【13】Shadows in dreams
No one has thought about what would happen if the Earth had a will. The education that children receive tells them that the earth is the mother of mankind. As the son of man, it is impossible to abandon the mother. It is also true that mankind is preparing to abandon the earth.
There is excessive pollution, excessive felling of trees, and the area of the desert is increasing. People complain about the environment but do not stop what they are doing, and even begin to consider whether they can migrate to other planets.
——So, the earth was abandoned.
Stark Industries is a leader in the use of clean energy, but a large part of its manufacturing pollutes the environment. Tony is trying his best to improve, but honestly it can't make up for anything.
Arturia squinted her eyes and glanced around the suddenly silent Avengers, and changed the subject in an understanding way: "...Of course, you don't have to worry about that."
As soon as Hawkeye heard this, he couldn't help but look at Artoria, and said happily: "Don't worry? You mean, the environment here is pretty good?"
Tony Stark is obviously not as optimistic as Hawkeye. He knows very well that what Artoria said means that the limit has already been established, and he understands better than anyone else who has accepted high-tech technology that humans have given up on the earth a long time ago. The stars of other planets... In fact, they have recently found a new planet that is very similar to the earth. So he just raised his head and looked at Artoria silently, waiting for her answer.
Arturia said simply with an expression as if she was afraid of being scalded by boiling water. "Actually, I've been checking it since I was summoned here." She frowned hesitantly as if she had thought of something extremely incredible. "In this world, there is no Gaia and Alaya, and there is no Holy Grail."
"What!?" Bruce Banner reacted the most to this, looking like his hopes were shattered. However, the Avengers immediately guessed that he probably wanted to use the Holy Grail to solve the Hulk's problem, but it was a pity that Artoria broke it now. .
Artoria glanced at him after hearing this, but she didn't provoke him in any way. She just turned to look at Tony Stark, her brows furrowed and her face serious. For example...how did Tony Stark summon her?
She could feel the connection between herself and Tony Stark's contract, but there was no Command Seal on the back of his hand...
Artoria thought seriously about her origins, and did not see the wariness in Fury's eyes again on the sofa.
Unlike the others, he had no trust in Arturia.
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It was a ray of light in total darkness.
There was a tree in the light, and there were scattered bloodstains on the edge of the tree. Following the bloodstains to the other side, you could see a bit of the lakeside. On the lake was a small boat, parked there as if it was still.
The other parts where the lake spread out and the other parts around the trees were swallowed up by darkness.
Suddenly, the whole light seemed to come alive. The wind began to blow in that small patch of sky. The leaves were blown and swayed. There were ripples on the lake, and the boat also swayed. It was not until this moment that the boat could be seen. There is a white figure in it.
Pure white long curly hair, a hooded cape with cross embroidery, wide sleeves, a robe and black boots.
However, even if there is movement, everything is still silent.
"Click."
There was a sudden sound in the light.
"Click, click, click, click, click."
The people in the boat slowly sat up, causing their bodies to make a series of "clicking" sounds. It was the sound of a body that had not moved for many years suddenly moving.
Then, the man slowly opened his eyes.
That is the legendary "clairvoyance", which always has the power to see through the essence of the world.
The eyes are pure purple, as bright as glass.
He squinted his eyes slightly, raised his head, looked at the darkness that enveloped everything, and whispered softly: "Lily...are you here already?"
After a pause, he sighed: "It seems I have to get up."
The moment he finished speaking these words, the surrounding darkness suddenly dispersed, and thirteen luminous thrones appeared around him, and the thrones were surrounded by glittering treasures.
This is the point where dreams and reality meet.
And it is about to appear.
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Professor x had a dream.
He hasn't had a dream for a long time...in fact he's still a little groggy now. What did you dream about? He didn't remember it, but he always felt that there was something very important...
...Strange, what is it?
He continued to think drowsily until Pietro ran past with a swish of a hamburger in his mouth, and then swished back with a worried look on his face: "Professor, what's wrong with you? You look very lethargic."
The professor was the most respected person among the mutants. Apart from his bald head and broken legs, he didn't see any problems. It was obviously unusual for him to be so lethargic today.
Could it be that Magneto is causing trouble again? Pietro secretly slandered Magneto.
However, the professor did not answer his words at all. He just tried his best to smile and said: "Pietro, you came just in time." He raised his hand and rubbed his temples, his eyes filled with confusion. "We might have a new companion."
"New companion?" Pietro noticed that the professor didn't seem to want to discuss this issue with him, so he knew how to skip it - of course, he would tell Wanda and Qin later - "What is his ability? Where is he? What When is the time?"
Professor "The ability seems to be to release energy bombs? She is not here, Pietro."
"All I know is that she's in New York," he said.
"Her name is Artoria Pendragon."
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This year's freshman branch seems to be different.
Harry Potter looked at the professors and seemed to want to put away the Sorting Hat, but the Sorting Hat suddenly let out a cry, and in an instant everyone turned to stare at the Sorting Hat.
The Sorting Hat twisted its body and cheered indifferently: "He's back!"
he? Everyone trembled and couldn't help but think of the Dark Lord whose name no one dared to say.
However, it is not--
The Sorting Hat shouted in a sharp voice: "He is back! He is back! Our king and our god are back!!"
No one understood its words, and the crowd became commotion, with everyone muttering "Mysterious Man" and "Dark Lord" in fear, while the keen ones noticed the "Du" more quickly.
"Who are you talking about?" Professor McGonagall stood up and asked loudly.
Everyone was waiting for the Sorting Hat's reply, but it stopped talking.
The students discussed in low voices and left, but Hagrid hurried over and said to Dumbledore in a voice that he thought was soft but that everyone could hear: "Headmaster! Riot in the Forbidden Forest!"
Dumbledore frowned: "Can you control them... No, I will negotiate in person."
However, Hagrid just shook his head and said in confusion: "No... they seem to be just rioting, suddenly gathering with each other or something..." He asked doubtfully. "What are they doing?"
What on earth... happened?
