His level was different now, and Brad had no interest in reminiscing with the original Skynet. He clenched both hands, and the original Skynet scattered into data. He clenched them again, and countless streams of information poured into his mind.
By doing this, Brad finally accessed the information on Hemen. Following those clues, he pried open Marvel's spacetime once more. This time, he traveled into the future.
Not 2099, nor the thirtieth century where Kang the Conqueror lived, but a far more distant future.
By then, the universe was nearing the end of time. Sustained by the endless stream of talented people who had emerged throughout their history, Earth's humans had entered the long-awaited interstellar age, becoming the universe's second-largest economic power, behind only the Shi'ar Empire.
But after finally venturing beyond the Milky Way Galaxy, Earth's people discovered, to their despair, that the universe had little life left.
Now able to observe the entire universe on a macroscopic scale, Earth's people discovered news that would drive any intelligent life to despair. Crushed by the bleak prospects ahead, some returned in despondency to Earth, which had long since been riddled with scars from mining.
These people were known as the Old Guard. Others remained in space and founded the Universe Federation, hoping to unite the universe's many intelligent races and find a way to save it.
In this age, superheroes had long since ceased to exist. Whatever superpower a human wanted, obtaining it was merely a matter of undergoing a simple operation.
Through technology, Earth's people could perfectly replicate any superhero or villain who had ever appeared in the universe's history. Although the universe had little time left, this was undeniably a new age in which everyone could achieve greatness.
On the ravaged Earth, the Old Guard lived cyberpunk lives