Yes.
Hawk is going to the Earth in the multiverse where Gwen has currently been left behind by time, to bring back his wife.
After all, his wife is pregnant.
Hawk won't let his Gwen be alone during childbirth.
So...
He's going to bring back his wife.
Odin listened to Hawk's question unexpectedly, instinctively looking at Hawk.
"You will bring her back; it's just a matter of time."
"I know."
Hawk remained calm, looking at Odin: "But I don't want to wait."
Waiting too long.
He lives in the moment.
Indeed.
Odin was right; as long as he waited, waited for the Phoenix resting on the Phoenix World Tree to awaken his Ninth Sense, and fully manifest his Phoenix Main Multiverse, then he could bring back his Gwen.
He wouldn't even have to search; time would obediently bring Gwen back.
But...
He hasn't even realized the Eighth Sense, let alone seen the shadow of the Ninth Sense.
The most important point.
He doesn't want to wait.
Odin saw Hawk's determined gaze and chose not to advise further, thinking a bit, he looked at Hawk.
"Can you sense which multiverse she was taken to by time?"
"That's the crux of the problem."
Hawk listened to Odin's words, glancing at him.
Though the barriers between the main multiverses in Marvel are many, they are not impassable.
However...
Last time, though time sent away his good friend Peter Parker, Hawk was still able to sense Peter Parker's existence with the Northern Cross Holy Armor he gave to his godson Ben Hawke Parker.
Although he didn't know to which multiverse Peter Parker was sent by time.
But Hawk could sense Peter Parker.
But his Gwen?
"I can't sense Gwen's existence." Hawk looked at Odin: "Gwen is my God Empress, existing in my time."
Upon hearing this, Odin pondered for a moment.
"It's not that you can't sense."
"What is it then?"
"You are already exposed to time, every time you sense the main multiversal time, time triggers, erasing the time you perceived, naturally, you can't sense anything."
Odin said, smiling at Hawk's gaze.
"I've tried."
"You've tried?"
"Of course."
Odin shook his head and smiled, telling Hawk that he once tried seeking help from his multiversal self, but received no response, as if there was no self in the multiverse.
Hawk raised an eyebrow.
"Is it possible that you really don't exist there?"
"Not now."
"What?"
"Time doesn't just target me in the main cosmos; it targets all existences on the World Tree in the main multiverse timeline."
"I had Twilight of the Gods here, so too do other multiverses."
"But I don't think the multiversal me is as... lucky, dead and retired, only to be resurrected and dragged out to work."
"Stick to the topic."
Hawk calmly glanced at Odin: "Is there a way?"
Odin shook his head: "Not really."
Crossing the multiverse isn't too difficult; the challenge is getting to the multiverse you want.
If accuracy isn't considered.
Technology.
Magic.
Even some races' innate abilities allow for jumping from the main cosmos to the multiverse.
But once you've jumped over, not just whether it's the one you want, but just the matter of returning.
"You might get lost in the multiverse."
"Indeed, for us, we know this is the main cosmos, but in those multiverses, they also believe theirs is the main cosmos."
"The most important point."
"Time has already set its sights on you, once you jump, it can erase all your time from the main cosmos while you're gone."
"It may not erase your past, but it can erase others' memories of you once you've left."
"Including the main cosmos's memory of you."
"Hawk."
Odin's voice was old and calm, looking at Hawk: "You must know that this is why time sent your wife to the multiverse; he's forcing you to actively go to the multiverse, once you go, you'll never find a way back."
Hawk didn't speak.
He also knew that Odin's words were not without basis.
Hawk had snatched the World Tree, much like a sparrow, and time was furious, unable to trouble Hawk, so it could only trouble Hawk's closest person in the timeline.
The reason he previously said that time's anger was impotent is quite simple.
Because as long as Hawk steadies himself, this act of time is merely clowning around, unable to do anything to Hawk, nor to Gwen.
But...
Hawk spoke calmly.
"I can't help but miss her."
"Temporary separation is just for a future lasting reunion."
"..."
Hawk listened to Odin's words and looked at Odin in some surprise: "Gwen has told me this."
Odin smiled slightly, "This is what my wife Frigga told me before she died. Even though she knew she couldn't go to the Heroic Spirit Hall at that time, she still comforted me in her last moments, urging me not to lose my head with anger over separation, but to stay calm and hopeful for the future."
Hawk realized, gazing downward at Frigga, who was dressed as a goddess of darkness, yet remained gentle, kind, and full of passion.
"My Gwen is quite like your Frigga."
"Yes."
Odin nodded in agreement, "Every qualified God King is different, but every qualified God Empress has similar qualities."
A God King can be a wise king, a foolish monarch, or a tyrant, as long as he can protect his realm, then he is a qualified God King.
But a qualified God Empress is always gentle and kind.
Frigga is like this.
Gwen is like this as well.
Hawk looked at Frigga down the mountain, and once again, the words Gwen had said to him when he left Earth surfaced in his mind.
"Hawk, temporary separation is just for a future lasting reunion."
"So now, go reclaim the World Tree, don't let that bad thing called time take it away."
"..."
Hawk recalled Gwen pushing him to come despite his reluctance, couldn't help but chuckle, then gathered himself, took a deep breath, and looked at Odin.
"I'm leaving."
"To the Multiverse?"
"It took away my Gwen, I will make it obediently return my Gwen to me."
Beneath Hawk's calm expression lay a volcano of anger, he looked at Odin, said this, and then his body transformed into golden light and disappeared from Odin's view.
When he reappeared, he was back on the World Tree, then he sat down cross-legged and leaned his back against the Phoenix Golden Holy Armor behind him.
Hawk looked at the Phoenix Divine Domain beneath where Asgard used to be, filling in the gaps left by Asgard's destruction, evolving quickly with a round sky and square earth style.
The Phoenix Divine Domain, under Hawk's Four Elements of Creation, was nearing the end of its evolution.
The Phoenix World Tree was also involved, continuously supplying nutrients to the forming Phoenix Divine Domain, trying to allow it to come into being sooner.
But no matter how fast, it wouldn't be possible to form in a short time.
At least another day or two was needed.
Leaning against his Golden Phoenix Holy Armor, Hawk, watching the evolving Phoenix Divine Domain, estimated a time and then slowly closed his eyes.
As he closed his eyes, the golden wings of the Phoenix Holy Armor behind him slowly enveloped him, placing Hawk beneath their golden embrace.
The next day.
On Earth.
In Central Park, accompanying Tony, or rather, Tony accompanying his newlywed wife Pepper on a leisurely morning walk as they chatted.
Yes.
Tony and Pepper were married.
Just a few days ago.
Their wedding was originally scheduled for June, but a few days ago, a small argument arose between them over the trivial arrangements, and after the argument, in a spur-of-the-moment decision, they opted for a non-public wedding, inviting only a small group of people.
Gwen was there at the time, informing them that Hawk was not currently on Earth, unable to be reached, and sorry for not being able to make it back in time.
Tony and Pepper weren't disappointed by Hawk's absence.
After all, they were the ones who impulsively changed the wedding date and the scale from the original plan to something quicker and simpler.
So.
Yes.
They got married.
Tony and Pepper were walking slowly while bantering like an old married couple.
At that moment.
Golden sparks erupted and spun midair, tearing the fabric of reality before them, as Doctor Strange, clad in a blue mage robe and a red cloak, emerged: "Tony Stark, you need to come with us."
Doctor Strange then realized something and noticed Pepper next to Tony: "Oh, and congratulations on your marriage."
Pepper looked at Doctor Strange with curiosity.
Tony interrupted.
"Sorry, who are you?"
"Stephen Strange, Doctor Strange, sorry, Stark, the entire universe is on the brink, we must hurry."
"We... who is 'we'?"
"Tony!"
Just as Tony was on guard, a voice that was both familiar yet extremely alien to him emerged from Doctor Strange, and soon after, Bruce Banner, a figure who should not exist in Tony's memory from across some Multiverse, appeared before him, his expression terrified.
"Thanos is coming!"
"..."