The demonic armor was pitch-black, without the slightest reflection. The only glimmer visible was the faint dark-gold radiance along its edges, making the Quark Armor seem even more terrifying and indifferent as it stood upon the world, trampling the universe beneath its feet—overbearing and awe-inspiring.
"Why are you still alive?!"
Seeing that demonic Quark Armor standing on Earth again, its dark-red eyes gazing over with ruthless indifference, Stephen Strange was suddenly seized by fear. His face drastically changed, and his pupils widened in horrified disbelief.
He had clearly gone back in time and killed He-El. He had personally watched Tony Stark blast a huge hole through He-El's chest.
No living creature could survive with a hole in its heart, especially not when the heart itself was gone.
To ensure that He-El had truly died, Stephen Strange had not immediately returned using the Time Stone. When he had finally seen He-El buried beneath the yellow sand, He-El's body had been utterly motionless. There was no possibility that he could have survived.
Stephen Strange trembled inwardly. Though he was unwilling to believe what He-El had said, both He-El's words before he traveled through time with the Time Stone and what Clone He-El had said upon reaching the beginning of the timeline seemed to faintly point toward the same truth.
He had committed a catastrophic mistake.
Stephen Strange's face turned deathly pale with fear. His eyes were wide with unease and panic as he instinctively shook his head, resisting the truth he had come to understand.
"I clearly killed you." Tony Stark's face filled with disbelief, and even breathing became difficult.
The pain from Clone He-El's outstretched finger pressed against his throat still faintly lingered, reminding him that none of this had been a dream.
But he had personally killed his closest friend