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Chapter 834: The Fey Force
Bumblebee was a bit dazed.
He looked around in confusion, completely unable to make sense of the chaotic world where space and time intertwined. Countless hazy, hallucinatory lights swirled with a life of their own, surrounding him and flickering intermittently. When Bumblebee reached out to touch them, they suddenly drifted away.
After a moment, these unknown things floated over again, seemingly curious about Bumblebee's sudden appearance.
"Whirrr...?"
Bumblebee was plunged into deep confusion and bewilderment. Where was he? Where had that female Celestial thrown him?
At the thought of being enveloped by that immense power just now, immense fear flashed through Bumblebee's whirring optical sensors.
It was too terrifying—that utter helplessness, that collapse and despair that came from the depths of his being. This was the first time Bumblebee had personally come into contact with Level Eight power. He would remember this crushing, system-disrupting force for the rest of his life.
The psychological trauma was immense.
Bumblebee tumbled slowly through this nameless chaos. Actually, "tumble" wasn't the right word, as there was no distinction between up, down, left, or right here. There was no passage of time, no change in space.
These things that surrounded him, seemingly alive, observed him for so long that just when Bumblebee began to think they were harmless, they immediately bared their vicious fangs.
The first mass of hazy energy cautiously drew near, like a dog sniffing a stranger to gauge if they were friend or foe. The next second, it pounced ferociously, attacking Bumblebee with mad abandon.
His yellow mech body was surprisingly fragile, crumbling on contact with the vast haze.
Soon, this attack seemed to send out some kind of "edible" signal. Vast swathes of the haze erupted into a riotous frenzy. As if they had discovered some kind of intoxicating delicacy, they surged forward impatiently, scrambling to devour Bumblebee.
His powerful chassis, once a source of pride, was instantly torn to pieces. Its tough metal components were shredded into countless fragments by the vast haze. Not only that, but even Bumblebee's consciousness was invaded, and his spirit was on the verge of collapse. These terrifying things were crushing every part of him.
That is, until they touched Bumblebee's chest. The Spark, which had suddenly dimmed, reacted as if provoked by an external force. It shuddered once, then, as if stimulated, began to burn furiously. The scant aura of the One-Above-All began to radiate outwards, launching a fierce counterattack against these unknown entities.
Though faint, its noble essence directly provoked them.
The vast haze retreated like a tide, observing the torn and tattered Bumblebee from a distance with extreme caution.
Then, the Spark dimmed again, and the haze immediately surged forward once more.
A strange thought surfaced in Bumblebee's muddled consciousness: it seemed these things were not afraid of the One-Above-All at all... Then, he lost consciousness.
At that very moment, a powerful aura erupted. Tony had finally pinpointed Bumblebee's location. Using the connection between the individual Spark and the Allspark, he forcibly broke through the barriers of this place. A cold sensation swept through the dimension, causing everything within it to become agitated and resistant.
The chaos here immediately grew more violent.
***
"He's fine, just banished to a very strange place..."
After a long while, Tony withdrew a sliver of his power. He had a strange, thoughtful expression on his face.
"If I'm not mistaken, those conscious, miasmic powers are greedy yet cunning, cautious yet frenzied. Even when I, the One-Above-All, proudly declared that Bumblebee is my creation, they refused to back down, completely unafraid of me..."
"These things are clearly the most mysterious of the universe's three great powers—the Fey Force. It was rumored to have been sealed by the Celestials' Fifth Host due to its extreme danger."
The expression on Tony's face grew even more peculiar.
The Phoenix Force, the Chaos Power, and the Fey Force. These were three multiversal-level power systems that were highly similar in their manifested abilities. All three could alter reality, distort and reshape rules, and easily destroy worlds.
The first two needed no introduction; Jean and Wanda were on Cybertron.
The Fey Force, however, was the most mysterious and incomprehensible of the three.
Similar to the Phoenix Force, the Fey Force had its own collective consciousness, unlike the Chaos Power, which came directly from Chthon, the Chaos Deity who firmly controlled it.
But the difference was that the Fey Force's collective consciousness was extremely frenzied. They desperately craved to eat, eat, and eat. Anything that existed, regardless of its level of matter or tier of energy, was nothing but food to the Fey Force.
Becoming stronger by eating their fill—this was the Fey Force's most basic "value system."
From the flesh and mental power of some weaklings to energies on its own level, including the Phoenix Force and Chaos Power—it would devour whatever came its way, growing stronger in proportion to what it consumed.
The Fey Force was like the monster Taotie from Chinese mythology, its mind filled with nothing but eating, never to be sated.
In the comics, the Fey Force possessed a high degree of danger and terrifying, seemingly endless potential for growth. In theory, if this thing were allowed to act freely, it could eat the entire Multiverse, including the Speed Force Wall, clean.
To protect the Multiverse from destruction, the powerful Fifth Host of the Celestials was dispatched in full. After paying a heavy price, they managed to suppress the still-developing Fey Force, sealing it in some unknown region.
"What is this Goddess trying to do? A goodwill gesture? Reconciliation? A malicious trap? Or is she just crazy, thinking I'd pass up a piece of meat delivered right to my mouth?"
Tony pondered for a moment, then casually threw out a powerful force field to stabilize the unfinished cosmic planet. With a single step, he vanished.
Uatu was still in his spaceship, writing and drawing. He took a moment to look up.
"The enemies before Tony are growing stronger and stronger. I hope things don't get out of control."
Uatu muttered this, but his face clearly showed excitement and anticipation...
"Indeed, the hopes of the Watchers rest on my, Uatu's, shoulders." Uatu murmured to himself, his spirits high. He immediately piloted his spaceship toward the Prime Universe.
He was just here for the show, anyway. He wasn't afraid of things getting out of hand, only that they wouldn't.
***
On Earth in the Prime Universe, the Goddess's terrifying figure bore down on the entire planet. Brilliant rays of light shone unconsciously from her golden body, making all Earthlings feel as if they had been plunged into an icy cavern.
This Goddess, even doing nothing, sent shivers of fear through Earth and the entire Prime Universe.
Suddenly, the Goddess raised her head indifferently, looking toward the figure that had silently appeared.
***
**Author's Note:**
Today while flipping through comics, I discovered a mistake. The official roster of the Celestials is 1265, not 1256 as I wrote... I could just spit blood, I really remembered it as 1256... For small bugs like this, I usually fix them as soon as I find them so they don't affect the reading experience. However, the VIP chapters posted more than ten days ago have been locked by the system, and the editing period has passed, so I can't change it (I think VIP chapters can be modified within seven days of publishing, but after seven days they're locked. You can only change them by contacting the editor. This is to prevent some unscrupulous authors from deleting past content to cheat subscribed readers.)
So, I'm notifying all readers here. I will correct this small bug in future chapters, but the previously locked chapters won't be changed. My editor really doesn't have the time to help me modify a few numbers, so I won't bother him...
(end of chapter)
Bumblebee was a bit dazed.
He looked around in confusion, completely unable to make sense of the chaotic world where space and time intertwined. Countless hazy, hallucinatory lights swirled with a life of their own, surrounding him and flickering intermittently. When Bumblebee reached out to touch them, they suddenly drifted away.
After a moment, these unknown things floated over again, seemingly curious about Bumblebee's sudden appearance.
"Whirrr...?"
Bumblebee was plunged into deep confusion and bewilderment. Where was he? Where had that female Celestial thrown him?
At the thought of being enveloped by that immense power just now, immense fear flashed through Bumblebee's whirring optical sensors.
It was too terrifying—that utter helplessness, that collapse and despair that came from the depths of his being. This was the first time Bumblebee had personally come into contact with Level Eight power. He would remember this crushing, system-disrupting force for the rest of his life.
The psychological trauma was immense.
Bumblebee tumbled slowly through this nameless chaos. Actually, "tumble" wasn't the right word, as there was no distinction between up, down, left, or right here. There was no passage of time, no change in space.
These things that surrounded him, seemingly alive, observed him for so long that just when Bumblebee began to think they were harmless, they immediately bared their vicious fangs.
The first mass of hazy energy cautiously drew near, like a dog sniffing a stranger to gauge if they were friend or foe. The next second, it pounced ferociously, attacking Bumblebee with mad abandon.
His yellow mech body was surprisingly fragile, crumbling on contact with the vast haze.
Soon, this attack seemed to send out some kind of "edible" signal. Vast swathes of the haze erupted into a riotous frenzy. As if they had discovered some kind of intoxicating delicacy, they surged forward impatiently, scrambling to devour Bumblebee.
His powerful chassis, once a source of pride, was instantly torn to pieces. Its tough metal components were shredded into countless fragments by the vast haze. Not only that, but even Bumblebee's consciousness was invaded, and his spirit was on the verge of collapse. These terrifying things were crushing every part of him.
That is, until they touched Bumblebee's chest. The Spark, which had suddenly dimmed, reacted as if provoked by an external force. It shuddered once, then, as if stimulated, began to burn furiously. The scant aura of the One-Above-All began to radiate outwards, launching a fierce counterattack against these unknown entities.
Though faint, its noble essence directly provoked them.
The vast haze retreated like a tide, observing the torn and tattered Bumblebee from a distance with extreme caution.
Then, the Spark dimmed again, and the haze immediately surged forward once more.
A strange thought surfaced in Bumblebee's muddled consciousness: it seemed these things were not afraid of the One-Above-All at all... Then, he lost consciousness.
At that very moment, a powerful aura erupted. Tony had finally pinpointed Bumblebee's location. Using the connection between the individual Spark and the Allspark, he forcibly broke through the barriers of this place. A cold sensation swept through the dimension, causing everything within it to become agitated and resistant.
The chaos here immediately grew more violent.
***
"He's fine, just banished to a very strange place..."
After a long while, Tony withdrew a sliver of his power. He had a strange, thoughtful expression on his face.
"If I'm not mistaken, those conscious, miasmic powers are greedy yet cunning, cautious yet frenzied. Even when I, the One-Above-All, proudly declared that Bumblebee is my creation, they refused to back down, completely unafraid of me..."
"These things are clearly the most mysterious of the universe's three great powers—the Fey Force. It was rumored to have been sealed by the Celestials' Fifth Host due to its extreme danger."
The expression on Tony's face grew even more peculiar.
The Phoenix Force, the Chaos Power, and the Fey Force. These were three multiversal-level power systems that were highly similar in their manifested abilities. All three could alter reality, distort and reshape rules, and easily destroy worlds.
The first two needed no introduction; Jean and Wanda were on Cybertron.
The Fey Force, however, was the most mysterious and incomprehensible of the three.
Similar to the Phoenix Force, the Fey Force had its own collective consciousness, unlike the Chaos Power, which came directly from Chthon, the Chaos Deity who firmly controlled it.
But the difference was that the Fey Force's collective consciousness was extremely frenzied. They desperately craved to eat, eat, and eat. Anything that existed, regardless of its level of matter or tier of energy, was nothing but food to the Fey Force.
Becoming stronger by eating their fill—this was the Fey Force's most basic "value system."
From the flesh and mental power of some weaklings to energies on its own level, including the Phoenix Force and Chaos Power—it would devour whatever came its way, growing stronger in proportion to what it consumed.
The Fey Force was like the monster Taotie from Chinese mythology, its mind filled with nothing but eating, never to be sated.
In the comics, the Fey Force possessed a high degree of danger and terrifying, seemingly endless potential for growth. In theory, if this thing were allowed to act freely, it could eat the entire Multiverse, including the Speed Force Wall, clean.
To protect the Multiverse from destruction, the powerful Fifth Host of the Celestials was dispatched in full. After paying a heavy price, they managed to suppress the still-developing Fey Force, sealing it in some unknown region.
"What is this Goddess trying to do? A goodwill gesture? Reconciliation? A malicious trap? Or is she just crazy, thinking I'd pass up a piece of meat delivered right to my mouth?"
Tony pondered for a moment, then casually threw out a powerful force field to stabilize the unfinished cosmic planet. With a single step, he vanished.
Uatu was still in his spaceship, writing and drawing. He took a moment to look up.
"The enemies before Tony are growing stronger and stronger. I hope things don't get out of control."
Uatu muttered this, but his face clearly showed excitement and anticipation...
"Indeed, the hopes of the Watchers rest on my, Uatu's, shoulders." Uatu murmured to himself, his spirits high. He immediately piloted his spaceship toward the Prime Universe.
He was just here for the show, anyway. He wasn't afraid of things getting out of hand, only that they wouldn't.
***
On Earth in the Prime Universe, the Goddess's terrifying figure bore down on the entire planet. Brilliant rays of light shone unconsciously from her golden body, making all Earthlings feel as if they had been plunged into an icy cavern.
This Goddess, even doing nothing, sent shivers of fear through Earth and the entire Prime Universe.
Suddenly, the Goddess raised her head indifferently, looking toward the figure that had silently appeared.
***
**Author's Note:**
Today while flipping through comics, I discovered a mistake. The official roster of the Celestials is 1265, not 1256 as I wrote... I could just spit blood, I really remembered it as 1256... For small bugs like this, I usually fix them as soon as I find them so they don't affect the reading experience. However, the VIP chapters posted more than ten days ago have been locked by the system, and the editing period has passed, so I can't change it (I think VIP chapters can be modified within seven days of publishing, but after seven days they're locked. You can only change them by contacting the editor. This is to prevent some unscrupulous authors from deleting past content to cheat subscribed readers.)
So, I'm notifying all readers here. I will correct this small bug in future chapters, but the previously locked chapters won't be changed. My editor really doesn't have the time to help me modify a few numbers, so I won't bother him...
(end of chapter)
