Chapter 17: CH-17. Wanda resolves her inner demons, thanks to Griffin!
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The raging flames rolled and spread in all directions, thick smoke rose up, and the terrifying heat wave made the air distorted.
Black smoke rolled out from the breach and spread around, turning the surrounding walls black.
At this time, the deep blue sky was covered with thick smoke, and the raging fire spread along with the heat wave, mixed with strange green smoke.
"Come and save people! Call the fire department immediately!"
"Someone come save my children, they are still in there!"
"Don't pull me, I want to go in and save my wife!"
"Where are the heroes? Someone come and help!"
"..."
People outside the building were running and screaming. Many of them had hidden inside because of the riot caused by the Lizard man.
But no one expected an explosion to happen, and because of the huge crowd, many people were trapped inside the building.
There were wailings outside the building. Some people rushed into the building, but were forced back by the scorching flames and suffocating black smoke.
"We have to put out the fire quickly! Otherwise, the flames will sweep across New York along with the green mist!" Gwen stood on the building and looked around nervously, trying to see if there was a water tank nearby.
If she don't hurry, even if the people in the building survive by chance, they will be infected by the green gas and turn into reptilian monsters!
"Wanda?" Griffin noticed that Wanda beside him looked dazed, with a mixture of fear and hesitation on her face.
"Griffin, the fire is too big, I can't do it!" Wanda's voice trembled, and everything in front of her began to overlap with the memories in her mind.
She wasn't sure if she could really do it, and if she didn't...During the Germany mission, her mistake caused the building to explode. The explosion also caused a fire, but she failed to put it out.
"You can do it." Griffin held her shoulders and said encouragingly, "Chaos magic can destroy everything, but it can also create everything."
"Yes! I can do it!" Wanda felt the warmth and trust, and the missing confidence in her heart returned. She took a deep breath and slowly walked towards the fire. The determined figure formed a sharp contrast with the frantically fleeing crowd around her.
"What is she going to do?" Gwen wondered. If she remembered correctly, Wanda should have no way to put out the fire.
Griffin hopes that this incident can help Wanda overcome her inner demons. After all if you don't face fear head-on, you will always be surrounded by fear.
And this is the best time for Wanda to overcome her fear.
"Who is that person? Why is she walking towards the fire?"
"I remember now, this woman seems to be the Scarlet Witch!"
"Why is she here?! Could it be that she wants to kill the people inside?!"
"God, the Avengers are finally here, please save my child!"
"But what's the point of her coming here? She only kills innocent people!"
"Shut up, no one will make a mistake. Now we can only put our hope on her!"
"Yes, after all, Scarlet Witch once saved New York!"
"…"
The gossip coming from all around made Wanda's firm steps become a little hesitant.
"What if I screw up again?" Wanda murmured.
"Don't be afraid. There are very few celebrities in the world who don't have haters. Look at Tony, he's still alive and well despite all the rumors and gossips he's been through." Griffin stood aside and made an inappropriate joke.
He knew very well and understood Wanda's fragile heart. She herself is a poor person who is sensitive and insecure. She lost both her parents when she was young, and she depended on her younger brother for survival, struggling to survive in the gunfire.
She finally escaped to the United States and ended her years of revenge, but her brother died. This is unacceptable to anyone. And it is precisely for this reason that chaos magic will infinitely magnify the fragile side of one's heart.
"Griffin, you're right." Wanda's eyes became more determined. She looked at Griffin deeply and murmured in a voice that only she could hear, "I still have you."
Boom!
The fire scene, which continued to sweep the flames, caused another explosion. The people trapped in the building screamed in despair. Wanda took off her hood with a determined look and threw her baseball cap to the ground.
At this moment, she plucked up the courage to reveal her true face. Everyone's eyes were focused on Wanda.
Boom!
She opened her arms and her clothes fluttered in the air. The scarlet light surrounded her like a stream of light.
Wanda floated up surrounded by scarlet light. The scarlet light swirled around Wanda like an elf. The jumping light illuminated the surroundings, and the red hoodie looked scarlet at this moment.
Under the dazzling light, her delicate face looked even more beautiful at this moment.
"What a nice view..." Gwen watched this scene, her eyes widening in her mask as she sighed.
The Scarlet Witch at this moment is just like Freya in mythology.
"Scarlet Witch is indeed more attractive!" Griffin stared at Wanda floating in the air and sighed. He have to say, Wanda is even more charming at this time.
He finally understood why most people found witches more attractive after turning evil. Wanda opened her arms, and scarlet light spread towards the fire like a tide. Under the suppression of the scarlet light, the howling flames were gradually suppressed.
Even the surrounding black smoke was compressed into a ball by the power of chaos magic. As the scarlet light compressed inward, Wanda's expression became more solemn. This is chaos magic controlled on a very large scale, which requires extremely delicate operations.
Fine beads of sweat covered her forehead and Wanda kept moving her hands.
While in Germany, she had tried to compress the explosion, but that had dire consequences. She could even clearly sense the emotions of everyone around her. Their hearts were filled with pain, despair, and fear...
The appearance of these images caused the chaos magic she controlled to become chaotic, and even the flames that were originally suppressed began to spread outward at this time.
Griffin frowned slightly as he looked at the pain on Wanda's face.
He knew very well that it was not difficult to do all this with her power. The real difficulty now is how Wanda can overcome the obstacles in her heart. This was not something he could help with. She could only rely on herself to get through this difficult time.
He controlled his body and floated to Wanda's side.
"Forget the past. Now only you can save them. Think about what I said before. Actually, this is nothing to you. Believe me, you will never fail!" Griffin's deep voice rang in Wanda's ears.
Wanda didn't look back, but she was very clear that Griffin was standing next to her.
She could even clearly smell the familiar scent of cologne on Griffin under the burning temperature of the flames.
"I..." Wanda took a deep breath and her eyes became gradually firmer.
Right!
That's right!
Now she is the only one who can save the people inside, and she is the only one who has this ability. Whether she try or not, that was her only choice now.
Even if she want to retreat now, it's too late. She can only try her best. Her thoughts went back to last night, and what Griffin had said flashed through her mind.
"Chaos magic is not purely destructive, it can also create and change everything!"
"So I can definitely do it! Create everything!" Every time Wanda remembered a detail, the scarlet light became more brilliant. She continued to press her hands together, and the crimson light flowed more smoothly in her hands.
As if this was a matter of course. As the light grew brighter, Wanda's heart became more determined. The fire that had already begun to spread was compressed at a faster rate.
Buzz!!!
With a buzzing sound, a strange scarlet light suddenly burst out like a tide. The fluctuating scarlet light surged toward the entire block.
Like a wave, the entire neighborhood was enveloped in red light.