Apocalypse said, "Your name is Dane Whitman. I saw you in my previous life as well."
"Ah?" Dane was flattered. "Who was I in my previous life?"
"It was my previous life. I was looking at who you are now."
Everyone was thoroughly confused.
On the surface, Dane looked to be in his thirties, while Apocalypse was only in his early twenties.
If Apocalypse had reincarnated once, it must have been at least twenty years ago.
Dane had only been a teenager then.
Dane racked his brains. Could someone he had known as a child have been the Apocalypse King's previous incarnation?
Apocalypse merely smiled without explaining.
He remembered Dane partly because Dane was Sersi's boyfriend.
On the other hand, Dane might become the future Black Knight, a potential superhero.
In the Eternals timeline, Dane had told Sersi that his family history was complicated.
As an Eternal, Sersi knew all of human history, so she naturally knew Dane's origins.
At the time, she had subtly reminded him to seize the opportunity to reconcile with his uncle.
Unfortunately, Dane had failed to catch the implication.
Later, the Celestial Supreme Arishem appeared and took all the Eternals away, including Sersi.
Feeling deeply powerless, Dane opened a wooden box passed down through his family.
Inside was an ancient longsword. Its blade was wrapped in a bloodstained burial shroud, sealing the power within.
It was the legendary Ebony Blade!
The Ebony Blade was the weapon of the Black Knight, who had been active more than 1,500 years ago during King Arthur's era. Legend said that the great archmage Merlin had enchanted it, granting it boundless power.
And Dane was a descendant of that Black Knight.
However, anyone who wielded the Ebony Blade became unusually violent and bloodthirsty. Those with weak wills could easily fall