Become Aquaman from Black Robe

Charles' voice was low, but calm.

His physical condition seemed to have improved a lot. Not only did he remember Logan, but there was also a little sparkle in his originally cloudy and hazy eyes.

He stared at the sea and said to Logan:

"Those children...their future needs someone to protect it. The future of mutants also needs someone to guide them. Logan...there is no one else except you."

"I know, but I'm not suitable."

"There is nothing inappropriate, Logan. I thought I was inappropriate at first. When the students at the school were forced to be drafted and left, I was still drinking every day and living a more decadent life than you.

"But in the end...you also know that the mutant school continues until now..."

Charles reminisced about the past.

Compared with Logan, his life is no less exciting.

When he was young, he met Mystique and Magneto and formed the original X-Men. Later, he established the world's first school for mutants based on his family's manor.

In the more than sixty years since then, Charles has never given up on protecting mutants.

Until now, Charles couldn't even recall why he did this in the first place.

As long as you keep doing it, you will eventually have to do it.

But now, Charles can no longer afford to continue, and he originally thought that he would not have to worry about similar things in the future.

After all, mutants are slowly disappearing.

Charles once thought about whether this would be the best ending for mutants.

The mutants are gone and have completely integrated with humans. There will be no more disputes between humans and mutants in the future.

But the emergence of Laura and the emergence of those new mutants made Charles understand that mutants will eventually exist in the world again in the future.

As long as there are careerists, even if the mutants really disappear, they will create new mutants.

The new mutants need a leader who can lead them and lead them on the right path.

Kevin can't, Charles knows that.

Because he would eventually leave, Charles knew Kevin wasn't here to stay.

So only Logan, and only Logan, can inherit everything from him.

"I can't do it well."

"No one can do it well at the beginning. It's the same for me, and it's the same for you. Take your time... and you'll get it done."

Charles said earnestly.

Logan no longer refused this time. He stood next to Charles and watched the sunset with him. After a long time, he said:

"I'll try to do it, but I'm not sure I can do it to the extent you say."

"That's good, that's good..."

Charles laughed. He stretched out his hand to Logan and held his palms tightly:

"...This way, I can feel relieved."

Before that, Charles was also worried that Logan would find a place to commit suicide after his death.

Logan had always carried the Adamantium alloy bullet with him, and Charles knew about it.

This is something Charles can't let go of.

But now that Logan is getting younger and has new goals, Charles is finally relieved.

He patted Logan's hand and looked at Caliban again.

"Caliban..."

Caliban stood in the shadows, sheltered from the sun, risking the sun's rays to expose his face and meet Charles' eyes.

Charles looked at him and said:

"Thank you for taking care of me for more than a year. I know that sometimes I get sick and it makes you uncomfortable. I'm really... really sorry..."

"It doesn't matter, I'm used to it."

"I'm sorry, you, and my students, the poor innocents, I'm sorry for you, and I'm sorry for them..."

"Charles, stop talking, none of us will care."

"I know, but I care, but I can't do anything now. I can only say I'm sorry to you... I'm sorry..."

There were tears gathering in Charles's eyes.

He had fought for the peace of mutants and humans all his life, but when he was approaching old age, he became ill and killed his most proud student and hundreds of innocent passers-by.

No matter what others said, Charles knew that it was his fault.

It's his fault.

No matter what others say, this fact cannot be concealed.

Charles murmured a lot of sorry. He was apologizing to those who had died because of him.

After a while, he turned his attention to Kevin, who had been silent.

"Kevin..."

He said, extending his hand to Kevin:

"...Thank you for what you've been doing, so if you don't mind, can you shake my hand?"

"……Can."

Kevin didn't refuse, he walked over to Charles and held his other hand.

And the moment their palms touched each other, Charles's voice sounded in Kevin's mind:

'I know, Kevin, you don't belong to us, let alone this world, but no matter what your purpose is, everything you do is salvation for us, and everyone can see that you have helped us. fact.

‘Thank you for everything you have done for us, and thank you for helping Logan and letting him find the motivation to live...Kevin, at the end, just think of me as an old man saying goodbye, can you listen to me?

'Your ability is very powerful, Kevin, and it will become more and more powerful in the future. I can't see clearly where your future will be, but I hope... you will never be lost in your mind by the powerful power.

'You are not a bad boy, I know that, and I hope you will never be... I don't ask you to become an X-Men, or... or some other superhero, I just hope you can stick to your heart.

'Never...never...never let yourself become someone you hate even yourself. ’

Charles said in Kevin's mind, and finally silently let go of Kevin's hand and said to Kevin seriously:

"Kevin...the world will be a better place, and I believe you will be a better place, too."

"..."

Kevin stopped talking. He looked down at the hand holding Charles's and remained silent for a long time.

Charles didn't say anything more to him. After saying this to Kevin, he finally set his sights on the youngest child among them all.

He stared at Laura Kinney as if he were gazing at the most beautiful treasure in the world.

He stretched out his hand to Laura, and Laura held his hand obediently.

Charles held Laura's little hand tightly, touched the place where the metal skeleton popped out, and made a sound with trembling lips:

"Laura..."

"Um."

"That's great, you really exist... New mutants also really exist...

"Laura, Logan... actually needs someone to accompany him. He needs someone like him to accompany him. I know that you may not really treat him as a father yet, but in your long life, you can accompany Logan. Yes, only you...

"Laura, watch him for me, watch him... let him work well, live well, live well... live in this imperfect but beautiful world."

"Charles..."

Laura seemed to sense something, and she called Charles's name with a trembling voice.

But Charles seemed to be unable to hear that, and just looked at the sea in the distance and murmured to himself:

"...Yes, this world...has never been as beautiful as imagined, but it is still the world we live in. Mutants...human beings...should never fight each other, old friends, old friends...if only you could understand me. good……

"How wonderful it would be..."

In the last moments of his life, Charles thought of Eric and the old friend with whom he had known each other but who had been hostile to each other all his life.

He didn't know where his old friend was, or whether he was still alive.

But in these last moments, Charles seemed to see the figure of his old friend.

Not only Eric, but also Mystique Raven, Beast Hank, his own student Jean Grey, Cyclops Scott, Storm Ororo, and more... more and more people gathered here. Beside him, a hand was stretched out to him.

At this moment, they no longer need to be hostile to each other, but can smile and hold hands to go to that unknown place that no one knows.

Maybe it's heaven, maybe it's hell.

But no matter what, Charles Xavier's life ended here.

"Logan..."

Charles finally called Logan's name.

Logan immediately came to Charles and held his hand.

"Logan..." Charles chanted again, looking at the sun that was about to sink into the sea level, "...the sunset on the Rising Sun is so beautiful."

After the words fell, as the afterglow of the setting sun dissipated on the sea level, the light in Charles's eyes also completely dissipated.

There was silence on the boat. Feeling Charles's completely powerless hand, Logan let out a long breath.

He tried to calm down, tried to calm his breathing, but the more he tried, the faster his breathing became.

In the end, he couldn't stand at all and half-knelt on the ground, pressing his forehead against the back of Charles' hand, whimpering softly but extremely sadly.

Charles is dead.

It's a real death, not Kevin's self-directed fake death.

This legendary figure who worked hard all his life and gave the world countless X-Men died just like this on an ordinary yacht.

He didn't have his most proud students or his best friends around him.

There was only a wolf he picked up, a Caliban who had never joined the X-Men, a person from another world whom he had known for less than a month, and a... young new mutant.

No wife, no sons, no descendants.

Thus ended his lonely life.

Logan clutched Charles' hand and whimpered like a wounded wolf.

His sobs were gentle at first, but then they became louder and louder, and finally he couldn't stop crying loudly.

The same goes for Laura, who burst into tears even earlier than Logan.

Although she is still very young, she already understands what death is.

Even Caliban does the same.

He huddled in the shadows, looked down at the deck, and shed silent tears.

Kevin was the only one who didn't cry.

Because the relationship between Kevin and Charles is not that deep.

But even so, Kevin's eyes were red, and there was an inexplicable sad atmosphere, which made Kevin's eyes begin to secrete liquid.

Perhaps in order to prevent himself from crying in embarrassment, Kevin turned his head and looked at the sea. He murmured softly:

"At least...we are on the Rising Sun..."

Yes, compared with Charles in the movie who didn't even convey his words at the end, let alone move to the ship, and died silently, at least the Charles here was happy in the last moments of his life.

He has his own boat, is accompanied by Logan who is like a son, and Laura who is like a granddaughter remains by his side.

There are even successors to his ideals, and Charles can leave this world peacefully with a relieved smile and no trace of regret.

This is already the most perfect ending, isn't it?

What more could Kevin ask for?

Then again, human beings naturally die of old age, what can Kevin do now?

This ending is enough for Logan's people.

It's really enough.

"...We're still on the Rising Sun."

Kevin repeated again.

But this time he could no longer maintain his calm expression. The liquid slipped from his face, dripped into the seawater, and merged with the seawater.

At least.

They're on the Rising Sun.