Egypt, Cairo.
Cairo is one of the oldest cities in the World, and also one of the few ancient cities in the current World that has suffered the least damage from war. Through continuous construction and expansion, it has become a large city where ancient and modern coexist and complement each other.
Somewhere, underground.
Dark and lightless, with thin oxygen, scattered rubble and architectural remnants permeated an ancient and decaying aura.
This was the site of a pyramid buried due to collapse!
Many, many, many, many years ago, during the First Dynasty of Egypt, an abandoned infant with unknown parents, naturally gray skin, and blue lips was adopted by a group of wanderers in the desert.
The leader who adopted him had heard a prophecy and believed he had the ability to overthrow the Pharaoh and become a ruler, naming him En Sabah Nur.
It also had the meaning of the first one!
Later, the prophecy came true, and he led the Four Horsemen to become the ruler of mankind: Apocalypse!
Apocalypse could change bodies through a ritual and gain the abilities of that body.
Countless times, countless changes, allowed him to possess countless powerful Mutant abilities.
Later, the humans who resisted him destroyed the pyramid while he was changing bodies.
The ritual was destroyed, the Four Horsemen died, and Apocalypse entered a long slumber.
To this day, he still sleeps in this dark underground ruin.
Following the normal trajectory of development, twenty-one years later, when Moira MacTaggert investigates a group of followers who believe in Apocalypse, he will awaken from his slumber.
Samuel's fingers danced lightly, and the suddenly bright light made the underground ruin as bright as day. His gaze penetrated through layers of accumulated stone slabs, seeing the sleeping Apocalypse.
"In the comics, the Pharaoh overthrown by Apocalypse in the prophecy was a time-traveler from the 30th century, Kang the Conqueror!"
"He knew Apocalypse's potential and wanted to control him, but before he succeeded, he was forced to leave this era."
"I wonder if the Pharaoh You wanted to overthrow back then was him..."
Samuel looked at the sleeping Apocalypse deep within the stone slabs, converted the energy in his body into sunlight, and cast it onto the textured stone slab.
Golden light lit up on the stone slab, following the winding and rugged textures, quickly surging underground.
Golden energy tentacles extended from the stone slab, connecting to the stone slab Apocalypse was lying on.
After many years, the interrupted ritual restarted. The sleeping Apocalypse suddenly took a breath and opened his eyes.
The dark and confined environment made the immobile Apocalypse recall what had happened.
His hands spread open, trembling slightly.
A ball of purple light lit up around him. This was one of his Mutant abilities: teleportation!
"Whoosh--"
Just as the purple light was suspending the nearby stone slabs and rubble, a golden light appeared beneath him.
Immediately after...
A sense of weightlessness came, and Apocalypse fell heavily to the ground.
The dazzling sunlight made Apocalypse slightly taken aback. This was not his method of teleportation, nor the location he wanted to teleport to.
Someone had teleported him away in advance just as his teleportation was about to activate!
The unknown incident did not cause Apocalypse to panic. His powerful strength gave him the confidence to handle things calmly.
Slowly getting up, amidst a expanse of yellow sand, he saw a man who was looking at him.
"Child, who rules this World now?" Apocalypse's voice was a bit hoarse, and the language he used was very ancient.
"Buzz!"
Mind Power invaded Apocalypse's mind. Apocalypse was slightly startled, and his eyes revealed a look of astonishment.
"Child, Your talent is outstanding."
Most Mutants only possess one ability, and very few have more than two.
Teleportation, Mind Manipulation Ability, the talent displayed by the other party was indeed commendable.
"Child? You old fellow, You really dare to call me that, have You slept for too long and become muddled?" Samuel curled his lip, glancing at the dropped rewards.
"Ding!"
"Detected combat, drop reward: Control Molecules (Apocalypse)"
This is an extremely powerful ability that allows control over inorganic matter, making it decompose and recombine.
In the movie, he controlled sand, making buildings decompose and recombine, playing with the entire city in the palm of his hand. The pyramids rose in an instant, all using this ability.
Apocalypse didn't care about Samuel's arrogance. The strong are always easily favored, especially since he had just woken up and knew nothing about the current World.
"Who rules this World now?" Apocalypse asked slowly.
"Humans?"
"Humans? What right do weak Humans have to rule the World? They are traitors, betraying the great God!"
Apocalypse was very angry, but Samuel really wanted to laugh and directly stabbed him: "It was weak Humans who ended your rule, killed your Four Horsemen, and made you sleep underground for countless years."
"Child, you should learn to respect me." Apocalypse looked at Samuel and rolled his eyes.
Or rather, he rolled his eyes.
Samuel sneered, instantly teleported in front of Apocalypse, and punched his ugly face hard.
"Little cow chasing a little bull—you're f***ing awesome!"
"Child, child, my ass!"
"Bang!"
The fist landed heavily on Apocalypse's face. Even with Apocalypse's thick skin and strong defense, he was completely defenseless against Samuel's punch and instantly had half of his head blown off.
With a thud, Apocalypse lay down directly.
However, although half of his head was blown off, he didn't die. His powerful Self-healing ability was quickly repairing his head.
"Ding!"
"Detected combat, drop reward: Mind Manipulation Ability (Apocalypse)"
Apocalypse's Mind Manipulation Ability is also very powerful and leans towards control. In the movie, he controlled Charles Xavier, who was wearing a Cerebro, and used him to launch all the nuclear missiles.
A moment later, Apocalypse's head recovered.
Although he was a little surprised by Samuel's strength, his powerful Self-healing ability was enough to make him invincible, which meant the advantage was with him!
He got up, raised his hand, and gently waved.
Apocalypse was preparing to give the other party a lesson, to let him know his power, to let him know he should maintain respect when facing him!
Then…
A gentle breeze blew, and yellow sand drifted.
Apocalypse held up his hand, but nothing happened.
"Hmm?"
Apocalypse stared at the yellow sand on the ground and waved again, but there was still no reaction.
His ability, had it failed?
"Why?" Apocalypse asked Samuel, puzzled.
Samuel sneered and said, "You don't really think I woke you up just to help you, do you? Wake up, stop dreaming, I just want you to disappear completely!"
Apocalypse's expression hardened: "You want to kill a God?"
"Kill a God? Stop flattering yourself, are you even worthy of being called a God?"
Samuel raised his hand, and the yellow sand on the ground instantly floated up, forming a giant sand blade.
"Desert Treasure Blade!"
In an instant, the enlarged sand blade directly cut open the ground and rushed towards Apocalypse.
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