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Chapter 23 - Chapter 23: What Comes Next?

While Conner was unconscious in the medical pod, Caitlin was waiting outside of it full of anxiety. Scotty was in the room at first but after when he was called by Red King and needed help, he had to go. Even though Scotty told her that Conner would definitely survive before he left, Caitlin was still worried. Caitlin looked at Conner as she silently prayed for him.

'I already lost Eve today. I can't lose you too.'

So many things were going on outside the laboratory. The killing of The Immortal, the start of the battle between Omni-Man and Sentry, as well as the actions of Invincible. It was all caught on video.

"This is Anne Harper from Chicago 6 News. For those that have missed it earlier and have questions about all the attacks over the world within the past 30 minutes, we were on the scene and have video of exactly that. We will go over it with you. Please be warned: this video contains violent scenes that are not suitable for children or those faint of heart.

Now at first, Omni-Man was confronting several gargoyles. Soon after he had destroyed them, The Immortal or someone appearing to be him appeared and started attacking Omni-Man. After a short scuffle, The Immortal was killed once again.

During his final moments of life, both Sentry and Invincible showed up. We then learned that Omni-Man was not only the father of Sentry but also a spy and infiltrator sent by an alien force known as the Viltrumite Empire in order to either prepare us for enslavement or wipe us all out. During his speech, Omni-Man also admitted to being the one to murder the original 7 members of the Guardians of the Globe.

Soon after his speech, he asked for both of his sons to join him. Invincible seemed stunned and unable to act while Sentry refused him on the spot. The two began to battle evenly for some time before Omni-Man overpowered Sentry.

He then sent Sentry through several buildings in Chicago before taking him on a rampage across the planet. We believe the death toll to be in the thousands while those injured could possibly even be near the millions.

Unfortunately, we were unable to follow them. We were able to see Invincible however remained stunned before he clasped his head as if in pain. He then collapsed to the floor while screaming out.

Soon after his collapse, Atom Eve showed up on the scene. While our helicopter was too far away to get audio, we believe that she was trying to assist Invincible and calm him down.

In his unstable state, Invincible grabbed Atom Eve by the throat before slamming her into the ground and creating a large crater in the ground. He then jumped on top of her and brought his fists down on her head several times.

Atom Eve tried to resist but was unable to stop him. After bashing her head at least 10 times, Invincible took off towards the west coast where we believe he was trying to meet up with Omni-Man and Sentry. As for who he was going to assist, we are unsure.

Soon, the Guardians of the Globe and authorities arrived but before medical attention could get to Atom Eve, she was declared deceased. We can not show her body due to the extremely violent manner in which her body was left but one thing is for sure: Invincible did not hold back.

We have not received word about any sighting from Omni-Man or Invincible since the incident. We did manage to get a glimpse of Sentry when he flew over the scene for a few moments. The hero appeared severely injured. We were unable to get a comment from him.

This was truly a dark day in Earth's history. Our greatest protector had turned into our greatest threat. We hope that Sentry was able to stop him but without sightings of any of them, we are unsure and can only guess.

Once again, this is Anne Harper with Chicago 6 News. We will keep you all updated with any new progress of this story."

Similar news reports were on across the world and this left the world in a state of uncertainty and fear. Even the villains kept their tails between their legs. No one was sure who came out victorious until a week later when HOMRA called a press conference. They announced that Sentry was present and would announce what had occurred.

On the day of the press conference, Conner stood in front of a podium with over a hundred reporters pointing their microphones and cameras at him. They all wanted answers so he had to provide them.

"Hello. My name is Sentry. I plan on informing you all of what occurred that day as well as my plans for the future. I will not be taking or answering any questions.

That day... I killed Omni-Man. I killed my father. He admitted to several crimes and admitted to being ready to commit countless more in the name of his country.

That day, I also killed Invincible. I killed my brother. My brother has always looked up to and respected our father. He was our hero. He was a goal that we were both striving for. To see that the goal was false, made him lose his way.

That along with his anger issues caused him to kill Atom Eve in a psychological episode. Normally, I would have been able to subdue him easily but due to my injuries against Omni-Man... I had no choice but to end his life. Because if I did not finish him then and there, he would have killed me and maybe many more.

My father and my brother... they were both heroes. They had both protected this world so many times from so many dangers. Things you know about and things you couldn't even imagine. One did so in deceit and one fell but that can not take away from what they did. They were heroes.

As for my plans for the future, I plan to do what I had always planed since I was a child. I will just do it much sooner than I thought. I will be taking over for my father as this world's greatest protector.

Now I know that there is an additional threat against this planet. The Viltrumite Empire. But I will not abandon you. I will not back down to them. And neither shall the rest of the heroes here.

Even if we have lost 4 heroes that day, I'm sure that many more are waiting to take their place. Many more young men and women are ready to step up to the plate.

That is all I have to say. Thank you all for coming," Sentry ended before floating and soaring toward the sky. Many reporters yelled after him wanting to ask questions but he was already gone.

Whether humanity believed in him or not, that was their choice. But Conner had those he wanted to protect. Those that he loved. And for them, he would fight the entire universe if he needed to.

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Conner went to space after the meeting and saw that Allen was waiting for him. Allen looked larger than before so Conner could tell he had gotten even stronger.

{Sentry! Good you're here! I came to warn you about...}

{I already know. The Viltrumites.}

{How did you...}

{Haha, Allen. I have a lot to explain to you.}

Conner then began to explain what happened. About his father, brother, their plan, who he had stopped them.

He also told Allen about some of the beings he remembered from the comic book that could harm Vilrumites. He wanted to give the Coalition more time to prepare since they would be short 2 Viltrumites when the war occurred. he wanted to give them a head start of over a year rather than the few months they had last time to gather their power.

After noting down everything Conner said, Allen could not help but feel shocked. When he reported this to the Coalition, he was sure that they would be shocked. He might have even gotten a promotion.

{What are you going to do now, Sentry?}

Conner took a second to think about it before a smile came over his face.

{I've been meaning to give a special ring to a special girl. Now that things will calm down soon, it seems like this would be a good time for that. After all the bad that has happened, we need something to look forward to.}