The End of the World: Chaos

Wanda and Yang Yi sat facing each other. The walls were all cold concrete. In the dim light, flickering shadows seemed to be peeping at the anxiety and despair hidden in the darkness. In the laboratory, the hissing sound of the equipment running and the sound of water dripping were heard from time to time, creating a sense of crampedness, as if being in an endless cage.

Wanda's brows were furrowed, and her face showed a complex emotion, like a raging flame. Her heart was filled with excitement and fear. The excitement was that maybe she could finally escape from this dead silence, and the fear was the endless worry about the unknown future. "What do I have to pay?" Her voice trembled slightly, but it revealed a resolute determination.

Yang Yi raised his lips slightly, revealing a thoughtful smile. He sat cross-legged, with a relaxed posture, leaning forward slightly, his belly slightly raised, as if he had already taken control of the situation. "Your loyalty, and yourself," he said casually, revealing an unquestionable firmness.

Wanda's eyes wandered over his face, and the conflict deep in her heart surged like a tide. She once recalled the days when she and Quicksilver were arrested, and helplessness and despair followed them everywhere. The organization that seemed to want to avenge them was their abyss. Now, after countless separations and deaths, her trusted companions have turned to dust. How could the heroes of the past become so powerless at this moment?

"Why me?" She couldn't help but ask, her tone mixed with reluctance and grievance, "Why should I sell myself for this 'freedom'?"

Yang Yi's smile froze instantly, his eyes like an eagle, staring straight into Wanda's eyes. "Because we all know that nothing in the world is free. If you want freedom, if you want to save your brother, you have to pay a price."

"You simply can't understand me!" Wanda's voice rose, her fingers unconsciously clenched in anger, her nails piercing into her palms. Her lips trembled slightly, and her heart was filled with countless sorrow and despair. "I have killed innocent people, endured endless pain, and have already lost a lot. I don't want to lose anything else, not even myself!"

"But you need to know that if you don't do it, you won't have a chance." Yang Yi walked slowly to the window. Through the dirty glass, the stars in the night sky were like a dreamlike struggle. "Your persistence is just endless delay, which will only increase the suffering of yourself and your loved ones. I'm afraid you will have nothing to give back except pain."

Wanda was silent, and she had no way to refute in her heart. Yang Yi was right. During the years of imprisonment, she felt only endless pain and loss. Quicksilver was in her heart, and she seemed to hear his cries again and again. He would always accompany her, but what would be his fate now?

"Besides, your brother." Yang Yi continued, his voice as soft as autumn water but very firm, "Are you willing to see him imprisoned here like you? He deserves a better life, happiness and freedom, and you are his only hope."

Wanda's heart tightened and she was speechless. Her rebuttal stopped at this moment. Should she really choose this for her brother? Quicksilver's sunny smile emerged in her mind. She imagined him running in the free land. Her heart was as if surrounded by warm sunshine, but what followed was an even stronger fear.

"I need some time." She finally lowered her head and her voice became soft.

"Time is precious." Yang Yi smiled softly, as if he had foreseen all this. "You may consider it, but my request cannot be changed."

Wanda raised her head, as if she had made some kind of decision in her heart. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and thought about her past courage. Even in the darkness, she could still be the guide who pointed the way to light.

"If I agree, can you ensure my brother's freedom?" Her tone became more determined.

Yang Yi smiled, as if he saw the light ahead. "I will definitely set him free, but I also ask for your loyalty. If you betray me,

Wanda's heart was shaken, as if a huge rock hit her heart. Although the price was bearable, it made her feel suffocated.

"Then make your choice, Wanda." Yang Yi leaned forward slightly, his eyes flashing with an unquestionable light, "This is your only chance to escape from the cage and let your brother see freedom again."

There was a stagnant silence, and Wanda finally nodded, her heart aching, but her determined gaze remained the same.

Yang Yi curled his lips slightly, turned around and left, leaving Wanda alone to think. She knew that