Chapter 198
Chapter 198
Chapter 198
A holographic meeting was taking place in a room.
This time, there were 6 holographic figures, unlike before when there were only five.
"It's been a while since we gathered," said Bertrand, the public leader of HYDRA, who had publicly revealed the organization shortly after the invasion of New York.
"Isn't it because we've been busy?" said one of the holographic figures. This one now revealed its form, showing a clearly feminine silhouette. She was the leader of the Asian sector.
Pierce was also present, still standing as the top authority of SHIELD, although he knew it was futile. All his moves were being controlled by Fury.
If he didn't want to provide evidence of his actions, he had no choice but to fulfill his duty. However, it wasn't so bad as he could gather valuable information.
He knew clearly that he was only alive because he was one of the leaders of HYDRA, and killing him would be a waste, But they also had no clear evidence to dismiss him.
Bertrand looked at the other three remaining people.
In front of him was the leader of the African area of HYDRA, next to him was Zola, not the leader of any specific field but the oldest member, and usually, his words carried more weight.
Lastly, there was the newest member of their circle, Sterns, a scientist specializing in gamma radiation conducting experiments for HYDRA.
All gathered to lead HYDRA towards a simple yet complex goal.
World domination.
"Hey Bertrand, are you listening? I need more men," said the Asian leader, raising her voice a bit when she noticed no response.
"Sorry, I was lost in my thoughts, but regarding more men, we should ask for Dr. Sterns' opinion," Bertrand said, looking at the person in question.
"I actually wanted to take this opportunity to propose something based on the type of organization we have."
"We claim to be a good organization, but if our experiments keep dying, eventually, we'll be discovered," Sterns said, smiling slightly.
"So, I thought of a great idea. Tell me... has anyone seen Star Wars?" Sterns asked, looking at everyone.
Sterns didn't wait for their responses before continuing.
"I think we should reduce the number of subjects and simply create genetically enhanced clones," Sterns said excitedly.
"Clones are loyal, cheap, and easy to train. To put it in simpler terms, I'd recommend watching the movie for a better understanding," Sterns added.
"And the drawbacks?" the African leader asked, looking at Sterns.
"Clones only live around 40 years under normal conditions. Also, a small variety of people with great genetic potential should be selected as a base sample," Sterns explained.
"Something that could be considered negative is that if they fall in battle and their bodies are examined, it could easily be discovered that they are clones, which could affect the organization's newly built reputation," Sterns said.
"Alright, but we should keep them for special situations and hopefully have a great variety, creating small groups to reduce the risk of exposure," Pierce said, nodding slightly.
"It's a good project. It will be useful when we conquer the world; we won't lack soldiers," said the Asian leader.
"I see that goal getting farther and farther away. If Damian wasn't a big enough mountain over us, now gods have arrived, people with superpowers, and mutant animals," said the African leader.
"Yes, in a way, I'm glad he's here. Although chaos benefits us, this goes a bit beyond our capabilities," Bertrand said, nodding slightly without words.
"Anyway, tell me, can Blonsky be deployed?" Pierce asked, looking at Sterns.
"Yes, he can now change shape at will," Sterns confirmed, nodding.
"Perfect, send him to the mountains to hunt. Fury has paid a lot of attention to mutant animals; we should do the same," Pierce said.
"I wonder what they taste like," said the Asian leader.
"Maybe eating their flesh could improve our bodies," Bertrand added, nodding.
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"It's great to see you all again," said Ajak with a slightly joyful smile. She is the leader of the Eternals.
"I suppose," said Druig, who could control people's minds.
"Yes, after all, you said we should separate," said Sprite, crossing her arms.
"Well, I'm pretty sure of the reason you gathered us all," said Sersi, not finding it strange considering the current state of the world.
"But we have to say that we are truly incredible. It took two months for us to all gather," said Kingo cheerfully, a movie star who could shoot energy spheres from his hands.
"I gathered you because I discovered some things along with Ikaris," said Ajak, looking at Ikaris, who couldn't stop looking at Sersi, who was ignoring him.
"Firstly, there are traces of Deviants in Antarctica. Ikaris investigated, and Madripoor seized that place, so he didn't act immediately."
"The other reason is more obvious—the change in the world that we also found out was caused by Madripoor."
"So, I plan to communicate with Arishen to see what Madripoor's objective is and if we should interfere," said Ajak.
"You could have done that before we arrived and just told us what we had to do," said Druig with a stoic expression.
Damian appeared on the balcony of Stark Tower before tapping on the glass with a smile, catching the attention of the people inside.
"Hey, buddy, come in," said Tony, opening the glass door.
"Hello," said Damian, patting Tony's shoulder and entering. He had enough respect not to appear inside his friend's house.
"Uncle Damian," said Morgan, running immediately towards him.
"Little one, how are you? It seems you've gained some weight," said Damian, smiling and lifting the little girl.
"I'm big now; I'm 2 years old," said Morgan, extending two fingers.
"Wow, such a big girl," said Damian, smiling.
"Hello, Damian," said Pepper, coming out to greet.
"How are you?" said Damian, smiling at her.
"We're fine; soon the Stark family will be a great lineage of wizards," said Tony, arriving behind him and hugging his neck with a smile.
"Are you planning to give up your suits?" Damian asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course not, I can be a magical inventor. I've worked on several interesting things. I must say the world you created is fun," said Tony.
"But also dangerous, so don't let your guard down, especially with the gods," said Damian shaking his head, secretly pleased that at least his friend thought that way.
"Alright, if anyone bothers me, I'll just tell them your name," Tony joked.
"If you say my name, they won't kill you, but they'll probably invite you to stay with them," Damian laughed.
"Don't be so morbid," said Tony feeling chills at the thought of being captured by gods, especially Olympian gods; he was so handsome, what if he ended up liked by some god?
"Surely you would like to be surrounded by a bunch of gods praising you, right?" Pepper said, joking.
"Don't say something so frightening," said Tony uncomfortably.
"I think you'd be quite popular," Damian said, joining Pepper in joking.
"Daddy is very popular," Morgan agreed with an innocent smile that hurt Tony even more.
At that moment, Pepper received a message, so she apologized with a smile before getting up and leaving.
At that moment, Morgan approached Damian and placed a plush toy in his hand before looking at him intensely.
Damian slightly pursed his lips, amused by the look she was giving him before enchanting the plush toy.
The plush toy soon jumped out of his hand and started running around the place.
Morgan gave a little joyful scream before starting to chase the plush toy.
"I really envy your tricks to entertain children," Tony said, laughing.
"I taught you how to do it; how are you with that?" Damian asked, looking at Tony.
"I memorized all the runes on the first day, but I'm having some trouble infusing my magic into the runes," Tony said, sighing as he ran his hand through his hair.
"After all, your magic is pathetically low," Damian said with a mocking smile.
"Screw you," Tony said helplessly with the situation.
"And how are you doing with Extremis?" Damian asked, looking at Tony.
"Well... it's on hold. If it's as you say and links you to something, I'm hesitant to use it. The price of using it might limit me in the future," Tony said, looking at Damian.
"You're right, you should think it over," Damian said, nodding.
"It's tempting to gain power easily; my magic doesn't grow that fast," Tony said, smiling ironically.
"You're worrying about irrelevant things; don't let magic make you deviate from your path. Are you Iron Man or a wizard?" Damian asked, looking at him.
"You're right; it's just that magic is fascinating," Tony said, sighing.
"Come on, man, don't get discouraged; there's a lot of time ahead. I'm sure you'll be a decent wizard if that's what you want," Damian said, patting his shoulder.
Tony just pursed his lips; still, he had to admit that Damian was right. He was letting himself be tempted by magic.
"Food's here; let's move to the table," said Pepper, arriving with a person behind her who brought a food cart.
They both stood up before sitting at the table with Pepper and Morgan.
They had trivial conversations and enjoyed each other's company before Damian returned home.
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