Greece, Athens, a middle school.
"Today, the history we are going to learn is…"
A female teacher, appearing to be in her thirties, was explaining the history of Greece to her students.
Suddenly, the students in the classroom gasped one after another, because they saw a man outside the classroom window.
Seeing a man was not the main thing; the main thing was that their classroom was on the eighth floor, and that man was floating in the air out of nowhere.
"Hello, Ms. Sersi, I am Adam from the League of Heroes. I have something I'd like to discuss with you."
Adam saw Sersi standing at the podium through the glass, then Apparitioned directly to stand opposite her.
Sersi, an auxiliary member among the ten Eternal, can use cosmic energy to transform any substance, an effect similar to his Deformation Curse.
The celestial embryo Tiamat did not complete its emergence mainly because she used her ability to directly transform Tiamat into stone.
In the movie, Sersi is a Professor at a museum in London, Britain, in 2024. It is now December 17, 2006, eighteen years earlier.
Therefore, the address given by Ancient One was not in London, but in Athens.
The Eternal have Eternal life. To live in a city without humans discovering their anomaly, they must change cities and jobs every ten years. Otherwise, if a person's appearance doesn't change for ten years, even a fool would know something is wrong.
"I don't know you, and I have no connection with you. It seems there's nothing to talk about."
Seeing Adam appear before her, Sersi paused for a moment, then said with a smile.
Having lived in cities for so long, she naturally knew about the existence of the League of Heroes and Superheroes. However, her own identity was very special, and she didn't want to get involved with these special humans.
She just wanted to live a peaceful life now.
"Miss Sersi of the Eternal, I think we should still have a chat."
"This lesson isn't over yet. Let's talk after class. Don't disturb the children's lesson."
Hearing Adam reveal her identity, Sersi knew there was no way to brush him off, so she nodded helplessly.
However, Adam did not want to waste time:
"I'm afraid not. I have a very urgent matter to discuss with you, involving the safety of the entire Earth."
"Ding-a-ling!"
No sooner had Adam finished speaking than the school's dismissal bell suddenly rang, followed by an announcement over the school's loudspeaker.
"Announcement: Due to special circumstances, the school will be closed for eight days. All teachers and students, please leave the school and go home immediately. All teachers and students, please leave the school and go home immediately."
"Principal Latu?"
Upon hearing the loudspeaker, Sersi immediately recognized it as the Principal of this school.
Adam said with a smile:
"Before I came, the leader of our branch company had a brief discussion with your Principal. We will donate two teaching buildings to your school, so you don't have to worry about work for these eight days."
For him now, anything that can be solved with money is not a problem.
"What exactly do you want from me?"
The fact that Adam, the strongest hero of the League of Heroes, had gone to such lengths indicated that the Earth crisis he had just mentioned might not be an exaggeration.
So Sersi's expression also became serious at this moment.
"It's not convenient here; let's talk somewhere else."
Glancing at the students in the class, who were all looking on with curiosity, Adam grabbed Sersi's arm and Apparitioned directly to the rooftop. Only then did he explain the general situation of the matter.
After Sersi listened, she remained silent for a while before replying:
"So, you want us to help defend against Galactus, the Planet Devourer? But how exactly did you know about us?"
"Do you remember the World's Greatest Ability User Tournament our company held last time? Thor and Loki from Asgard also participated.
I happened to hear some information about you from Thor, and then I consulted a lot of data and found some clues."
Adam explained casually.
Sersi did not doubt his words. They had been on Earth for seven thousand years, so they had naturally dealt with Asgard before.
When Asgard helped humanity defend against the Frost Giant back then, the ten of them also participated in that battle.
"What if I don't want to help?"
"You have protected humanity for thousands of years; we should already be grateful to you.
If you are unwilling to help, then it's fine. I will not disturb your lives again."
Adam replied with utmost sincerity.
He was indeed not lying. His goal was not truly to have the ten Eternal help in the fight. Their strength was good, but only good.
Even if they helped in the battle, it wouldn't play a decisive role.
His goal was to let the Eternal know about this matter, and then notify Arishem the Judge to come. That was the main point.
So all he had to do was extend an invitation to each Eternal.
As for whether they helped or not, it wasn't that important.
"Okay, I'll help with this."
Feeling the sincerity in Adam's tone, Sersi finally agreed.
Having lived on Earth for seven thousand years, she had long developed deep affection for this Planet and its humans. She couldn't just watch it be destroyed.
"Then… thank you!"
Adam was not surprised by Sersi's answer.
Because in the movie, to protect Earth, she dared to defy Arishem the Judge's orders and kill the celestial embryo. What's more, dealing with Galactus now was originally their explicit mission.
"First, let's pick up my companion, Sprite, the Water Elf, and then we'll find the leader Ajak. She will gather all the remaining people."
After agreeing to help, Sersi began to offer advice and strategies.
Sprite was living with her now and would certainly be willing to help. As for the others, apart from the leader Ajak, she hadn't contacted them for a long time, so she wasn't sure if they would agree to help.
But as long as they convinced Ajak, the leader, and Ajak gathered everyone, then the problem wouldn't be big.
Adam fully supported Sersi's idea. He immediately took her to her rented apartment to find Sprite, then Apparitioned with the two of them to the horse farm where Ajak was living in seclusion.
At this horse farm, they also met Ikaris, the strongest hexagonal warrior of the Eternal.
He possessed immense strength, could fly at high speeds, and could shoot cosmic energy beams from his eyes. His abilities were similar to Superman's, but his power was much, much weaker than Superman's.
When he was hit directly by an Deviant, he would bleed and get injured. His defense level was not in the same league as Superman's.
Five hundred years ago, after learning the truth of the mission from Ajak, he didn't want to deceive his beloved Sersi, but also couldn't fail to complete the mission given by the Celestials. In desperation, he secretly hid with Ajak.