55. Legend of Tomorrow (II)

1,500 meters below the city of Rome, the Immortal City.

The city has had many names, and some people have called it "Salarus" by a very religious name.

That's right, it's the previous demon leader of the League of Assassins, the father of Batman's wife Talia, and Robin Damien's grandfather.

The last inheritor of a faction of the former Assassin Brotherhood was one of the few people in modern times who had entered the Immortal City on his own, but unfortunately, he was not qualified to stay there.

The Immortals were reluctant to accept him, because although he had a desire to save the world in his heart, his style was too rough for the delicate work of tending with the timeline.

Another reason is that at that time, the Brotherhood of the Aegis was still immersed in a noble and great sense of mission, and was not awakened by reality.

The standard of their candidates was very high at that time, and a guy like Fury would not have been able to make the cut at that time.

But now, the reorganized Brotherhood of Aegis has become a lot more pragmatic.

Not all members are willing to return to the organization, according to Da. According to Finch, only one-third of the original members of the Aegis Brotherhood are willing to rebuild together.

The strength of the organization has shrunk considerably, and to make matters worse, the work of maintaining the timeline has only begun after it has been disbanded.

The weakened Brotherhood of the Aegis is in desperate need of fresh strength.

In the temple on the edge of the Immortal City, a unique "welcome ceremony" is underway, and a group of legends from all eras watch Nick. Fury, waiting for the latter to ask questions.

This is a necessary and non-negligible process.

The Brotherhood of the Holy Aegis did not have the habit of forcibly pulling people, and even when everything was normal at the beginning, they had set up a lot of tests to pull Merlin into the organization.

Of course, there was nothing to say about that meeting, it was just a dream that had been awakened.

"You call yourselves, the Brotherhood of the Aegis..."

Fury stood in the center of the temple hall as he asked in a loud voice:

"Can you tell me about the organization? I don't want to hide it, but I can sense that your origins have something to do with the S.H.I.E.L.D. that I have established, and I have no evidence to prove it, but I can feel that my guess is correct. ”

"I'll explain that."

Ms. Carter, who was standing on Fury's left platform, looked left and right, and after getting the approval of the others, she said to Fury in a calm voice:

"Fury, your guess is indeed correct. The predecessor of S.H.I.E.L.D., THE Strategic Science Corps, which I founded, is part of the legacy of the Brotherhood of Aegis, and there is a truth that you may not be able to accept... Hydra, which is also one of the branches of the Brotherhood of the Aegis. ”

"Of course, Hydra belongs to the radical faction, to the category that must be eliminated."

Ms. Carter paused, and she said to Fury:

"In addition to S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra, the 'Leviathan', an intelligence organization that rose rapidly during the former Soviet Union, is also related to the Aegis Brotherhood."

"The reason for this kind of sub-faction is actually quite simple, I'll explain your first problem first, and I'll try to make a long story short."

Fury nodded, and he waited for Ms. Carter's explanation.

The latter organized the language and continued:

"The Brotherhood of Aegis and its predecessor organization have been around for nearly 5,000 years, and its formation originated from an ancient catastrophe."

"In Pharaoh Haseheimwe. During the reign of the Caskemoes, an alien life called the Brud Zerg invaded the Earth, and they were menacing, destroying a large area of the ancient Egyptian civilization at that time in a very short time, and in a moment of despair, a hero stood up. ”

"His name was Imhetep, the first designer of the pyramids, and a descendant of the Egyptian gods."

Ms. Carter omitted large tracts of emotional descriptions of the Shield Builders, and introduced Fury in a straightforward manner:

"It was an invulnerable legendary hero, perhaps the first mortal hero of this world, who armed with a war spear and a shield, and used his incomparable personality charm to bring together the forces of humans and mutants at that time, fighting for several years in the north and south, driving brutal alien life out of the earth."

"It was Earth's first victory in an extraterrestrial war, and it was a glorious victory."

"We used the shield held by the Aegis as the symbol of the organization to honor the original Hope Guide, and the Aegis Brotherhood was born at that time, but it was in the ancient Greek period that it really developed into a global organization."

"Lady Cassandra, daughter of Her Excellency Pythagoras and guardian of Atlantis, has lived through the Staff of Hermes from her time to modern times, and has been responsible for maintaining the legacy of the Aegis Brotherhood for more than 2,400 years."

"This is our history, and if you want to know more details, the vast past, then you can refer to the Great Library later, which is located on the lower level of this place, where all the information on the actions of the Brotherhood of the Aegis is stored."

Ms. Carter breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Fury, and she said:

"Regarding your second question, the Brotherhood of the Holy Aegis has had many divisions and internal conflicts for various reasons over a long period of time, which cannot be avoided by any organization."

"Hydra, Leviathan, Assassin Brotherhood, Templars, Witchers, and even spellcasters, wizards, mystics, alchemists, etc., all of which exist all over the world, and all kinds of hidden organizations that still exist today, all stem from the factional disputes of the Brotherhood of the Aegis."

"I don't want to hide this from you, Fury, although we are called immortals, we are still life, we are alive, we have our own minds, and different minds will always have confrontation."

"I understand."

Fury nodded, no one knew more about internal divisions than he did, and S.H.I.E.L.D. was a good example.

He looked at Ms. Carter and he said:

"So, did I establish S.H.I.E.L.D. always be in your plan? Ms. Carter. ”

"So to speak."

Ms. Carter nodded, and she said to Fury very frankly:

"The original intention of S.H.I.E.L.D. was to fight against the Hydra that has re-emerged in time, and you and Merlin have done a good job, and finally in the new era, we have completely buried the forces that need to be forgotten and always hide behind the scenes of civilization to try to manipulate the direction of the world."

"But what I need to tell you is that Fury, the glory of the past belongs to the past, and what you are about to join is an organization that has been reunited after the Great Schism."

Ms. Carter's tone accentuated as she reminded:

"After you join us, you may not only face the invasive factors from all eras, but also those who have been our companions, legends from all eras, may become your enemies."

"It's very dangerous to fight them in an endless amount of time, it's almost a never-ending war, and I want you to think about it carefully."

Fury nodded, and he accepted Ms. Carter's kindness.

Under the gaze of the bigwigs, Nick. Fury stood still and thought for several minutes before he looked up again and asked:

"The Brotherhood of Aegis is dealing with the trouble of the timeline, so where does this trouble come from? And, why did you choose me? What do you need me to do? ”

"I'll answer that question."

Reach. Finch sighed, he raised his arm, and after the very rough steam-like lampshade-like thing on his wrist was lit, two projections appeared in front of Fury's eyes in the light and shadow.

In the first projection, a group of medieval soldiers, with the help of a group of wizard-like people, fight against dark and strange creatures that have sprung up from the sea.

This scene looks like an oil painting painted by wizards when they were idle.

But to Fury's surprise, behind the knights in armor and holding swords, there was a phalanx similar to the tank phalanx of World War I.

What's even more exaggerated is that in the cloudy sky, there is a S.H.I.E.L.D. system, to be precise, the "Insight" mothership system produced by the Hydra is assisting.

The knights were shouting, and the shining holy flag was flying.

Heavy artillery roared, and commanders in World War I uniforms looked out of the battlefield through binoculars.

The high-altitude carrier pierced the clouds and projected golden pillars of light, blasting into the black ocean like the wrath of the gods, slicing through the sea and the strange twisted enemies.

In the silent projection, Fury seemed to hear the endless war drums coming from the battlefield, and of course, it always felt a little strange that the forces of different eras were mixed together.

He looked at the second projection.

It was a modern-day laboratory, and on the bench, a tense operation was underway.

The black-robed wizard shoots a pale green light with his wand to help heal the wounds of the bloody man on the bench.

Behind him, two robots were preparing advanced biopods, and a pair of black, robocop-like armor had been assembled.

Fury noticed that above the tense operating table, there was a white pigeon standing there, and there seemed to be a trace of concern and nervousness in the eyes of the little life.

"That's the main problem we're facing right now."

Reach. Finch said to Fury:

"Since 10 days ago, due to a special accident, a large number of branches appeared in the originally smooth timeline, which you can understand as a large number of parallel worlds appearing, and we named it the 'new 52' time sector."

"In a large number of parallel worlds, many chaotic creations have appeared at the same time, and according to the information we have gathered, in 10 days, more than 37 parallel worlds have been destroyed or occupied."

"You may think that the destruction of the parallel world has nothing to do with the Overworld, but what I want to tell you is, Fury, the two are related, and when the Overworld also has a Chaos invasion, it will be too late."

The naturalist from the 15th century, in a cautious tone, pointed to the second projection and said to Fury:

"And lying on the hospital bed was Nikolai. Tesla, one of our most illustrious brothers. ”

"He was attacked by Chaos a few days ago and became what he is now, and he had to give up his flesh and blood body and transfer his will into the machine in order to survive."

"That's the worst news, Fury, Tesla was attacked in the Overworld timeline, luckily our brother desperately repelled Chaos with a super electromagnetic cannon... So, do you get it now? ”

Fury looked at the projection in front of him, and he pursed his lips.

"As for what we need you to do, it's simple, do what you do best, Fury."

Merlin opened his mouth and said:

"In this era, a strong enough legion will be formed, and in the case of monitoring the current era, according to the situation of the war, go to various parallel worlds for combat support."

"Over the past 20 years, you've proven yourself to be very good at this kind of large-scale combat operations, and the current Aegis Brotherhood lacks talent like you..."

"Intelligence gathering, counterintelligence warfare, decapitation strikes, and the development of defensive counterattack plans."

"I call it an endless war, Fury, once you choose to take over this mission, then you won't be bored for the rest of your life, believe me, what's the point of fighting wits and courage with ordinary people."

The Raven Lord chuckled, and said:

"Let those sages also see your dark wisdom, I know that you will definitely do this job well."

"I guess I understand."

Fury crossed his waist and said:

"A large, no jurisdiction, can plan wars to their heart's content, can fight at any time, anywhere... You're going to have to bring me back and continue to be the governor. ”

"Yes, that's what you're describing."

Merlin waved his hand, and he said:

"They were looking for me, but I'm busy, so they'll have to make do with you, man."

"I won't let you go into battle alone, the Assassin Brotherhood and the Witchers of the Wolf School will fully support you, you can also choose the fighters you need in the Hero Association, and I also have some face on the wizard's side, if you need it, I can help you talk to Doom."

"And the Raccoon City base..."

Merlin looked at Fury, he sighed, and he said:

"I've talked to Ciel, and she's willing to continue to help you as an adjutant, and the Mechanicus will also allocate some of its forces as support, but you'd better not send my wife to the front..."

"Hey, wait! I haven't said yes yet! ”

Fury retorted.

Merlin's figure appeared in front of Fury's eyes the next moment, and under the gaze of all the members of the Brotherhood of the Aegis, Merlin held a golden war spear painted with a hydra monster in his hand.

It was a weapon left behind by Imhetep, the former Lord of the Holy Aegis, and it was a symbol.

He placed the golden spear in front of Fury's eyes, and his other hand shone with the light of the Oblivion Curse, and he looked at Fury, and he said:

"What is your answer to the last time I ask you?"

"Hmm..."

Fury tilted his head and looked at Merrill Lynch.

After a few moments, he reached out and took the golden spear from Merlin's hand, and he shook it in his hand, and then raised it high, and he shouted:

"Then, in the current situation, I have only one choice..."

"This job looks very challenging and interesting, so I took this job!"

Merlin smiled, and he took a step back and held out his hand to Fury.

In the eyes and applause of the other members, he said aloud:

"Welcome to the Aegis Brotherhood, then, to the never-ending war, to the craziest organization in the world..."

"Now, it's time for me to call you the Immortal Warwatcher, Nick. Nicholas. From now on, time will be with you, Fury. ”