Chapter 174 I don’t care about humans tonight, I only care about you
Katum and Ares were not very familiar with each other, they had only met a few times.
And it was in the main world at that time.
It is not impossible for the Old Gods to understand the situations of other universes themselves.
But if we say that Ares from the DCEU will come over specifically to reminisce with Katum, that is absolutely impossible.
Ares's purpose is not that simple.
At this moment, Diana was in a very bad condition. Bruce felt pity for her and helped her sit down.
"You can't blame me."
Ares shrugged, "She was the first to attack, I was just defending myself."
"You can just tell this excuse to yourself!"
Bruce did not let his guard down just because Ares seemed so approachable now.
He held Diana's hand tightly, and as soon as the situation seemed to be wrong, he would immediately use his super speed to run away.
"What exactly do you want to do by coming to see Diana?" Bruce asked.
"Is it not okay for a brother to see his sister?" Ares asked back, "Don't you know that Diana and I are half-siblings?"
"what?"
The exclamation did not come from Bruce, but from Diana who was still in a trance.
"It seems your mother didn't tell you anything."
Ares sighed and whispered, "You are the child of Zeus and the Queen of the Amazons. Zeus left you in the human world as a weapon against me."
He looked at the remaining hilt in Diana's hand and the ashes on the ground.
“This sword is not a god-killing weapon at all, it’s just a rubbish knockoff made by the Amazons.
"Only a god can truly kill another god, Diana, you are the godslayer."
Diana couldn't accept Ares' words for a moment.
Her sudden life experience made her fall into a brief confusion about her own existence.
Even Katum felt a little emotional.
"Bruce, you really failed miserably this time."
The owl said, "You thought Diana was the same as you, but it turns out that she has both parents, and you are the only one who is an orphan forever."
"You won't die if you speak less." Bruce warned through gritted teeth.
He had no time to care about Katum, and whispered to comfort Diana, hoping that she would remember the purpose of her trip.
"We'll talk about parents later!"
Bruce encouraged Diana, "You didn't leave the island this time to find out about your own life experience, did you?"
It's for Ares!
Don’t forget your goals just because of your parents!
"Ares...Yes! It's for Ares!"
Diana's eyes lit up again as she remembered her mission.
Ares scratched his ears and listened to the two men discussing how to kill him in front of him.
"Ares!"
Diana looked at him firmly and read out the declaration before the battle, "You deceived humans and provoked war..."
"I didn't start the war."
Ares suddenly said, "It was humans who started this. I came to you this time because of this matter."
His tone was calm and he spoke slowly.
“I am not your enemy, Diana, I am the only one who truly understands you and the real human being.
"Like you now, I once had hope for humans, the creatures my father created.
"But the result disappointed me. Their nature is hard to change. They are always fragile, cruel, selfish, and capable of doing the most terrible things."
His speech was earnest and sincere, as if he was really admonishing his naive sister who was new to the world as a brother.
"I was indeed behind the scenes fanning the flames, pushing humanity to destroy itself.
“But not long ago, a human’s memory appeared in my mind, and from his mind, I learned some very interesting things.
"The destruction of mankind does not require me to push it from behind."
He wiped his hand across the table, and ripples suddenly appeared on the table like water, taking on the appearance of an ocean.
Two rows of model-like fleets were confronting each other on the sea, and the solemn atmosphere was visible to the naked eye.
Ares whispered, "World War I, World War II, the Cold War... Do you know this scene, Bruce?"
Bruce looked at the national flags and models of warships hung by the two opposing sides and recognized the picture shown by Ares.
“The Cuban Missile Crisis,” he said.
"Yes, this is the closest thing to human destruction."
Ares smiled with satisfaction and retracted the picture displayed on the desktop.
“Although this crisis ended with both sides giving in, what about next time? What about the next time?
"I don't have to do anything anymore. Humanity will destroy itself."
Ares saw a future that satisfied him from Lupin's memory.
It turns out that his point of view is correct. Human beings are such irredeemable creatures and their future is already determined.
The God of War is worthy of being the God of Truth!
"So, I stopped all the actions I had originally planned and just wanted to quietly watch this society and watch humanity fall into an endless abyss."
Ares finally told the purpose of his trip, “But, the fact that you two are bent on killing me is giving me a headache.
"Diana is my sister, and you—"
He looked at Bruce, "I feel like it's not that easy to completely destroy you."
Ares always has a premonition.
If Bruce and Katum cannot be completely eliminated in an instant, they will face endless troubles later.
Why bother yourself with trouble?
"So I came this time to reconcile with you."
Ares waved his hand, and an ancient Greek-style bronze helmet appeared in front of Bruce.
"Bruce, it's not hard for me to guess why you came here. I guess my memory has created a monster that you can't solve.
“You need the means to deal with God.
"Don't you just want power? It's okay, I'll give it to you!"
Ares said sincerely, "As long as you wear this helmet, you will have ten times the power of the God of War, which is more than enough to defeat that monster!"
this--
Bruce looked at the helmet and said nothing for a moment.
Diana said anxiously in his ear: "Don't wear it, Bruce! This is all Ares' trick. He lured mankind to fall, and now he wants to do it again!"
In fact, she didn't need to persuade him like this.
Bruce didn't want to wear it.
He motioned Diana to calm down and said softly, "Don't worry, I will never wear it when I'm with you."
There is no ambiguity in these words.
Ares sighed.
"Diana, I've made my point so clear, and you still think that humans are kind by nature?"
“Humans are inherently kind!”
Diana said without hesitation, "Although there are some ambitious people among humans, the vast majority of humans pursue a peaceful and beautiful life!
"It is my mission to help them realize this wish!"
Finally, Ares gave up the idea of continuing to persuade Diana.
"Stubborn."
He said, "Since you want to fulfill human wishes, I will satisfy your idea!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a yellow crystal suddenly appeared in Ares's hand.
"This is--"
Katum recognized what it was instantly.
Appearing in "Wonder Woman 1984", the mysterious citrine can fulfill any human wish!
Where did Ares find this? !
"Diana, don't say your brother never gave you a chance."
Ares suddenly clenched his fist, and the yellow crystal was crushed into countless pieces, which fell bit by bit, and the mysterious power in them rippled between heaven and earth.
Then, they gathered towards Diana, and in just a moment, everything was settled.
"Diana, you are a true goddess now."
Ares said softly, “You can fulfill any wish of mankind and become the most beautiful symbol in the world.
"Next, you will experience for yourself how 'kind' humans really are!
"By the way, I will help you spread the word about your ability to fulfill people's wishes!
"A goddess like you is enough for the whole world to start a war for you!"
After saying these words, Ares left behind a series of chuckles and his figure disappeared from the tavern out of thin air.
As he said, he had no ill intentions this time, but instead brought gifts for Bruce and Diana.
A helmet with ten times the power of a god of war, and the ability to grant wishes.
"Is Ares sick?"
Katum was dumbfounded. "He wants to bet on how dark human nature is? He wants to win too?"
"Stop talking about this!" Bruce quickly signaled Katum to shut up. Diana's condition was very wrong!
She held her head with a terrified expression and her whole body was shaking.
"What's wrong with you Diana!"
Bruce was at a loss for what to do and could only watch Diana huddled up helplessly.
"Sound, I heard a sound!"
Diana murmured, "There are so many voices. They are praying! They are making wishes!"
She could hear countless voices, noisy and chaotic, constantly drilling into her ears, and the sound was getting louder every second.
Diana covered her ears with her hands, but it was no use.
She could hear everything.
"Diana, look at me, look at me!"
Bruce grabbed Diana's arm, trying to stop her from trembling, but Diana was much stronger than Bruce, and after struggling for several times, she almost threw him away.
He could only raise his voice in an attempt to drown out the sounds coming out of Diana's mouth.
"Listen to me, Diana!"
These words, which sounded like a roar, finally reached Diana's ears.
She raised her head helplessly and saw Bruce's eyes full of concern.
Tears welled up in Diana's eyes.
"There are too many people," Diana said. "I hear so many voices. The world is so big!"
"Then make it smaller," Bruce said.
"I can not do it!"
"you can do it!"
Bruce assured, "Focus on my voice and pretend it's an island. Can you see it? It's in the ocean?"
Diana closed her eyes and tried to do what Bruce said on her own.
It was difficult, with so many people whispering in her ears, but he forced himself to imagine an island, somewhere far away in the water, where Diana was drifting alone.
"I saw..."
Bruce's voice encouraged her: "Swim towards it."
She imagined herself swimming toward that wondrous place, leaving all the discordant sounds and sights of the world behind her.
Diana's heart slowly calmed down, and the irrepressible noise began to fade away.
Her breathing began to steady, and she came out of her previous state of panic.
Finally, she returned to her most normal state.
"I'm much better." Diana finally recovered. "Those noises... they are much quieter."
"That's good!"
Bruce also breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, he was also very nervous just now and could only try to make Diana concentrate.
What did Ares do?
It made Diana become like this!
Bruce asked Katoom, and the owl thought about it and gave an explanation.
"I guess it was Ares who transferred the power of the mysterious topaz to Diana."
He said, "This citrine is not a good thing. Although it can fulfill people's wishes, it will also take away the most precious thing of that person. Moreover, the so-called fulfillment of wishes is also completed in a form that humans cannot accept."
Citrine's ability is very similar to the setting in the horror novel "The Monkey's Paw".
In that novel, an old man is given the monkey's paw, which can grant any wish.
The old man made a wish for two hundred dollars, and then his son died that day, and the old man received a pension of two hundred dollars.
“It’s a bit like an equal exchange, but you can’t choose the price.”
Katum said, "Diana now may have acquired this ability."
Not only that, she could also hear other people's prayers and wishes. Ares had bad intentions and might have amplified Diana's super hearing.
Maybe not to the same extent as Superman, but for Diana, it is still a huge amount of information.
Diana doesn't have a super brain to process so much information.
At this time, Diana was sweating all over. She felt that her clothes were in the way, so she tore them apart, revealing the gladiator uniform underneath.
"My head hurts."
Diana covered her head and said, "Although the noises have become smaller, they are still very uncomfortable when added together."
"It's okay, don't think about anything now, just rest in peace!"
Bruce couldn't think of any good solution for the time being and could only keep comforting Diana.
He helped Diana up and wanted to take her back to the room to rest. Before leaving, he picked up the God of War's helmet on the table.
"Do you still want this helmet?"
Diana suddenly said, "If you have the power, you will leave, right? Go save the people in your school?"
Bruce actually didn't understand girls' hearts, but at this moment, he suddenly realized that Diana was in an extremely sensitive and irritable state.
It was like the anxiety Hermione felt before an exam.
The answer at this time is extremely critical. If you are not careful, Diana's condition will develop towards a worse situation.
Fortunately, after spending so much time with Hermione, Bruce had some experience and knew how to deal with this situation.
He suddenly went crazy, threw his helmet to the ground, and then kicked it far away.
"What a rare thing! I don't want this!"
Bruce supported Diana, shook his head and said, "Don't think too much, I don't care about humans tonight, I only care about you.
"Don't say anything else, I'll take you back and have a good rest!"
He took Diana back to her room.
"I'll be waiting outside the door. If you need anything, just call my name."
After a moment, he closed the door and left, with Katoom waiting outside.
"You're just sick."
Owl cursed, "If you want to drop your helmet, just drop it. Why kick it? It will be very troublesome to pick it up."
"I'm just a stopgap measure."
Bruce sighed and said, "I'm also worried about Diana's situation. Why is Ares so mean? We didn't even go looking for him, but he came to us on his own."
Diana is now clearly in the stage of integrating her powers.
When you wake up tomorrow, you will truly have the power to make your wishes come true.
"Diana is still inexperienced and doesn't know how to say no to others."
Bruce said, "If she found out that she could fulfill other people's wishes, she probably wouldn't think too much about it and would just agree to it."
Even if it was an unreasonable wish, she would agree to it.
"It's just like Ares said. Diana has become a goddess."
Katum sighed, “Especially at this moment when war is about to break out, Diana’s appearance directly becomes the weight that affects the balance.
"To be frank, whoever can get Diana will directly win the war."
You can't hide it even if you want to.
That bitch Ares said he would help them promote this.
I am afraid that on this night, the heads of all countries will receive a dream from the God of War, saying that a goddess has been born who can fulfill everyone's wishes.
Maybe Ares would even be kind enough to tell her what Diana looks like.
"Greece and Troy fought a ten-year war for a beautiful woman named Helen."
Katum looked at Diana's room and said, "Diana's value is much greater than Helen's now."
At this moment, the owl thought of many terrible things.
What is the current situation in the world?
The war is about to begin!
It is not difficult to imagine that many people would wish to win the war or even gain greater benefits.
Judging from the strange way that Citrine fulfills wishes, Katum has reason to suspect that it will directly summon some super-powerful beings to directly strike on the battlefield and kill War.
For example, aliens, people with super powers, people from the future, robots, people under the sea and so on.
The DC universe has no shortage of this kind of thing.
"What do we do next?"
Bruce said, "Our original goal was to find a way to kill God, but now the situation is getting even more out of control."
The person who will suffer the most next must be Diana.
She would watch helplessly as the world became worse and worse even though she was trying hard to satisfy everyone's wishes.
Maybe at the end, Ares will jump out and say, "I win again, Diana."
"We can only take one step at a time and see what happens."
Bruce shook his head, cursing Ares countless times in his mind.
Including his parents.
"No matter what happens, we'll deal with it first."
Bruce shook his head and said with a firm look, "Ares, that beast, has already found his way to death!"
He pretended to want to reconcile, but ended up causing such a big trouble.
"There must be something wrong with that Ares helmet!"
Bruce thought to himself, "I have to study this carefully!"
After a few days of rest, I will resume my daily work tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
