A Difficult Choice

In the end, Wanda reopened the energy barrier.

Seeing this, the townspeople were naturally both shocked and overjoyed, running towards the gaps in the energy barrier—those inside were desperate to get out, while the agents of S.W.O.R.D. outside were eager to rush in.

Tyler Hayward had no idea what exactly had happened within the Westview anomaly. Optimistically, he hoped that his White Vision had achieved its goal, perhaps even eliminating Wanda. Regardless, he immediately mobilized his subordinates, ready to drive into Westview as soon as preparations were complete.

As the Westview anomaly began to collapse, the two Visions in the midst of battle in the sky were naturally affected. The Vision created by Wanda was impacted the most. White Vision remained unaffected, given that Vision's existence was tethered to the Westview anomaly. With the anomaly breaking apart, he became like a tree without roots or water without a source. Previously, attempting to leave the anomaly nearly cost him his life.

Now, still battling White Vision and sensing the anomaly's collapse, he felt his own powers start to dissipate, allowing White Vision's blast to send him flying, plummeting from the sky. Throughout this fall, his body, forged from vibranium and meant to be indestructible, began to disintegrate and crack apart.

With a thud, Vision crashed down not far from Wanda. He got up, knelt on the ground with a pained expression, and reached out to Wanda. By this time, his body had already dissipated by nearly half. Naturally, Wanda was beside herself with rage and sorrow. Not just Vision, but her two children, also creations of her chaos magic closely linked to the Westview anomaly, ran to their mother. Now, the children also began to disintegrate and dissolve, crying and begging Wanda for help, "Mom, save us!"

On one side was her husband; on the other, her children. Wanda was in agony. Indirectly responsible for this situation, Agatha calmly made a chilling remark: "Westview, your husband and your children, Wanda, who will you choose?"

By then, Wanda might have already been regretting her actions, realizing she should never have crafted this illusion. Without having ever owned it, one does not fear losing it. Yet, she had succeeded, experienced the warmth and happiness of a family, only to now face the prospect of shattering it all by her own hands.

Facing the pleas and dire situation of her husband and children, Wanda couldn't bear it any longer. With a fierce cry, she withdrew her magic, and as she did, the collapsing energy barrier reformed, and the nearly shattered Vision and children slowly returned to normal.

The family embraced tightly. To the viewers watching this unfold, it was a deeply emotional moment. Considering placing oneself in Wanda's situation revealed a truly difficult choice: to enslave innocent people or shatter a beautiful dream. Yet, to Wanda, it was not merely a dream but the family she longed for, her everything.

Moreover, two sinister figures were lurking, ready to take advantage of her vulnerability. Agatha, having enjoyed the spectacle, seized the moment to launch an attack just as Wanda and her family were embracing, sending a torrent of magical energy their way. Wanda, in her determination to protect her family, didn't hesitate to step forward, using her magic to form a barrier that blocked Agatha's attack.

However, Agatha's aim was never to harm Wanda but to steal her chaos magic. She began to draw heavily from Wanda's magical shield, and as she did, Wanda's hands turned pitch black, as if her skin was necrotizing—this was the consequence of her magic being drained.

Viewers familiar with Agatha's ability to absorb others' magic knew of its potency and cruelty. Victims didn't just lose their magic; their very life essence was drained, leaving them desiccated husks. This was the fate of the witches in Agatha's coven who had been drained of their magic.

Thus, Agatha's promise to Wanda—that sparing her chaos magic would lead to her family's safety—was a clear lie. If Agatha succeeded in absorbing Wanda's chaos magic, Wanda would undoubtedly end up as a lifeless shell.

As if troubles never come singly, while Agatha drained Wanda's magic, White Vision and S.W.O.R.D. agents arrived, effectively surrounding Wanda and her family.

The situation grew increasingly dire, but Wanda and her family saw no reason to retreat. To protect their home, they had to fight to the end!

At that moment, the video on the screen paused, presenting a question:

[Can Wanda and Vision overcome their adversaries?]

[A: Yes

B: No.]

Faced with this binary choice, Peter, observing Wanda's complex emotions, said, "Miss Wanda, I understand the choices you'll make in the future and choose to believe that you can rectify your mistakes and overcome this crisis. So, let's go with option A."

Wanda controlled thousands of innocent people in Westview Town for her own selfish gain, and manipulated their mental consciousness wantonly, turning living people into puppets on strings, even if it was backed by her pitiable background, her tragic love, and her longing for a better life, anyone with a normal moral compass would not say her actions were justifiable.

However, in the video, Wanda, stimulated by the witch Agatha, does show remorse and plans to let the innocent residents of Westview go. Moreover, compared to Wanda, the witch Agatha and S.W.O.R.D. are even more disliked.

Therefore, deep down, Peter also hopes that Wanda and her family can ultimately prevail.

However, as one of the parties involved, Wanda isn't as confident as him. Frowning, she said, "But Agatha is cunning and deceitful, and White Vision is completely under the control of S.W.O.R.D. She... I mean, can we really get through this crisis in the video?"

At this point, Wanda had not yet gone through the trials of the original timeline. She was not only a fledgling in the world of magic but, setting aside magic, she and her brother were considered inexperienced newbies among the superheroes of the Multiverse Defenders, lacking in experience against foes.

Peter Parker shook his head: "You have to believe in yourself, to protect your home, you will give it your all no matter what!"

As an observer, he saw things more clearly than Wanda, which was natural. Wanda had always found the idea of her future self having children with a robot quite strange. This love story, to her, was rather awkward, making it hard for her to genuinely relate to the feelings of her video self.

Hearing Peter Parker's reminder, she also came to a realization. Yes, aside from the family in the video, if someone were to harm her brother, she would stop it at all costs!

"Okay, we'll go with option A!"

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