Starting as a Class Five Mutant-Chapter 458 -

"After Thor, another god has appeared, and it's a Greek god this time. Mythological figures are popping up more frequently these days..."

Coulson sighed.

As he was lamenting, an agent in a suit handed him a tablet, playing surveillance footage of the street.

The footage clearly showed how Hercules appeared and how he left.

After watching, everyone present was taken aback. Gradually, they started to believe that this guy might really be a Greek deity.

Before long, Nick Fury, the director of S.H.I.E.L.D., who had received the report, felt a massive headache coming on.

"What the hell is going on? Why do these guys keep popping up?"

As S.H.I.E.L.D. began investigating the whereabouts of this Greek deity, Hercules was speeding through the air at supersonic speed, rapidly closing in on Syd's location.

On his way, his erratic flying patterns attracted the attention of the U.S. military in a nearby city.

Soon, two fighter jets were dispatched, chasing after him.

Hercules noticed the approaching aircraft but paid them no mind. Instead, the red wings on his back flapped harder, instantly increasing his flight speed.

The pilots in the pursuing jets were stunned and quickly accelerated as well.

Watching his retreating figure, the pilots and the military personnel monitoring from the base were clearly irritated.

"Who the hell does this guy think he is? Messiah or White Cloak?"

If it had been one of them, they might have let it slide—those two could fly around the city freely, and there wasn't much they could do about it. But now, some random guy had appeared, challenging their authority?

Just as the military was about to get aggressive and issue an order to fire, they received intelligence from S.H.I.E.L.D.

Upon hearing that the unidentified supersonic flyer was possibly a Greek deity, everyone at the military base was shocked.

At that moment, a voice crackled over the pilots' comms.

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"Commander, do we engage?"

The base leader snapped out of his daze and hurriedly replied, "No! Just follow from a distance!"

And so, the pursuit continued for over ten minutes, eventually leading them to a bustling metropolis—New York City.

From the city's outskirts, the two pilots watched as their target suddenly stopped and hovered above a secluded alley.

"Huh?"

Seeing this, both the pilots and the military personnel at the base were filled with confusion.

But soon, they wouldn't be confused anymore.

A Secluded Alley

Sensing the disturbance, Syd instinctively shifted his gaze upward.

His vision cut through multiple obstacles, revealing the muscular figure descending from the sky, his red wings outstretched.

The moment Syd laid eyes on him, he froze. His mind immediately matched the figure with a name.

"Hercules?"

The guy's attire was unmistakable.

Come to think of it, Hercules had made a brief appearance at the end of Thor: Love and Thunder and was set to play a role in Thor 5.

With that in mind, Syd floated upward, heading out of the alley.

Hercules paused mid-descent, watching as a black-clad figure emerged from the alley and took flight.

As for the two fighter jets tailing him, the pilots nearly blacked out the moment they recognized the figure.

"Messiah?!"

"Oh my god..."

Even back at the military base, everyone was shaken.

"Turn back now!"

"No, no, don't return to base. Just land somewhere and lay low for a few days!"

Hearing the commander's panicked voice, the two pilots felt like crying but had no choice but to veer away.

Syd, after shooting a cold glance at the retreating jets, shifted his focus to Hercules and scanned him from head to toe.

His gaze lingered on three objects: the compass in Hercules' left hand, the red wings on his back, and most notably, the golden lightning weapon in his right hand.

Each item radiated divine energy, but the golden lightning stood out the most.

If he recalled correctly, this was Zeus' weapon—an incredibly powerful artifact.

"Hercules?"

"What do you want from me?"

Syd asked calmly.

Hercules, who had been about to introduce himself, was shocked.

"You know me?"

A few seconds passed, but Syd didn't respond.

Hercules studied the floating youth before him, clad in a black cloak with his face partially hidden beneath a hood, exuding an air of profound mystery.

His eyes widened in admiration.

This Messiah truly was enigmatic... and—

As his gaze fixated on the face partially obscured by the hood, a look of infatuation flashed across his eyes.

Feeling the intense stare, Syd was utterly uncomfortable, mentally cursing.

What the hell is Hercules doing?

Then, a thought struck him.

If he remembered correctly, wasn't this Hercules supposed to be bisexual?

Breaking the silence, Syd cut him off.

"What do you want from me?"

Hercules snapped back to reality and chuckled.

"Messiah, by order of Zeus, I've come to invite you to Omnipotence City for a gathering."

Omnipotence City...

Syd knew exactly where that was.

It was a place that gathered gods from various pantheons, not just Earth's deities but also gods from other worlds.

Truth be told, he was somewhat curious about the city—particularly about the deities within.

However, just as the thought crossed his mind, his brows furrowed.

Speaking of Omnipotence City, he was reminded of something—or rather, someone.

Gorr, the God Butcher.

Armed with the Necrosword, he had slain countless gods, swearing to exterminate them all.

And beyond Gorr, there was one even greater being.

A being introduced in Thor: Love and Thunder—one of the Five Great Cosmic Deities: Eternity.

Though Eternity had not spoken a word throughout the film, its presence alone was overwhelming.

Syd fell into deep thought.

As a Cosmic Entity, Eternity was the embodiment of a fundamental aspect of reality—a personification of that concept itself.

Much like another Cosmic Entity, the Goddess of Death, who represented the concept of death itself.

If she were to be imprisoned or destroyed, death itself would cease to exist, and all beings would become immortal.

But that wasn't the most important part.

The real issue was that whoever met Eternity first would be granted a single wish...

At this realization, Syd's frown deepened.

(End of Chapter)

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