Dark Priests

The room fell silent. No one spoke. The news had stunned them, and they needed time to take it in.

They had worked toward this for so long, only to be told now that it was all a lie.

It was like suddenly being told one day that the man who raised you wasn't your biological father.

Xiao Han looked at them without saying a word.

If he hadn't known what he knew, he would have done everything he could to stop the Universe Collisions too, right up until the truth came out.

The only difference between them and him was that he was stronger.

To the people of another universe, they were killers, butchers, devils.

But to the people of Universe 616, they were heroes. Apart from Captain America, no one could dispute that.

Mr. Fantastic's brow furrowed deeply. The gray at his temples showed how much the past few months had worn him down.

"So all those lives on the parallel Earths we destroyed were part of an experiment."

Xiao Han nodded.

"This wasn't your fault. You made what you believed was the right choice with the information you had."

Tony sighed. He looked at Xiao Han, hesitated, then asked anyway.

"What about now? If you know the truth, you must have a way to fix this, right?"

Xiao Han exchanged a glance with Knull.

Knull snorted and turned away. Xiao Han faced the Illuminati.

"There is a way, but you need to make a choice."

Black Bolt quickly typed a line on the screen.

"What choice?"

"First." Xiao Han raised a finger.

"Keep doing what you've been doing. Remain test subjects without knowing it, until the Beyonders finish their experiment and reset the universe."

"Second." His gaze sharpened.

"Join us and challenge the ones who set the