Primogenitor in Marvel

Chapter 242

Chapter 242

Jen walked through the orange portal and arrived right in front of Madripoor's palace.

She looked around with a bit of nostalgia; it had been over a year since she had been there, and although she had communicated by phone, she hadn't shown up in person to anyone other than the masters of Kamar-Taj.

Jen started walking towards the palace as she usually did, but this time she was stopped.

"Stop, who are you?" asked one of the palace guards.

Jen was noticeably surprised before realizing that she looked totally different, and it was normal that they didn't recognize her.

"Just a moment," said Jen before taking out her phone and quickly calling Sophia.

"Hello, Jen," said Sophia on the other end.

"I'm outside, the guards won't let me in," said Jen directly.

"What? That's strange, wait for me there," said Sophia, frowning.

Sophia quickly walked to the palace's exit, preparing to give the guards a piece of her mind; even if Jen hadn't been there for a year, it wasn't enough for her to be forgotten.

Upon arriving outside, Sophia opened her mouth to ask the guard what was going on, but she could only freeze upon seeing a total stranger in front of her.

"Jen?" asked Sophia hesitantly.

"It's been a while," said Jen, smiling slightly.

"What happened to you? Why do you look so different?" said Sophia, still amazed.

"This was my appearance when I was young, although of course, now I look much better than back then," said Jen with a smile.

"Forget about it, come in and tell me," said Sophia, taking Jen's hand and leading her inside.

From excitement, she didn't even say anything to the guard, who, to begin with, it wasn't his fault; even she wouldn't recognize Jen if she saw her like this.

Sophia and Jen walked until they reached the room where they both sat down.

"Tell me, what happened?" asked Sophia, looking at her.

"My body was corrupted by dark energy, you knew that, right?" said Jen, looking at Sophia.

"Yes, that's what allowed you to live for almost a thousand years," said Sophia nodding.

"I purged the dark energy from my body while rejuvenating with magic, that's why I changed so much," said Jen, smiling.

"I see, I'm glad, you look much better, and I don't just mean your appearance, you seem more lively," said Sophia, smiling happily.

Jen just smiled slightly; she actually felt much better too.

"Is Damian here?" asked Jen, looking at Sophia.

"I'm afraid not, he'll be away for a few days, from what he told us," said Sophia, shaking her head.

"I see, he told me his son was born; let's go see him," said Jen, smiling, not feeling too disappointed.

"Let's go," said Sophia, laughing slightly as they both went up the stairs.

Sophia quickly guided Jen to a room next to the girls'.

Opening the door, they both saw Natasha sitting in a chair while reading a book.

Upon seeing them arrive, Natasha stood up a bit confused.

"Is he still asleep?" asked Sophia, smiling.

"Yes," said Natasha, standing up and standing next to the crib before looking between Jen and Sophia as if asking who she was.

"Hi, Nat," said Jen, smiling slightly before looking at the little baby.

"It's Jen," said Sophia, laughing softly.

"Jen? But... what happened?" said Natasha a bit incredulously.

"I just rejuvenated a bit," said Jen.

"He really looks like Damian," said Jen, laughing slightly as she looked at the baby's hair.

"His name is Nathaniel," said Natasha, smiling almost proudly, setting aside the topic of Jen's physical change.

"He's very cute; I'm happy for you," said Jen, smiling at Natasha.

....

Monica, along with the rest of the group, quickly arrived at Xandar.

"What's the situation with Xandar? Did they say anything?" asked Monica, looking at Peter.

"The message got through, but I don't know if they'll believe it," said Peter.

"Damn," said Monica before taking out her phone and sending a message to Nova Prime.

She really didn't want to contact her since there was a possibility she would complain to her father; it would be embarrassing to tell him that all this happened because she wanted to have fun.

In the message, she simply told her to take Ronan's attack seriously, have the ships ready, and evacuate the people.

She quickly put her phone away, not wanting to see her response.

Xandar immediately went on alert, and the ships patrolled the skies.

"What about Yondu?" asked Monica.

"They're about to arrive; they've detected Ronan's ship; it'll be here in a few minutes," said Peter.

The tension could be felt in the ship for the upcoming battle.

"Let's review the plan then," said Peter.

"We'll fly over Ronan's ship, and you'll jump to create a hole before the rest of us enter," said Peter, looking at Monica, who nodded.

The stone's protection seemed to resist for a moment before simply collapsing, brutally shredding Ronan's hands and shattering the mace.

The mace's head fell to the ground with force as Ronan screamed in pain, seeing his hands gone.

"My... my hands!" Ronan screamed in pain, feeling disbelief as if he couldn't connect the current scene with reality.

Monica slowly approached until she reached the Power Stone, her body slightly bending before she extended her hand and removed the gem.

Her face immediately changed as she felt the erosion caused by the stone.

"It hurts," Monica murmured. The stone soon seemed to recognize her physical strength, so it calmed down a bit. Nevertheless, Monica could feel the heavy burden on her body. If it weren't for her regeneration, she would have already been injured.

Now she understood why Ronan attached the gem to his weapon rather than simply holding it.

Monica turned to look at Ronan, who had stopped screaming but still looked at his hands incredulously. Seeing that everything was over, she simply approached him, grabbed him by the back of his neck, and dragged him away.

....

A few minutes earlier.

Peter, Gamora, Rocket, Drax, and Groot watched as Monica created a large hole in Ronan's ship.

"Hey, the idea is for Ronan not to reach the planet. Don't go destroying the ship," Peter quickly said over the communicator.

With no response, Peter could only sigh as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Fine, let's leave it to her. We have to do our part," Gamora said seriously.

"Why don't we just flee while she's not here to stop us?" Rocket suggested.

"I am Groot."

"What! It was just a joke. You guys are starting to grow on me," Rocket complained, seeing everyone's reactions.

"Alright, let's try not to die," Peter said, steering his ship directly towards the hole in Ronan's ship.

The ship entered roughly, its sides constantly colliding with the walls of Ronan's ship.

"Damn it," Peter winced as he saw sparks and pieces of his ship being left behind.

"We're here," Gamora said, her voice serious.

The group quickly prepared their weapons and disembarked from the ship, immediately running towards the ship's control center.

Suddenly turning a corner, they encountered Korath, Nebula, and many Sakaaran soldiers.

Drax quickly pushed Gamora and Peter aside to take cover, while Groot grabbed Rocket just in time to avoid a hail of gunfire.

"Alright, I guess it's time to set some explosives," Rocket said, quickly pulling out a grenade.

"Leave Nebula to me," Gamora said.

"Fine, then we'll take care of the rest," Peter nodded.

Rocket quickly threw grenades at the group of Sakaarans, causing several to run for cover.

A loud explosion filled the room with smoke, signaling the group to move.

Gamora ran through the smoke before kneeing Nebula in the chest; when she knocked her down, she didn't attack further, but ran, and as she expected, Nebula quickly got to her feet before running after her.

Groot and Drax took the lead, quickly decimating the Sakaaran army, while Peter and Rocket provided cover fire from behind.

Korath, who had been sent flying by the explosion, recovered before fixing his gaze on Peter.

"Star-Lord, you thieving scoundrel," Korath snarled angrily before charging towards him.

Despite the situation, Peter seemed encouraged to hear him called by his pseudonym.

Before Korath could reach Peter, Drax intercepted him, attempting to strike him.

Korath dodged the blow before hitting Drax.

Drax didn't flinch much at the blow and quickly went after Korath.

While everyone was engaged in a fierce battle against the Sakaarans, Gamora quickly ran, turning a corner before leaning her back against the wall.

Hearing footsteps, she calculated the moment before kneeing the air just as Nebula appeared.

To Gamora's surprise, Nebula blocked her knee strike with her hands.

"Don't become predictable, sister," Nebula said, sweeping Gamora's legs and knocking her to the ground.

Gamora quickly rolled on the ground before drawing her sword and engaging in a fight with Nebula.

"Come on, sister, time is running out. Help me stop Ronan," Gamora said after several minutes of fighting with no clear winner in sight.

"Why would I? The current course of events seems interesting. I'm sure Father didn't expect this," Nebula replied.

"You're stubborn," Gamora said before exchanging blows again.

Gradually, Nebula found herself at a disadvantage before Gamora took her wrist, twisting her arm and placing another arm under her neck.

"Surrender, sister," Gamora said.

Nebula just clicked her tongue before sending an electric current through her robotic arm.

Gamora immediately screamed in pain but didn't release Nebula.

With no other option, Nebula could only give up her robotic arm. Finally free, she quickly began to escape.

"Damn it," Gamora cursed, enduring the pain. Seeing Nebula flee, she could only shake her head before returning to help her teammates.

In the area, she saw that the situation seemed to have reached a stalemate, with both sides shooting at each other.

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