Stonehenge.
Also known as Salisbury Stone Ring, Ring of Stones, or Temple of the Sun, it is a famous prehistoric cultural temple ruin in Europe.
Every year, no, to be precise, almost every day, tourists come to admire the splendor of Stonehenge.
To put it bluntly.
It's just a few broken stones, who knows if they're real or fake.
Anyway, after Hawk arrived at Stonehenge, he only glanced at the stones, some lying and some standing, before retracting his gaze.
Perhaps because it was still early, or because someone streaked at Stonehenge yesterday, Stonehenge was not open today.
But this did not include Hawk.
Hawk stood quietly in front of a megalith at this moment.
He could feel that Stonehenge in front of him seemed to be activated, with an inexplicable energy fluctuating, similar to what he felt in that abandoned warehouse yesterday.
Nine Realms Convergence.
This is a rare spectacle that occurs once every few millennia. Today, with the vibration of the World Tree, the Nine Realms connected by the World Tree will experience a temporary spatial overlap phenomenon, similar to a nine-star alignment.
Actually, logically speaking, Earth, which fell from the World Tree Universe, should no longer be considered one of the Nine Realms.
However, although Earth fell, its roots are still there, and because of this, the spectacle of the Nine Realms Convergence will unfold on Earth this time.
It is also because of this that Hawk was able to follow Jane Foster and find the Reality Stone, which was sealed by King Bor, the God King, back then.
Of course.
It is precisely because today is the day of the Nine Realms Convergence that Malekith, the Dark Elf, wants to use the Aether Particle today to turn the Nine Realms into a dark World.
After all, on other days, even if he turned the Nine Realms into a dark World, it would only be temporary and false. Once his energy could no longer offset the consumption of the Reality Stone, or if the Reality Stone was taken away, the Nine Realms would return to normal.
After all…
The reality modified by the Reality Stone is not an eternally fixed reality.
Otherwise, Thanos in the movie wouldn't have had to collect all the Infinity Stones; couldn't he have just taken the Reality Stone and modified it directly?
Firstly, the Reality Stone cannot directly replace, cancel, or override the core abilities of other Infinity Stones.
If Thanos only used the Reality Stone, he would not be able to cover the entire Universe with a single thought.
He would have to wait for the dark red, wriggling liquid of the Reality Stone, also known as the Aether Particle, to slowly cover the entire Universe on its own.
If he wanted to cover the entire Universe, conservatively estimated, it would probably only take hundreds or even hundreds of billions of years.
After all, the Universe is vast.
But this is not the main point.
The key is that a single Reality Stone, even if it can modify reality, can only modify it temporarily; it cannot make it permanent.
This is also why Thanos needs the other Infinity Stones.
Only with the other Stones in hand can Thanos use them in conjunction with the Reality Stone, using the infinite power of the Power Stone to activate the Mind Stone, using the Mind Stone to enhance his thoughts, and then using the Reality Stone to modify the entire Universe from the spatial, temporal, and soul levels.
Malekith also knows this, which is why he wants to take advantage of today.
Because during this great spectacle of the Nine Realms overlapping, which occurs only once every few millennia, the spatial boundaries between the Nine Realms become blurred or even overlap, creating enormous energy channels and spatiotemporal anomalies that connect all realms. This will be a vast amount of energy, providing the Aether Particle with an unprecedented energy source and an amplifier for its influence.
In this way, Malekith's use of the Reality Stone to modify the reality of the Nine Realms will result in a permanent change.
Coincidentally.
Hawk's idea is the same.
The moment his Little Universe materializes into reality, and the parallel Universe of the Phoenix is born, there will also be an unprecedented energy burst, allowing his Little Universe to achieve permanent materialization.
So…
The Reality Stone.
He must have it.
Hawk thought expressionlessly.
Just then.
His peripheral vision caught a glimpse, and he looked towards the stone pillar on the left side of Stonehenge.
Upon seeing it.
Hawk smiled.
"Do you carry your Spider-Man suit with you?"
"No, I wear it. When I need it, I just pull off my outer coat and put on the mask."
Peter, with his limbs placed on the stone pillar like a guardian beast, shook his head and then explained seriously why he always changed clothes so quickly.
Because he wore it like underwear; anyway, he didn't need to make any web-shooters, so wearing it didn't bother him much.
Hawk listened to Peter's explanation and nodded.
"Where are Gwen and Mary?"
"They went out for a stroll."
"What about you?"
"I saw you resting, so I decided to rest too. It just so happens that Mary dragged Gwen to have a 'bestie day'."
"Alright."
Hawk chuckled at the remark.
Peter shot a web, swung directly to Hawk's side, and then looked towards the center of Stonehenge, where energy fluctuations were emanating: "Do you need my help?"
Hawk smiled.
"Do you know what I'm going to do?"
"No idea."
Peter shook his head, shrugged, and said to Hawk, "They're having a bestie day, so we can have a brother day."
He didn't know why Hawk was here, nor did he know what Hawk was going to do next.
But there was one thing Peter was sure of.
Hawk was his friend, and Peter was certain that if he wanted to do something, Hawk would also stand by him.
Hawk naturally understood the meaning of Peter's words.
But…
"You can watch, but don't help."
Hawk looked at Peter beside him and said in a very serious tone, "Don't help, even if I'm dying."
Peter, wearing his spider mask, tilted his head and looked at Hawk.
Hawk said, "Don't worry, I won't really die. Even if I die, I will only experience Nirvana and will still be resurrected."
The Sixth Sense can only be truly understood and controlled between life and death.
In short.
Only by infinitely approaching or truly experiencing death can one be qualified to control the Sixth Sense.
Although his Little Universe is currently at the Silver level, it is merely superficial; only when he controls the Sixth Sense can he successfully master his current Little Universe.
Peter listened to Hawk's serious tone, then looked at Hawk's equally serious expression, and after a moment of silence, nodded.
"Alright, then can you tell me who you're going to…"
"Here they come."
Before Peter could finish his sentence, Hawk suddenly felt the Aether Particle rapidly approaching. His sword-like eyebrows raised, interrupting Peter, and then he looked towards the center of Stonehenge in front of him.
Upon seeing it.
As a ripple silently appeared in the space of Stonehenge, Malekith, whose left face looked recently disfigured, with a pale, stony complexion, deep-set eye sockets, and pale white pupils, full of gloom, ancientness, and exoticism, silently appeared in Stonehenge.
As soon as he appeared.
Beside him, Peter's Spider-Sense instantly blared, and every single hair on his body uncontrollably stood on end.
Hawk and Malekith met each other's gaze.
Malekith's pale pupils calmly looked at Hawk, his voice filled with a chilling aura: "Child, I believe something of mine is on you. Can you hand it over?"
Hawk smiled faintly: "I'm afraid not!"
Malekith also chuckled at the reply.
The first moment he saw Hawk, he already knew that Hawk would not obediently hand over his Aether Particle.
After all, Hawk had already used the Aether Particle.
But…
"Power from a different Universe. With your current materialized energy, trying to stop me might be a bit difficult."
"Let's try."
Malekith, after all, was a contemporary of Thor's Grandpa, Odin's father, King Bor, the God King, so it was not surprising that he, like Mephisto, could see through the source of his power.
Hawk didn't care about this, shrugging at Malekith and saying in a relaxed tone, "If I die, the Aether Particle is yours. If you die, the Aether Particle is mine."
"Very fair!" Malekith chuckled and nodded, then changed the subject, his gaze darting to Peter standing beside him: "What about this spider?"
Hawk also smiled: "There's always an audience for a fight. If I die, he can pick up my body, so I won't trouble you."
Malekith smiled.
Hawk also smiled.
Their gazes clashed once again across Stonehenge.
The next second.
Crimson energy instantly erupted from Malekith, forming a sharp spear in the blink of an eye.
"Go!"
Hawk almost at the moment Malekith's expression changed, shouted at Peter beside him, and then, as the sharp spear formed by the crimson energy attacked him, his right hand formed a fist and met it.
Boom!
The sharp spear shattered like glass.
A hint of playfulness flashed in Malekith's pale pupils.
"You fell for it—"
As soon as the words fell, the crimson substance, which had just shattered like a mirror, re-coalesced, bypassed Hawk's fist, and directly struck Hawk's chest.
Boom!
Hawk responded, instantly flying backward, smashing through the wall that the London government had built to protect Stonehenge.
Returning to the Stonehenge stone pillar, Peter, who was not participating in the battle, listened to Hawk's words and looked into the distance at Hawk, who had been blasted away.
The moment Malekith stepped out with his right foot, he had already appeared outside Stonehenge, and when he stepped out again, he had already passed through the wall that Hawk had just broken through with his body.
Upon seeing it.
Dust billowed from the ground not far away, and after the dust disappeared, Hawk reappeared, covered in dirt.
Malekith smiled very gentlemanly, even looking at Hawk with an appreciative expression.
"Do you want to continue?"
"Of course!"
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