Marvel: I Awake the Little Cosmos-Chapter 574 - 542: Hawk’s Return

When Hawk came here, he arrived through the Quantum Realm.

And the last time he went back, it was also via the Quantum Realm.

But this time it’s different.

Hawk no longer needs to transit through the Quantum Realm.

The reason is simple.

Not only because the Celestial God Team broke the rules first, but also because the Mutant Universe itself exists within the Reality Universe.

Just as Wanda said.

Although the Mutant Universe seems low-level, it’s because it wasn’t given a complete timeline, not due to any inherent inferiority of the Mutant Universe.

In terms of foundation, the Mutant Universe is no different from other multiverses.

Therefore, it can serve as a fulcrum for Hawk’s rotation within the Marvel Main Multiverse as an entity within reality.

Until his Phoenix Cosmos becomes fully realized, the Mutant Universe will be the focal point for Hawk’s power to radiate to other primary multiverses.

So—

He no longer needs to smuggle through the Quantum Realm. Likewise, when he travels to other multiverses again, his power won’t be delayed or diminished.

As for the Quantum Realm?

Who is she?

Sorry.

We’re not familiar.

Thus, this time when Hawk returned home, he caused a bit of commotion.

Boom!

The consciousness of this universe, upon detecting Hawk forcibly breaking through, instantly caused the entire universe to tremble.

It tried to muster all available power to stop Hawk.

But in vain!

"Can you stop me?"

Instantly breaking through the universe’s barrier and returning to this universe, Hawk’s gaze fell upon the seemingly non-existent yet truly present universe’s consciousness: "I really want to make you my universe, so you’d better remain neutral forever and don’t give me an excuse to refine you."

Just like the Mutant Universe.

If it had maintained a neutral stance, it wouldn’t have been refined by him.

"However..."

"Being refined by me might not be a bad thing."

"You’ve seen it."

"I still maintain the consciousness of the Mutant Universe, and I’ve given it an eternal time that even the Eternal hasn’t."

"So!"

At this point, Hawk smiled slightly: "I’m a good leader, so if you figure it out, you’re always welcome to come to me."

The universe’s consciousness, seemingly nowhere but everywhere, had no response.

But...

The universe’s tremors calmed instantly, though the impact remained; at least the deities of this universe knew one thing.

"Hawk is back."

"Just now, the cosmic energy detector detected Hawk’s energy fluctuation."

Not only did the divine spirits in the universe know of Hawk’s return, but even on Earth, after Hawk’s power was captured by the cosmic detectors placed by Earth, S.H.I.E.L.D. relayed this news immediately to everyone who should and needed to know.

The politicians in Washington, upon hearing the news, immediately introspected on whether they had planned anything against this Demon King recently.

Unlike the humans of the Mutant Universe, the people of this universe weren’t spoiled.

Killing you, what does it matter to you?

I don’t need evidence, just suspicion.

Hawk’s renown on Earth in this universe was formidable, forged through actual bloodshed.

So, the politicians in Washington knew clearly that they shouldn’t even think about planning against Hawk, let alone executing such plans; otherwise, if they dared to contemplate it one second, Hawk would likely find them the next.

Thus...

The politicians in Washington introspected.

Meanwhile, the relatives in West View Town, upon hearing this news, couldn’t help but smile brightly.

Especially Hawk’s two sisters.

The gentle and lovely Anya, and the smart and lively Anya.

"Where’s brother now?"

"When is brother coming back?"

Both sisters coincidentally asked this question.

Then—

Hawk appeared quietly behind his two sisters, speaking calmly: "I’m already back."

The two sisters, with their backs to Hawk, trembled upon hearing this and then simultaneously turned to look.

At that instant.

Both sisters’ faces lit up with surprise and delight, and they immediately ran to Hawk, hugging him from both sides.

"Brother!"

"Brother!"

The two girls chattered and vied for attention, but Hawk didn’t find it noisy; instead, he felt a sense of peace.

Especially upon seeing the smiles on his sisters’ faces, he felt a sense of homecoming, a release from the constant tension, a sense of calm.

With his arms embraced by his two sisters, they returned to the living room.

He looked around, a bit curious.

"Where are the Chloes?"

"They went with the Maximovs to the hospital."

"Billy seemed to have caught a cold, and the parents were worried, so they went along."

"Sharon is accompanying them."

"A cold?"

Hawk listened to his two sisters chattering away, first stunned then slightly frowning, "How could Billy catch a cold?"

Though he wasn’t keen on those two kids at first.

But there was a reason for that.

After all, those two weren’t born naturally, the most important point being they weren’t born out of love.

But not being keen aside, even though those two didn’t inherit his cosmic power, essentially, they carried his and Wanda’s bloodline after all, fundamentally, they weren’t of human constitution.

So the concept of catching a cold was fundamentally, no, definitely alien to those two.

Especially now that Wanda was his Gwen.

Naturally.

His cosmic power would also be inherited by those two.

And yet they caught a cold?

Could it be that while he was away, someone was scheming in the shadows again?

Hawk felt a stir in his heart.

Next second.

He dismissed this guess of his, for the moment the thought arose, his sixth sense and instant mind’s coverage of the entire planet didn’t find anything.

This wasn’t the Mutant Universe, but his own universe, the land of his rise to power.

After years of hard work and upgrades, Hawk could now within seconds extend his thoughts to cover the entire planet.

As long as anyone or any organization posed a threat to him on this planet, under his contemplation, they would have nowhere to hide.

But he didn’t find any malice just now.

So—

"Really caught a cold?"

Hawk felt a bit surprised, then thought of something: "When did you suspect it’s a cold?"

The gentle and lovable sister and the bright and clever sister exchanged a glance.

"Yesterday maybe."

"Madam Maximoff first noticed that Billy seemed to have a loss of appetite, then it was Tommy. The family doctor checked but found nothing, so this morning they rushed to the hospital. We wanted to go too, but the van didn’t have enough seats."

The Chloes.

The Maximovs.

And Quicksilver Pietro.

There were only so many seats in the van, so the two of them were left behind.

Listening to the timeline of Billy and Tommy’s cold, Hawk relaxed, chuckling and shaking his head, "It’s not a cold at all; they are absorbing my power."

Once again.

His daughter Jean was born with Phoenix Power because it happened before the exigencies of the divine revelation Hawk issued prior to proposing to Gwen.

Only the children conceived with Gwen were eligible to possess his power and inherit everything from him.

So Billy and Tommy, born after Hawk’s proposal, didn’t inherit his power.

But after this journey through the Mutant Universe, everything changed fundamentally.

Wanda was his Gwen.

Gwen was his Wanda, so when Hawk broke through back into his own universe yesterday, Billy and Tommy were naturally included.

They too were eligible to inherit his power.

But his power requires adaptation, it’s not as if you instantly control the power the moment you receive it.

Hence, the two kids felt the discomfort.

But it wasn’t truly discomfort; rather, the Phoenix Power was subtly enhancing them.

If there were someone knowledgeable in magic in West View Town, they would immediately see it.

Yet there was no mage in West View Town.

The only mage went out with him and couldn’t make it back.

Thus, both the Chloes and the Maximovs falsely assumed that the two kids had caught a cold, an unknown one at that, rushing them to the hospital for a thorough check-up.

The two sisters listened to Hawk’s explanation, small mouths slightly agape.

"So Billy and Tommy aren’t actually sick with a cold?"

"No."

Hawk shook his head, "Once the Phoenix Fire refines their bodies, their symptoms will disappear."

The sisters suddenly understood.

Next second.

The gentle and lovable Anya turned and walked toward the phone, "Then I’ll call Mom and Dad to have them come back."

The clever Anya, still curious, looked at Hawk: "What about Jean and Wanda, where are they both?"

Hawk glanced at Anya, "What Wanda? That’s your sister-in-law."

The clever Anya frowned, "Sister-in-law? You’re not me, my sister-in-law is in the 828 Cosmos... Wait, what don’t I know here?"

Anya paused, realizing.

Under Anya’s scrutiny, Hawk shrugged, "It’s a long story, bottom line, Wanda is Gwen, Gwen is Wanda."

Anya raised an eyebrow, stunned hearing Hawk’s words.

Returning from her call, the gentle and lovable Anya saw the clever Anya stunned and asked curiously, "What’s wrong?"

The clever Anya looked at the gentle and lovely Anya and, not wanting to be dazed alone, spoke bluntly.

"Brother said, Wanda is Gwen, Gwen is Wanda."

"What?"

Upon hearing these words, the gentle and lovely Anya’s expression instantly turned to shock, looking at Hawk in disbelief.

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