543. Rebuilding the Rock of Eternity.
Rebuilding the Rock of Eternity was no easy task.
For Alex and Billy Batson, it was an extrely challenging endeavor.
Alex's understanding of the Rock of Eternity ca only from fragnted mories. He rembered that the Shazam family used its unique magical energies to traverse various magical dinsions, experiencing wondrous new worlds.
Perhaps because the Shazam family was made up of children, the magical dinsions they visited were often fairy tale-like—populated with creatures like orcs, white-bearded elders, pixies, fairies, and other fantastical beings. It was almost like an adult version of The Wizard of Oz.
But back then, Alex had been too busy marveling at those strange and fascinating worlds to seriously ponder how the Rock of Eternity linked all those magical dinsions together.
Billy Batson, on the other hand, was much the sa. Although he had embarked on nurous interdinsional adventures, he had relied entirely on the legacy of the Council of Wizards. Asking him to recreate such a construct from scratch left him stumped.
Fortunately, with Miss Minutes's assistance—and after accompanying Alex on his travels through parallel universes—she had compiled so records on the connections between universes and dinsions.
With the Tipad's massive computational power, they could at least drill small portals into different dinsions.
"In the past, we used two thods for traveling between dinsions. One was through doorways—like a set of magical doors, each connecting to a specific dinsion. We would label the doors accordingly," Billy recalled, his tone tinged with nostalgia.
The mories made Billy feel a pang of sadness. He missed his family terribly. If his brothers and sisters hadn't been sacrificed, how wonderful it would have been to reunite here and now.
Shaking off those thoughts, Billy pressed on.
"The other thod was a steam train. It connected to the Magic Continent. Since the Magic Continent was closer to Earth and also part of the planet, we could reach it by simply taking the magical train."
"I see," Alex said with a nod. "So what we need now is sothing like the magical doors since the dinsions we're seeking aren't on Earth."
"Yes and no," Billy replied, shaking his head.
"The magical doors could indeed work, but you're misunderstanding the process. The doors weren't created to open new dinsions directly—they were built after the Council of Wizards personally established connections with those dinsions.
"The Rock of Eternity exists between Heaven and Hell. It's a stabilizing anchor point for balancing the dinsions. In other words, to connect with those dinsions, we first need to locate them.
"But since Red Skull banished all the magical dinsions, we've lost the fixed coordinates for them. Finding those dinsions again will be incredibly difficult."
"So you're saying that without locating those dinsions, even if we rebuild the Rock of Eternity, we can't bring magic back to this reality?" Alex frowned.
"Exactly," Billy said, spreading his hands in a gesture of helplessness. "That's why I said this is such a troubleso task. Who knows where those dinsions were banished to?"
Alex fell into deep thought.
He had previously attempted to locate the lost magical dinsions using various thods. Unfortunately, he'd co up empty. Even the Watcher's Eye could only show vague directions through a haze of mist.
But navigating blindly was like groping an elephant in the dark. They might get lucky and stumble upon a dinsion like Avalon. Or they might crash straight into Hell's borders, where the demon lords would be far less hospitable.
Still, this was Alex back then. Now, with the trendous power at his disposal—and the Wasteland Universe as a backup energy reserve—he was far less concerned about encountering demon lords.
"Here's the plan," Alex said after so thought. "Let's rebuild the Rock of Eternity first. I have my own thods for locating those dinsions. Once we've rebuilt it, we can proceed step by step."
"That's fine," Billy agreed. "But what will you use as a vessel to traverse these unknown dinsions?"
Billy raised another critical issue.
"I know your teleportation magic is impressive, but without precise coordinates, your portals could easily dump us into dinsional rifts. The spatial turbulence there would tear us to shreds."
"A vessel..."
Alex pondered for a mont, and two nas popped into his head.
"I'll have Tony Stark and Reed Richards co up with sothing. They're two of the smartest people in this world. Reed even built a Ti-Sled capable of traveling through tilines. I'm sure they'll have a solution."
"As long as you've got a plan, I won't worry. Let's get started on rebuilding the Rock of Eternity," Billy said, eager to begin.
Without wasting ti, Alex followed Billy Batson toward the underground chamber of the Hong Kong Sanctum.
As they walked, Alex called out to Miss Minutes in his mind.
'You heard all that, didn't you? Relay the situation to Tony and Reed. I'll need them to create a device in the House of Mystery capable of navigating fractured spatial rifts.'
[Don't worry, sir. While you were discussing the details, I already sent them the information.]
Miss Minutes's soothing voice echoed in Alex's mind. She had been preparing for the next steps even before Alex and Billy raised the issues.
"You always know what I need." Alex chuckled.
[It's my duty, after all~]
The House of Mystery exists outside the tiline, giving them plenty of ti to develop the device Alex needed. Coupled with Tony Stark and Reed Richards' incredible intellect and hands-on capabilities, their progress was swift.
In fact, their speed in developing the device might even surpass Alex and Billy Batson's efforts to rebuild the Rock of Eternity.
As they opened the ancient doors and descended the old stone staircase, the torches along the walls automatically ignited one by one, illuminating the path for Alex and the others.
"This is my first ti here," Alex remarked, marveling at the design, which was completely different from the New York Sanctum he rembered.
"Ha! You should co here more often. This place is so much better than the ruined New York Sanctum or the half-collapsed London Sanctum." Billy said, turning his head as they walked.
As they spoke, Billy led Alex to the lowest level of the Sanctum.
Descending the final steps, made of pearwood with intricately carved handrails, they entered a vast, open platform. In the center of the stone floor was a large yin-yang symbol surrounded by the eight trigrams and ancient inscriptions.
"We're here. This is where magical runes used to be placed. After the Sanctum fell, this area was abandoned, but it's the perfect spot to install the Rock of Eternity now," Billy explained, gesturing at the grand space before them.
Billy had long since given up hope of ever rebuilding the Rock of Eternity, but Alex's arrival reignited his confidence.
Looking around the pristine, expansive area, Alex glanced at Billy in surprise. It was clear that Billy wasn't just idly talking earlier—he truly intended to establish a new Council of Wizards here.
Alex's gaze lingered on the golden dragon relief on the ceiling. After a mont of thought, he spoke.
"Here's the plan. I'll take out the Eternium, and you'll place it on the ceiling, directly above the yin-yang symbol. Then I'll see if I can link the Eternium to the Sanctum's magic."
"Got it," Billy replied without hesitation. With a determined shout, he called out, "SHAZAM!"
Crack!
A bolt of lightning tore through the air, stirring up a cloud of magical dust. In an instant, Billy Batson's frail body transford into the muscular and towering figure of Shazam.
Raising his hand, Alex ford a series of intricate gestures. The space in front of him slowly began to tear open, revealing a massive, sharp tallic structure erging from the rift.
"Pull it out, and I'll create the magical circuits," Alex instructed.
Upon hearing this, Shazam sprang into action. He quickly approached the enormous piece of tal, his powerful arms straining as he lifted the colossal Eternium.
This imnse piece of tal had been acquired by Alex from an international contact. The International Syndicate had been mining Eternium in Kahndaq for years. While much of it had been crafted into weapons, a large reserve of the material remained untouched.
With Barry Allen's assistance, Alex had managed to collect all of it without much difficulty. He had even used magic to fuse the fragnts into a single, towering pyramid-shaped spire in advance.
Gripping the apex of the spire, Shazam used his full strength to hoist the entire structure out of the magical rift.
As the rift closed with a wave of Alex's hand, he extended both arms forward, channeling an imnse surge of magical energy. The power within him roared to life, radiating outward with such intensity that it illuminated the entire sanctum.
Rebuilding the Rock of Eternity was no easy task. It wasn't as simple as just installing the Eternium in a chosen location.
The Rock of Eternity, the lair of the Council of Wizards, was far more than a re structure. It served as a hub connecting countless dinsions, bridging heaven above and hell below—a testant to its extraordinary significance.
Now, with all dinsions severed from the physical world, Alex faced the monuntal challenge of not only rebuilding the Rock but also magically binding this piece of Eternium to the reality of their dinsion. Only then could the Rock of Eternity regain its full power!
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