Chapter 100: Singing and harmonizing, flickering and lame
"Riptide, how can you talk to His Majesty Namor like that? He is the king of Atlantis and the master of the seven seas! β
Sebastian was furious, his eyes filled with anger as if he had been questioned and insulted.
Such a reaction moved Namor, who was about to express his opinion.
Since he was a child, he lacked the family warmth given by his parents, his father was killed by the Atlantisians, and his mother was forced by the traditions of the kingdom to stand up and speak for him.
Even the people who should have called Namor a prince looked at him in strange light, treating him as a freak and eager to be expelled from the territory of Atlantis.
Sebastian Shaw's maintenance and recognition simply surprised Namor.
The young man nicknamed "Torrent" stiffened his neck and retorted unto be outdone: "Mr. Xiao, we all respect you. But that doesn't mean that you can get everyone's approval if you just find someone to be the leader. β
"We've never met Namor before and we don't know what kind of abilities he has. Is it just because he is the king of Atlantis that we have to obey? Could it be that the Hellfire Club really wants to easily hand over the future of their compatriots to a stranger? β
Torrent has completely entered the play, his face is red, and the green tendons on his forehead are blooming, like a hot-blooded young man who thinks about his compatriots.
As soon as these words were spoken, they caused a large number of echoes.
Except for Sebastian Shaw, who remained silent, and Emma, the White Queen, everyone else agreed.
Fierce quarrels and discussions followed,
It's like a pre-rehearsed stage play, some people sing red faces, some people sing white faces.
Sebastian plays Namor's defenders, while mutants, led by Riptide, voice their opposition, and the two sides are at loggerheads.
"Enough!"
Namor, who didn't realize that all of this was a routine, stopped everyone.
He thought that Sebastian Shaw was genuinely supporting him, and he empathized with the tragic fate of his compatriots.
If the new king of Atlantisy could calm down and think about it, he would be able to find a lot of things that were wrong.
Unfortunately, when the high ground of intelligence is occupied by impulsive emotions, reason is reduced to a useless thing to be left behind.
"Mr. Xiao, they all have a point. Although they are both mutants, they have not been exposed to it and have an in-depth understanding, so they are still relatively unfamiliar. Moreover, as a new member, it is indeed inappropriate to rashly sit in the position of leader. β
Namor generously showed understanding and continued, "Fellow citizens, I am also a mutant, and the natural ability given to me by God is to fly. On top of that, I was able to breathe underwater and withstand the cold and stress of the deep sea. β
"I awakened my abilities when I was sixteen years old, when I stumbled and fell down the steps of the subway, thinking that I would fall and my nose and face would be swollen, but I didn't expect that I could float in the air, as if I had escaped gravity."
Sebastian's eyes twinkled, and he quietly jotted down the information.
Then, he glared at the torrent and said, "Are you satisfied?" Namor has shown that he is indeed on the side of the mutants, and he is also eager to save his suffering compatriots, which is exactly what the Hellfire Club was founded to do. β
"Mr. Shaw, I would like to apologize to Namor Mackenzie."
Torrent's attitude softened, and he said sincerely, "Namor, I hope you can forgive me for being rude just now, all out of caution. We have hidden in the darkness and seen too much ugliness and vile human nature. β
The play ends happily, and after an argument and reconciliation, Namor develops a strange sense of belonging to the Hellfire Club, as if he is integrated into it and fully accepted by his compatriots.
So, he said in a deep voice: "Human beings will always have a fear of the unknown and raise a butcher's knife. I can understand your feelings, during the years of living in Manhattan, I was often oppressed, and after awakening my natural ability, I was even regarded as a freak, until I returned to Atlantis, received the affirmation of my clan, and inherited the throne, I found my true self. β
"So, I'm willing to do something for my compatriots. It's not that I want to be the leader of the mutants, but that we've all suffered a lot, and we should be united with each other......"
"Namor is right!"
Sebastian interrupted.
He didn't intend to give the other party a chance to establish prestige and win people's hearts.
The Hellfire Club is a bargaining chip for its own power and status, where is Namor's turn to perform as a hairy boy.
"By the way, Riptide, why didn't the Red Devil Azazor come?"
Sebastian diverted the topic and asked with a frown, "It's the club's meeting day, so he shouldn't be absent." β
"Mr. Xiao...... Azazzo couldn't come. β
After receiving the cue to enter the next performance, Torrent looked sad and bowed his head and said, "He was arrested by the military and put in prison. During this time, many compatriots were caught, and they were subjected to unimaginably terrible torture and reduced to cold corpses on the operating table. β
"The Hellfire Club has limited capabilities and can't stand up to the federal government at all, let alone the Pentagon's youngest major general, the Superman who defeated the Axis powers, in charge of capturing mutants!"
Sebastian glanced at Namor, who was accumulating rage, and added, "It's Luke Cavill's demon!" I've heard his name since I was in Europe, and he's an ambitious, unscrupulous guy. The so-called war heroes, Allied Supermen, are all packaged illusions. β
"Poor Asarzo, he may be lying on the operating table right now, enduring brutal human trials."
Namor himself is an impulsive character, and when he heard Sebastian say this, he couldn't help but clench his fists and his face sank like water.
"If our compatriots are hunted down, will we just sit idly by?"
He asked indignantly.
"Namor, you probably don't know yet. Luke Cavill is no ordinary man, he is the product of military human experimentation, a legendary super soldier who once penetrated into the Axis alone and penetrated an army so that even a bomber swarm could not harm him. β
Sebastian sighed with a serious voice: "With the Hellfire Club alone, you can't deal with Superman at all, not to mention that he is also a major general in the army, leading an intelligence agency called S.H.I.E.L.D., with the support of the federal government behind him." β
"I am the king of Atlantis!"
Namor's eyebrows were upside down, his head was held high, and he exuded an aura of domineering.
For him, what is the major general of a civilized country on land?
It was clear that Sebastian's dissuasion didn't work, but only added fuel to the fireβand that's what he wanted to see.
"Luke Cavill! Superman! I will not sit idly by and watch my compatriots being slaughtered, arrested, and treated as social animals. β
Namor said loudly.
"Mr. Shaw, it's time for the Hellfire Club to act! We can no longer hide ourselves and escape from reality! The human world should be let know what kind of powerful power mutants have! β
"But...... How can we fight Superman? β
Sebastian asked hesitantly.
"Humph! Superman, I'll take care of it! β
Namor clasped his hands to his chest and looked out through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
Clouds piling up, silver lightning, and raging seas are like Atlantis on the world stage.
"I'll let that guy know that there are stronger warriors in this world than him!"