Beckett Pushes His Luck

"I am Menis, the Savior."

Seemingly sensing Beckett's confusion, Menis offered his name, reminding Beckett of the man he had met with Hela in Ancient Egypt.

Menis, the man who built statues of himself and Hela for the Pharaoh who unified Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

However, Menis was in his prime back then, while this one is now very old.

Time waits for no one.

For non-immortal species, time is always their greatest enemy.

"You're not dead yet?"

Beckett's eyes flickered as he recalled Menis.

Beckett knew how short human lifespan was. Ancient Egypt had been on Earth for thousands of years, yet Menis was still alive.

Due to his personality, Beckett immediately assumed the worst.

"Based on the life Spectrum analysis, Menis must have survived until now thanks to the Eye of Horus." Woz's analysis gave Beckett a plausible answer.

"You are as wise as ever, Woz." Menis smiled and bowed to the materialized Woz.

As he approached the end of his life, he instructed his subordinates to place his body inside the pyramid containing statues of Beckett and Hela.

After Menis died, his men did as instructed.

However, the transfer of royal power was not so secure.

In the brutal struggle, the Eye of Horus, left behind by Menis, was placed inside Menis' coffin in the pyramid by a member of the royal family.

The initial purpose of this action was simply to ensure the safety of this royal treasure, but after hundreds of years, no one came to take the Eye of Horus. After centuries of the Eye of Horus continuously absorbing the energy of decaying corpses, the docile extradimensional treasure finally erupted.

It's a treasure left behind by a god-level being from another dimension. Doesn't it have any pride?

Do you really think the energy from a decaying corpse is delicious?

Thus, Menis, who had already died, was secretly dragged back from hell, and the Ancient Egypt Pharaoh was officially resurrected.

After his resurrection, Menis stayed inside the pyramid for quite some time to allow his skeleton to recover. When he emerged from the pyramid, he discovered that the world had undergone tremendous changes.

After learning about the historical changes in Ancient Egypt over the past few centuries from historical records, Menis, having seen through everything, obediently went into seclusion and became the creator of the second version of the Saviour Cult.

The time interval between the cult of the Messiah 1.0 and 2.0 is the reason why Nick Fury had been puzzled for so long about why there were errors and omissions in historical records about the Messiah cult.

After living in seclusion for thousands of years, Menis was approached by Strange had read part of the script. Thus, he appeared in Asgard, here, and before Beckett.

"So, all of this was part of your plan?"

After hearing everything, Beckett turned his gaze to the Sorcerer Supreme, Stephen Strange, who had landed.

"For the sake of this universe, I have no other choice."

Strange readily accepted Beckett's scrutiny and laid out his plans in their entirety.

The letter left by the Ancient One before she left foretold the start of a cosmic war. In order to prevent those extradimensional demons from causing trouble, the Ancient One dragged her seriously injured body to gather them together, saying it was just to have a cup of mate tea. She never returned after that.

Strange, through the Time Stone left behind by the Ancient One, managed to glimpse a few clues about the future.

Taking Gamora away, offering the Time Stone, and even digging Menis out of his secluded life were all to create an environment for peaceful communication with Beckett.

As for Thor's "death," it was merely a convenient way for him to lure out the Demon Dragon Nidhogg.

Anyway, Thor isn't really going to die.

Even if he wanted to die, the Odinforce Odin behind by that old scoundrel wouldn't allow him to. Besides, Thor's current manner of death does indeed match Strange's prior prediction.

In the limited future that Strange saw, Thor, whose body shimmered with obscure runic energy like a demon god descending, was blind.

"This universe is in grave danger, Beckett."

"You are now the only one who can defeat Darkseid, and the only one who can save this universe."

Strange's tone was sincere and earnest.

Although he did not believe Beckett, he believed in the prophecy left by his teacher, the Ancient One.

Tony Stark is now a spirit on Earth, Strange sees no potential in him to defeat Darkseid. He can only place his hopes on Beckett.

"As expected of the savior."

Menis, having just heard Strange's cosmic savior theory, offered a perfectly timed compliment. The Other, still in a daze, snapped out of it, glaring at Menis with unfriendly eyes, gritting his teeth in anger: [Damn it! He beat me to it again!]

The Other was gripped by a severe sense of impending layoffs, and the surging negativity sent a chill down the spines of Pietro and Wanda beside him.

"You mean, you did all this just to tell me I'm the savior of this universe?" Beckett looked at the long-faced man in front of him with great interest.

Asgard civilians suffered countless deaths and injuries, buildings were destroyed, and even Hela's brother became a pawn in his game...

Earthlings aren't so boring after all.

At least it was much more interesting than the few he encountered when he forced Odin out on Earth.

"Yes, I hope you will come and learn magic from me, and use the Time Stone." Strange nodded, revealing his ultimate goal.

He didn't know how to help Beckett break through his bottleneck, but since the Ancient One said he could help Beckett, Strange thought that "help" must refer to learning magic.

After all, the only area where he is better Beckett is magic; how can he help in other areas?

"Interesting." Beckett's gaze passed over Strange and finally landed on the tall stone wall.

"But I refuse."

"I will handle Darkseid's affairs myself; you don't need to interfere."

Beckett refused decisively.

He didn't trust Strange; the only people he trusted were Thanos, Woz, Hela, and The Others.

He certainly didn't want the universe to be destroyed, but that didn't mean he would act according to Strange's plan.

"If you want me to believe you, it's very simple."

"Take the Soul Stone and find me in the Dark Order."

Beckett gave his terms.

Of the six Infinity Stones, he already possesses five. The only one remaining, the Soul Stone with its extremely high level of autonomy, is still hidden in Vormir and has not yet been obtained.

If Strange really does bring him, Beckett wouldn't mind having a chat with him.

"..." What kind of trash are Thanos's children?

They've already given me the Time Stone, why do they need the Soul Stone?

Are you really pushing your luck like this?

Strange had a slight headache and his temples were throbbing.

Meanwhile, on Earth, in Wakanda.

Captain America Steve Rogers, who had been in a coma for a long time, opened his eyes in front of a group of black people.

Where am I?

Steve Rogers recalls that the last thing he saw was the S.H.I.E.L.D.. Helicarrier suddenly exploding.

And then, that was it.

After all, he was on the mothership at the time.

Day 4 of managing to maintain perfect attendance. jpg (I still have points, can I redeem a leave slip, hahaha!)

I'm going crazy from being cooped up at home. Since the village was locked down, my family has been so bored they've started arranging blind dates for me?!

In the safe village, even buying groceries requires going to designated places. The village elders, who know each other well, are bored and start gossiping, taking their children to visit each other's homes...