Bhai, yeh toh Vormir ka scene hai! Finney bechara bina kuch kiye seedha Red Skull ke samne ja gira. Red Skull ko laga uski retirement aa gayi, par Finney toh wahan Space Stone par gussa nikalne gaya hai.
Maine isme wahi cool Marvel tone rakhi hai aur Red Skull ke saath Finney ki "Shared Suffering" (dono hi Tesseract ke maarey hue hain) ko highlight kiya hai.
Yeh lo tumhara Chapter 120 ka professional version:
Chapter 120: Red Skull: Are You Here to Replace Me?
When Finney Hellseg's vision finally cleared, he found himself standing in a desolate, haunting wasteland.
The sky was a swirling vortex of orange and red, dominated by a massive celestial body that looked like a permanent solar eclipse. The silence was heavy, broken only by the cold wind. It was crystal clear: he was no longer on Earth.
And then there was the figure floating toward him—a spectral being in a tattered black cloak, looking exactly like the Grim Reaper, but with a face that was unmistakably a crimson, skinless skull.
The Red Skull was vibrating with an excitement he hadn't felt in decades. Seventy years! A full seventy years of guarding this godforsaken rock! Could it be? Was today finally the day?
"Are you here to replace me?" the Red Skull asked, his voice rasping with hope.
"Replace my ass! Get lost!" Finney snapped, his irritability hitting a boiling point.
The moment he saw that crimson face, he knew exactly where he was. He had imagined visiting Vormir eventually, but never like this. He hadn't even touched the Tesseract! He was at least ten centimeters away, and he was wearing armor.
He quickly ruled out Nick Fury—S.H.I.E.L.D. didn't have the tech to exile someone across the galaxy. Loki? The exiled prince was a trickster, but this felt different. Finney remembered that "feeling" right before the teleportation—a sentient, mischievous pulse.
The Space Stone hadn't just malfunctioned; it had ambushed him.
The Red Skull's excitement faded into a pang of sorrow. If this mortal were truly his replacement, the Soul Stone would have signaled him. Sighing, he drifted closer to fulfill his grim duty. Using the Stone's lingering power to peer into Finney's essence, he intoned:
"Finney Hellseg, son of Eli!"
"I said shut up!" Finney glared, his 'Possessed' crimson eyes glowing with such intense rage that even the spectral Guardian paused.
Finney ignored the curious Nazi-ghost and checked his Sling Ring. He tried to visualize Earth, to spark the orange embers of a portal, but nothing happened.
His portals were finicky enough on Earth; across countless light-years, the connection was dead.
"Damn it!" he cursed.
He wasn't going to starve—he had his 'Violet Chicken Nuggets' stashed away. Survival wasn't the issue. He figured Skye would eventually realize he was missing and head to Kamar-Taj. Surely the Ancient One could track him down and fetch him.
At most, he'd have to endure a week on this miserable planet. But when he got back, he was going to have a very serious "conversation" with that blue cube.
He turned his attention back to the quiet Red Skull. "So, you're the Stone Guardian? Red Skull? Leader of Hydra? Take me to the Soul Stone. And don't bother with the speech—I know the rules. A soul for a soul, sacrifice a loved one, blah blah blah."
Red Skull stared at him, bewildered. This mortal knows everything?
Without a word, he led Finney to the summit, where two massive jagged rocks formed a natural altar overlooking a bottomless abyss.
"Who are you?" Red Skull finally asked. The Soul Stone gave him names, but not stories.
"Who am I?" Finney sighed. "A college student, the heir to Kamar-Taj, disciple of the Sorcerer Supreme, the Silver Knight, the Knight of Divine Punishment... take your pick. But right now? I'm just a guy looking to settle a score with a certain stone. The same one that turned you into a floating usher."
"So, the Tesseract sent you here too," Red Skull whispered, a strange sense of kinship forming. "Then how are you... whole? I was torn apart and remade."
"Do I look fine to you?" Finney snapped. "I'm in a worse spot than you were! You actually tried to grab the thing. I was standing ten centimeters away, minding my own business, and it snatched me anyway! It's a Space Stone, not the Mind or Time Stone. It shouldn't be able to hold a grudge!"
Red Skull didn't know what to say. For the first time in seventy years, he felt like he had met an old friend from back home.
"To obtain the Soul Stone, you must sacrifice that which you love," Red Skull began his ritualistic chant as they reached the cliff's edge. "An eternal trade. You do not meet the requirements."
"Ha! A soul for a soul?" Finney looked down into the misty depths with disdain. "I'd trade my seventh great-aunt for a way off this rock!"
He knew the Space Stone hadn't sent him here for a vacation. And while he had no intention of sacrificing anyone for the Soul Stone, he was curious. If the Space Stone had a consciousness, surely the Soul Stone—the most mysterious of them all—was listening.
He was going to get an explanation, or he was going to make this planet very, very loud.
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