The A and B Sides

Xia Yu glared angrily at Hawkeye, his eyelids cracking and two lines of bloody tears streaming down his face.

A burst of energy erupted from his body, instantly wiping out enemies within a hundred meters.

The next moment, they were already inside the barrier.

He grabbed Hawkeye by the neck, and a Soul Stone fell from Hawkeye's hand, rolling to the ground.

Why? Why? Why?

He asked three "whys" in a row. The first one was directed at Hawkeye, while the latter two were addressed to everyone.

"Xia, I know you're upset, but now is not the time to be sad. We need to absorb the gems."

The Captain reached out and placed a hand on Xia Yu's shoulder.

Xia Yu swung his hand back and sent the Captain sprawling face-first into the dirt.

He raised Hawkeye in one hand, turned around, and said through gritted teeth to the Captain.

"Give me back my Natasha!"

Xia Yu's emotions were on the verge of spiraling out of control.

"Smack!"

A crisp sound.

It's Thor.

He put down the axe and used his remaining right hand to slap Xia Yu across the face.

"Wake up! Natasha wasn't the only one who sacrificed herself. Everyone is dead. Only a few of us are left. I know you're sad, but you have to pull yourself together, brother!"

The word "big brother" pulled Xia Yu back from the brink of losing control.

Xia Yu released Hawkeye's neck without even glancing at the Soul Stone on the ground.

He sat down on the ground, staring blankly ahead.

"Why? Why did you leave without even a hug? You said you'd be with me for life, but why are we back to square one? Why hasn't anything changed?"

Xia Yu muttered to himself, his eyes vacant.

His eyes were filled with blood and tears.

Xia Yu, who had seen the movie, knew that those sacrificed by the Soul Stone could not be brought back even with the Snap.

The Captain hesitated for a moment.

He picked up the Soul Stone, stood up, and said to Xia Yu.

"We have the whole planet behind us. This was Natasha's own choice, and she believes she's doing the right thing."

"I don't care about Earth at all. I only care about Natasha, I only care about Tony, I only care about you people. From beginning to end, all I've thought about is how to save you."

Tony was still holding up the barrier, and he felt a little sorry for Xia Yu when he heard his words.

He turned to his head and said, "Captain, I can still hold on. Give him some time."

The Captain placed the Soul Stone in Xia Yu's hand and walked to the side without saying another word.

After a long silence, Xia Yu reached out and wiped away the blood and tears from the corner of his mouth.

He silently gripped the Soul Stone tightly.

With a loud "boom!"

It felt like my soul had exploded.

Xia Yu instantly replenished the missing part of the Source.

All the Source energy, like a rainbow, becomes distinct in color.

Then they instantly merged together again.

It turned into a strange color, a dull gray with a hint of variegation.

Xia Yu felt as if his soul had instantly connected with the entire universe.

Energy no longer has any limitations on itself.

If he wanted, he could instantly travel to any corner of the universe without opening a portal.

He can easily gather the energy of a star.

After waiting for so long, the Source of the universe has finally been completed.

Xia Yu felt no joy.

They did not choose to the Snap.

Xia Yu instantly appeared outside the barrier, above the battlefield.

The sky was still filled with countless warships, layer upon layer, constantly releasing Thanos to land.

These warships seem to be Thanos factories.

Xia Yu waved his hand coldly.

A massive sword aura appeared.

It swept across the entire sky with an incomparably sharp momentum.

Sword energy traverses thirty thousand miles!!

One sword.

All of the Sanctuary III in the air were cleaved into nothingness by Xia Yu's sword.

The sky was full of stars; it was already night outside.

After dealing with the warships in the sky, Xia Yu looked at Thanos's army on the ground with hatred.

The Snap.

Instead, he clenched his right hand tightly into the void.

The army of Thanos was so densely packed that each Thanos seemed to be gripped by an invisible hand.

Each one of them rose uncontrollably into the air.

"So many people died, you might as well be buried with them at their funeral!"

As soon as he finished speaking, each Thanos felt as if they were being squeezed from different directions by two hydraulic presses.

It slowly deformed, and the bones began to crack.

Finally, there was a loud "bang!"

It turned into a rain of blood that filled the sky.

Blood rained down throughout the entire AC City.

Xia Yu did not shield himself from the blood rain, letting it splash onto his body.

When the blood rain has all fallen to the ground.

Xia Yu teleported back to everyone's side.

Tony had already removed the spatial barrier by then.

The enemy has finally been defeated.

Everyone looked at Xia Yu, whose body was covered in blood and bits of flesh.

Like demons crawling out of Hell, and with so many comrades sacrificed, no one spoke for a moment.

Xia Yu was the first to break the silence.

"I will resurrect everyone."

After saying that, he remembered that Natasha would never come back to life.

Xia Yu's heart tightened, and he took a deep breath before continuing.

"Then I'll send you all back to Earth. I'm going to the Quantum Realm; I feel like things aren't over yet."

Are you confident?

"The Captain asked."

"I don't know. I'm incredibly powerful now; I could even destroy the Sun directly. But after absorbing six gems, I don't feel the sense of fulfillment I imagined. It feels like something's missing, but it also feels like nothing's lacking?"

Xia Yu spoke to the Captain, unaware of the resolute glint in Tony's eyes.

"In the end, you still sacrificed Natasha, Xia Yu. You've failed, haven't you?"

Kang the Conqueror appeared in mid-air at some unknown time.

He addressed the crowd.

Without uttering a single word, Xia Yu turned around, his face filled with boundless hatred, and threw a punch at Kang the Conqueror.

A fist-shaped energy blast passed directly through Kang the Conqueror's body, and just like before, Xia Yu was unable to inflict any damage on him.

"You're the one who loses. I can shut down this universe's portal at any time. You'll never be able to summon even a fly in again. I don't know how many Parallel Universes there are, but this world will be out of your control from now on."

Xia Yu frowned, feeling quite dissatisfied that he still couldn't attack Kang the Conqueror.

"Ha ha!!"

Kang the Conqueror suddenly threw his head back and laughed loudly.

"You are still as naive as ever. I am quite surprised that you repaired the River of Destiny and received its Gift of Destiny."

"But this universe is not what you think. You have obtained six Infinity Stones, and you are indeed invincible in this universe, but you cannot control it. You have no idea how the universe operates."

Xia Yu didn't the Snap; instead, Kang the Conqueror snapped his the Snap.

A mysterious, destructive energy was born in the universe.

The Earth beneath their feet simply exploded.

Then came the moon, and then the stars in the sky disappeared one by one.

"You have indeed caused me a lot of trouble, forcing me to start a new cycle, but it's alright. You won't succeed this time, Xia Yu. I've deliberately slowed down the destruction; you can enjoy the spectacle."

"Cherish the time you spend with your friends. You could also learn from Yuwen Feishuang and let a wisp of your remnant soul enter the Soul Stone to see if you'll have another chance in the future."

"After the universe restarts its cycle a few more times, see how much of your fragmented consciousness will be left."

Kang the Conqueror was right; Xia Yu had already learned this from Yuwen Feishuang.

If you follow his method and fail again and again, even if you leave behind a wisp of your soul each time...

However, as the true spirit within the soul gradually diminishes, consciousness will eventually become increasingly blurred.

If the Kang the Conqueror can keep the cycle going and destroy the universe to start anew, Xia Yu has no chance of winning.

After swaggering around for a while, Kang the Conqueror disappeared from everyone's sight.

Rebooting the universe isn't as simple as he makes it out to be; he also has a lot of troublesome things to do.

"I'm sorry, I didn't do it."

Xia Yu turned to the crowd and spoke.

An overwhelming sense of loss filled my heart. After spending so much time, not only had I failed to protect Natasha, but so many people had also died in vain.

In the end, it was all for nothing.

Xia Yu had made up his mind not to leave any remnant soul behind and to die with everyone else.

If I, a time traveler, don't exist in the next reincarnation, the ending might be better according to the original script.

Kang the Conqueror had achieved his goal, and Xia Yu was at his wit's end; he was disheartened.

He tried, but the Source that the six gems gave him couldn't stop it at all.

The stars in the sky are disappearing at an increasingly rapid pace; it seems that, apart from Earth, planets are being destroyed one by one, from the outside in.

The disappearance of each point of light represents the destruction of at least one star system.

But strangely enough, even though the Earth was exploding and the universe was being destroyed, everyone present remained remarkably calm.

Tony stepped forward and put his arm around Xia Yu's shoulder.

"We still have a chance; there are more than six Infinity Stones!"

"The universe is divided into two aspects: the Matter Universe and the Quantum Realm. Each of these two distinct realms contains the Infinity Stones."

"It's like the A and B sides of an object. You know, the Six Infinity Stones were originally one, which is A Side. If you want to completely conquer the universe, or even control this place, you also need B Side."

Tony's words rekindled a glimmer of hope in Xia Yu.

He didn't bother asking Tony how he knew all this.

I quickly sensed it.

Why can't we perceive the so-called B Side of the gem in the Quantum Realm?

The Quantum Realm is boundless; I search for a gem whose whereabouts are unknown.

Moreover, his Source rules exert a great suppressive influence in the Quantum Realm.

But it's still a glimmer of hope.

To everyone's surprise, Tony burst out laughing.

"It's with me."

It seems like everyone except Xia Yu already knows.

The universe was being destroyed faster and faster, and Xia Yu didn't have time to ask any questions.

He said directly, "Let me try it first."

Tony stared intently at Xia Yu: "Xia, take good care of Morgan for me."

It seems Tony knows that he himself cannot be resurrected.

After uttering just that one sentence, Tony instantly turned to ashes on the spot.

A Diamond, along with Reality Stone, fell to the ground.

There's also Tony's Nano Armor container, which contains the Space Stone.

"No!"

Xia Yu reached out, but only touched a wisp of air.

There wasn't even time to be sad.

The Diamond on the ground was no longer protected by Tony.

Just like two sides of A and B, facing Xia Yu with six perfect Source.

They were directly and fatally attracted to each other.

The Diamond rose automatically, accelerated, and disappeared directly into Xia Yu's body.

The moment the Diamond entered his body, Xia Yu knew its origin.

As Tony said, this is another side of the Source of the universe.

There are countless Parallel Universes, each containing Six Infinity Stones; this is A Side.

The Quantum Realm connects all universes and spacetime; there is only one such realm, and the B Side also contains only this one gem.

As for why it was in Tony's head, Xia Yu could only guess that it was a foreshadowing by the screenwriter in reality, in order to plan some plot points for the future.

Anyway, screenwriters often create plot holes, which they then fill in when needed.

After the Diamond entered Xia Yu's body, it began to melt directly into his soul, transforming into a kind of Source that merged with Xia Yu's original soul Source.

Xia Yu instantly lost consciousness.

There's more today!! I'm going to take a nap now! I'll update tonight!!