ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ʟᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴛᴀʜɪᴇᴍ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴇɴᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ᴅᴏᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴋɴᴇᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀɪᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟʟɪᴜᴍ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟ ɪᴛsᴇʟғ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴡᴏʀʀɪᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄ ᴋɪɴɢᴅᴏᴍ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅs ʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀss ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʜᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ. ʜᴇ ʜᴀᴅ ʜᴇᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ ᴍᴀᴅᴋɴɪɢʜᴛ,  ᴀ ᴍɪᴅ ᴇᴠɪʟ ᴘɪʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴋɪɴɢ ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴜʟᴇs ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴀs ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪs ɪsʟᴀɴᴅ. ʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʟᴀsʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪs ɢᴜʏ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴄᴇʟᴇsᴛɪᴀʟ. ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴍʙɪᴛɪᴏᴜs ᴇɴᴏᴜɢʜ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜʟᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀʟᴍs. ᴛʜɪs ɢᴜʏ ᴡᴀs ᴍᴀᴅ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀғᴜʟ.

ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴᴄᴇs ᴏғ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜɴᴛᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴʏ ʜᴏsᴛɪʟᴇ ʟɪғᴇ ᴏɴ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅs ᴡᴇʀᴇ sʟɪᴍ. ɴᴏᴛ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴀʀᴍɪᴇs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴀᴛᴛᴇᴍᴘᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴀʀᴛᴀʜɪᴇᴍ.  ɴᴇᴡs ᴏғ ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ᴡᴀs ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsᴀʟ. ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴍᴀɢɪᴄᴀʟ ʀᴇᴀʟᴍ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴇᴡs ᴏғ ʜɪᴍ. ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴄᴀᴘɪᴛᴏʟʟɪᴜᴍ ᴀᴄᴀᴅᴇᴍʏ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴡᴀs ɢᴏᴏᴅ,  ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴇɴᴅᴇᴢ ᴡᴀs ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ. ᴀʟʟ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ɴᴇᴡs, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴍᴇᴀɴs ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴘ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʏ sᴇᴇ ɪᴛ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅ.

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ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅ ᴏғ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇs ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴠɪᴇᴡ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇɪᴛʜᴇʀ ᴍᴇɴᴅᴇᴢ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ!

ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ sʜɪᴘ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ᴀɴʏ ᴄʟᴏsᴇʀ, ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ ᴊᴜᴍᴘᴇᴅ ᴏғғ ᴛʜᴇ sɪᴅᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ғʟᴇᴡ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɪsʟᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴀᴄᴋʟᴇᴅ ᴇᴛʜᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴀ ʜᴜɢ. ᴏʀ sᴏ ʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴛʜᴇʀ. ʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ғᴏʀᴍ.  ɪᴛ ᴡᴀs... ᴀʟᴘʜᴀ!
"ɪ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴇssɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʀᴋ ᴘʀᴏᴘʜᴇᴄʏ! ɪ ᴀᴍ ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ sᴏᴍᴇᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀғᴇʀᴇ.. ғᴏʀ ɢᴏᴏᴅ." ʜᴇ ʟᴀᴜɢʜᴇᴅ ᴇᴠɪʟʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏɴ's ʙᴏᴅʏ ʙᴇɢᴀɴ ᴛᴏ sʜᴀᴋᴇ ᴠɪᴏʟᴇɴᴛʟʏ.  ғᴏʀ ᴀ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ. ᴛʜᴇɴ... ʜᴇ ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ.