Alaric's Side
When Alaric arrived upstairs, Professor Erik was still staring at the Cosmic Cube with a feverish gaze.
Alaric immediately activated his mind magic and removed the control over Professor Erik, but this time much more gently.
After all, Professor Erik was no longer young, and he was Jane's professor, so Alaric was a bit more careful with him.
"Professor Erik, you can go back now."
"You are… Alaric? Jane's boyfriend?"
Although Erik and Alaric were meeting for the first time, Erik had already seen the news, so he recognized him.
"Yes, I am."
Alaric nodded, approaching the Cosmic Cube.
"Careful! That shield is pure energy, it has to be closed with Loki's scepter!!"
Erik warned nervously.
Even though he had been under Loki's control, he still remembered everything that had happened.
"Don't worry, I can handle it."
Alaric said, raised his hand, and pressed on the energy shield, simultaneously activating the energy siphon.
This was pure energy from the Cosmic Cube and the Space Stone!
It should be noted that Captain Marvel gained her superhuman powers precisely because she absorbed energy from the Cosmic Cube in one explosion!
"You can absorb it!?"
Erik was astonished when he saw the scene!
That's powerful energy capable of opening a space portal!
How can a human absorb it!?
"Yes, I can. But, Professor Erik, it's over here, would you like me to send you back?"
Alaric spoke while absorbing the energy.
"Better if I go back on my own."
"Allow me to help you."
Alaric said and opened a portal, guiding Erik from the ground up past his head.
Erik only felt the image flicker before his eyes and was already back in the lab in London; he didn't even feel any discomfort! Only the place had changed!!
"Is this the power of magic!?"
Even though his worldview had already expanded, after experiencing it personally, Erik was still shocked!
It was too unbelievable!!
"Ha? Professor Erik!? What are you doing here?"
Jane and Darcy heard a noise, turned around, and saw Erik standing thoughtfully not far away.
"Oh! I just returned, your boyfriend brought me back."
"Alaric?"
...
After sending off Erik, Alaric became serious.
This time, Alaric integrated all the absorbed energy into the Supreme Force to enhance its intensity and quantity.
Then Alaric suddenly experienced enlightenment, as if he had entered another universe and seen the wonders of the cosmos.
As if he had entered a space filled with pure energy!
Or suddenly traveled through different spaces and parallel universes!
Alaric's consciousness was taken by the Space Stone to witness these magical scenes together!
Moreover, along with that, countless knowledge about space, parallel universes, various forms of cosmic energy, and other insights all poured into Alaric's mind.
Fortunately, Alaric now possessed cosmic awareness, so he didn't have to worry about his spirit being unable to bear it.
While Alaric was beginning to comprehend all that knowledge, Steve and the others arrived.
"Thor?"
Steve saw Thor, then Loki and two unfamiliar individuals.
But the strange thing was that Thor was sitting on a sofa by the elevator, while the two unknown women stood on the rooftop, and Loki sat between them, as if both were guarding him.
"You're here." Thor nodded.
"Why are you guarding Loki like that? Aren't you afraid he'll escape?"
Natasha asked with a frown.
"When Alaric is here, he doesn't dare escape," said Thor.
"Well… yeah… And where's Alaric?"
Thor: "He went to close the portal, I think it's been a while now."
"Who are they?"
"The one with the mask is my friend, Spider-Woman, and I don't know the other one."
Peter said as he approached.
"The one next to me is Amora from Asgard, the seductive witch who controlled me, Tony, and the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents."
Thor explained.
"Her!?"
Steve and Hawkeye immediately flinched!
Especially Hawkeye, who had already experienced what it's like to not have control over yourself!
"Don't worry, as long as Alaric is here, she won't dare do anything foolish."
"Someone go check on Alaric, if the portal is too much, we'll figure something out together."
Steve said.
"No need, Alaric is a bit busy now, we just need to wait."
Amora said softly.
Her gentle, tender voice stirred all the men present, even though Amora wasn't intentionally trying to seduce them.
"Stop talking!!" Thor shouted!
"So scary!? That's the magic!?"
Even Steve had almost lost himself a moment ago.
"That's her talent, she can control any man with her voice, that's why she was imprisoned."
Thor said with a shudder.
"And Alaric?"
"Amora's charm doesn't affect Alaric."
"Good."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Because if Amora could control Alaric, who could stop him!?
All of them together wouldn't be worth anything!!
"Hulk!!"
At that moment, Hulk suddenly leapt in from outside and growled at everyone!
"Hey! Big guy, we're friends!"
"Hulk! Calm down!!"
Just when they had finally relaxed a little, Hulk appeared and nearly made them faint from stress!
Even though Hulk had just been on their side, now that the battle was over, no one knew if he'd turn against his own.
Especially Steve and Thor, who had already taken beatings from Hulk, had no desire to fight him again!
It was a painful experience!
"Weak!!"
"Hulk!!"
"Roar!!"
Hulk growled, a storm of air blasted over them, and just as they thought he was about to attack, his body began to shrink, and he slowly returned to Banner.
Hulk decided he'd had his fun for today and it was time to rest.
"Oh… You guys? Where are we?"
Banner rubbed his head, sat down, and looked around confused.
Thor and the others looked at him, then simply collapsed backward and sprawled on the sofa.
The crisis was over!
"So… Is there any spare clothing?" Banner asked awkwardly.
...
Upstairs, with Alaric.
[Through careful observation, experience, and understanding, you have grasped the nature of space and achieved enlightenment of the law of space.]
[Law of Space: with mastery of the law of space, you can move freely through space, parallel universes, multiverses, and so on.]
[Through careful observation, experience, and understanding, you have grasped the nature of energy and achieved enlightenment of infinite cosmic energy manipulation.]
[Infinite Cosmic Energy Manipulation: you can absorb and control any form of energy, you can infinitely draw various forms of energy, you can control every form of the electromagnetic spectrum and gravitational fields on a cosmic level.]
[Through careful observation, experience, and understanding, you have grasped the source of the Space Stone's energy and created Infinite Space.]
[Infinite Space: an energy storage space that can connect to the Infinity Stones; unlimited energy from the Infinity Stones can be used at will!]