Starting as a Class Five Mutant-Chapter 608

After his thoughts settled, Syd's focus returned to the stunned Sebastian Shaw.

Then came a voice—mysterious, echoing like the truth of the universe itself. It resounded across the entire Earth:

"Sebastian Shaw, didn't you say nothing can harm you? Then let me test that."

As the shocked Professor X and the wide-eyed Shaw looked up, a pale golden beam shot down from the clouds, linking heaven and earth—locking directly onto Shaw.

Scorching, terrifying energy waves rippled outward!

Emma Frost, in her diamond form, scrambled to flee in panic. Azazel vanished instantly with a teleport.

BOOM!

The heat was so intense, even the water in a nearby swimming pool began to steam.

Within the golden beam, Shaw grunted in pain, body trembling under the assault of solar energy.

At first, he managed to absorb the heat and smiled grimly. But very soon—his expression twisted. He staggered and tried to escape.

But no matter where he ran, the beam followed, leaving a blackened, flaming trail behind.

"Ahhhh—!"

He screamed in agony.

Watching from a distance, Emma, Azazel, and Professor X all showed signs of disbelief.

"What's going on?"

This was the first time Emma had ever seen Shaw look like this.

No matter what he had faced in the past, Shaw always appeared calm and untouched. He never wore expressions of pain—until now.

They were confused. But Syd wasn't surprised.

After all, while Shaw's mutant power allowed him to absorb and redirect all forms of energy—there was a limit. Once he exceeded his internal energy storage cap, it would start to damage him.

At that moment, under everyone's gaze, Shaw realized something was terribly wrong.

He used the solar energy he had absorbed to enhance his body, boosting his speed and narrowly escaping the beam temporarily.

Then, he thrust out both arms and unleashed all the energy inside him.

A blinding golden flash erupted from his hands.

BOOM!

The descending golden beam froze momentarily as Shaw's solar-powered energy clashed against it.

Shaw finally smiled.

In the distance, Emma Frost and Azazel smiled too.

That was the Black King they knew—unshakable.

Aboard the X-Jet—

Magneto's face darkened again. He muttered, "Even a mutant this terrifying can't deal with Shaw?"

Charles' expression also turned grave.

If that were true—this was bad. Very bad.

But far above Earth, Syd remained calm.

That beam?

It was just a speck of solar energy he had drawn from the sun. Compared to what he used against Death, it was barely a grain of dust.

And then, the voice of the cosmic truth returned, echoing across the globe:

"Not bad. But let's increase the energy now."

What?!

Everyone—Shaw, Emma, the X-Men—froze in alarm.

BOOM!!

The golden beam intensified in an instant—richer, heavier, more divine.

The solar energy Shaw had released was instantly blown away, and the ground beneath his feet turned to molten lava.

"No—!"

"Stop—!"

Shaw shouted—but before the words even left his lips, he was consumed by the golden light.

The energy surged—brighter, holier than before.

Even without anyone knowing, Syd had just laced the beam with a trace of conceptual divine power—power from a Creator-level abstract god.

The pain was unbearable.

Shaw's face twisted in terror, disbelief, and agony.

"Aaaaah—!"

In the next instant, his body was completely swallowed by the beam—gone.

The golden light faded slowly...

And what remained in Emma's and Charles' eyes was a deep crimson crater.

Shaw—was nowhere to be seen.

He was just... gone.

Emma and the others stood frozen.

"He's... really dead?" Emma whispered, trembling.

But she knew—

This wasn't because Shaw was weak.

It was because that being in space was too terrifying.

And more importantly—this was barely even a fraction of his true power.

She looked up at that massive, divine figure—larger than the Earth itself.

There was no way this was all he could do.

In fact, she suspected...

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The possibility? Nearly 100%.

Anyone with basic common sense could see that—just from his size alone.

Inside the X-Jet—

Magneto sat in stunned silence.

Shaw... was really dead?

Part of him felt the satisfaction of revenge.

But another part—was lost, uncertain.

Behind him, the younger mutants murmured in awe.

"That power is insane... we're all mutants, but how is the gap this big?"

"I'd be happy just having one-tenth of his power."

"No, one percent would be enough!"

While they marveled, Syd's attention shifted to the American high command.

He had been bombarded with missiles earlier. He hadn't retaliated at the time—

But that didn't mean he had forgotten.

A pulse of psychic energy swept the Earth.

Every human who had shown hostility toward him—stood revealed.

And under the scorching sunlight—they began to scream.

"No... no—what's happening?!"

They had been noticed.

They screamed in pain, in fear, in disbelief.

And under the burning solar light—and the screams of those around them—

They all turned to ash.

Outside Earth—

After cleansing the high command, Syd turned his gaze back to Charles, the X-Men, and...

His next objective: the energy absorption ability.

(End of Chapter)

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