Will the Master's Prophecy Be Proven True?

At this moment.

Barton murmured, as if struck by a thought, "Natasha, how many agents have been killed by me..."

Before he could finish speaking, Black Widow Natasha, who understood what he was going to say, interrupted him and offered a few words of comfort.

"Don't think about it. Don't increase your guilt. It was all Loki's doing. They are monsters and demons. We haven't been trained in this kind of thing."

Whether or not he heeded her words of comfort, Barton suddenly asked, "Loki escaped?"

"Yes." Natasha nodded, looking at Barton as she asked, "You should know where he went?"

Upon hearing this, Barton shook his head. "No, he never tells me, and I never ask."

He paused, then added, "He should be putting his plan into action very soon, today!"

"We need to stop him!" Natasha frowned.

"Who else is there besides us?" Barton asked.

"I don't know, maybe the rest of the people."

"Well." Then, Barton thought of those who had died because of him and murmured, "I think I can only sleep if I can shoot an arrow in Loki's eye..."

Listening to his words and observing his condition, Natasha breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You're finally back to normal."

Before he could finish speaking, Barton said, "But you're not normal."

"You're a spy, not a soldier. You weren't like this before. Now you want to go to the front lines?"

"Why?"

"What did Loki do to you?"

He couldn't help but recall the scene when Natasha rushed up to fight him while he was being controlled, which was a serious violation of Natasha's usual behavior.

After saying that, Natasha fell silent. After a long silence, she said, "He didn't do anything to me, he just..."

"Natasha?"

Natasha stared at the void ahead. "I'm starting to waver."

"Because I owe too many blood debts..."

"I want to pay off my debts..."

Natasha remained silent.

She is called the Black Widow because of her skillful methods, like the deadliest spider, which allow her to easily escape people's attention. By the time others discover her, it's too late.

Before joining S.H.I.E.L.D.., or rather, the Avengers, she was trained by a special agency and was Coldblood and ruthless, committing many heinous acts.

Natasha couldn't help but recall the special graduation exam she had experienced in the Red Room, the institution that trained top female agents.

In this exam, the people in the Red Room put them in the wilderness, saying they could graduate as long as they walked back, but they were only given enough food for one person...

And clearly, in the end, only she returned...

In Natasha's mind, she was like a monster.

Whether in the Red Room or after leaving...

Natasha felt she should atone for her past sins and redeem herself for the blood debts she had committed.

This also started not long ago. Despite being a spy, she rushed to the front lines to join the battle because she wanted to do something to make up for the mistakes she had made in the past.

Things are going much as Natasha expected. If nothing unexpected happens and there are no other variables, she will sacrifice herself by jumping off the cliff in order to obtain the Soul Stone during the battle with Thanos.

For the Soul Stone, and so that Tony Stark and the others can gather the stones and bring back to life those who died from the Snap.

In the end, everyone else was resurrected, but she, who sacrificed herself for the gem, was not resurrected and remained in the memories of the Avengers and others.

Her act of atonement and redemption perfectly fulfills the implicit condition for wielding Thunder God's Hammer.

When Thor asked the Avengers to try lifting the hammer, if Natasha hadn't refused to step forward and lift it, Thunder God's Hammer might very well have been the one to lift it.

Compared to Female Thor Jane, who lifted Thunder God's Hammer because of Thor, Natasha was truly qualified to Thunder God's Hammer.

At this moment.

Listening to Natasha's words, Barton understood something and fell silent.

Clearly, he knew some of Natasha's secrets as well.

While the two were talking, Captain America approached Tony Stark and asked him about Coulson.

"He's married?" Captain America asked.

Tony Stark replied, "No, but he has a girlfriend who plays the cello."

"I'm so sad. He seems like a really nice person..." Captain America said in silence.

Tony Stark shook his head. "He was too foolish. He went to fight Loki alone. He was doing his duty, but it was beyond his capabilities. He should have waited for reinforcements!"

Captain America noticed something and suddenly asked, "Is this the first time you've seen a soldier die in battle?"

Tony Stark firmly rejected the idea, saying, "But we're not warriors!"

After a moment of silence, Tony Stark said, "I have no intention of being controlled by Fury."

Captain America seemed to realize something and said, "Me too. He and Loki are both responsible for Coulson's death, but right now, we have to put the bigger picture first."

"Loki needs an energy source, if we can create one..."

Just as Captain America was about to mention his plan to deceive Loki and lure him over, Tony Stark, upon hearing Stark's words about dealing with Loki, had a sudden inspiration and thought of something.

He suddenly said, "Loki has a very flamboyant personality."

"That's not important..." Captain America didn't understand what he meant.

Before he could finish speaking, Tony Stark continued, "That's important. That's his personality. He knows everything about our background."

Why do you think so?

"Let us fight amongst ourselves?" Captain America asked, puzzled.

Tony Stark nodded. "Yes, one by one, brilliant. He knows the only way to win is to defeat us all."

"He wants to defeat us, and he wants others to witness this moment!" he guessed, judging from Loki's personality.

"He wants an audience..."

"It was the same last time, in public..."

The more Tony Stark talked about it, the more convinced he became that this was true.

Captain America also recalled the scene in the square last time, when Loki was high above everyone else, trying to make people submit to him.

Then, Tony Stark continued, "Obviously that was just a teaser; today is the main event!"

"Loki is a typical megalomaniac; he wants flowers and craves applause..."

"I want a landmark building, so that his name can stand out prominently..."

As they were talking, Tony Stark paused, exchanged a glance with Captain America, and both of them seemed to realize something.

Clearly, the Stark Tower is the only building in New York that fits this description.

The two instantly guessed Loki's next move.

"That bastard!" Tony Stark cursed.

While Captain America and his companion were talking, a lot of equipment had already been set up on the roof of Stark Tower, and Dr. Selvig was busy running around on the roof.

Clearly, these are the devices that activate the Cosmic Cube, and the portal will soon open above Stark Tower!

Not far away.

In a dark corner unknown to Dr. Selvig, on the rooftop of another building near Stark Tower, a group of Yellow Robed Mages were watching Dr. Selvig's actions.

"Are the Lord's prophecies about to be fulfilled?"

What is it?

Kaecilius and a dozen other mages looked on with a mixture of anticipation and confusion.