55. Legend of Tomorrow (Part 2)(1/2)
1500 meters below the city of Rome, the immortal city.
This city has many names, and some people call it "Sarah" by a very religious name.
That's right, it's the last demon leader of the Assassin League, the father of Batman's wife, Talia, and Robin Demian's grandfather.
The last inheritor of a faction of the former Assassin Brotherhood was one of the few modern people who relied on himself to enter the Immortal City, but unfortunately, he did not obtain the qualification to stay here.
The immortals are unwilling to accept him because although he has the ambition to save the world, his style of doing things is too rough and not suitable for fine work such as entanglement of timelines.
Another reason is that at that time, the Holy Shield Brotherhood was still immersed in the noble and great sense of mission and did not wake up from reality.
At that time, they had very high standards for selecting people. It was impossible for a guy like Fury to be selected at that time.
But now, the reorganized Saint Shield Brotherhood has become much more pragmatic.
Not all members are willing to return to this organization. According to Leonardo da Vinci, only one-third of the members who are willing to rebuild the Saint Shield Brotherhood together.
The strength of this organization has greatly reduced, and worse yet, after it disbanded, the work of maintaining the timeline of the Immortals really began.
The weak Brotherhood of Saint Shield urgently needs the supplement of fresh power.
In the temple on the edge of the Immortal City, a unique "welcoming ceremony" is underway. A group of legendary figures from various eras look at Nick Fury, waiting for the latter to ask questions.
This is a necessary and non-omitted process.
The Holy Shield Brotherhood does not have the habit of forcing people to pull people. Even when everything was normal, they had set a lot of tests to pull Merlin into the organization.
Of course, there was nothing to say about the matter at that time, it was just a dream that had already awakened.
"You call yourself the Holy Shield Brotherhood..."
Fury stood in the middle of the temple hall and asked loudly:
"Can you introduce this organization to me? I don't want to hide it, but I can feel that your origin is related to the S.H.E.L.D. I have no evidence to prove it, but I can feel that my guess is correct."
"I will explain this."
Ms. Carter, who was standing on the platform on Fury's left, looked around and after getting the approval of others, she said to Fury in a calm voice:
"Fry, your guess is indeed correct. The predecessor of SHIELD, the strategic science legion established by me, is part of the inheritance of the Brotherhood of the Holy Shield, and there is a truth that you may not accept that... Hydra is also one of the branches of the Brotherhood of the Holy Shield."
"Of course, Hydra belongs to the radicals, and belongs to the category that must be eliminated."
Ms. Carter stopped and said to Fury:
"In addition to S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra, the rapidly rising intelligence organization "Leviathan" during the former Soviet Union is also related to the Holy Shield Brothers."
"The reason for this kind of branch faction is actually very simple. Let me explain your first problem first, and I will try to make a short story."
Fury nodded, and he waited for Ms. Carter's explanation.
The latter organized the language and continued:
"The Holy Shield Brotherhood has calculated the existence of its predecessor organization for nearly 5,000 years. Its formation originated from an ancient disaster."
"In the era of the rule of Pharaoh Hassheimwe Kaskmoy, alien lives called the Brude Zerg invaded the earth. They came in full force and destroyed a large area of ancient Egyptian civilization in a very short time. In despair, a hero stood up."
"His name is Imhetp, the first designer of the pyramid, and a descendant of the Egyptian divine system."
Ms. Carter omitted the emotional description of the blockbuster of the Holy Shield Creator, and she introduced Fury to the plain and straightforward way:
"That was an invulnerable legendary hero, and perhaps the first mortal hero in this world. He held a spear and a strong shield, and used his incomparable personal charm to gather the power of humans and mutants at that time. He fought south and north for several years, driving the brutal alien life out of the earth."
"That was the first victory for Earth's battle against aliens, and it was also a brilliant victory."
"We use the shield held by the Shield as the symbol of the organization to glorify the original guide to hope, and the Brotherhood of the Shield was born at that time, but it truly developed into a global organization in ancient Greece."
"Ms. Casandra, the daughter of His Excellency Pythagoras, the guardian of Atlantis, lived from her time to modern times through the Staff of Hermes, and for more than 2,400 years, she has been responsible for maintaining the inheritance of the Brotherhood of the Holy Shield."
"This is our history, if you want to know more details, the vast past, then you can then refer to the Great Library, which is located on the lower floor of this place, where all the operations of the Brotherhood of the Shield are there."
Ms. Carter breathed a sigh of relief, she looked at Fury, and she said:
"About your second question, the Holy Shield Brotherhood has had many divisions and internal conflicts caused by various reasons during its long period, which is inevitable for any organization."
"Hydra, Leviathan, Brotherhood of Assassin, Templars, Witchhunters, even spellcasters, wizards, secretaries, alchemists, etc. These various secret organizations that exist around the world and currently exist all originate from the factional disputes between Brotherhood of the Holy Shield."
"I don't want to hide these from you. Fury, although we are called immortals, we are still life. When we live, we have our own thoughts, and different thoughts will always lead to confrontation."
"I can understand."
Fury nodded. No one knew better about internal splits than him. S.H.E.L.D. is a good example.
He looked at Ms. Carter and he said:
"So, is my establishment of SHIELD actually always in your plan? Ms. Carter."
"So that's it."
Ms. Carter nodded, and she said to Fury very frankly:
"The original intention of SHIELD was to fight against Hydra, which has risen again in time. You and Merlin did a good job. Finally, in the new era, the force that needs to be forgotten is completely buried in the force that needs to be forgotten, always hiding behind the scenes of civilization and trying to manipulate the direction of the world."
"But what I need to tell you is, Fury, the glory of the past belongs to the past, and what you are about to join is an organization that reunites after the great division."
Ms. Carter strengthened her tone and reminded:
"After you join us, you may face not only the intrusion factors from various eras, but also the companions we used to and legends from all eras may become your enemies."
"It is very dangerous to fight wits and courage with them in endless time, and it is almost a war that never ends, and I hope you think carefully."
Fury nodded, and he accepted Ms. Carter's kindness.
As the bosses watched, Nick Fury stood there, thinking for several minutes, and raised his head again and asked:
"The Brotherhood of the Shield is dealing with the trouble of the timeline, so, where does this trouble come from? And, why do you choose me? What do you need me to do?"
"I'll answer this question."
Leonardo da Vinci sighed, he raised his arm, and after the very rough steam-like lampshade on his wrist was lit, two projections appeared in front of Fury's eyes as the light and shadow shone.
In the first projection, a group of medieval soldiers, with the help of a group of wizard-like people, fight against the dark and weird creatures that surged from the sea.
This scene looks like an oil painting drawn by wizards when they are free.
But what surprised Fury was that behind the knights wearing armor and holding swords, there was a tank formation similar to that in World War I.
What's even more exaggerated is that in the cloudy sky, there is a S.H.E.L.D., to be precise, the "insight" mothership system produced by Hydras is helping.
The knights were shouting, and the holy flag shining with light fluttered.
The heavy artillery was roaring, and the commander in the First World War uniform was looking at the battlefield with a telescope.
The high-altitude carrier pierced the clouds and casted a golden pillar of light, bombarding into the black ocean like the wrath of a god, cutting open the sea and those strangely twisted enemies.
In the projection without sound, Fury seemed to hear the endless sound of war drums coming from the battlefield. Of course, the forces from different eras were mixed together, and it always felt a little strange.
He looked at the second projection.
It was a laboratory that looked like a modern day, and on the laboratory bench, a tense operation was underway.
The wizard in a black robe shot out light green light with his wand, helping the bloody man on the laboratory bench heal his wounds.
Behind him, two smart machines were preparing for advanced creature cabins, and a pair of black armor like Robocopter has been assembled.
Fury noticed that above the nervous operating table, a white dove was standing there, and a hint of concern and tension seemed to appear in the little life's eyes.
"That's the main trouble we are facing right now."
Leonardo da Vinci said to Fury:
"Starting 10 days ago, because of a special accident, a large number of branches appeared in the originally smooth timeline. You can understand that a large number of parallel worlds are appearing. We named it the 'New 52' time sector."
"In a large number of parallel worlds, many chaotic creatures have appeared at the same time. According to the information we have collected, more than 37 parallel worlds have been destroyed or occupied in 10 days."
"You may think that the destruction of the parallel world has nothing to do with the main world, but what I want to tell you is, Fury, these two are related. When the main world also invades chaos, it will be too late."
Naturalists from the 15th century pointed to the second projection and said to Fury in a cautious tone:
"And lying on the hospital bed is Nikola Tesla, one of our most outstanding brothers."
"He was attacked by Chaos a few days ago and became what he is now. He had to give up his flesh and blood body and transfer his will to the machine in order to survive."
"That's the worst news, Fury, Tesla was attacked in the timeline of the main world, and fortunately, our brother fought to the death to repel Chaos with a super electromagnetic cannon... So, do you understand now?"
Fury looked at the projection in front of him and pursed his lips.
"As for what we need you to do, it's very simple, do what you do best, Fury."
Merlin said:
"In this era, a strong enough legion will be formed, and in the current era, we will go to various parallel worlds for combat support according to the situation of war."
"In the past 20 years, you have proved that you are very good at this large-scale combat operation, and the current Holy Shield Brotherhood lacks talents like you..."
“Intelligence collection, counter-espionage war, beheading strikes, and developing a defensive counterattack plan.”
"I call it endless war, Fury, once you choose to take over this mission, 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 see your dark wisdom too. I know that you will definitely do this job well."
"I probably understand."
To be continued...