When an Angel Falls in Love, the Three Realms Fall Into Chaos
After all the humans had left, Lin Xu sat down at the bar with an air of nonchalance, his three pairs of wings unfurled without restraint.
"Hey you, give me a Coke, please?"
Papa Midnite, who was huddled to the side, immediately looked miserable. "Your Vishanti, I only have wine here, no cola."
"You own a bar, and you don't even have Coke? Never mind, give me a sparkling water, don't tell me you don't have that either."
Yes, yes.
Lin Xu nodded in satisfaction, then looked at the few with the darkest wings in the angelic ranks.
"You, you, you... all of you, step forward."
The people whose names were called exchanged glances and walked out shakily.
But as soon as they reached Lin Xu, their wings began to deteriorate.
"What... what's wrong with me?"
"My strength, my wings..."
The group panicked. The angelic power was gone, the angelic wings were gone, and even the faint connection to Heaven had vanished.
They all stepped forward and knelt before Lin Xu.
"Archangel, have mercy! We know we were wrong!"
Lin Xu chuckled lightly, "Spare my life? I'm not going to kill you. You're free."
"Free?"
"Of course, from today onwards, you are no longer angels. If you want to be human, find a partner; if you want to be demons, there are matchmakers over there. Anyway, you don't want to be angels anymore."
With that, Lin Xu waved his hand, and the group flew towards the demon camp.
He picked up the sparkling water his Papa Midnite and looked at everyone.
"Some of you have met me before, and some have only heard of me, but that's alright, let me introduce myself again."
"I, the newly promoted Archangel, Vishanti, the Judicial Angel, am primarily responsible for managing discipline within the angelic community."
"Heaven, Hell, and Earth should maintain a balance, both in terms of power and bloodline. How angels fall into demonhood and how humans ascend to become angels—these all have their own paths, which I cannot control, but!"
"Angels and demons, angels and humans—if any dare to illicitly consummate their union and produce offspring, this angel will punish them severely!"
"However, there's always a glimmer of hope. I've just taken over, so I'll give you a way out. Take these guys as an example: within a month, you'll all turn yourselves in to the Kamar-Taj office. I'll only strip you of your angelic bodies. Whether you fall or become mortals, that's up to you then."
"If I catch you a month from now, you're as good as dead!"
As he spoke, Lin Xu saw his Papa Midnite's worried expression and smiled knowingly.
Thinking of the old man's future business, he added, "By the way, if you're just making friends with the devil, and it's all just a matter of feelings and not lust, I'll turn a blind eye."
He downed his sparkling water in one gulp, handed the cup back to his Papa Midnite amidst his grateful gaze, and then slowly walked out.
"Tsk, an angel falling in love, the three realms are in turmoil!"
Outside the hotel, Lin Xu folded his wings and immediately gave himself a thumbs up.
The internal affairs department is prone to offending people, especially within Heaven. Nowadays, God, aside from occasionally teasing his eldest son Lucifer, no longer gets involved.
Michael manages almost everything, big and small. With such a large network of connections, it's easy for things to go wrong if he investigates too thoroughly. It's better to manage one thing at a time, so that no one can find fault with him.
Especially with the ability to Heavenly Eye, is there a better way than investigating mortal desires?
Sensing a slight increase in the angelic power within him, Lin Xu was already looking forward to further developments.
After Lin Xu left, the bar immediately became noisy.
The angels gathered in twos and threes, discussing amongst themselves.
"He's actually a newly promoted Six-Winged Archangel! I knew it! How could he have the Lord's power within him?"
"But why are the newly appointed angels on Heaven instead of reporting to Heaven?"
"You're asking me? I've never been an archangel, how would I know?"
"Tsk, 'Angels fall in love, and the Three Realms are in turmoil,' how true that is. Luckily, I kept my purse strings in check; those who didn't are in for a world of trouble, don't you agree, Luke?"
"Luke? Why aren't you saying anything? Hey? Luke, where are you going?"
"... I'm going to turn myself in!"
Marvel, 2023, the Endgame universe.
After Tony put Adrian into the medical pod, he turned to look at Doom.
"Quantum information entanglement under active interference, and judging by the distance, it spans quite a distance. He's lucky he didn't die."
After a long silence, Doom finally spoke, "Given his condition, is it possible for him to do it again?"
Tony was taken aback. "Are you crazy? He'll definitely die if you do it again."
"I need to check on the situation on the other side to see when he wakes up."
Upon hearing this, Tony immediately became interested. Looking at the equipment the two were carrying, it was clearly made by another version of himself, though the craftsmanship and technology seemed to be a few years behind.
If it were me, I would never let others use this technology so easily. Since they have, it proves that the matter is very important.
So Tony asked, "What year are you from?"
"End of 2017."
So that was six years ago. But if you were able to cross the Quantum Realm back then, dealing with Thanos in 2018 shouldn't be a problem, right?
What are you doing in the Quantum Realm?
"Looking for someone."
Who is it, making such a fuss?
"A person who desperately tried to save the universe, but then disappeared."
"Tsk, then we should definitely look for it."
Beep beep~
Just then, the medical pod's alarm sounded, and Tony quickly turned it on.
Adrian had opened his eyes, but he was still somewhat weak.
Upon seeing this, Doom immediately stepped forward and asked, "Have you made contact?"
Adrian recalled his conversation with Lin Xu and didn't know where to begin.
"Uh... I guess so..."
What does "consider" mean?
"Because I'm not sure either, whether it was him or not..."
"Then tell me everything you heard."
"... When he saw me, he immediately called me Batman. Although he had called me that before, I knew it was a joke..."
Get to the point!
"Okay..." Adrian sighed, "The boss said that due to an accident, he traveled to the DC Universe and is currently there teaching a young Superman alongside Tony..."
Doom: "What's DC? Which Superman?"
Peter: "My God, it's actually true in the novel! It really is possible to travel into a comic book! Wait, what's this about Mr. Stark?"
Tony: "For whom? With me? Who exactly is this 'him' you're talking about?"
Adrian then realized that Doom wasn't the only one around; Tony and the high school student were also there. (Adrian and Spider-Man had met in the Main Universe, Chapter 74)
"Am I back? Hey Tony, I found the boss!"
"... Who is your boss?"
Doom shook his head. "He's talking about Lin Xu, the second-largest shareholder of Stark Industries."
Tony: "Oh, it's Lin. Wait, when did he become my second-largest shareholder? Shit!"