Adam Warlock

But it would also be fair to call Banner selfless.

For the sake of his own universe, he had resolutely chosen to sacrifice himself, make the Snap, and bring back the half of all life that had disappeared.

No one without courage and a willingness to sacrifice could have done that.

Banner was neither a saint nor a selfish man. Like any ordinary person, he would give anything for his own universe.

Even the future of another universe.

The Ancient One, down in the chasm, knew that all too well.

But for now, all she could do was curse a certain bastard in her heart while slaughtering Hellhound after Hellhound.

As monsters continued to pour out, she gradually found herself on the defensive.

With her Skyfather-level power, she should never have struggled like this.

But she dared not unleash her full strength. If she did, she might summon the Dark Dimension and let it devour this universe before Hell ever invaded.

"Huff... huff..."

After killing over a hundred Hellhounds, The Ancient One braced her hands on her knees and panted, exhausted.

That was a sorcerer's weakness.

Borrowed magic was almost limitless, but physical stamina was another matter.

She watched the Space Rift slowly widen as monsters streamed out of it, and despair washed over her.

Not despair over her own fate, but over the universe's future.

She had no option left but to use Dark Energy.

Yet using Dark Energy would invite an invasion from the Dark Dimension.

Caught between the two, she suddenly saw streaks of blue light shoot in and kill the monsters charging at her.

Then a man in black armor landed ahead of the others, his short black hair framing his face and a golden Trident gripped in his hand.

At the sight of The Ancient