Obsession

"Alright, this ends here."

Wang Bert nodded. The next moment, the Time Seal vanished. The Celestial Group members in the future breathed a sigh of relief, bowed to Wanda and Scarlet Witch, then left Earth for the moon.

Seeing the Celestial Group retreat, Wanda, clad in a Black Battle Suit, said happily, "Looks like my man won."

Scarlet Witch, dressed in red and wearing a Red Crown, snorted. "It’s not like you won. What are you so happy about? Hmph, you’re a peak ancient god. Can you stop relying on a man like some little woman?"

"As if you don’t want someone to rely on?"

Wanda sneered. "You just don’t have anyone to rely on. My man is invincible. Why can’t I rely on him?"

Scarlet Witch gritted her teeth. She snorted coldly and said, "Ridiculous. Men can’t be relied on. Sooner or later, he’ll abandon you. Let’s see where you’ll go crying then."

"He won’t abandon me. I’m confident of that."

"Really?"

Scarlet Witch sneered. "Don’t forget, his women are spread throughout the Entire Universe. He dotes on you now, but what about a hundred years, a thousand years, ten thousand years from now? Will he still keep doting on you?"

"Of course he will. There may be many women in the universe, but only one can become his wife, and that woman is me."

Wanda could not be bothered to say more to Scarlet Witch. She traveled through time to the era where Wang Bert was, and Scarlet Witch’s eyes flashed as she followed her back through time.

Hell. The Celestial Group said to Wang Bert, "Space Lord, I will return to the moon and wait for you to completely fulfill the wager."

Mutant Planet had a moon, but it was not real, merely a phantom. Of course, that was not much of a problem for the Celestial Group.

Wang Bert nodded. "Alright. I’ll complete the wager as soon as possible. Also, I’ll help ask Wanda about your matter, but I’ll only ask. I can’t guarantee anything."

"Very well."

The Celestial Group nodded and vanished from Hell. As soon as It left, Wanda and Scarlet Witch appeared in Hell one after the other.

The moment he saw Wanda, Wang Bert was overjoyed. He spread his arms and said, "My Wanda, I’ve been looking for you for so long."

"I’ve been waiting for you for a long time too."

Wanda was about to throw herself into Wang Bert’s arms when scarlet light suddenly shone from both her body and Scarlet Witch’s body.

Wanda could not move. She angrily asked Scarlet Witch, "Scarlet Witch, what are you doing again? If you hadn’t broken your word before, none of this would have happened. Now that we’ve finally settled everything, you’re pulling something again?"

Wang Bert shouted sternly, "Scarlet Witch, stop now, or don’t blame me for being rude."

As he spoke, Wang Bert waved his hand and sent everyone else away. He had no interest in letting others watch his gossip.

"What I want to do is what Wanda has always wanted to do."

Scarlet Witch shook her head and said, "Do you know why I went back on my word, and why I was able to? Don’t make a move. Wanda and I are linked together. Hurting me means hurting Wanda."

Wanda shouted, "Because you’re jealous of me. I have a man, and you don’t."

"That is indeed one reason, but it isn’t the main one. The main reason is that I can’t accept Blood God having so many women."

Scarlet Witch said, "If Blood God were wholeheartedly devoted to Wanda, I would willingly disappear, because Wanda is me, and I am Wanda. Unfortunately, you aren’t. I can’t bear sharing you with other women, much less the day you might abandon me.

"So I went back on my word and forcibly separated from Wanda’s body."

"Is that so?" Wang Bert narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why were you able to go back on your word?"

Wanda’s expression changed slightly. Scarlet Witch glanced at Wanda and said, "Because Wanda is unwilling to endure it as well. So-called avatars are nothing but self-deception. In her heart, she has always wanted it to be just you and her, but she loves you too much and would rather wrong herself."

"It’s not like that. I didn’t know about this beforehand…"

Wanda hurriedly tried to explain, but Wang Bert waved his hand. "Wanda, that’s perfectly normal. You don’t need to explain. I’m the one who has wronged you in this matter. However, I won’t change my behavior, nor do I want to, because this is the kind of person I am."

Wang Bert’s meaning was clear: he liked beautiful women, so what? Protecting others and beautiful women were the main reasons Wang Bert had retained his humanity until now!

"I know."

Wanda breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I’m willing to accept your flaws, as long as you keep doting on me."

"Accepting it is one thing. Feeling unwilling is another."

Scarlet Witch shook her head. "That bit of unwillingness in Wanda allowed me to successfully separate from her body. However, we are still one. I represent an obsession, an obsession with having only each other. And now, I will fulfill that obsession."

As she spoke, Scarlet Witch walked into Wanda’s body, and the two fused once more. Immediately afterward, Wanda’s aura rose without limit. Even Hell trembled before her.

Wanda had officially become a Creator God. Her path differed from that of Creator Gods like Galactus. Her path was to become the one and only.

Across all heavens and worlds, across the multiverse, only one Wanda remained. She was the only one!

"After all that, you’re the final boss."

Wang Bert complained, "Wanda, how do you intend to fulfill this obsession?"

"Bert, I want a you that belongs only to me. Not an avatar, and not one who chases after other women."

Wanda slowly said, "I want to sever your connection with the main body and give you an independent self. Then, you and I will be together forever, with only each other."

"What would be the point?"

Wang Bert spread his hands. "I told you, liking beautiful women is in my nature. Even if I truly became independent, after one or two hundred years, I’d still become like the main body.

"The avatar method may be somewhat self-deceptive, but it’s the only method that works."

"I know, but I have to fulfill this obsession."

Wanda smiled bitterly. "This is Scarlet Witch’s final trace left in the universe. I have no way to stop it."

"Wanda, the main body will never allow me to become independent."

Wang Bert sighed. "Once my connection with him is severed, he’ll immediately force his way onto Mutant Planet, even if it destroys the planet. At worst, he can reverse time afterward.

"Once he descends, you definitely won’t die, but I’ll be dead for sure. The kind of dead where I get slapped to death in one strike."

Wanda asked, "If the two of us team up, can’t we defeat your main body?"

Wang Bert shook his head. "We can’t, because I’m only one drop of his blood. Besides, his strength far exceeds your imagination."

"Even so, I have to try. Bert, if you want to stop this, you must defeat me."

Wanda said, "Once I lose, Scarlet Witch’s obsession will disappear. But be careful. I’m very powerful now."

As she spoke, Wanda rose into the air wrapped in red light, shining brighter than the sun.

"No matter how powerful you are, you are still a mutant. And I am the Mutant God. Wanda, perhaps you have already sensed this, which is why you insisted that I become the Mutant God."

Wang Bert said, "What the Mutant God suppresses is not the Celestial Group, but you."

"Perhaps. Bert, here I come."

Wanda’s eyes turned red, and the time around Wang Bert began to reverse. She wanted to turn Wang Bert back into what he had been when he first arrived on Earth.

"I have the same abilities you do."

Wang Bert shook his head, and the surrounding time instantly returned to normal. Just then, he sensed something and suddenly turned toward Earth, only to discover that Earth had vanished.

That was right. Earth had disappeared. At the same time, Wang Bert lost his connection to the other mutants, and his aura rapidly weakened. He could fall from the rank of Creator God at any moment.

Wang Bert’s expression darkened slightly. "To fulfill your obsession, you actually erased Earth’s existence? Wanda, you’ve changed."

"It wasn’t me. It was Scarlet Witch. To fulfill her obsession, she would pay any price. Besides, Earth hasn’t been erased. It was merely thrown into the River of Time. That way, you can’t sense those mutants."

Wanda hurriedly explained, "Once we decide the victor, I’ll immediately move Earth back to its original position."

"I know. I was only stalling for time while pulling some people out of the River of Time. Wanda, you still need more practice in battle. Just now, you should have attacked me immediately."

Wang Bert suddenly smiled. Right afterward, Lost City, Black Phoenix, Wade, and the others appeared around them one after another.

As soon as Black Phoenix and the others appeared, Wang Bert’s aura immediately stabilized. They were the strongest mutants. With them present, Wang Bert was still the Mutant God.

Wade blinked and asked, "Boss, what’s going on? Are you two having marital problems and getting ready for a divorce?"

Wolverine complained, "This has to be the most terrifying marital dispute in history. You even made Earth disappear."

Psylocke asked with surging battle intent, "Boss, are we going to gang up on your ex-wife? I’d be happy to."

"Ex-wife? Psylocke, that’s my man. Don’t get any ideas."

Wanda was greatly displeased. She raised her hand, and red light shot toward Psylocke through time. Although Psylocke sensed something was wrong, she had no time to dodge.

Just as Psylocke was about to be struck by the red light, Lost City raised its left hand and blocked it. The red light struck its palm and vanished.

Lost City immediately cut off its own palm. The next second, the palm turned into a giant rat and crashed to the ground with a boom.

Psylocke’s expression darkened as she asked, "You wanted to turn me into a rat?"

"What’s wrong with that?"

Wanda snorted and said to Wang Bert, "Bert, I did make a mistake, but these people can’t help you. Without Earth, you are no match for me."

Along with Wanda’s voice, the red light around her surged. Then, one Celestial Group figure after another emerged from the red light.

These Celestial Group members were all real. Wanda had altered reality and turned Them into her subordinates.

"I told you, I have the same abilities you do."

Wang Bert altered reality as well. The Celestial Group members woke up, their faces full of helplessness. You two spouses were fighting, so why were They being used as disposable gods? This was truly getting hit while lying down.

At that moment, the Celestial Group’s consciousness became blurred again. They grew even more depressed. Clearly, Wanda was altering Their memories again.

While preventing Wanda from altering the Celestial Group’s consciousness, Wang Bert shouted to the others, "Merge into Lost City."

"Alright."

No one asked any questions. They all rushed toward Lost City. Due to Wang Bert’s arrangement, the moment they touched Lost City, they immediately merged into it.

After everyone had completely fused, Wang Bert landed atop Lost City’s head. Lost City rapidly shrank and merged into Wang Bert’s body.

Wang Bert let out a roar. Time and space flowed backward, and the Celestial Group members rapidly vanished. At the same time, Earth reappeared. Seeing this, Wanda stopped time in place, then opened her mouth wide and shouted, "Other than me, there shall be no more mutants in this world."

As Wanda’s voice rang out, the Mutant Gene within Wang Bert’s body rapidly disappeared. He was not panicked. Instead, he said with emotion, "The first time you and I met, it was because of this sentence."

"Yes. When you traveled across the universe, I had just spoken those words. The two forces collided, time restarted, and everything became different."

Wanda was equally emotional. After fusing with Scarlet Witch, she possessed all of Scarlet Witch’s memories. In truth, she was Scarlet Witch as well.

Wang Bert froze his own state, then said, "After we settle this, how about we reverse time and get married in this scene?"

"Are you proposing to me?"

Wanda’s face lit up with surprise, but she quickly came to her senses and shouted unhappily, "Bert, you’re using my feelings against me."

"No, I’m not stalling for time. I’m sincerely proposing to you."

Wang Bert said, "Mutant Planet should be the final matter. Once we settle it, everything will be over. Then we can have a happy ending. From the moment we met to the moment we marry, it’ll be perfect."

Wang Bert had clearly forgotten about Thanos and Future Time-Space. A happy ending would not come so easily. There was still one final volume left.

"I accept, but let’s settle this first."

Wanda said, "This was clearly supposed to be the final boss battle, yet we turned it into a proposal ceremony. It feels a little strange."

Though she said that, Wanda’s eyes were full of smiles. Anyone could see how happy she was, as though she wanted to sing and dance.

"Then let’s end it quickly."

Wang Bert smiled faintly. A strange light flashed through his eyes, and the moment Wanda came into contact with it, her consciousness immediately split apart.

In an instant, thousands of consciousnesses appeared in Wanda’s mind. They were the Wandas she had fused with before. After awakening, those Wandas chattered noisily inside Wanda’s mind, and Wanda immediately clutched her head and screamed.

"Reality alteration, time control, split consciousness, Mind Power… More than ten abilities combined together. Wanda, how can you fight me?"

Wang Bert shouted, "In the name of the Mutant God, I strip Scarlet Witch Wanda of all her abilities."

Along with Wang Bert’s voice, the power around Wanda rapidly faded. Wanda was startled and hurriedly tried to alter reality, but many of the Wandas disagreed. They shouted in unison, "There should be no mutants in this world. Mutants will only bring us pain!"

With those Wandas interfering, Wanda’s reality alteration failed to take effect, and her mutant abilities rapidly disappeared. Wang Bert said, "Wanda, you’ve lost."

"No, darling. You’re the one who lost."

Wanda’s voice suddenly rang out. Immediately afterward, Wang Bert’s body fell uncontrollably toward the ground, while his existence began to collapse.