146. Soul Maker

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"Why? As you said, you are an omniversal being. One with a lot of power." She asked him, unable to hide the disappointment in her voice.

"I can not right now. First of all, this body is pretty weak. Second, I am an Omniversal being, but I can't freely travel and mess around with it. Third, I don't have that authority yet. Maybe if I got stronger and promoted, I would get that too.

"My job is just to exorcise dark entities. At best, I can travel the multiverse here. But I'm sure one day I can help you return when I reach the pinnacle of this multiverse." He replied, also ensuring he gave her some hope.

Wonder Woman looked down at the ring, a look of sadness appearing, "If that happens, I will be forever indebted to you, demon or angel. I don't even care at this point. The things I've seen..."

"What is your story? I would like to know which iteration of the Universe you are from." He asked her finally.

She made the ring also create a table between the chairs, on which she made holograms appear, depicting various scenes from her memory. "It's a long story,"

Hector looked to the side; Moony was tossing the soul stone around happily, "Well, we've got time. I'm sure they up there are making fun of that red skull."

She nodded and started, "Everything was fine, then everything was gone. The Undoing was an eldritch force that destroyed universes. A shadowy cosmic force that takes the form of a swarm of silhouetted dragons with tentacles.

"The Undoing does not just destroy worlds and life but erases them from existence. It slowly spread around the Universe, erasing everything. Darkseid could not fight it either and surrendered to fate. He revealed that the Undoing was a form of the Anti-Life Equation that undoes reality.

"He came to Earth to fight Justice League one last time. We could not defeat him. His and Superman's fight eventually destroyed the planet itself. He... Clark saved me."

Hector sighed, already getting the gist of what happened.

She continued, "Left alone, I roamed the Universe in search of another life. But none I could find. Alone, in search of a reason to keep existing. But, in the end, the Undoing did catch up. I tried to run away at first, but then I realised there was no other way but to face it.

"I faced it with all my might, never wavering will and a strong hope that I will win. The last thing I remember then was losing consciousness as the Undoing screeched in pain. I do not know how I defeated it, but I did it. Then the next thing I saw was... Moony."

Hector rubbed his beard in thoughts, "Hmm... you were most likely stuck in the void for much longer after winning, perhaps millions of years. As you have no recollection of what happened after you defeated it. But your mental health is so unstable; you must have been in the void for very long."

She thought about it too, "It is certainly possible."

Well, her story was pretty straightforward, he was sure there must have been other important details, but they didn't matter anymore. Her universe was gone. He stood up, "Moony, let's go, and bring that stone to me. I will put it on a bracelet later. And you, Diana, you can see me as a monster or an angel. It's your opinion. If you want to return to your Universe, you will have to wait a little."

"Thank you, Mister Washington," she said with genuine gratefulness. She considered it her luck that the one person she found in this strange Universe was a good being, albeit being from Hell.

"Ugh... just call me Hector,"

"Well, Hector, how will you get out of this hole in the ground now? Can you fly? If not, I shall help you. Please hold Moony and grab my waist. I will fly you out," She offered him genuine help.

Hector's gaze unknowingly fell on her waist. He gulped and looked at Moony, "It's all right. I got another way out. Boy, make the portal,"

"WOF!" Moony looked away, denying it. ~I want a grandma,~

Hector frowned, "I guess you don't want a double chocolate-dipped cookie then?"

*WOOSH*

And then came the portal.

"Let's go, Diana."

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"How did you become red? Are you an alien?" Yelena asked Red Skull a few questions.

The man was annoyed, but he could not really harm anybody, "I desired to hold what I shouldn't have and paid the price."

"Grandpa said he beat you up. Is that why you are red?"

"As I said, I tried to hold the space stone and failed," Red Skull added.

"Why couldn't you hold it? Are you weak?"

Well, there was no answer to that, nor was Red Skull obliged to answer to it. But he was annoyed nonetheless.

*WOOSH*

And just then, the portal opened and came out Moony, Hector and Diana, all in one piece. Yelena jumped on Moony and hugged him. Hector, though, walked to Adam. He doesn't break promises, and he made one to him about giving him a soul.

"Well, Adam, are you ready to receive the soul I promised you?"

"Can't wait, Mister President," He was silently happy like Moony in a toy store.

Hector took out the Soul Stone and kept it tightly in his grasp. He could feel Red Skull's envious gaze on him. He, too, tried to hold one of these and ended up here. Yet, the American President, his enemy back then, is able to do it. They were not the same, he realised.

Ignoring his sobbing face, Hector let the power of the soul stone surge through his body. The soul stone was perhaps the most unique and powerful one among all of them. It had sentience and lust for eating souls. The user was not much safe from it either. But, Hector's soul could not be touched by it.

~What kind of soul should I give him?~ He wondered. Originally, Adam would have taken the whole stone to keep it safe, but now, Hector was a better safety locker.

~I know what to give him. A soul that's wise and calm, a soul that is kind to those harmed and innocent, and ruthless to those who sin. He is my general. It's better if he has a good mindset.~ He discussed it with himself.

"Well, here you go," Hector proceeded to put his palm on Adam's chest. A bright light travelled through his hand and entered straight into Adam.

Even after Hector had taken back his hand, Adam's veins were visibly shining in yellow light. It wasn't painful, however. The thing lasted for a few minutes, then slowly dimmed out.

"How do you feel?" He asked him.

Adam touched his chest and looked left and right. He took long breaths, "This feeling... I don't feel empty anymore.

"I feel... feelings. My eyes want to produce water, and yet, my heart is shivering with an unknown jolt. This is... strange,"

"Bwahaha... come you, boy." Hector gave him a nice hug. For the first time, Adam Warlock smiled, and he looked damn handsome doing it. Hector patted his back, "That's called excitement, son. Congratulations on becoming full."

Diana walked forward and touched Adam's arm, "Amazing. Hector just created a soul for you with the help of that stone."

"With the reality stone, I can create an alternate world for myself. Yup, these stones are pretty big cheats, and I have decided to get them all now. I mean, why should only Thanos have all the fun." He proclaimed with no reservation. If this could give him power, there was no harm in it.

"GRANDPA! GIMME A SOUL TOO!" Yelena asked him.

"Haha, dear, you already have the most beautiful soul. Ask your sister, aren't I right, Natasha?"

Natasha nodded silently and patted her little sister's head. Jean was rejoicing, "YES! Now can we please get out of this depressing place? Show me a real planet with modern tech, grandpa."

"Sure, sure... but first,"

Hector faced Red Skull, "You killed millions of people, experimented on children, basically made Hydra what it later became. For that, the fact you still exist is not good. You deserve to be in hell, not here, guiding genocidal maniacs."

"What do y..."

"I am erasing your soul from existence. You are now free from the control of the soul stone. Hence you are not needed in the world of the living." *WOOSH*

Red Skull's body started to disappear, snap style. He didn't have much to say except, "I know the multiverse is real. Maybe I won in one of them,"

That was the final end of the Red Skull. Now, when Thanos comes here later, he won't find shit.

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