Killing the Wizard

Chapter 98 Killing the Wizard

"Did you see that? It was an absolute miracle!"

Barry Allen's face was beaming with excitement.

"Of course I know Ultraman. I've seen him on TV. I know he's an alien and I know he's very strong, but do you understand? Seeing him in person is a completely different experience!"

I mean, that was a wormhole! It could have been a devastating disaster; many people could have died, and I might have died too. After all, I was right below that wormhole at the time.

But he just showed up like that, and suddenly, effortlessly, he resolved the problem. You understand? It was simply... simply..."

"Yes, I think I understand Barry," Shen You said with a smile.

"Oh right, of course you understand, because you were probably around there too, haha, look what I'm saying. But he saved my life, and more than that. Seeing him appear, seeing that miraculous sight, meant a lot to me."

Barry spoke softly, his tone lowering slightly.

Shen You understood what he meant.

When Barry was very young, his mother was murdered at home, and his father was imprisoned for the murder. Barry was the only eyewitness, but his testimony was not accepted because he was too young and his testimony was considered too absurd.

He said he saw a hurricane.

A storm of red and gold swept through their home. He saw an impossible scene.

Experts believe he was too young, and his brain couldn't process the image of his mother being killed by his father, so he distorted the scene to deceive himself. But Barry knew he wasn't mistaken.

So he spent his whole life pursuing the "impossible." He wanted to prove the existence of supernatural phenomena, and more importantly, to uncover the real secret behind his mother's murder and clear his father's name.

"Sorry, I tend to talk too much when I get excited. Are you leaving?" Barry took a deep breath.

"Yes, let's say goodbye. Thank you for your help, you did a great job." Shen You shook hands with him.

Shen You was in high spirits after his fruitful trip to Midtown. He couldn't wait to return to the lab to further study the properties of the Speed ​​Force energy.

"Thanks. It's a pity the others don't think the same way."

Barry sighed softly.

"Another unlucky day, and as usual, I performed consistently well. I was late again this morning, and only when I got to the door did I realize I had forgotten my office key."

I bought an ice cream cone at noon, and it fell down the stairs before I could hold it properly.

Just as I was feeling down, I turned around and saw Captain Singh coming up from downstairs. He looked even worse than me. But I didn't dare go up to comfort him because I saw an ice cream cone on his head.

"Uh, that's really unfortunate." Shen You didn't know how to comfort him, and even wanted to laugh a little.

He patted Barry on the shoulder: "It's okay, calm down. Ever heard the saying? The law of conservation of good character; things will always turn around eventually."

"Yes, I think so too."

Barry smiled.

"See you then, sir."

"See you later."

Midtown, 6 p.m.

After get off work, Barry went to Iron Mountain Prison, where his father was being held.

"Why are you here again?"

Henry Allen, behind bars, was not happy to see his son.

"Didn't we already talk? Don't come again."

"But today is the anniversary of Mom's death, so I went through the files again. The truth will always come out, Dad. Technology is advancing rapidly; there are technological innovations in forensic science every year."

Old Henry shook his head: "Stop torturing yourself, son. Don't trap yourself in the past. I killed your mother; I'm a sinner."

Barry was furious: "You and I both know that's not true."

"That's just how it is, don't waste any more time on this. Go live your own life, Barry, she'd want that too."

"."

The prison visit ended badly.

Midtown Police Station, sterile laboratory, 7 p.m.

A bolt of lightning shattered the laboratory window.

The shelf full of chemical bottles was smashed, and glassware shattered one after another. A streak of blue lightning, like a raging dragon of thunder, carrying splattered liquid, struck Barry Allen behind the lab table.

Just as it was destined.

Barry was thrown backward through the air by the electric shock, losing all sensation, including pain. In that instant, a thought flashed through his mind.

He's going to die.

In his final moments, his father's words involuntarily echoed in his mind.

"I killed your mother, I am a sinner."

"let it go."

"."

Yes, let go.

What else does it mean?

From the moment his mother died, he was trapped in an invisible vicious cycle for the rest of his life, endlessly going around in circles with no way out.

Maybe this is for the best.

Just like that, I let go, sank, and fell into the abyss.

It doesn't matter anymore.

He will be able to see his mother soon.

An endless darkness engulfed everything. Barry Allen collapsed among the debris and remaining solvent, unconscious.

Electricity crackled across his body. Strange energy gathered at his chest, where his clothes had been burned through, briefly coalescing into a winding bolt of lightning.

Elsewhere, in the darkness.

Dr. Thaddeus Sivana slowly opened his eyes.

A human left eye and a magical right eye flashing with magical lightning.

"It's a success! It's finally a success!" Dr. Sivana's face lit up with excitement. "This is the power I've been pursuing my whole life!"

He swung his arms violently, and a surge of immense magical power erupted from his body, transforming into seven dark and twisted monsters.

The Seven Deadly Sins!

The powerful monsters once sealed within the Rock of Eternity were the seven brothers: Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, and Ecstasy. They possessed immense magical power and chose Dr. Sivana as their agent on Earth.

He has now gained unparalleled power, enabling him to do whatever he wants in this world and make all those who looked down on him pay the price!

"First," said Greed, one of the Seven Deadly Sins, his voice chilling, "the object of our revenge is that despicable wizard!"

The arrogance from the darkness declared, "Indeed. He imprisoned us for endless years; he must pay the price!"

"Find him and crush him to pieces!" he roared furiously.

"That's too easy on him. We need to destroy everything he cares about first, and then slowly torture him to death," Jile said in a deep voice.

The demons quickly reached a consensus.

Dr. Sivana listened to their discussion, pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but ask.

"It was just a question, but don't you brothers share the same feelings?"

“Indeed, the Seven Deadly Sins are one entity,” said Envy. “We brothers are of one mind and one body.”

"So when you guys are having meetings here, aren't you basically just talking to yourselves?" The genius doctor's thirst for knowledge began to kick in. "Because it does sound pretty strange."

The Seven Deadly Sins: "."

A brief silence fell in the darkness.

"That's not important," Laziness interrupted. "The point is, the wizard must pay the price! Starting with what he cares about most!"

"That's right, I've already searched for the spells. The wizard left the Rock of Eternity and is now in the city humans call Gotham. And the person he cares about most..."

As he spoke arrogantly, a misty magical aura swirled around him, conjuring up an image that resembled a projection.

The picture shows a handsome young man from the East and a beautiful young girl with blonde hair and blue eyes.

The seven deadly sinners exchanged glances.

They then let out a series of sinister, villainous laughs.

(End of this chapter)