The Timing Was Just Right

Carmel Town -Texas.

In a wooden house on the edge of town.

"You saved him; you're doing a good deed."

Erik's wife, Jenna, looked at Erik as he packed his things, puzzled.

"That's not the point. If my identity is exposed, we'll all be in danger."

"But this is our home, my daughter's home."

"Jenna, we are home together."

Erik cupped his wife's face in his hands and said affectionately.

"I see."

Jenna nodded gently, no longer insisting, and turned to help pack her things.

Just then, a scream came from outside.

"Nina!"

Erik dropped everything and ran out.

Jenna followed closely behind.

Outside the house.

A group of policemen, armed with wooden bows and arrows, watched Erik nervously as his daughter Nina was being held hostage by one of them.

The lead policeman held up an old newspaper with a picture of Erik attacking the President of the United States.

"You're the Magneto they're talking about."

Erik turned to look at his wife behind him, as if saying goodbye, then turned back to look at his daughter.

"Arrest me! Please, release my daughter."

The lead policeman gave the little girl a push, and Erik slowly walked towards the policeman.

"Go back to your mother quickly."

Erik gently stroked his daughter's face.

Nina, not understanding what was happening, turned and ran into her mother's arms.

Looking at her father, Nina noticed his hands were tied. Knowing something was wrong, she reached out to him.

Please, don't leave me.

Jenna held her daughter in her arms to comfort her.

"Nina, Nina, don't do this."

Erik watched his daughter calling out to him, his heart filled with reluctance.

His gaze was filled with love and helplessness, his eyes were red, and his throat seemed to be choked by something, so he couldn't say a word.

The police officers suddenly heard a noise and looked up at the sky and into the woods.

Birds kept gathering, densely packed together.

"What happened?"

"That girl is Mutants too."

Erik looked at the flock of birds in surprise; he hadn't expected his daughter to awaken as well.

"Get her to stop those birds," the policeman told Erik.

"She was terrified," Erik explained anxiously.

Police officers were already on high alert, drawing their bows and aiming arrows at Nina.

"I won't let you take him with you."

Nina stared intently at the policeman, her small face filled with stubbornness and anger.

Seemingly sensing the intense emotional turmoil within their master, the birds went berserk as if they had received a battle order.

They emitted sharp, piercing screams as they flapped their wings violently, swarming towards the police like a storm.

At the same time, it used its incredibly sharp beak to fiercely peck at the police officers.

In the midst of this chaotic situation, a policeman, due to excessive tension, loosened his grip, and an arrow flew out of the bowstring, heading straight for Nina.

Erik's expression gradually turned to terror. He instinctively tried to control the arrow he had just fired, only to discover to his despair that there was no metal on the arrowhead.

Just as the arrows were about to pierce their bodies, a flash of yellow lightning streaked across the sky.

One hand firmly grasped the arrow.

"The timing is just right, isn't it, Old Man?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Nina blinked her big, watery eyes at the two people who had suddenly appeared. One was a very handsome uncle, and the other...

"Dad?" Nina called out in confusion.

Magneto knelt down, looking at his young daughter with eyes full of guilt and tenderness. He gently stroked her face, tears streaming down his face uncontrollably.

"Nina, my daughter..."

His voice choked with emotion, filled with endless longing and tenderness.

Nina felt the warmth of the large hand and confirmed that this was indeed her father.

"Daddy, don't cry, don't cry."

The little hands carefully wiped away Magneto's tears; her innocent appearance was heartbreaking.

Jenna's wife glanced at Magneto, then at Erik over there, her expression momentarily stunned before breaking into a relieved smile.

Erik broke free of his restraints, rushed over, snatched Nina back, and examined her thoroughly.

"Nina, are you feeling unwell? Did the arrow wound you anywhere?" Erik's voice was urgent and tense.

"No, haha, Daddy, it tickles!" Nina giggled.

Kino looked at the arrow in his hand and said to Magneto, "Were your eyesight bad when you were young?"

Magneto looked at young Erik, who had interrupted his intimate moment with his daughter, his eyes flashing with resentment, dissatisfaction, and even murderous intent.

If I had to pick the moment I'm most dissatisfied with, it would be right now: indecisiveness, failing to protect anything.

"Your Majesty, yes, not only are his eyesight poor, but he also has a problem with his brain."

Magneto shows no mercy even when facing himself.

"No, Erik is just too worried about his family."

At that moment, Jenna walked over, her gaze tenderly fixed on the wrinkles etched on Magneto's face by time.

"Thank you for your hard work, Erik."

Jenna's voice was soft and warm, like a spring breeze brushing against everyone's heart.

Jenna.

Magneto gazed at her, his eyes filled with deep affection; a thousand words seemed to be condensed into those two simple words.

Kino pretended to wipe away his tears and said exaggeratedly, "That's really touching. Luckily, I have a wife too."

Seeing that the situation was not good, the surrounding police officers began to quietly retreat, intending to leave.

Erik removed his daughter's necklace, his eyes blazing with fury. He cared about nothing else; only one thought occupied his mind: to kill the police officers.

The necklace in his hand shot towards the group of policemen like an arrow.

"Old Man, stop."

The necklace stopped in front of a policeman's neck. The policeman stared at the necklace in horror, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Erik's neck veins bulged as he raised his hand, trying to regain control, but to no avail.

Magneto easily controlled the necklace back to Nina's neck, his eyes filled with disdain as he looked at Erik.

Putting aside the eleven-year experience gap, Apocalypse's enhancements alone have made them no longer on the same level.

"Why are you stopping me?" Erik roared at Magneto, startling Nina in his arms.

"Wang said to stop, and you scared our daughter."

Magneto looked at Erik with disappointment in his eyes.

Erik gradually regained his composure.

He understood what had happened when he saw his other self.

He clearly doesn't have the ability to travel through time.

So, the future him recognized a king and traveled back in time.

As for why I came back...

"I failed to protect them."

"Snort!"

Magneto gave a cold snort, a snort that contained far too much dissatisfaction and blame, all of which was left unsaid.

Erik looked at his daughter in his arms, who was timidly looking at him, and his expression became dejected.

The police officers dared not move.