He-El, clad in the Black Suit, hovered in the air. The edges of the infinity symbol on his chest gleamed with a dark golden light, while the black cape behind him fluttered gently. His face was broad, handsome, and sharply defined. Beneath his flying black hair were a pair of profound eyes, crimson Heat Vision burning in their depths.
"He-El..." Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, T'Challa, and Peter Parker of the Avengers raised their heads to look at He-El in the Black Suit. This was a side of He-El they had never seen before.
Before, He-El had at most been expressionless or worn an indifferent smile. No matter what, he had always seemed like someone they could speak to.
But now, He-El felt so unfamiliar, as though they were merely ants, not worth saying anything to. A sudden thread of fear rose in their hearts.
"BOSS..." Natasha Romanoff stared up at He-El hovering in the sky, her eyes filled with shock. She could not connect this He-El with the one from before.
Whether He-El had displayed the bearing of the Avengers' leader before them, become president of the Earth United Government, or even become their enemy, Natasha Romanoff had never felt that He-El had changed much. At most, she had believed he was skilled at disguising himself and had deceived them, until this final battle.
Yet now, this He-El was terrifyingly unfamiliar, as though he had finally revealed his truest self.
"So this is He-El's true face..." Tony Stark murmured, raising his head and staring at He-El with tightly contracted pupils.
This was why He-El had spared no effort all this time to befriend the Avengers, help Earth develop, seize the Reality Stone, lure Thanos to Earth, and ultimately remove the curse from his body—so that he could finally restore his