As one of the six Infinity Gemstones, the Soul Gemstone.
Its power is unquestionably strong.
Controlling the soul of life is its main function; perceiving, stealing, and imprisoning souls are also its specialties; entering the world of souls is its core function.
But the way to obtain it is extremely special and cruel.
Of course.
This is relative to Hawk.
Because to get the Soul Gemstone, one must offer the soul of a beloved person as a sacrifice to it, only then will the Soul Gemstone appear.
So...
Forget it.
Better to honestly fight monsters, level up, strive to comprehend the Eighth Sense early, master the Life and Death Walk, and go to Hell to snatch back his sister's soul from Mephisto.
With this thought in mind, Hawk decisively eradicated the idea of searching for the Soul Gemstone, and, urged by Gwen from outside, washed his hands and turned to walk out of the bathroom.
The two left the room, and when they reached the hotel lobby, Mary and Peter were already waiting.
In a word.
They came to London City to travel, not to sleep.
Look at this.
Hawk and Gwen, under Mary's series of calls in the group, had to climb out of bed to continue their London-themed activities.
Tourism!
By contrast, Natasha and Hawkeye Barton, who had managed to leave Africa to rest in London City, didn't have much interest.
They were still working overtime on Salisbury Plain.
Hawk, having soloed the strongest boss, the leader of the Dark Elves, Malekith, patted himself off and left.
Thor, alone with a hammer, quickly dispatched the Dark Elf who came to avenge their leader at the last moment, and after speedrunning, he too patted himself off and left.
But they could leave; Natasha and Hawkeye Barton could not leave.
After all...
Natasha, holding her forehead, looked out at the piles of Dark Elf corpses and the huge chasm and the scattered glittering fragments of Holy Armor not far away.
In summary, it was a complete mess.
Luckily, though they called it cleanup, mostly they were just overseeing it, because S.H.I.E.L.D.'s cleanup team was already on standby as soon as the incident occurred.
At this moment, S.H.I.E.L.D. agents from the cleanup team were like busy little bees, in pairs, some tasked with putting the corpses into body bags, others with removing equipment from the corpses, and yet others picking up fragments that fell on the ground, all while other groups of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were focused on gathering the golden Holy Armor fragments scattered across the plain.
All Natasha needed to do was supervise the entire process.
After all, being a senior agent, personally picking up debris was clearly beneath her.
Hawkeye Barton had just finished a call and returned.
Natasha shielded her eyes from the afternoon sun, squinting at Barton as he returned, and with a smile said, "Laura mad that you can't make it home today?"
Laura Barton.
Hawkeye Barton's wife, Barton kept his wife well-hidden; fewer than five people at S.H.I.E.L.D. knew he was married and had kids.
Barton sighed, "No help for it, work is important."
Natasha shook her head, knowing Barton didn't want to discuss his family in public, and decisively changed the subject.
"Where's Thor?"
"He left, told his girlfriend he'd be back soon."
"The last time he said he'd be back soon was during the Battle of New York last year."
"I know."
"Hawk?"
"London agents reported, the four have just bought tickets and entered the museum."
"...Alright."
Upon hearing this, Natasha couldn't help but twitch a little at the corner of her mouth, "I was planning to visit the museum today too."
Barton sighed, "I know, don't forget, it was me who bought the tickets in advance."
Natasha frowned.
"Can we refund the tickets?"
"No, we can't."
"..."
Natasha and Barton instinctively exchanged glances and then looked at the chaotic mess of Salisbury Plain ahead, unwilling to say anything more.
And unnoticed by both of them, in a corner of their view.
A S.H.I.E.L.D. agent quickly glanced at Natasha and Barton chatting in the distance, then stealthily picked up a bloody golden fragment at his feet and slipped it into his pocket.
His actions were very discreet; after doing so, he quickly returned to normal and went elsewhere to continue picking up the golden fragments scattered on the ground.
The cleanup work on Salisbury Plain continued until nightfall.
Hawk and the others had returned from the museum, and after having dinner at the hotel buffet, they each went back to their rooms to sleep.
Because the next day they were changing locations.
After all, this trip was planned to last a full fifteen days, and aside from London City, other nearby attractions were also in Mary and Gwen's travel itinerary.
So...
The next morning, bright and early, Hawk and the others got up, checked out of the hotel, and headed straight to Rochester.
Rochester Castle, located in this historic town, was also part of Gwen and Mary's planned itinerary.
Having obtained the Reality Gemstone and removed the obstacles on his future path of progress, Hawk didn't think of anything else and accompanied Gwen, following Mary and Peter, focusing on the trip.
In the blink of an eye.
This journey through London and its surrounding areas was quickly coming to an end.
The four of Hawk returned to the hotel they had first checked into, just in time for their flight back to New York City the next day.
Gwen and Mary were sitting on the sofa in the living room, closely focused on organizing the photos taken during the trip.
Peter had gone out.
A few days ago, Felicia Hardy knew Peter was in London and called him, asking if he could visit Harry's old apartment in London to bring back a photo album for her.
Hawk, on the other hand, stood alone on the balcony, delving deep into his Little Cosmos.
The Reality Gemstone transformed into the Phoenix's Eye, emitting crimson flames that illuminated every corner of the Little Cosmos.
Each breath of the Phoenix Heart would propel a revolution of the Little Cosmos, and after each revolution, Hawk could truly feel his Little Cosmos expanding.
This was not an illusion.
After all, the power level of a Silver Saint Warrior was exponentially overwhelming for a Bronze Saint Warrior.
Except for the Five Small Mighty Ones!
In short, Hawk could feel that his Little Cosmos was still far from reaching the current limits of his control.
After all, his current speed had only just barely increased to about 300 Machs or so, and if he fully ignited his Little Cosmos, it could just about reach 500 Machs.
This statement does seem a bit boastful.
But...
An extreme Silver Saint Warrior could move with speeds infinitely close to the speed of light.
So!
He's still got quite a way to go before reaching the Silver Peak.
Hawk thought to himself.
At that moment, he slowly opened his eyes, turned around, and walked into the house, saying to Gwen, who was discussing photo issues with Mary, "Gwen, I'm going down to the first floor."
Gwen lifted her head and glanced at Hawk upon hearing this, then nodded to show she understood before returning her attention back to the photo discussion with Mary.
Hawk walked straight towards the door.
Soon.
As Hawk stepped out of the elevator, he saw in the lounge on the first floor a Thor who wasn't wearing his iconic battle armor, but rather a casual suit, with his tousled golden hair tied back, holding an umbrella.
Hawk raised an eyebrow and walked over.
"Thor."
"Hawk."
Thor, sitting with Jane, got up and laughed heartily, as if he were an old friend who hadn't seen Hawk for many years, greeting him with a warm hug.
Jane, watching this scene from the side, gave a helpless smile and also greeted Hawk.
"Hawk."
"Jane."
"Sorry, he's been exceptionally excited since he came down this time."
"Of course I'm excited."
Thor and Hawk released the hug, and hearing Jane's words, Thor explained to Hawk, "This time, unless something urgent happens in Asgard, I'm not going back. I thought the future days would be quite boring, but with you here, I don't think it will be."
Hawk heard this and turned to look at Jane with some surprise.
Jane, suppressing the joy of finally being able to reunite with her boyfriend, nodded to Hawk with a smile.
Hawk pretended to come to a realization and smiled slightly.
"Congratulations."
"Thank you."
Jane accepted Hawk's blessing. "Thor came down yesterday, and after learning from S.H.I.E.L.D. that you're still in London City, he dragged me along to find you."
Hawk wasn't surprised that S.H.I.E.L.D. knew his real-time location.
He didn't object to this behavior either.
After all...
This was part of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s normal operations, and he was willing to cooperate, as long as they didn't disturb his everyday life.
Hawk smiled slightly.
"I'll be back in New York City tomorrow."
"That's great, Jane, when are we going back to New York?"
"Our flight is the day after tomorrow."
Jane looked at her boyfriend, who with a face full of anticipation, now seemed to be more of a joker on Earth compared to the god of war he was in Asgard, and felt a bit helpless.
Thor, upon hearing this, turned to Hawk and said, "Then we'll see you in New York City. I'm friends with Tony Stark. We fought together in the New York battle last year."
Hawk smiled and said, "I know, I was there that day too, but I was in Queens."
Thor paused for a moment before remembering the strange sensation he felt during the New York battle that day.
He had glanced in that direction at the time, but since he was busy stopping his brother from making a grave mistake, he didn't go over to check.
Now.
Thor realized with a start.
"That was you."
"Yes."
"That's great, so that makes us comrades."
Thor said happily, "Once Jane and I are back in New York, let's get together. I'm still waiting for that sparring match with you."
Hawk smiled as he looked at Thor.
"Sure, see you in New York!"
"See you in New York!"