Chapter 10: The Crisis of Paradise Island (Part II)
"Faust, whose original name was Phoenix Faust, was once a very respected professor. But when he became interested in mystical literature, he was expelled from school because of his radical thinking. He once swore revenge on those who opposed him, and several of them later mysteriously disappeared! ”
Batman slowly reveals the information he investigates about Faust.
"I can imagine what happened to them, you might be able to come and see!" Kells spoke up, but at this moment, he was standing in front of three heads embedded in the wall. The expressions of the three heads were all terrified, their mouths were wide open, their eyes were wide, and their whole faces were the same color as the walls, as if they were just three works of art.
"Oh my god, he's crazy!"
Superman, Flash and the others came over when they heard this, looked at the three heads on the wall, and obviously thought about where the so-called missing people had gone.
"It could have gotten worse, I found this journal!" Batman shook the journal in his hand as he spoke.
"The last entry touches on hell!"
Hearing this, several people walked over, and Wonder Woman said to herself in surprise: "The abyss of the lost soul!" ”
Superman couldn't help but say, "Could that just be a myth?" ”
"If only that were the case!"
Wonder Woman looked at a clay pot on the shelf as if she were stuck in a memory, and said, "Once upon a time, when the gods were still on Earth. My mother fell in love with a deity, and that was King Hades! ”
"When war broke out between the gods of Olympus and the ancient Titans, Hades made a pact with his enemies to betray the gods. Hades gave Mount Olympus to the Titans, and in return, he would be able to rule over all of humanity. Hades tricked my mother into opening the gates of Olympus to the invading Titans, and it was a fierce battle in which the gods resisted to the death and eventually emerged victorious. As punishment for Hades' betrayal, Zeus sent him to hell and left him in the land of death forever. In view of the help my mother gave to Hades when he was collaborating with the enemy, at the end of the war, my mother intervened with God and was punished to guard the gates to hell. ”
"And in order to ensure that the gates of the earth are not opened, the only key is to be broken and scattered across the entire planet."
Wonder Woman turned to look at the others, "My mother told me that she kept one of the keys inside the temple to remind her every day not to forget the shame of the past. ”
Martian Manhunter said: "So, the few things we found are part of the key?" ”
"But why does that Faust need this?" The Flash picked up part of the key placed on the table, this look, that look.
"There's only one possibility!"
Batman walked over and took the key part of Flash's hand, put it on the table, and combined all the parts into a turning head that could be turned with both hands, and it was obvious that this was the key.
"King Hades? Hell? Kyles looked at the key in Batman's hand, thoughts flashing through his mind.
Superman asked, "And where is the gate to hell?" ”
"Just below Paradise Island!" It was Wonder Woman who replied.
Superman said solemnly, "Diana, you can't give the key to Faust, you know what the consequences will be." ”
Wonder Woman shook her head and said, "If I don't give it to him, my mother and the sisters on the island will be petrified forever." ”
Batman reminded, "If you hand it over, it might mean the destruction of the world." ”
"If the world is going to be destroyed, then we will stop it from destroying!" Kells said with a smile: "It is impossible for us not to save people, we give them things, and after saving people, we can stop him from opening the gates of hell." ”
The Flash agreed: "Kyles is right, the Justice League exists because of this. ”
Martian Manhunter said worriedly: "But Diana is alone, is there no problem?" ”
"We can help!" The Flash deserves it.
Wonder Woman said, "Men are forbidden to enter Paradise Island. ”
Batman said seriously: "Diana, at this time, you need our help." You know very well that you alone will not be able to save your mother and the sisters of the island from Faust's hands. ”
"Diana, we know that Paradise Island has its own laws and institutions, and we have no intention of breaking it. But now the situation is clearly different, if Faust succeeds, not only Paradise Island, but also the entire planet will be threatened. By that time, Paradise Island will not exist, let alone its laws and institutions. "Superman knows it with emotion, and moves it with reason.
Wonder Woman thought for a moment and nodded, "You're right, at this time, I shouldn't be entangled in the rule that men from outside the island are not allowed to enter the island." ”
Hearing Wonder Woman say this, several people couldn't help laughing.
At that moment, a few people came to the top floor of the building, took a flying machine, and headed to Paradise Island. On the way, the group discussed how to deal with the guy named Faust.
When the aircraft stopped on the island of Paradise Island, Diana drove the aircraft to the island alone, while Kells and the others flew behind, following carefully.
The craft landed outside the largest of the temples, and Diana got out of the craft and ran towards the temple. On the way, she passed many stone statues in human form, all of which were her sisters.
Knocking open the closed door of the main hall, Wonder Woman flies in with the key.
"Faust!"
Faust is a man dressed in blue, and he doesn't look very old, just in his forties.
"It's a long time to come back so soon, and you're amazed at me!" Faust was indeed surprised to see Wonder Woman return, but he didn't expect that in just a few hours, Wonder Woman would complete the task he had assigned.
Wonder Woman didn't say much, just took the cloth covered with the key, put it in front of him and said, "You let my mother go first!" ”
"Okay, of course!"
Faust looked at the key in Wonder Woman's hand, and couldn't help laughing, and in his right hand, a stone appeared in his hand, and pointed the stone at a stone statue lying on the ground in the temple, and chanted a spell.
As the incantation was chanted, the eyes of the avatar on the stone glowed yellow. And with the appearance of yellow light, the lying stone statue also began to glow with yellow light, and finally the stone subsided, revealing flesh and blood. (To be continued.) )