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Ultimate Aeon: Origin reboot

Chapter 12: Clarity

On another Earth they were friends, and they came to work together, even die together. They accomplished more together than they ever could alone. I have watched versions of them, seen in what direction their history can go. Sometimes the death of Cade Hunter, drives Sven Reilly to adopt the same style of crime fighting Cade took on. Other times the death of Sven Reilly, inspires Cade to change his way, even take up the name and armour of Aeon. But make no mistake, this is not either of those times.

The Uatu of Earth 2, looked at the scene taking place before him. Cade gripped the horribly burnt, and lifeless body that had once been Sven. They were friends in this universe, not just rivals whom had grown into more. Cade's eyes let out a red glow as he shook Sven, trying to get him to wake up. His head turned repeatedly in denial, and as he did this, Black Bolt began to slowly ascend out of the gravity well. He looked at the destruction of his home city, the last stand of his people. He simply huffed, as if it was a petty annoyance. Truly embodying the name Inhuman, he did nothing even for his own people. Descending towards the Terrigen chamber, Black Bolt obliterated the Gah Lak Tus drones attempting to infect the crystals. He landed in the chamber, grabbing the diviners and placing them into a crate.

Moondragon looked at the man with pity, knowing he fully intended to leave everyone to die. His goal, to find another world, a world he could truly become the god of. The Terrigen crystals would accelerate the evolution of primitive worlds, Black Bolt would be worshipped as a creation deity, on par with the Makers and the Celestials. Again his wings stretched out of his back as he began to levitate, leaving his city behind.


Within the confines of something called the spirit world, Khonshu, what the other watchers had come to call the Uatu of this Earth, witnessed a moment. This moment was between Cade and the woman he loved. The realm was pure white, so it appeared that Cade was crouched on nothing. Laura stood behind him, mustering the courage to touch his shoulder.

"It's not true, not him," he said.

"Cade, this is your fault," she didn't say the words with malice, or to hurt him.

It was an acknowledgement, and it took Cade away from the realm, away from her. He arrived in his own private hell, but it was a hell another version of him had imagined too. On a hill of blades, Cade saw himself. He was an older man, which meant more mistakes. Both saw one another's sins. Cade saw a world where he had fully intended to wipe away all evil, only to give evil a chance to destroy the world. His Hunt had ended with a disaster barely being averted.

"Of all the people in the world, why him, why let him die?" the older Cade asked.

"He interfered with my fight," Cade retorted.

"A fight to claim one last bit of revenge, to use the Terrigen crystals for yourself, using villains like them, it's no different from the path I took. Although I suppose one difference is that your entire world was a puppet, not just you, but it's no comfort is it, that you, out of all the people in the world couldn't see with your eyes what Magician had done until it was too late."

"I KNOW!" Cade fell to his knees, slamming his fist into the ground. "I am a fool, I played the game Magician had set up, I became part of that world in which everything can go wrong, a world in which it was evil triumphing over good, no matter how hard good tried. In one fell swoop, I betrayed Sven, spat on the faith Laura put in me, I did something I vowed not to do, I became you!"

The older Cade raised his hand, lifting several blades out of the ground. He threw his arm around, sending the blades flying towards his younger self. Cade materialised his blades at the wrong moment. He deflected one, but the others hit him in the knee, his shoulder, and a third in the chest. Cade stepped back, coughing out blood and looking at his older self in shock. Then he saw a flash, a small echo of something to come. A version of him and Sven fighting, clashing over ideals again and again. He both envied and pitied that version of himself. That young man would fight his best friend, but his best friend was still alive at least.

"No, I will not let it end like this, I will not confine myself to a hell of my own making, I won't lay down and give up like YOU!"

The younger Cade disappeared, leaving the hill of blades. The older Cade lowered his head slightly, for a moment, he wondered if his other self was right. Somewhere out there, there was Injustice going on in the Multiverse.


Earth 1610

He saw it all, all sides of the mirror, the place where all the bad was, the place where all the good was, and the place where both resided. Nick Fury was willing to destroy another planet to keep his world safe. He had no guilt, no regret, no inclination to find another way. Cade saw three Captain Americas, one who was a monster, another who was a truly flawless hero, and another who had all those flaws, yet still strove to do good. His hands dragged across the floor, leaving a mark in the dust that was the moon's surface. Energy began to twist and coil around him as his body twisted, an incredible pain filling it. Red markings appeared across his skin, like shards of shattered glass they stretched out.

Khonshu looked up at space, at the approaching ship of Galactus. Already, the drones that were the Gah Lak Tus swarm had spread across the city of Attilan. Phyla had formed a suit of Kree armour around her body, creating a blaster and a sword, she slashed and shot her way through the swarms. She shifted both weapons into a pair of spears, that she thrust towards Star Dust. The herald deflected the weapons with her scythe and swung it down at Phyla. She flew back, avoiding the weapon and throwing her spears forward. Then she fired an energy blast, hitting Star Dust and throwing her into the surface of the ship. The Watcher turned away from the fight, looking towards where Cade was knelt. Red, blood like mist rose from Cade's body, forming an avatar that all could see. The energy form a skeleton like creature with demonic wings and horns. It's form twisted in pain, following Cade's movements.

"That's it Cade, you can do this, you can control this power, bring out its full potential," Laura said, rubbing Cade's back as he raised his head.

He widened his eyes as a gigantic Gah Lak Tus ship crashed into the city. The Watchers flew back, looking at the once magnificent city with regret. Black Widow screamed in pain, her legs having been crushed by rubble. As the insect like drones crept towards her, she reached for a nearby pistol, never hesitating to put it to her head and pull the trigger. She became one of the lucky ones, Gamora and Drax emerged from the wreckage, fully converted into beings that served to sate Galactus's hunger.


I have witnessed again and again, the rise and fall of great worlds. This world is no different, it rose and now it falls. But there is a third option, one that many a Watcher forgets. They forget that in their darkest moments, sapient beings, especially humanity can be strengthened by crisis. That what would drive others to savagery, drives others to hope.

Magneto yelled as the energy shield slammed into his face, knocking his helmet off. He crawled across the floor, screaming as one of the White Star members slammed a shield into his knee. Cyclops fired one blast after another, pushing back the soldiers who had surrounded his father figure. As he rushed towards Magneto, Ultron drones surrounded Colossus and Blob. Piotr crushed ones head, only for the others to hit him with energy blasts. Sentinels slammed into the ground beside Colossus, grabbing his arms and legs.

"NO!" Sunspot yelled, firing a blast of fire into the sentinels.

A blast suddenly came down from the sky, tearing off Sunspot's arm. He looked at his attacker in fear, Danvers had finished with Rogue. She took a fire blast to her chest, laughing as Sunspot flew back. A nearby Sentinel bought its fist around, sending Roberto flying across the battlefield. Then it, and the Ultron drones fired at Blob, alongside Danvers. The sheer heat of the energy burnt the ground, and began to melt Blob's skin.

"We need to go now," Cyclops said, helping Magneto off of the floor.

Both widened their eyes in horror as the Sentinels ripped Colossus apart. An arrow suddenly landed between them, shocking them with electricity and shutting them down. Barton fired one arrow after another, bringing Falcons down from the air. He fired his last arrow into Danvers's back, drawing his pistols as he dived for cover. Danvers flew across the ground, scanning it for any trace of her prey. Suddenly, Ben Grimm slammed into her back, sending her flying into the jungle.

"I'll fly you up to the ship, we must protect our final solution," Magneto said.

Barton ran out of cover, shooting the soldiers surrounding Magneto and Cyclops.

"GO NOW! I'LL COVER YOU!" he yelled.

As Cyclops and Magneto flew up towards the escape ship, Barton continued shooting at the drones, the soldiers, at anything that was trying to kill the mutants. Multiple falcons swooped down, hitting Warpath with their feather darts. He gripped his daggers tightly, letting out a scream as he ran towards the Ultron drones. They their optic blasts, knocking him into a nearby rock. The man screamed as they continued the barrage of strikes.

"GET OUT OF HERE NOW!" Grimm yelled as he melted several Sentinels.

Lady Avalanche created a wall of stone between her, Blob and Grimm.

"Its CLOBBERING TIME!" Ben yelled as he jumped into the Ultimate's forces.

He stretched his limbs, punching and kicking multiple soldiers. His body was surrounded by purple energy rocks, with flames on his hands. He fired blast after blast, threw punch after punch. Iron Fist ran in, slamming his glowing fists into a Sentinel's leg. The robot collapsed, crashing into several soldiers.

"FORM UP INTO A LINE! SURROUND THEM!" Carol yelled.

The Ultron drones, falcons and Sentinels formed up, looking at the gathered heroes. Taskmaster beheaded an Ultimate soldier and kept his sword raised as her, Bombshell, Iron Fist and Bullseye Barton joined Ben Grimm's side.

"OPEN FIRE!" Danvers commanded.

Ben raised a barrier, blocking a swarm of energy blasts and gunfire. Danvers unleashed the energy she had gathered, coating the barrier with a photon wave.

"It's too much," Grimm gasped.

"Don't give up, we just need to buy more time," Bombshell said.

Khonshu watched them fight from the hilltop, where other survivors had been gathered. He watched Blink and Nightcrawler teleport the said survivors to Magneto's fortress, a ship that would supposedly save everyone on this Earth.

"Oh god, Blob's still alive," Pyro said, carrying his ally with Toad.

"Get him to the ship, quickly," Psylocke said.

She put a hand to her head, accessing her telepathy.

"They're coming, the Heralds of Galactus are coming," she said.


Seeing things doesn't necessary mean we will understand them. Why did Magician create a world like this? We do not know, we cannot truly begin to understand how the world, how reality functions. What we do know is that the world and its people are far more complicated than can be explained in a short conversation. There are those who understand people perfectly, why people do what they do, why they are willing to kill, and why they are willing to die.

"Are you sure about this?" the gold surfer asked his passenger.

Gambit nodded his head, he wore a breather mask for space. His entire life had come down to one moment, a moment in which he would have to do something he knew he wouldn't do on his original Earth. Dying was one thing, but sacrifice? That was something completely foreign to him, and yet, the closer he got to doing it, the more he felt like a hero. Being a hero felt very familiar to him, and very right.

"Remy thanks you for the lift," he dived off of the surfer's board.

The gold surfer had flown Remy into Galactus's ship. There, Remy saw the grand machine that would allow Galactus to devour the Earth. He stepped up to the machine, looking up at Galactus and grinning.

"Always said old Remy would go out with a bang," the thief said, before touching the device.

He closed his eyes, smiling as energy wrapped itself around the machine. A device that already contained huge amounts of energy, was quickly overcharged. Galactus's once empty expression, turned to one of shock as the effect spread to his throne. A moment passed, and Moondragon watched with great regret as the energy levels reached their limit. She touched the crystal on her head, trapping the area in a time bubble. Gambit looked at his surroundings in confusion. Then he saw her, brown hair, with a white streak running through it.

"Marie," Remy whispered.

"Remy, I always knew you could do it, that you were more than just a thief," Rogue said.

She walked closer to him, touching the side of his face.

"In the other world, I led you away from the X-men," Gambit said.

"No, you led me back swamp rat," she smiled as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

Gambit placed his hands on the small of her back, kissing her scalp.

"If things go back to how they were, then I'm still dead, and you go back to a world where Iceman doesn't love you anymore," he said.

"Yes, that's the sacrifice we have to make," Marie sighed.

She touched Gambit's cheek and smiled.

"Maybe I'll get a new love, who knows, but I will never forget my first love," she said. "And who knows, maybe there is a world out there, were we got our happy ending."

"Oh cheri, Remy have no doubt there is," the Cajun smiled as he and Rogue kissed.

A tear ran down Moondragon's cheek, as the time bubble faded. Gambit's powers finally did what he intended, blowing up the network of machines Galactus used to drain planets of energy. His throne blew up as well, throwing him out of his ship and into Earth's atmosphere.

"NO!" Dominus yelled, watching his master fall.

"Is that it? Is the Earth saved?" Phyla dared to ask.

"No my love, Galactus is not truly dead, only wounded, the Gah Lak Tus swarm and the Heralds still remain, and there is the threat that Magician still poses," Moondragon explained.


Unbelievable, that this world that I created, still defies all my expectations. Heroes act like villains and villains act like heroes, yet sometimes good men become better men. Of all those people, why must he be the one left standing in my way? Why must the worst kind of man, Cade Hunter, be in my way? All this death, all this destruction, its inspiring him, driving him, turning him into what he should never become in any reality. Deathblade, the man soaked in blood, the avenger, the deifier of gods and hero and villain alike. NO! I AM THE HERO OF THIS WORLD! OF THIS STORY! ME THE MAGICIAN! No...I am no simple Magician anymore, no mere conjuring, I am beyond them now, I am...THE BEYONDER!

Laura, the spirit of Cade's greatest love, widened her eyes as Elliot Boggs appeared in front of them. Except he wasn't the Magician anymore, the boy who dreamed of being an X-man. He was dressed in silver armour, the shoulder pads of which stuck out and joined at his chest. Elliot, or rather, the ultimate Beyonder smirked as he took a few steps towards Cade. The spirit of his love suddenly stepped in front of him, spreading her arms.

"I won't let you go near him," Laura said.

"You're just a ghost, there's nothing you can do against me, why bother anyway, look at him, LOOK AT HIM!" Beyonder yelled.

She looked back, Cade's eyes had gone so red his pupils couldn't be seen anymore. The man was swinging his head around, bashing the ground and growling like an animal.

"I will protect him," Laura said.

"Your memory stopped protecting him long ago, HA!" Beyonder rolled his head back and laughed.

He forged projections, from his own imagination. A Spider-man appeared, but his costume was green and he had the metallic arms of Dr Octopus. Captain America appeared, but instead of a man he was some kind of werewolf. The Thing materialised from the rocks, only he was a grey colour and his hands glowed with molten fire. A goblin appeared, a hybrid of the one on Elliot's earth, standing on top of a glider of some kind. Two Wolverine's appeared, one infected by a symbiote, the other was some kind of zombie. Finally, he summoned a Hulk, only he had a flaming skull head, wore iron man's armour and wielded both versions of Thor's hammer.

"He has been led by his hatred since that day, the one constant on any Earth, is that Cade Hunter never finds happiness!"

"Find happiness?" Laura asked, chuckling as she looked at Beyonder. "Happiness isn't something you find, you experience it, and let me tell you on both variations of this Earth, he has known happiness. With me, with Sven, he'll know happiness on every other Earth too!"

Cade's head lunged forward, and a black and red substance suddenly gushed out of his mouth. It lunged outwards, past Laura and towards the Beyonder and his projections. Beyonder flew back, looking at the arm shaped protrusion in shock. It then split apart, forming a liquid substance that spread across Cade's chin and upper body. Laura winced, hearing her lover gag and roar in pain.

"Damn it, why must it be like this, WHY DOESNT HE GIVE UP!" Beyonder yelled in frustration.

He raised both arms, forming multiple portals, blades suddenly flew towards Laura and Cade. Laura touched her heart and three ghostly forms suddenly appeared. One wielded a shield and deflected each blade, the other span a hammer around, and the third used its own armoured body to protect Cade.

"You think your projections are stronger than mine, FINE LETS PUT IT TO THE TEST!"

Beyonder created more and more portals, and out of those portals came missiles, blades, arrows and a flurry of blasts and projectiles. Laura spread her arms out, a small light emerging from her chest. The hammer wielding ghost was immediately impaled by the blades, but the knight and shield bearer, their forms changed into that of angelic beings. The shield bearer took up a star like blade and flew from one projection to another, cutting them apart. The angelic knight fired blasts from its finger tips. Both angelic creatures landed at Laura's side as she threw her arms forward, sending the light flying towards the Beyonder. He struck the blast, throwing it into space.

"Pathetic, and weak, JUST DIE!" Elliot yelled.

He fired an energy blast, the knight immediately flew in the way of it. The angel was torn apart by the energy, and again the Beyonder fired a blast. The remaining angel took up the shield again, blocking the blast. Beyonder focused more energy into the blast, trying to break through the angel's defence. When he finally did, Laura looked back at Cade and closed her eyes.

"I believe in you," she said.


Laura, Sven, the only ones who ever believed in me. Whenever I felt weak, they picked me up again, whenever I felt strong, they reminded me what strength truly was. Sven always worshipped guys like Captain America, the only heroes I've ever had, is them. That was my Earth, but I see others as well. So many Earths, so many me's. So many Cade Hunters.

Cade Hunter was thrown across the moon, the sight put a smile on Black Bolt's face. Even more so when Beyonder's projections began pummelling him. The king of the Inhumans looked up at Galactus's ship. With that, he would be able to fly across the cosmos, restarting Inhuman society. He then looked at the Terrigen crystals, the tools to rebuild the Inhuman race. One final time he looked at Cade Hunter, screaming in agony as both his power, and the will of a god began to tear at him.

"Will of a god? Hardly!"

Black Bolt widened his eyes, feeling a blade pierce through his throat. When his attacker pulled the blade out, he gripped the wound and turned around. Standing before him was Loki, laughing as he tapped his spear against the ground.

"Now you really can't speak, Deathblade intended to use Terrigen to increase his power, you intended to use it to keep your power. I on the other hand, well, let's just say I have a friend who wants these Terrigen crystals very much, for the next phase of plan 'ultimate reboot'," Loki grinned as he disappeared into a black cloud.


I can see another Earth, 610, it's like our Earth in a lot of ways. Except I'm still eighteen there, Sven was my foster carer. On that Earth, he was still my hero, my literal hero. In the chaos of Ultimatum, when everyone else was dying, he saved me. He continued to save me when the registration act came through. I was his reason for living, he was no costumed or super powered adventurer. He worked every day to provide for me, for his family, he would help so many people, and the world repaid him with hardship. In the end, I was all he had left, and overworked so much, he was dying and at the time I didn't see it. He wanted so badly to be a hero, so badly.

"Then I'll do it, I'll become a hero, in your name!"

I made that promise, the promise of a child whom admired his parent. How great would that be, I thought, to dedicate one's life to saving others. To live up an ideal that was so beautiful.

"ALL RIGHT! EVERYBODY GO THROUGH NOW!" Ben yelled.

Blink's portal was active again, giving refugees from New York and opening to run through. The ultimate plan of the heroes and mutants had been achieved. Ben looked towards the near lifeless plain, Karen and Rick were there, both looking up at the sky. He nodded to Sarah, who walked through the portal with those she had recovered. This was a fight, a final fight that Ben Parker intended to watch until the end.

"Wait, where's Molly?" Spider-girl asked.

"Damn it, we don't have time to wait around," Cat said.

"We are not leaving without her," MJ said.

"I will search the area, I'll find her and get her back to the ship, I promise," Nightcrawler said.

"I'll help you look," Ben said.

"But Mr Parker..."

"Mary Jane, stay with the others, they'll need heroes to protect them," Ben smiled at the girl, touching her shoulder warmly.

For a moment, Mary swore that she saw a kind man with a ponytail, in place of the costumed man before her. Likewise Ben saw a girl wearing normal clothes.

"Go and find him in the next world MJ, Peter, he will love you," Ben said.

Mary Jane touched her heart as Ben pushed her into the portal. Ben got onto his car with Nightcrawler, and started the engine.

"God damn it, fine, I'll help you two search, you'll need cat eyes to find the girl anyway," Felicia said.

She climbed into the back, causing Ben to smile. In place of the thief, he saw a brave young woman in a super hero styled costume. The trio drove into the ruins, beginning their search for Molly Hayes. Ben himself swore that he wouldn't leave anyone behind.


That man, on the hill of blades, he had walked a different, yet similar path to mine. Time and time again, his ideals were battered on. Yet still, he believed wholeheartedly in them, he still believes in them. He still wants to do good, he still wants to be a hero. Even if it means living through the same hypocrisy he accused groups like the Avengers and the X-men of, even if it means living the cold and lonely life of a machine. He will stand, as a blade of death, against those whom committed great injustice. It's what I believed in...no, what I still believe in. To bear the pain, to shed the blood!

Dominus looked at the remains of his master's ship. It was quickly becoming the home of this Earth's survivors. A last attempt to escape their destruction. The herald looked at them in anger, his master had been crippled, his purpose denied.

"Things have to die, the cycle must be completed, Galactus must feed, to even the celestial scales," Dominus said as he raised his hands.

The Gah Lak Tus swarms suddenly began flying around him. Dominus's armour began to take on a purple colour, and become sharper as the drones began fusing with him. He emerged from the swarms changed, his armour now resembled his previous masters.

"I am Dominus the DEVOURER!" he yelled.

Directing his gaze to the Earth, he raised his hands, commanding the swarms to fly towards the Earth. Phyla, the survivors of the Kree and Chitauri fleets and the Infinity Watch watched in shock as the drones and searchers began flying mercilessly towards the planet they protected. The Vision Phoenix fired a blast from his forehead, and from his wings. Annihilus of the Novacorps fired an energy blast from his hands. Captain Mar-Vell slammed his nega bands together, before unleashing a blast from the starburst on his chest. The golden surfer unleashed the full force of the power cosmic, releasing it from his fingers. Yondu knocked back an arrow and released it, whistling inside his breather helmet repeatedly, the very act controlling the path of his arrow. Adam Warlock, Starhawk and Martinex both released blasts of incredible power from their hands. Phyla formed a cannon on her armour, firing a blast that matched the power from the Kree and Chitauri gun batteries. On the Earth, military bases still occupied launched volleys of surface to orbit missiles.

"Incredible isn't it?" Khonshu asked Uatu.

"Yes, they want to protect the Earth so badly, whilst in the original, Fury can only see the option to destroy," the Watcher said.

"There is still hope," Moondragon said.

"Always hope, come, let us do what we need to, to summon the forces that can protect this world," Uatu said.

The three watchers joined hands, lights shining on their chests as they used their collective cosmic power, to give the world a push. A push was all that was needed, to summon powers that could help those on Earth fight the heralds. Karen used her telekinesis to block the blasts from Firelord, and Rick flew around both Air-Walker and Stardust. Terrax was floating above them, launching rocks like missiles. The pair had nearly lost hope, but then they felt the powers reignite within them. Gold armour appeared around Rick's body. His face turned pitch black and stars glowed on the black bits of his armour. The power of the watchers, and the uni-power, all flowed within him. Likewise, Karen's skin and hair turned to fire, and the symbol of the Phoenix glowed behind her.

"Looks like things are about to get rough up there," Ben said.

He and Nightcrawler were on foot, searching the streets. They looked up momentarily, to bask in the sheer awe of the cosmic powers colliding above them. The sound of an engine roaring tore them away. They gasped, seeing Cat in the car, driving towards the battleground.

"What is she doing?" Kurt asked.

"Wagner wait, don't teleport after her, look!" Ben pointed towards the car.

The wheels of the car were literally on fire, leaving a trail behind the vehicle. Ghostly and demonic forms flowed around Cat, as she heard the spirits of the dead. A skull like helmet formed over her face and it burst into flames. Chains wrapped around her wrists, forming a pair of sickles that Felicia, the Ghost Rider swung over her head. The very vehicle she drove took on a black demonic appearance, the headlights glowing with fire.

"The dead are coming Cade Hunter," she said. "They too will aid you!"

On the moon, Cade widened his eyes as he felt one death after another. Grimm's barrier shattered and Danvers punched straight through his chest. Bombshell was shot to death by the White Star troopers. Taskmaster was pulled apart by Ultron drones. Barton shot one soldier after another, killing anyone who tried to reach the mutant fortress. Blink's portal suddenly appeared, and Clint looked to it in horror. Danvers flew straight towards it.

"NO YOU DONT!" he yelled.

He fired a bullet from his pistol, hitting Danvers straight in the head. Blink put a hand to her mouth as blood covered her coat.

"CLOSE THE PORTAL NOW AAGH!" Clint yelled in pain as a blade slid through his side.

He shot a falcon trooper out of the sky. Then another blade flew into his chest. Again he shot that soldier down. A final feather blade flew into his head, but matching his reputation, Clint was able to fire one last bullet at his attacker. Blink closed her portal, lowering her head in shame, and swearing never to forget the sacrifices of the heroes.


I can see it, the spirits of the dead. Each one died in an unjust world, and so cruel too. They tell me to get up, to fight. But it's not them that picks me up, it's not them that gives me the strength I need to carry on. I see a world, a young world that at this moment faces an Incursion. Fury and his unrelenting military might, it puts the lives of an entire young and marvellous world in jeopardy. Then I see them, both in the rubble, both with arms lost because of the fighting. Me and Sven, or at least our counterparts in that world. Already our paths seem destined to cross, the blood coming out of our stumps forms a chain of sorts. My younger self looks at Sven, unconscious, and then at the sky. That is my origin right there, looking at the sky, seeing all of the injustice, the anger boiling within me. He...I decide from that point to be a hero, even if it means burying myself in hypocrisies, in living the life of a machine. Even if it means I must sacrifice my life, I swore to preserve all of the good in the world, by striking at all of the evil.

The Beyonder, Dominus, Loki, Galactus, Rogers, I will not let any of them get away with this. This injustice, their evil, I won't let it go unpunished. No more death, no more sacrifices. I will be the last, even if I have to sacrifice myself, even if I have to kill. I will save as many as I can!"

Beyonder widened his eyes as his constructs were shattered to pieces. He looked to Cade in shock. The man had his hand on the floor, the black substance coming out of his mouth had begun to cover his entire body, forming an armour. Souls of the dead, Barton, Kitty, Colossus, Bombshell, all those whom had died, their spirits flew to Cade, the avatar above him slowly shrinking with each soul. The red energy turned blue, forming a halo that hovered over Cade's back. A bright light shined from his body as he rose. His face had been covered by the armour, forming a monstrous jaw, but the jaw faded, and Cade's face became blank. He was an armoured creature of sorts, but the emotion in his red eyes, the anger was visible. Blue energy, matching the halo in his back appeared in his hands. They forged two swords, mixtures of broadswords and katana blades. With the energy glowing around his body, Cade looked up at the Beyonder.

"Deathblade," Beyonder said, before he disappeared.

Deathblade's focus turned from where the Beyonder once was, to where the swarm was coming from. Dominus, the self proclaimed new devourer. Deathblade crouched, crossing both his swords together. Then with a roar he launched himself into space. A pair of fiery energy wings burst out of the halo, increasing Deathblade's speed as he headed for Dominus. The Watchers smiled proudly, watching the new hope cut his way through the devourer's forces.

Next chapter 13: Incursion


Hope everyone enjoyed the chapter. Next time the Web Warriors and Spider-Prowler head to other Earths, as Nick Fury and the Ultimates prepare to destroy a world where the Marvels haven't truly risen yet.