The Track of Dawn In the World of Marvel

  Chapter 334 33. Even your mother uses it, Mason, how dare you say you are a good person?

  The truth that the White Queen told was not complicated and lengthy, but it made Mason feel a little reasonable amidst his surprise.

  Out of humanitarian concern, he helped Emma walk out of the dead and cold palace hall at the request of Emma, ​​just like a wanderer returning home supporting his old mother, walking along the royal garden of Attilan.

   Emma shares everything she knows for her "son."

she says:

  “During the Illuminati, they confirmed that the end was coming and launched a series of self-help plans, everything from self-arming to the survival of civilization was taken into consideration.

  The mutants headed by Professor X and the aliens headed by Black Bolt King are all involved as necessary forces.

   Not only did we restart the Weapon X project to strengthen our strength to deal with the crisis, but the aliens also contributed precious Terrigen crystals, and with official support, we began to search for unawakened aliens all over the world.

   However, darkness crept beneath this veneer of solidarity and self-help, and it was Captain Steve Rogers who first noticed something was wrong.

  He's always the sharpest one.

  But he didn't have time to warn us, so he could only go to the alien's base together with Iron Man Tony Stark to check the situation.

Just ten minutes after they entered the underground base, a nuclear war broke out in the entire world without warning, and all the super villains suddenly joined together to launch a war against the Avengers, Xavier Academy and Attilan. attacked.

  The X-Men were the first to perish."

   Speaking of this, the White Queen sighed regretfully, and she said softly:

  “I still don’t know what happened at Xavier Academy that night, but our failure is undoubtedly the first domino to be toppled.

   Crashes happen one after another.

  The SHIELD headquarters was breached, and all members from Nick Fury died in battle.

  They called for reinforcements from the universe, Thor who came to rescue was killed by the crazy Hulk, and the Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain Fantastic were ambushed by unknown forces before they even reached the solar system.

   Finally, Attilan.

  Black Bolt and his subjects tried their best to defeat the attackers, but they could not allow their blood to be used for ugly purposes.

  So Queen Medusa took the last army and rushed into the alien base, destroyed all the Terrigen crystals and died there with the enemies.

  I also followed their example and called our compatriots, but unfortunately, we failed.

  In the end, we can only send you experimental subjects who have entered the third stage out of the world, we created you for the purpose of saving.”

   “The word ‘manufacturing’ is really expressive.”

   Mason, who plays the role of "son", said quietly:

   "Especially for the person involved, it really warms my heart to hear someone who calls herself 'mother' use this word to describe my birth process."

  The White Queen fell silent.

  While walking through a garden where birds were singing, she said hoarsely:

   "Believe it or not, I was ready to adopt you at that time, and I wanted to take care of you the same way I took care of my own children, because your appearance is the most in line with my aesthetics among all the experimental subjects, Mason.

I still remember.

   There is a small mole on your waist, and the third toe on your left foot is a little smaller than the one on your right foot. When you cry, your voice sounds like a girl.

   Scott and I made it all up, we even got you a name, a crib for you, clothes for you.

  Unfortunately, the sudden war interrupted all this.

  Sorry, Mason, we are not strong enough to give you a warm childhood, would you mind telling me about your growth experience in another world?

   Think of it as a small talk with an old woman who won't live long. "

   "That would be a long story."

  Mason glanced at the weak White Queen beside him.

  He helped her sit on a chair in the garden, and told his story from the night he was adopted in the Gotham Orphanage, all the way to his previous experience in the world of war.

  Emma listened very carefully.

  Especially in the first half, when hearing how Robert Cooper treated his "son" in his mind, for a moment, the old mutant clenched his fist.

  After Mason finished speaking, she commented:

   "It's like someone else's story."

"Um?"

   Mason looked at her, Emma shook her head and said:

   "I mean, you're telling your own life as if it were your friend's story, with great detail but no emotion attached to it.

   This calmness and indifference makes me uncomfortable, Mason.

   I'm starting to wonder if you've inherited the nasty, dark side of my personality. "

   "Maybe we should get down to business."

  Mason didn't intend to explain, he said softly:

   "About my abilities.

  Currently, it seems that what I awakened is a variant of Iceman's power. I feel that I have a closer relationship with water, and I have no achievements in the spiritual field that you are better at. "

   "It's not surprising."

   Emma explained:

   "The process of the X gene taking effect is still an elusive mystery to us. The child of two powerful mutants may be just an ordinary person, and the offspring of two ordinary people may also become a mutant.

  It's more like a random blessing.

  But the difference between you and ordinary people is that your X gene is preset, Mason, and only after you complete the third stage of awakening can you really know what your abilities are.

   It just means that you have to go back to the base and face your birthplace, and I guess, after they have fully controlled the Weapon X project, their control over the experimental subject must have reached another level. "

   "I know what you want to say."

  Mason bowed his head and said:

  "If that is a necessary killing, I will not be merciful. In fact, as you said, I have no special feelings for mutants, and I don't regard this world as my true hometown.

   Does this disappoint you? Emma. "

   "Disappointed? No, not at all."

  The White Queen stretched out her hand and put it on Mason's shoulder, she said softly:

   "You don't owe this world anything, we owe you, and we need you to help us finish the mess we made ourselves, which really makes people feel cruel and helpless.

   Sure, Black Bolt will help you.

  That's one of the big reasons we invite you here, look at this city, Mason, take a good look at it. "

  Under Emma's urging, Mason stood up and walked to the fence of the high royal garden.

He looked down at the whole of Attilan. Of course, the technological level of the alien city is far higher than that of ordinary people's big city, but there is no trace of prosperity anywhere Mason can see. The whole city is shrouded in gray. Under the misty filter.

   Full of an indescribable downfall and withering.

  Sometimes you can see aliens going out on the street, but the number is very small. The houses are like cages, protecting and imprisoning the only remaining lives.

   A few seconds later, Mason came back to his senses and looked at the White Queen sitting on the chair.

  The latter took out a lady's cigarette. Although he was old and frail, his movements at this moment still revealed a trace of elegance from the past.

   She deserves to be the famous leader and spokesperson of the mutant society. In terms of temperament alone, this former "rebellious daughter" is indeed one of the best characters in the entire X-Men.

   As she lit the fire, she said:

"How does it feel?"

   "It is dying and withering, just like a world that has come to an end. There is actually no difference between here and the outside world, but the sufferings suffered by the two are different."

  Mason leaned against the railing and said to Emma:

   "Is it because of the loss of the Terrigen crystal that the aliens can no longer truly 'reproduce'?"

   "Well, it is true, your senses are very keen, and your intelligence is amazing."

  The White Queen exhaled the smoke ring, and said quietly:

   "This city hasn't had a 'new baby' in seventeen years. Although in my opinion, the Inhumans have never really had a prosperous era, they are now undoubtedly on the verge of extinction.

  During the nuclear war that night, Black Bolt ordered his courtiers to integrate ordinary people with alien genes from all over the world into this place, but the lack of awakening materials has prevented them from truly integrating into it.

   The world has long been depleted of Terrigen crystals.

  Black Bolt hopes that you can take Attilan out of here, go to the new world and help the people in this city to complete their awakening. This will be regarded as the rebirth and inheritance of aliens in this world.

   For this reason, the old king is willing to be your vanguard and destroyer. With his help, the destruction of New Babylon will no longer be an unattainable goal. "

   "He trusts me that much?"

   Mason says:

   "He's handing over his people to a stranger to manage. Isn't he afraid that I, like other hunting dogs from the Stars Club, will send these people to dangerous places and consume them as cannon fodder?"

"Do you know?"

   Emma asked back, and in Mason's silence, she said:

   "This decision was made by Black Bolt himself. He observed you, Mason, and he has been watching you since you entered this world.

   Obviously you did something that made him approve of you.

   Maybe not so satisfied, but unfortunately, there are not too many choices left for Black Bolt in this season. I think you should accept this suggestion, Mason. "

  The White Queen coughed and said:

   "This will do you no harm."

   Mason didn't answer.

  He stepped forward, stretched out his hand and unceremoniously pinched the cigarette in Emma's hand, pulled it out under the surprised gaze of the White Queen, threw it on the ground and stamped it out.

  He squatted in front of Emma, ​​looking at her frail and old face, and those eyes that had been avoiding Mason.

He said:

   "I'll take it, but I have a request."

   "You said, I will pass it on to Black Bolt."

   She said something, but Mason shook his head and said:

   "This request has nothing to do with Black Bolt, it's between me and you. You have to leave with me and cooperate with my next series of treatments."

   "I don't have long to live, kid."

   This request made the White Queen laugh.

  She sighed desolately, touched the life support device on her neck and chest again, and said:

   "You know, I actually deserved to die a few years ago, I have been insisting on living in pain, even if I don't know what I am insisting on.

  Facts have proved that this persistence is rewarded, and I finally saw you again.

   It was enough to make me die with a smile on my face. "

   "I am touched that you are willing to die to see me again, but I am now a white queen living for me."

   Mason looked at her and said:

   "You said you regretted not giving me a warm childhood, I don't know if you are lying or sincere, but you still have a chance to prove your words.

  I can cure you.

  While your situation is indeed bad, severe radiation sickness is only the most insignificant symptom, genetic problems caused by exposure to high levels of radiation are obviously more troublesome.

  And your organs and deformed limbs that can no longer heal on their own need long-term and professional medical treatment.

   But I believe I can heal you.

  Emma, ​​our relationship is very complicated, and it is difficult for us to become real relatives, but maybe we should give each other a chance.

I admit.

  I use your element, after all, your ability is what I need most right now. "

   "And you can be sure that terrible guilt and possible compensation will make it impossible for me to refuse your request."

  Emma stared at Mason, she said hoarsely:

   "You are such a clever little ghost, and I have confirmed that you have indeed inherited the worst part of my personality. You may be more suitable to be the behind-the-scenes boss of the Hellfire Club"

   "Why not another 'Black Emperor'?"

  Mason asked softly:

   "As a 'mother', don't you have so little confidence in the potential of your 'son'?"

"No."

  Emma shook her head and stood up again with Mason's support.

  This time, her posture was much more natural. While staggering forward, she patted Mason's hand in her arms, and said slowly like an old lady:

   "You can't become the Black Emperor, Mason, you lack a cold and cruel heart.

   But how can I say no to my baby when my baby needs his mom to help him with something that feels horrible? "

   "Come on, Emma, ​​you're giving me goosebumps."

  Mason said blankly:

   "Step by step, okay?"

   "Okay, what you say is what you say."

The White Queen let out a strange laugh, just like when she was young when she played tricks and disturbed the entire mutant world, but when she left the palace garden, she saw the one who was standing next to the spider car and was maintaining the car. familiar figure.

   This stopped Emma, ​​who frowned and said:

   "That's .

"up to you."

  Mason let go of his supporting hand, took a few steps back, and planned to return to his residence to continue his endless research.

  But as soon as he turned around and walked through a bend, he saw Black Bolt sitting on the street chair in front of him looking through the old notebook.

  The king of aliens sat there like an ordinary old man, the sunlight refracted through Attilan's energy shield shone on him, adding a touch of orderly grace to him.

  As the best ruler of the alien royal family, this old man has never lacked his due bearing.

  He looked at Mason, his eyes full of vicissitudes were full of scrutiny, as if he was looking at whether the young man in front of him could bear the ability to lead the rise of aliens in another world.

   "It's hard for me to do it, after all, I'm not a stranger."

  Mason stepped forward and sat on the chair beside Black Bolt, he whispered:

   "So I think you should do it yourself. Maybe you have made up your mind to help me destroy the source of evil, but your Majesty, I think your long journey is not over yet.

  I don't need an old man to fight for me, it's my job to destroy it, I'll do it myself.

  You have to survive!

  You have to witness the rebirth of your people in another world. In addition, if I accept Emma as my 'mother', then from an ethical point of view, you should be my 'adoptive father'.

  In this case, if you don’t give me the title of Attilan, I will think you are partial, Your Majesty. "

  —

   "Logan!"

  After Mason left, Emma the White Queen quietly came to Wolverine who was repairing the car. Looking at the old figure in front of her, she folded her arms as she did when she was young, and said in a cold and arrogant tone:

   "What happened at Xavier Academy that night?"

"not the right time yet."

   Logan, who was changing tires, wiped off his sweat and said without looking back:

   "I'll tell him, but not yet. Why are you still here? You can leave."

   "Because he's dead, Charles Xavier is dead, and I must stay and fight the monster that took his power."

  The White Queen whispered:

  "The professor died in a miserable way, with no bones left. I can't perceive his consciousness, but I can feel the pain, remorse and regret at the end of his life.

   Logan, I can feel your terrible self-destructiveness.

   It's just that there are still things you can do for us before you choose to die.

   Just take it as I beg you. "

  (end of this chapter)