"Professor, are the suits ready?" John asked.
"Long ago my friend. You can take them.... My friend you have been a boon to us and this multiverse. Your powers have allowed us to have a fighting chance. Though we don't know what kind of beings we will be fighting against, at least we have the knowledge and the heart to come together and fight for a common cause."
John was little taken aback by those generous words of Professor. He did help the mutants of Earth 616 and their presence had now been accepted all over the planet. Surely there was racism but it had gone down a lot.
The disappearance of the Avengers proved too much for the civilians and the government and made them realize how lacking they were when it came to reality.
"It's sad to say but Peace never brings people together. Peace can only douse the fire for sometime but there is common hatred then humanity or any kind of species will look over their differences and come together. History has been observing it for a long time." John said.
"True. Only a common hatred can bring people together. It is unfortunate."
"Hatred is just any feeling, Professor. Nothing more. We as intelligent beings have both love and hatred. Both emotions are overwhelming and can be wielded to acquire more power. We just need to balance ourselves. And decide what is wrong or right. Even that notion of right and wrong is different for many people. Thanos here had a different notion from us. He is not wrong. Only thing was that he didn't have the power. We define right and wrong by our own definitions."
"You are right." Professor said and he too accepted the words of John. In the minds of the racist people they weren't wrong. They were afraid of mutants so trying to kill them was justified as right by them.
"Only strength has the right to speak and decide what is right and wrong. And here too we will have to do the same thing. Only strength can defeat our enemies and establish our own right." John said as he clenched his fist and finished wearing the suit.
The suit looked like it was Black Panther suit with no extra designs or any animal heads over their own head. It was a normal ninja-type suit with a sleek outline and a stretchy cloth. There was a mixture of vibranium and adamantium in the suit, thanks to the other two universes.
"Mike check.. 1..2..3.."
"All clear.."
"Professor we will be off. Pray for us that we come back." Barry said. He was still a little fearful of the world where no known human has stepped its foot in. Thanos was not a human so he didn't count him in his hand. It was good that Barry was just thinking of all this instead of saying out loud. There has been one human who was able to do this and come back alive too.
"Mr. Reese I hope you will be able to get the powers and help us in the war. A lot rides on your shoulders. I hope everyone will come back victorious." Professor said as the Guardians stood behind and bade their farewell. They had a serious face and they too, like others, hoped that the team would return victorious.
"I will try my best Professor Xavier." Reese said. Over the course of time he had got acquainted with all the members of the Avengers and now knew who was who.
With those last words all the members of the team flew away to the Wall. The crack was now as huge as the size of a solar system. From the crack the prisoners who were struck inside could be seen easily now. Their sizes were just as the same sizes of the Celestials.
"These are the Promethean Giants, the vanguards of Perpetua." John said as he could easily see the huge bodies being stuck in their places, unable to move. Though there was a crack in the Wall and Thanos had gone before, it didn't mean any one could just move.
The Promethean Giants weren't really that powerful and were the first to be imprisoned.
"Time to dive in." John said as he reached near the crack and took a deep breath. All this time he had been in his familiar territory. This step would be his first step to a place where he had no idea about.
A place where there were only legends.
"Be alert. safeguard your team and yourselves and especially Owen. Thanos you are responsible for him. We need to reach the Beyonders fast and without making much noise. You are already a fugitive in the eyes of Perpetua so if he finds you we will be dead. Did you mask your presence?"
"Doctor Strange has covered my body with Asgardian runes to make sure that nothing can flow away from my body."
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"Good. Let's go!" John said as he went straight inside the crack. Following him, the others went inside the crack. Professor X and others were all watching this with a sigh. The video was also sent to the Avengers on the multiverse. Wayne had a dignified face when he saw that. There was nothing they could do and only pray for the best.
"We should have sent more people on this expedition." Clark came from behind and said to Wayne who was watching the video.
"They are the most powerful people this multiverse has to offer. One has immense life force, one has immense speed, one knows witchcraft and magic and the other who can use telekinesis. They are strong and capable enough to protect and bring the power that John has predicted."
"I hope so." Tony said as he too was looking at the video with a grave face. Nobody spoke of what would happen if they died or never came back. It wasn't that they hadn't thought about it, it was just that they didn't want to think of this extreme result.
Meanwhile John and others had finally entered the legendary Source Wall and truth to be told everyone was a little afraid. Especially Thanos. John was pretty sure he saw him sweat a bit and a small shake in his legs.
John could already feel the total difference from the multiverse. In the multiverse he could always use his godly powers provided by Phoenix but here he could already feel that his reality bending powers have been oppressed by various degrees.
"Wanda, can you still do Chaos Magic?" John couldn't help but ask her.
"I can but not with the same proficiency when I am at home." John sighed when he got the answer.
"Barry? Any problem?"
"No, I am still the same. Maybe because the Speed Force exists on both the sides of the Wall." Barry suggested.
"It doesn't matter now. We have to search for the Beyonders." Jean recalled as she could also feel that her power level had dropped but there was nothing they could do. They were in foreign land and they would die if they got out of their suits, so it was acceptable that their power levels had gone down.
Owen on the other hand was looking at the Promethean Giants standing with a T-Pose and stuck in their places. They couldn't move. The Giants were totally new to Owen. He had visited many different places on his journey to the multiverse but he had never seen Giants before.
He had only seen them on TV and of course they had seen 2 from the Earth when Galactus and Arishem came. It was later that Owen came to know of them when he was journeying with the Avengers. Just the sheer fact that there was a giant somewhere who eats planets and galaxies was spine chilling for him.
"These are the armies of Perpetua?" Owen asked.
"It is supposed to be. She had made a species which was a combination of humans and martian genes. But that came later as these Giants were her first army. Now they are just useless relics. I don't think she will even use them." John said as he knew Perpetua was too arrogant to use her old toys just because she was on the failing side.
Even during her fight against an ultimate nemesis she refused to ask for help though she knew that she was dying. Perpetua was surely a problem for everyone but she was defeatable. But she wasn't the only enemy in this regard.
Owen prayed that what John said was the truth. They were flying past these Giants and making as little noise as possible. They didn't need to be silent here as these statues wouldn't come to life but they still wanted to be as discreet as possible. They flew past dozens of these Giants one by one. After the fear of the first few ones, they later got accustomed to it.
They understood that these statues wouldn't come to life no matter what. But that notion soon was shattered when they reached the end where there were no more Giants. As they crossed rows of these Promethean Giants, they were stopped by 4 massive Giants.
The word massive was used here because their sizes were at least 2.5 times more than the regular Promethean Giants. These 4 Giants were huge and their armor looked totally different from the other 3. Each of the Gaints was unique in their own way and John could already feel that each one of them had massive power and strength.
John knew of them. The supposed jailers of the Source Wall.
The 4 Omega Titans. The 4 were named as Mystery, Wonder, Entropy and Wisdom.
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