Silence Is Tonight's Cambridge

Before the cliff, a red moon stood above the tallest peak, hanging high at the edge of the sky. It seemed close enough to touch, yet remained forever out of reach.

Below the cliff lay a void, like an abyss waiting to devour anyone who approached.

And at the very bottom of that abyss, the Soul Stone quietly awaited its destined master, ready to journey with them to the ends of time and space.

"Mr. Leon, you should know the price of obtaining it." Red Skull's meaningful gaze swept over Wanda at Leon's side.

"Of course I'm prepared." Leon chuckled, brimming with confidence.

Red Skull shook his head and said dismissively, "Over the years, I have seen many people. They all claimed they were prepared, but in the end, they either gave up at the last minute or chose the wrong person."

"They were all wrong. So was I."

Red Skull's voice was filled with bitter mockery and sorrow, as though he resented his own fate.

He should have had a more perfect life...

At the edge of the cliff, the freezing wind howled, making Red Skull's ghostly black robe—which constantly shifted between tangible and intangible—flutter loudly.

"Now—"

Red Skull stood at the very edge of the cliff, spreading his arms as he faced Leon and Wanda. Behind him lay the red moon and the bottomless abyss.

"What you seek, and what you fear, are right before your eyes."

"And... the price?" Red Skull paused.

"Is it you?" Red Skull looked at Wanda, then turned to Leon. "Or is it you?"

"Even among all the Infinity Stones, the Soul Stone is the most unique one. It possesses a degree of intelligence."

"So that whoever obtains it may fully understand its power, and fully understand the weight of a 'soul.'"

"One