Homelander: New Legacy

[119] : Another Traveler

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The issue of fighting Ultron was brought up, and Roger began contemplating whether he should take the Man of Steel (Superman) along with him. If he and Superman could fight Ultron together, it would be much safer.

But after some thought, Roger realized Superman might not be able to leave with him. His girlfriend was here, and so was his mother. Plus, this world needed Superman, and leaving for at least three months might not be something Superman could easily accept.

So, Roger decided to put this idea aside for now.

However, if Superman could come with him, wouldn't Roger be able to dominate other worlds?

Setting aside the idea of recruiting Superman, Roger returned to his room, and the first thing he did was take out the Mind Stone for a closer look.

Despite losing its powers, the Mind Stone itself was still incredibly tough. Roger gradually increased his strength, trying to create a crack in the gem. But even after exerting all his might, the stone remained completely intact, showing no signs of damage.

"This isn't right, are Infinity Stones supposed to be this hard?"

Roger believed his strength was not far from Superman's, so theoretically, breaking a powerless Infinity Stone shouldn't be this hard.

In the movie, Wanda had shattered the Mind Stone, even if it was partially due to Wanda's powers containing elements of the Stone itself. But Roger's strength should have surpassed that threshold by now, right?

"Still studying the gem?"

Later that night, when Jean Grey returned and saw Roger still fiddling with the stone, she couldn't help but ask.

Roger placed the stone on the table in front of him and said, "Yeah... It just seems different from the Infinity Stones I remember."

"What's different?"

"I can't quite put my finger on it, but its quality seems higher, and... there seems to be something else inside it... Could it be that other traveler did something to it?"

Roger couldn't help but think of that 'predecessor' named Andrea.

According to Diana, Andrea was a sorceress in the Marvel Universe. But even after leaving that world, she could still use various types of magic, especially a spell called the Mirror Dimension, which was Andrea's favorite.

Based on that, Andrea's power might not be any weaker than Doctor Strange or the Ancient One; she could even surpass them.

If Andrea was indeed that powerful, then it made sense if she had tampered with the stone.

Maybe... she had tried to modify the Mind Stone, hoping it could still be used outside the Marvel Universe but ultimately failed.

But... did this predecessor really fail?

Roger picked up the stone again.

He didn't believe Andrea, solely out of friendship with Diana, would leave such an empty, powerless stone as a gift.

Without its powers, the Mind Stone was just a pretty, durable gem. Beautiful stones were common; if Andrea and Diana were truly close friends, Andrea wouldn't give Diana a useless gem.

On the contrary, Andrea would have chosen to gift something with special powers, something that could enhance Diana's combat abilities or offer her protection.