Chapter 260: Aether
He sat down beside Emma, casually resting his arm across the back of the couch. "Alright, since we’re all back and things are calm, I guess it’s time I start dealing with that Aether."
All eyes turned to him at once.
"You’re going to purify it now?" Diana asked, setting her blade down carefully.
Dave nodded. "Yeah. Whatever the Dark Elves did to it, they twisted it into a generator for dark matter and energy. It’s not the Reality Stone as it should be. If I can undo that corruption, I might be able to restore its original form... or at least make sure it can’t be abused again."
Emma’s expression grew more serious. "And if it pushes back?"
Dave smirked. "Then I’ll push harder."
Trish leaned forward. "You sure you want to do this now? We just got back. Can’t you take, like, one day off without trying to wrestle a cosmic horror?"
"I could," Dave said with a grin, "but it’s not really me if I’m not doing something absurdly dangerous, right?"
Emma rolled her eyes. "Fair."
Boa folded her arms under her chest. "Fine, but we’re watching. If that thing tries anything, we’ll jump in and finish what you started."
"Deal," Dave said, getting up and walking to a small vault embedded in the wall.