novelhk Chapter 412 Although being a riddle solver is fun, I refuse.
Chapter 412 Although being a riddle solver is fun, I refuse.
Chapter 412 Although being a riddle solver is fun, I refuse.
"You've all probably noticed it by now," Rune said calmly, his deliberately mysterious opening always managing to grab everyone's attention. "Something is happening, and it's affecting the entire multiverse."
Dr. Manhattan simply shook his head. He'd been playing house with Superman on Earth all along, so he wasn't paying attention to what was happening across the multiverse.
But the third palace is different.
Sangu lived in an area near Limbo, which was relatively close to the Origin Wall, so he could vaguely sense the pulsation of the Origin Wall itself.
"Are you referring to the Origin Wall itself, or the area outside the Origin Wall?" Sangu straightened up, shrunk his size, and came to Rune's side, looking directly at the mage.
Rune knew what the Three Palaces meant.
The Origin Wall imprisons a large number of powerful beings, the strongest of whom is Perpetual, the creator goddess of the DC Universe. She has always been unwilling to be bound and must have tried to break through the Origin Wall's blockade from time to time.
This was commonplace for Sangoku; not just Perpetua, but which creature on the Origin Wall wasn't trying to break free of its constraints?
However, until now, only Darkseid's father, Yuga Khan, has managed to descend from the Origin Wall on his own. But in the end, because of his obsession with exploring the secrets of the Origin Wall, he climbed back up and was trapped again.
In the future Darkseid War, Darkseid's death at the hands of the Anti-Monitor directly disrupted the connection between God and Origin, forcing the former Shazam to connect the current Shazam Billy with a new god.
Yuga Khan then gets caught up in the chaos and becomes one of the six new gods who supply Shazam with power, though he originally hoped to escape the Origin Wall through Shazam.
Perpetua—Sangoku believes she is not yet able to escape the Wall of Origin.
If Rune was only referring to the problems within the Wall of Origin, Sannomiya would definitely choose to fight Dr. Manhattan again, but Rune shook his head.
"I'm talking about what happened outside the Origin Wall."
This roused both Sannomiya and Dr. Manhattan.
"Speak, son!" Sannomiya laughed loudly, patted Rune on the shoulder, and gestured for him to continue.
Tim wanted to say something at this moment. As Batman's successor, he hoped to learn more information through Rune's words, but Dr. Manhattan made Tim shut up for the time being.
In one of the futures he saw, Tim was instantly killed by Sannomiya the moment he asked a question, and then Wonder Girl and Beast Boy would rush up and also be killed by Sannomiya.
The reason he told Tim to shut up wasn't to save his life, but to get Rune to continue talking as soon as possible.
Dr. Manhattan was unable to read Rune's future, as if he were not made of particles from the DC multiverse, which is one of the reasons he did not kill Rune when he tried to change the future.
Having captured both sides' attention, Rune breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "I know you've all been curious about what lies beyond the Origin Wall, and I can tell you frankly, beyond the Origin Wall lies the habitat of certain beings, as well as countless other multiverses."
Sannomiya grinned widely. He knew it, he knew it! Countless dimensions, countless universes, endless conquest and destruction—just thinking about it made him feel exhilarated!
So he asked, "Then, my child, can you take me away from this multiverse and to somewhere else?"
After saying this, Sannomiya promised him the status of a demon prince, second only to one person, and the title of king of half of the multiverses he would conquer in the future, as a reward.
However, Rune saw through everything.
As expected of a great demon, all he gives are empty promises. What are the benefits of being a demon prince, I ask you?
Furthermore, how many of DC's matter, antimatter, and dark multiverse have you conquered? Sannomiya, isn't your behavior just like having your cake and eating it too?
As Rune thought this, he shook his head. "I can't take you out of this multiverse right now—"
Even if I were capable, I wouldn't take you along!
From a bloodline perspective, Sannomiya is indeed half a father to Rune, but unfortunately, Sannomiya is not a father in the traditional sense. He is a demon who slaughtered his own race from birth.
He revels in destruction and conquest; words like arrogance and ruthlessness perfectly describe the Third House. He also exhibits an extremely strong possessiveness and desire to control his children, especially those with great potential.
So after being rejected by Rune, Sannomiya wanted to take matters into his own hands and torture him, but Dr. Manhattan stopped his claws.
"Please continue," said Dr. Manhattan, now adding Rune to his list of protected individuals.
Sannomiya glared at him, but the previous fight made him realize that he couldn't beat this bald man, so he chose to remain silent.
Rune sighed. Sannomiya should have the utmost patience.
He could lie low for centuries, secretly plotting and scheming through cult followers, waiting for the perfect opportunity to arrive, but now he has angered himself—upon closer examination, Rune had to admit that it was his own problem.
Rune had rejected Sangu long ago, and this time he had tricked Sangu again in a roundabout way. His own rejection just now might just be the last straw that broke the camel's back.
Offending Sannomiya at this time? That would probably be unwise. Even if Sannomiya can't do anything about it, he'll definitely torment Raven.
So he had to go along with it, saying, "I didn't say you wouldn't have a chance to cross the Origin Wall. In fact, in the not-too-distant future, the Origin Wall will break, and then you can freely travel to other multiverses."
As for running into Pepertua's clansmen, or getting lost on a long journey—what does that have to do with Rune?
Sannomiya was unaware of these things, but his expression immediately softened.
Rune continued, "Actually, beyond all the multiverses, a force is rising, attempting to instigate a war across dimensions. Our multiverse is currently protected by the Origin Wall, but as I said—"
"You mean, after the Origin Wall breaks, the forces you mentioned will invade this multiverse and start a war, right?" Dr. Manhattan remained calm as always.
"Actually, I think they've already started," Rune replied. "Although they can't directly infiltrate before the Origin Wall breaks, they're already cultivating spies."
The Marvel Cinematic Universe lacks a protective mechanism like the Source Wall, so it suffered direct invasion much earlier. In DC, however, Rune only encountered the First Fallen, a suspected traitor.
Bribing a newly fallen individual is incredibly easy. The promise of a soul from the multiverse, the chance to reclaim the throne of Satan, and other such conditions would make him willingly do anything for them. Moreover, he is foolish enough to be the perfect candidate to act as the mastermind behind the scenes and the front manipulator in front of the camera.
"So what's your deal? What do you want from me, and what can I get from you?" Sannomiya asked, his face beaming with joy.
"I will confront those organizations sooner or later, and in return, Sannomiya will receive a portion of their souls."
Rune then looked at Dr. Manhattan and took an item out of his pocket.
"And the reward for our transaction is it, or rather, the right to study it."