, I know you can. You know deep down that you can. Now, do it again and punch that wall."
The girl eyes looked determined, she closed her eyes for a second, brought back her hand, and punched the wall. Immediately, a star made of some sort of blue energy empowered her punch, destroying the wall, as if the Hulk had punched it with full force.
America gave me a grin, "That was awesome." Read latest chapters at novelhall.com Only
I nodded, "Yes, it was."
It was close. I was going home soon.
It took less than a week for her to master her portal abilities and was pretty much ready to try her first deliberate portal to another universe.
While she was practicing in the back, I stayed with Strange, "We'll need to leave as fast as we can. With how much energy the girl is outputting, it's a miracle that Richards hasn't found us yet."
He gave me a confused look, "Out of all the people that make up the Illuminati, why is he the one that worries you the most?"
I shrug, "You have no idea how intelligent that man is. Yes, Xavier can mind control half the planet, Rambeau could blow up cities, Mordo could summon demons, Carter is a good fighter but honestly, nothing impressive, Black Bolt's voice could destroy countries if he wanted to, but in terms of pure destructive potential, they do not rival Richards."
"How? He's smart, and he can stretch, you can't compare him to Captain Marvel of all people."
"You don't know what I know. When someone says that Reed Richards is the smartest man in the world, you imagine another Stark, but you're wrong there. Words cannot express how intelligent that man is, and what he is capable of. I'm not even Joking here. But his intelligence is not why I'm worried about him, it's the lack of foresight, and the lack of understanding the implications of his inventions that frighten me. You should have seen what his counterparts have done in the multiverse. From cloning deities to super viruses, and in the face of great pressure, where he finally breaks, where he brainwashes children, kills thousands of people with anti-matter bombs, destroying universes left and right. The truth is, that Reed Richards is a far more dangerous man than you could ever be. All it would take is one bad day for him to snap and be a danger to everyone."
Strange blanched at this, "You're serious."
I nod, "Trust me, Reed Richards is by far the most dangerous member of the Illuminati, and right now, he believes that we risk destroying his universe by simply existing. It's why I'm so insistent on leaving as quickly as we can. He underestimates me, still, so if it comes down to it, I will defeat him, but if he comes prepared for the fight of his life, there's a good chance that he builds a weapon powerful enough to kill me. It won't be an easy fight, but he's still the one that worries me the most."
He looked at me, "No, that's not it. If you were so worried about him, you would have killed him already when you fought. You're pressed for time for your universe."
Damn him, I forgot how insightful the man can be, sometimes. I sigh, "Fine, what do you know about cosmic entities?"
"Alright, let's get to Strange's universe first. Do you remember how it feels?"
She nodded and closed her eyes to concentrate for a bit before punching the air. A portal that had the form of a star took shape, and the three of us jumped into it, leaving this universe, forever.
With that done, I looked around, we were in New York City. I immediately spread my telepathy and discovered that this was, in fact, Strange's universe. Strange looked around and confirmed it, "This is my universe. I need to get to Wong."
The man immediately opened a portal and left.
That left me, and America just standing around. I look at the teenager, "Alright America, you have a choice now. You could either stay here with Strange. I don't doubt that he would accept you without any issues. You could come with me to my universe and continue your training, or you could keep jumping around, from one universe to another. It's your choice, but you'll always have a place in my universe and probably in Stephen's as well."
The girl looked hesitant, "I think I'll need to keep traveling. I always wanted to find my moms, and now I can."
I nodded at her, "You do realize how slim the possibility really is. Finding a couple in a single universe is already very difficult, finding them in the entire multiverse is almost impossible. The chances of that happening is very slim."
She shook her head, "I know how impossible that is, but I have to try."
I nodded, "I can respect that, but if you ever need any help, I'm only one portal away."
The girl gave me a smile, "Ready?"
I nodded, "Yes, I am. Are you staying here, or are you coming with me?"
She shook her head, "I'm staying here for a bit, take a breather you know. I didn't want to say anything, but your universe feels weird, stifling somehow. I don't want to go there."
I shrugged; it was her prerogative, "But will you be able to make a portal there?"
She nodded, "It took me a little while to find it, and it will probably take a lot out of me, and I won't be able to hold it for a long time."
I nodded, "Let's do this."
She grinned at me, "Goodbye Jasmine."
I gave her a warm smile, "Goodbye America, and good luck."
The girl punched the air and started yelling in exertion. Immediately, a star portal that was barely one meter wide started to appear in the air, and slowly started to shrink. America looked like she was sweating and panting in her effort. The portal was slowly getting smaller and smaller. I take a decision and turn into a raven and fly heading towards the middle of the portal that immediately closed behind me. Immediately, I could feel the rightness, the connection with this reality. I knew immediately that I was home.
I took a deep breath, reveling in the feeling, and I was immediately interrupted by energy beams directed at me. I dodged them, of course, but I looked around and found some aliens flying some sort of weird vehicle, shooting everyone around. I looked around and I knew that I was in New York. The aliens immediately felt familiar, they were the Chitauri, and they were attacking New York. The invasion wasn't supposed to start before 2012.
This was impossible, I needed to check things. Summoned the closest newspaper and read the date, it read May 4th, 2012. I had missed over half a decade somehow. It wasn't the multiversal travel, since Strange's world's time didn't change when he travelled with America. I started to look back, the only time I was affected by a temporal attack was during the fight with Entropy. I was sent back into the multiversal portal with a temporal blast from my last-ditch attack. Did it affect the portal somehow, sending me to another universe forward in time?
I'll need to study this further. I need to find Selene and Wanda as soon as I could. But for now, I had a few aliens to kill. Nothing like a few aliens for me to take my anger on. I immediately change into my Morrigan costume, and instinctively try to reach for my staff, only to remember giving it away during my resignation from Death's employ. I really need to craft a new one. I had so many ideas. But for now, I guess I'll be going old school. I raised my hands and sent waves of darkness at the aliens attacking me, disintegrating them further.
I had a vicious smile on my face. Let's show these aliens why even Odin himself fears my power.