Not a Spider But a Dragon

[DragonsEye]

"Albion, scan the staff using the gamma receptors." Dr. Banner instructed me.

"The gamma readings are exactly like that of Tessaract from Erik Selvig's notes. But if we continue like this, it will take weeks before we can find Tessaract." Dr. Banner said after seeing the speed of the computers.

"Not if we hack the main server on the Helicarrier. With its computing power, I believe that it will not take even half a day." Mr. Stark said, talking about hacking the main server.

Damn! No wonder Mr. Stark had such a bad reputation despite being Iron Man. It had not been an hour since he was on the helicarrier and he was already thinking of hacking its main server.

"Well, I have only brought my toothbrush. So, I have nothing to do with this matter." Dr. Banner replied, refusing to participate in Mr. Stark's shenanigans.

"You should come to Stark Tower, Dr. Banner. And you too, Albion. The entire upper 10 floors are reserved for research." Mr. Stark proposed, wanted to work with like minds.

"It would be an honour, Mr. Stark." I replied, glad to have such an opportunity.

"Wait a minute! You are always addressing everyone quite politely. How old are you, Albion?" Mr. Stark suddenly questioned.

"Uh… I am 17 years old." I answered hesitantly.

"So, you are just a kid, huh!" Mr. Stark said while laughing.

"Well, this kid can go toe-to-toe with Thor, you know." I replied.

"So, you have got snark as well, huh! It would clearly be fun working with you. What have you thought about my proposal, Dr. Banner?" Mr. Stark asked Dr. Banner.

"I am thankful for your offer, Tony. But the last time I had went to New York, I had destroyed an entire district." Dr. Banner replied in a sad tone.

"I promise that no one will disturb you. Just think about it!" Mr. Stark said. Then suddenly, out of nowhere he jabbed his pen in Dr. Banner's side and the pen let out a small shock, startling Dr. Banner.

"Ouch!" Dr. Banner yelped in pain.

"Have you gone mad, Stark?" Captain asked as he entered with Mr. Logan. It seems that he was trying to make Mr. Logan remember his past memories. That is why he was currently with Mr. Logan.

"Was there any doubt about it?" Mr. Stark answered while shrugging.

"You have learnt how to control your anger extremely well, Dr. Banner. What is your secret? Exercise, yoga or something else." Mr. Stark asked Dr. Banner, impressed by his discipline.

"Is everything a joke to you, Stark? You could have put the lives of everyone on the Helicarrier in danger. Are you alright, Dr. Banner? Any surges of anger?" Captain asked, worried about Dr. Banner's condition.

"It's alright. If I could not handle such small taunts, I would not have come here." Dr. Banner ensured that everything was alright.

"What are you doing, Stark? Fury has asked you to do your job. Not to play around and risk everyone's life." Captain said in a furious tone.

"I am doing my job, Captain. But I can't do it unless I have all the clues. Why did Fury call us only now and not before? He is clearly hiding something." Mr. Stark opened up on his thoughts.

"You really think so, Stark. What are your thoughts, James or should I say Logan?" Captain asked Mr. Logan.

"Something is clearly afoot, Steve. We were approached just a few hours before the mission with an irresistible offer. Fury would not have done so if he didn't have anything to hide." Mr. Logan expressed his doubts.

"Come on, Captain! Fury is a true spy. His secrets have secrets. Even Dr. Banner knows this right?" Mr. Stark asked Dr. Banner.

"I will not say anything on this matter." Dr. Banner said, declining to express his opinion.

"Dr. Banner!" Captain said, insisting for him to express his opinion.

"Alright! Loki said that the Tessaract is a source of inexhaustible energy. This clearly sounds similar to the Stark Tower in New York. Loki must already have heard about it." Dr. Banner said.

"You mean that ugly building?" Captain said, clearly having a grudge against Mr. Stark.

"Stark Tower runs on a massive Arc Reactor which is a source of clean energy that can easily run the entire Tower for nearly an year by itself." Dr. Banner explained the importance of Stark Tower.

"Don't you watch the news, Captain? All the news portals were covering this news." I asked curiously.

"I didn't realise that it was such a big matter." Captain explained.

"This is just the start, my dear friends. There is a lot of work still to do." Mr. Stark said proudly.

"But why did SHIELD not ask Tony for help on the Tessaract when he was already working on a similar project? In the first place, what was SHIELD, a military intelligence agency doing in the energy field?" Dr. Banner laid out his suspicions.

"You don't need to worry. Everything will be clear once I hack SHIELD's database. In a few hours, I will know SHIELD's every secret, no matter how disgusting it is." Mr. Stark said, revealing his plans.

"And you still don't know why Fury doesn't like you?" Captain asked.

"An intelligence agency can never like an intelligent person." Mr. Stark replied.

"I think that Tony's concerns are genuine, Captain." Dr. Banner said in support.

"I think that Loki is trying to confuse us. We should just follow our orders." Captain said.

"Following orders is not my style." Mr. Stark said in return.

"Right! Style is everything for you, Stark. Come, James! I need your help for something." Captain said and left with Mr. Logan.

"To think that my father used to talk so much about him." Mr. Stark said once Captain left.

"Your views are just too different. He is a soldier and you are a scientist in some ways, Mr. Stark. It is Captain's ideology to follow while yours is to learn more." I gave my opinion.

"Finally someone who understands me. It was worth it to have you in the lab." Mr. Stark said with a smile on his face.

"By the way, you are not any lesser than Hulk yourself, Albion. Who do you think would win if both of you fought?" Mr. Stark questioned.

"I would hope that moment never came." Dr. Banner replied in an annoyed tone.

"You know, metal shards are still inside my body, trying to kill me from inside. This arc reactor in my chest stops it from happening." Mr. Stark shared his story upon seeing that Dr. Banner was clearly irritated after the whole discussion.

"Well, my instincts were also on fire when my powers first awakened. It was literally a miracle that I had not hurt anyone when that happened." I shared my own experience.

"Really! How did you control it then?" Mr. Stark asked, surprised that I had went something similar to Dr. Banner.

"Through martial arts. At first, it was nearly impossible for me to learn them. But slowly, I got better and now my instincts are a part of my body once again like they had never gone wild." I answered.

"Then, you should teach Dr. Banner some martial arts after this mission. It would clearly be helpful for him. Right, Dr. Banner?" Mr. Stark asked.

"You all have learnt how to conquer your weaknesses. I believe that is impossible for me." Dr. Banner replied in a fatigued tone.

"I don't think so, Dr. Banner. I have read about you. It should have literally been impossible for you to survive that Gamma ray bombardment." Mr. Stark said, revealing his theory.

"So, you think that Hulk, my other personality saved my life. If so, then why!" Dr. Banner asked.

"That is what we have to find out!" Mr. Stark replied.

Upon hearing their conversation, I realised that I could perhaps trust Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner regarding my identity as a sorcerer and ask their help in examining Loki's staff.

"Mr. Stark, I have a way which can help us greatly in furthering our research."

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So, Peter has done some bonding with Tony Stark and Bruce Banner. But now, the time has come to research on Loki's staff. And we all know what's inside it, right?

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"Really! Then, why did not you reveal it earlier?" Mr. Stark asked. Even Dr. Banner seemed curious.

"It is not something I can reveal to SHIELD, at least not yet." I explained. Who knows what SHIELD would do if they found out that I was a sorcerer.

"I understand. Everyone has some secrets, after all." Mr. Stark said, putting on an all knowing expression.

"Since you are hacking into the SHIELD's main systems, have you overwritten the cameras and other spy gadgets in the lab?" I asked Mr. Stark.

"Of course, I have. What do you think of me? I am not a noob, kid. Still, you would be surprised by how many spy gadgets there were in the room." Mr. Stark answered.

"That's great." I said and then looked outside the lab to check if there were any onlookers. Upon confirming that there was no one around, I came near the staff and readied myself to start the staff's examination using the mystic arts.

"Don't be surprised by what I am about to do!" I warned both of them and then created a spell circle.

"What the fuck!" Mr. Stark exclaimed but didn't interrupt me.

Several more spell circles appeared around Loki's staff, creating an illusory barrier which would prevent the testing from being observed by any onlookers.

"What the hell was that?" Mr. Stark asked once the spell circle disappeared from my hands as I completed the illusory barrier.

"As you have seen, I am a sorcerer." I answered truthfully.

Both Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner fell silent upon hearing the answer, quietly digesting the truth they had just seen before their eyes.

"We already knew that this staff was a magic staff but I had not expected that there were actually magic users or as you say, sorcerers still on Earth." Dr. Banner said after few minutes.

"Well, the sorcerers generally do not interfere in human affairs. They only get involved if there is an incident involving magic or dimensions. The other times, we are just sitting around in our headquarters, silently studying magic." I answered why no one, not even SHIELD knew about the sorcerers.

"We will talk about magic later. First, explain how this magic you have used will further our research." Mr. Stark asked, focusing on the research for now since it was more important.

"I have created this illusory barrier which will prevent any onlooker from seeing me cast magic since the spell I am going to cast is a long one. Once the analysis spell finishes its work, I will have every information about Loki's staff from the perspective of magic." I explained.

"Then, what are we waiting for? Start immediately, Albion!" Mr. Stark hurried me.

I stepped inside the barrier along with Mr. Stark and Dr. Banner, the inside currently similar to the outside. Spell circles once again covered my hands as I casted the analysis spell.

Magic circles appeared all over the staff as the spell was completed, analysing every part and function of it.

"I think it will take around an hour for the analysis to finish." I told the estimated time.

"So, in just an hour, you will know everything about this staff, huh! Sounds quite convenient." Mr. Stark commented.

"Not everything. There is only so much the spell can find in an hour. But we will have most of the information. However, it will not be me who will have it." I said, shocking both of them.

"What do you mean you will not have the information?" Mr. Stark shouted.

"Actually, I have only been learning the mystic arts for a few months. So, it will actually be my teacher, Ancient One who will analyse the information which I would send once the spell completes its work." I explained sheepishly.

"You don't need to worry, though. The sorcerers have already researched the Tessaract once several centuries ago. As such, it should be easy for my master to interpret the information. We will probably get an answer in just a few hours."

"Wait a minute! The sorcerers knew about the Tessaract and had even researched it before. Then, how did it fall into the hands of SHIELD? The matter of the Tessaract should come into the purview of the sorcerers if I am correct." Dr. Banner questioned.

"It is because the Tessaract was not supposed to even be on Earth. It was supposed to be on Asgard." I answered.

"Let's see what can we find with magic, kiddo? After all, science seems to be rather slow in this regard." Mr. Stark said.

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Emma's POV

"Is it really alright to leave the students alone in the mansion?" I asked worriedly as the X-jet flew in the night sky.

Ordinary teenagers were already a handful but these ones had superpowers. As such, I couldn't help but worry.

"It is only for a few hours. Besides I have already warned them to not do anything mischievous while we are gone." Professor Xavier said, reassuring me.

"Looks like we are here." Ms. Ororo's voice came from the cabin.

Indeed, I could see the so called Helicarrier flying in the sky. It honestly felt surreal to see an aircraft carrier actually flying in the sky.

"Check again that your masks are properly tight. Even though SHIELD is our ally, we can't take risks especially since we have confirmed that there are HYDRA spies in SHIELD." Professor Xavier warned us as the X-jet docked on the Helicarrier.

"Hello, Professor Xavier. I am thankful that you came as fast as you could. I am Agent Natasha Romanov." Agent Natasha, a beautiful red haired agent greeted as once we landed on the Helicarrier.

"And what shall I call these ladies?" Agent Natasha asked for our introduction.

"She is 'Silencer' and I am 'Phoenix'." Jean introduced both of us. Since she didn't have any good name, it was decided that she would take the 'Phoenix' code name especially since it was her who had the greatest connection to the Phoenix Force.

"You would have time to talk with your fellow teammates later. But we first need you to open the mind of our prisoner if it is possible." Agent Natasha immediately spoke of the purpose for which we had arrived and then started taking us to that prisoner.

"Ah, Loki! I wonder if we would be able to open the mind of a so called god. After all, he has achieved complete mind control. Something consider near impossible for us telepaths." Professor Xavier said as we moved through the hallways towards our destination.

"Wait here!" Agent Natasha said once we reached the end of a hallway.

"Loki is ahead. I will first talk with him so as to divert his attention. You can see everything inside through this monitor." Agent Natasha explain what she was about to do.

"Once I give the signal, enter the prison room and immediately attack his mind." Agent Natasha explained the plan and went inside to meet Loki.

"Welcome, Agent Romanov. What have you come for?" Loki asked politely, to our surprise.

"What have you done with Agent Barton?" Agent Natasha demanded.

"Oh, is it love I am seeing in your eyes Agent Romanov?" Loki said mockingly.

"Love is for children. I just want to repay a favour." Agent Natasha clarified.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!!" Loki started laughing hysterically upon hearing Agent Natasha's words.

"Barton has told me everything about you, Agent Romanov. You have killed a whole lot of people. And you want to repent by just saving a single man. This is just a child's wish!"

As he said these words, it was obvious to see the insanity in Loki's eyes.

"I will offer you a deal. I will not touch Barton, not unless he kills you after torturing you in every single way possible. Only then will I return his free will to him so that he can realise what he has done. And then I will kill him."

"You are a monster, Loki." Agent Natasha said furiously.

"It is you who has brought not one but two monsters aboard this ship." Loki said, mistakenly revealing his plan.

"So, that is your plan, huh! Let's see what other plans you have. It's time to start, Professor!" Agent Natasha signalled for us to start the operation.

I and Jean ran inside with Ms. Ororo pushing Professor Xavier behind us. Before Loki could understand why were here, we attacked his mind with a psychic attack.

Let's see what secrets lie in a so called god's mind!

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[DragonsEye]

Emma's POV

As soon as we entered Loki's mind, we could see what kind of form his mental defence took. The mental defence was different for every person who could create one since they created it by themselves.

In Loki's case, the mental defence appeared in the form of a blue energy barrier with golden lines on it. However, we had no time to analyse the barrier properly since we had to break it as soon as possible.

We attacked the mental barrier using the equivalent of a sledgehammer, all of our attacks landing at the same spot so that we could smash through the barrier.

But despite us hammering continuously at the same spot, only cracks had appeared on the mental barrier with no chance of it shattering quickly in sight.

"Ha ha ha ha!! I would admit that I had not expected this." Suddenly, Loki's voice sounded in the mental space, coming from all directions. At this moment, it was clear that Loki had learnt about the psychic attack on his mind.

A giant face of Loki formed on the mental barrier and in response to it, the mind avatars of us also appeared before the barrier.

This was how it looks inside a mental battlefield, in case the honour of the mind was strong enough to sense the intruders and fight against them. The owner of the mind was always in a greater position compared to the intruders since it was his turf.

"Your attempt was truly marvelous. If it was not for the fact that my mind had been enhanced by my staff's power, you would have really entered my mind and learnt my secrets." Loki applauded our attempt even though it had failed.

"Still, you have provided me some good entertainment. I will not fight needlessly with you. You are free to leave." Loki said, letting us leave as if he was taking pity on us.

"Emma, I think we need to use it." Jean said in a determined tone upon seeing the whole situation.

I know what Jean was referring to. In the data given by Spider Supreme about the Phoenix Force, there was a way for us to channel and use the Phoenix Force's power temporarily, for about a minute.

This method however took a heavy toll on one's mind. But with Jean besides me, she could mitigate the worst of the toll.

Moreover, it was me who had to do it instead of Jean since I was the one whose telepathy was stronger. And we had to do it now since the cracks on the barrier were already regenerating.

"Try to mitigate what you can." I said as I channelled the near endless power of the Phoenix Force through my mind.

My mind avatar was soon shrouded in a fiery aura which took the form of a giant bird. The power Phoenix Force gave me was truly great. It honestly felt like I could control the entire world with this power. Yet it felt like this power could consume my mind whenever it wanted.

Besides me, Jean was also shrouded in a fiery aura, albeit a smaller one in size as she tried to mitigate the load on my mind. Professor Xavier was on standby, ready to help at any moment.

"What is it, this power?" Loki said, his voice laced with fear as he sensed the amount of psionic energy coursing through my body.

"You don't need to know." I said with a smirk as I readied my attack.

A giant fiery bird appeared before me and upon my direction, flew and smashed into the mental barrier, completely shattering it.

"Ahhh!!" Loki's projection screamed as it was destroyed along with the barrier.

"Come, we need to hurry. Loki's mind is momentarily in shock because we broke his mental barrier but he will not be always like this. We need to read his mind and find what we need before he throws us out." Professor Xavier instructed.

As per his orders, our mind avatars deconstructed as our formless minds finally entered Loki's mindscape.

But what we saw was something we had never expected.

Loki's mind could be said to be a giant orb full of blue energy where the blue energy actually represented his memories.

Yet what scared us were the various golden strands which were present all over the orb as if parasiting it.

Professor Xavier hesitantly contacted a nearby golden strand but immediately removed his mind from it as if he had been shocked.

"What happened, Professor?" Jean asked worriedly.

"See for yourself." Professor Xavier connected our mind and showed what he had seen inside the golden strand.

There were several pictures and voices he showed to us which completely shook our minds.

"Asgard is your enemy, not your friend."

"You deserve to be the King of Asgard, not Thor."

"Humans are lesser compared to you. As such, they deserve to be your slaves."

All I could see were several commands which aggravated Loki's already worse personality. But there was one single command which was the most superior one and repeated several times.

"Bring the Tessaract to the Master at any cost."

At this moment, after seeing the commands in the golden strands, it was clear what had happened to Loki.

"Loki was mind controlled himself."

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"When will your teacher Ancient One send what she has analysed from the data? It is already morning." Mr. Stark complained as there had been no update even after several hours since I had sent the staff's data to Ancient One.

"It takes some time, Mr. Stark. Be a little patient." I replied.

"Well, it seems that we won't need it in the end. After all, we have already cracked the Tessaract's signal. Now, all we need to do is track the signal which will be handled by the various labs around the world." Dr. Banner gave the good news.

"Now that our work is done, we can see SHIELD's secrets, my dear friends." Mr. Stark said, showing us that he had hacked the main computer.

"But it looks like SHIELD has also found you hacking it." I said as I looked at the monitor.

"It doesn't matter now." Mr. Stark replied, clearly not considering SHIELD as a threat.

"What are you doing, Stark? I had not recruited you so that you could hack SHIELD's database." As if on cue, Director Fury appeared in the lab and asked Mr. Stark furiously.

"What is this, Director?" Before Mr. Stark could say anything in response, Captain America appeared in the room along with Mr. Logan and slammed a weapon on the desk.

The weapon had HYDRA's logo and Tessaract's energy could be felt inside it, albeit a very small amount.

"Why is SHIELD creating a weapons using Tessaract, Director?" Mr. Logan asked threateningly. He seemed ready to unleash his claws at any moment.

"You are misunderstanding, Captain. SHIELD has only collected everything related to Tessaract." Director Fury said, trying to appease everyone but we were clearly not buying it.

"Then, what is this project, Director? This 'Phase 2', where you would create weapons using Tessaract." Mr. Stark said, showing files on the Phase 2.

"What am I seeing, Director Fury? Just what the hell are you trying to do?" Professor Xavier asked furiously as he entered the lab along with Agent Natasha, Jean and Emma. Thor also entered the lab soon after.

It was clear that no one was happy to learn that SHIELD was creating weapons of mass destruction.

"We can explain it later. But first I need to tell everyone something. It's incredibly important for the mission." Agent Natasha said, revealing that they had found something extremely important.

"Fine, tell what, it is." Captain said, willing to listen.

"Loki is being mind controlled himself."

All of us were stunned when we heard Agent Natasha's words. The mind controller was also being mind controlled!

It honestly sounded like a bad joke. Loki was not a common man. He was an Asgardian and moreover, a mage. Someone whose mind was a fortress according to Thor. And that person was being mind controlled.

"This can't be possible. An Asgardian's mind is not fragile enough that it can be controlled." Thor said, clearly having difficulty believing Agent Natasha's words.

"We can discuss this matter later since Loki is already in our prison." Mr. Stark said, dismissing the matter for now.

"Explain this first, Fury." Mr. Stark redirected everyone's attention once again to SHIELD's weapon plan. He clearly wanted answers right now.

Director Fury looked ready to explain when suddenly I felt spatial fluctuations in the lab.

A portal suddenly opened and out came a figure I knew all too well, Ancient One!

But why had Ancient One appeared here?

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And this is where the butterfly effect truly happens, my dear readers! As I had promised, this Avengers Arc would be much different. But why had Ancient One interferred? Find out in the next chapter.

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[DragonsEye]

Why the hell had Ancient One came herself when I had already given the data of Loki's staff to her. Could it be that something was very wrong with that staff?

This was the only reason Ancient One could have arrived so abruptly without even informing me. After all, this act of hers revealed the existence of the sorcerers to SHIELD.

As if to prove my point, Ancient One pointed her hand at the staff and casted a spell.

A portal suddenly appeared beneath the staff, swallowing it and taking it who knows where.

At first, everyone was surprised by Ancient One's sudden appearance but they got alert upon seeing Ancient One's actions.

Director Fury and Agent Natasha even drew their guns and pointed them at Ancient One.

"Who the hell are you and where is the staff?" Director Fury asked furiously.

"At ease, Director. I am not foe of yours. Like you, I also work for the protection of Earth." Ancient One said as she raised her hands in the air to show that she meant no harm.

But I knew that this act of Ancient One was just a ruse. Just the amount of magical energy around her showed that she had more than enough protections in case Director Fury or Agent Natasha actually fired.

"How can we believe you? Do you have any proof?" Director Fury asked, clearly sceptical of her.

"It is actually quite easy to prove. Why don't you explain it, Thor?" To everyone's surprise, Ancient One asked Thor.

"Indeed, it has been quite a while since we have met, Ancient One. You look as beautiful as you did 500 years ago when I, Loki and Father had arrived on Earth for a visit." Thor said to Ancient One, clearly recognising her.

But what surprised me was the fact that Ancient One had met Thor 500 years ago. I knew that Ancient One was old but not this old.

"You know her, Thor." Director Fury asked Thor.

"Yes, I know of her. You don't need to suspect her. The sorcerers of Kamar Taj have protected Earth from interdimensional as well as magical threats since ancient times. Ancient One is their leader. She must have a reason for taking Loki's staff." Thor said, vouching for her.

Upon hearing Thor's words, everyone's alertness reduced and Director Fury and Agent Natasha even put down their guns. Director Fury was even silent for a few minutes as he tried to digest what Thor had said about Ancient One and the Sorcerers of Kamar Taj.

"So, from what I understand, you are an authority which deals with dimensional and magical problems." Director Fury questioned Ancient One.

"Yes. Although we have a few other functions, this is the jist of it." Ancient One confirmed.

"Then why did you not know about Tessaract? It clearly falls into your field. Where were you when Red Skull attempted to use Tessaract for world domination and we experimented on Tessaract?" Director Fury asked, his voice filled with anger.

"We would have interfered if we actually knew that the Tessaract was on Earth. It was supposed to be on Asgard but Thor's father Odin in his wisdom hid it on Earth and didn't even check on it often." Ancient One explained as her furious gaze fell on Thor.

"Father thought that the Tessaract would be safer on Earth since no one would know about its true power here." Thor explained ashamedly.

"Then why did you not interfere last year when a magic robot had arrived on Earth from Asgard and almost destroyed an entire town?" Director Fury questioned once again. He clearly had a lot of questions to ask after learning about the existence of Kamar Taj.

"We didn't interfere first because of strict orders from Odin and afterwards, Loki who was the king of Asgard at that time also gave orders for us to not interfere during the whole time Thor was on Earth because it was a trial for Thor.

When the Destroyer was deployed in Earth, we were going to interfere but fortunately Thor handled everything. We are a reclusive group and we don't want to interfere much in mortal affairs if possible."

Ancient One explained the reason why they could not interfere, revealing that Asgard didn't want them to interfere.

"Then why have you interferred now? What do you want to do with Loki's staff?" Director Fury questioned her motives for taking Loki's staff.

"You know what. I was not going to interfere even after it was revealed that Tessaract was on Earth. Thor was already on Earth and it looked like the team you had created could defeat Loki and take the Tessaract back to Asgard.

But then Peter, who is also a sorcerer sent me the data of Loki's staff he had analysed and upon seeing it, I knew that I had to interfere."

"You are also a sorcerer, Peter." Director Fury asked me as he heard Ancient One's words.

"Yes!" I replied in affirmation.

Director Fury rubbed his forehead upon hearing my affirmation. It seems like he was frustrated that things were getting out of hand and he still didn't know much about the situation.

"We will talk about this later." Director Fury said to me as he turned back to face Ancient One.

"What is it did you find in this staff that you had to interfere?" He questioned Ancient One.

"You may think that this staff actually runs on Tessaract's energy. But it's just a camouflage. This staff contains something as dangerous as Tessaract. And it was because of it that Loki could mind control people." Ancient One explained the staff's importance and danger.

"Does this mean that it was actually this staff which mind controlled Loki?" Thor asked.

"What? Loki was mind controlled!" Ancient One was surprised when she heard this news.

"Yes, Loki's entire mindscape was filled with threads of golden energy which controlled his thought process." Professor Xavier explained what he had found inside Loki's mind.

"Then, it is clear that the staff was definitely used to mind control Loki." Ancient One confirmed Professor Xavier's assumption.

"That is why I took the staff. Someone had clearly given this staff to Loki after controlling his mind. Who it was, I don't know?

Instead, we should be thankful that it was not a galactic civilization. Otherwise, if any galactic civilization found about even a single one of either the Tessaract or the staff, we would have a galactic invasion on Earth. That is how powerful they are. Do you now understand why I took the staff?"

Director Fury was stunned for a few minutes as he realised what the Tessaract or the staff implied.

"But we still need the staff to find the Tessaract. Unless you can find it yourself, Ancient One." Director Fury asked for Ancient One's understanding.

"You don't need to worry about that. The Tessaract is already at your door." Ancient One said cryptically.

Beep! Beep!

Before anyone of us could understand what she meant by her words, the gamma sensor program suddenly started beeping, revealing that it had found Tessaract.

Dr. Banner immediately went to check where it was but had a look of shock as he saw the location of Tessaract.

"Why is the sensor showing that the Tessaract is in the air, moving around the Helicarrier?"

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I am really sorry for the delay.

The premise here is that Ancient One can see the future through the time stone only from a first person's point of view. As such, she had no idea that the staff contained the mind stone.

So, when Peter sent the data about the staff and she found about the mind stone, she had to act.

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"But how is this possible?" Captain said upon hearing about Tessaract's location.

Ring! Ring!

Before we could make any sense of the result, a call came on Director Fury's receiver.

"Director, there has been a weird phenomenon. A fighter jet was heading towards the Helicarrier but as it came near, it suddenly lost its direction and slipped past the Helicarrier." The staff reported the incident with the fighter jet.

"Then, it's obvious. Tessaract is on that jet." Mr. Stark said what was on everyone's mind.

"But why would Loki's minions bring Tessaract to us? And how did they even get Helicarrier's location?" Director Fury questioned why this was happening.

"If they have come directly with Tessaract, it's obvious that they are here for an attack which they are sure would definitely succeed." Captain said with experience.

"But how did they find the Helicarrier then since it's invisible? Moreover, they just slipped right past us as if they could not track us anymore." Director Fury said as he tried to connect the dots.

"It just means that whatever they used to track us is not working anymore." Mr. Stark said, giving his insight.

"It would have to be something related to Loki. Then, how did the tracker got deactivated?" Professor Xavier questioned.

"The staff!" Mr. Stark said as he realised what was the tracker.

"The staff was the only thing related to Loki which was interferred with when Ancient One had teleported the staff to who knows where. The staff was the tracker."

"How did you not find it after hours of research on the staff, Stark?" Director Fury asked Mr. Stark in a furious tone since his negligence had almost been the cause of an assault on the Helicarrier.

"The tracker could be a magical one, Fury. Or maybe it was some alien tech. I don't know everything." Mr. Stark replied, clarifying that he was not all knowing.

"We will talk about this mistake later. For now, we have a golden opportunity we will never get again. Not only is the Tessaract on that jet, it is likely that our mind controlled agents are also there.

Get ready, everyone. I want all of you to be on the deck in a few minutes. We will not get this chance again. As such, we need to attack before they can even think of retreating."

"Sure, let me get my armour. I will show those guys who is the boss." Mr. Stark said, raring to go so as to fix his mistake.

"If you don't mind, I can help. I can create a portal inside that jet directly allowing you to catch them unaware." Ancient One offered her help so as to create a favourable impression of herself.

"Then, I would thank you in advance, Ancient One. Your portal will allow us to catch them off guard and subdue them without any causality to any side." Director Fury thanked Ancient One sincerely although he seemed to be in awe of the power of the mystic arts.

"Hey, Peter!" Mr. Stark suddenly whispered to me.

"What?" I questioned.

"Can you also create a portal inside a moving vehicle?" Mr. Stark asked curiously.

"Of course, I can't. I am still a rookie and this application of portals is something I think that other than Ancient One, only those masters who are proficient in portals can do this.

Do you think it is easy to create a portal inside a moving vehicle, especially one which is airborne? To do so, not only does one have to continuously grasp the coordinates of the vehicle but also move the portal continuously so that it is inside the vehicle."

"Why did you even ask?" I questioned Mr. Stark with a sigh.

"Well, I thought that this would allow us to access Helicarrier whenever we wanted if you could create a portal inside it." Mr. Stark answered, mischief clearly on his mind.

"Enough of this muttering. We need to discuss who among us will go on the jet attack. As we are going directly to the jet, we will only require a small team." Director Fury said as he reprimanded us.

Before any of us could volunteer, Professor Xavier suddenly spoke. "Why don't Wolverine, Storm and Albion go? They are already in their suit and have prior experience fighting together. With the three of them, the attack will be a piece of cake. Storm also knows how to drive a jet so she can gain control over the jet."

"Hmm… You are correct. The three of them would indeed be more than enough." Director Fury said as he agreed to Professor Xavier's advice.

"Since the three of you are already prepared, shall I open the portal now?" Ancient One questioned.

Upon hearing her question, Mr. Logan and Ms. Ororo shared a look with me and nodded to show that they were ready.

"We are ready." I said, giving my affirmation.

"Try not to kill anyone. The attackers likely have important information." Director Fury said as we readied ourselves mentally.

"I am opening the portal now!" Ancient One said as she created the portal.

As soon as the portal was created, we immediately rushed inside, ready to fully use the advantage of surprise.

"What the hell is this?" I heard someone mutter as he looked at the portal. Everyone here was dressed in military suits, completely ready for an assault.

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise as they looked at us appearing from the portal.

But without giving them a chance to recover, I and Mr. Logan lunged at them.

I punched a nearby man on the chin, immediately knocking him out. The nearby men rushed to attack me but I easily blocked their attacks.

Their attacks were clearly trained but unfortunately for them, I was much stronger with simply better training. As such, it didn't even take me a minute to knock out everyone who was engaging me.

I looked at the other side to see that Mr. Logan had almost finished his side. Since we didn't want to kill anyone, Mr. Logan was not using his claws. Instead he was just blocking all the attacks on him with his enhanced body and then knocking them out using counterattacks.

"I don't know how you came here but you are now finished." A remaining soldier said to us as he held a gun in his hands. He along with the remaining soldiers had regrouped a little far from us and were now pointing their guns at us.

"I don't think so!" Ms. Ororo said as she shot a stream of lightning through her hands at them, shocking them to unconsciousness.

Just as I thought that everyone here had been knocked out, a man appeared from behind the door which led to the pilot cabin and shot a freaking arrow at us using a bow.

However, the arrow was not that fast for me and I simply caught it in my hand.

Ping! Ping!

I hastily put my hand equipped with the Dragon Claws around the arrowhead as I realised that it was a freaking bomb.

The bomb exploded inside my hand covered with the Dragon Claws but the artefact easily weathered through it with its incredible resistance.

Not willing to risk anything more, I rushed at the bowman using my enhanced speed and chopped at the back of his neck, causing him to fall unconscious without getting even a single chance to retaliate.

"What is happening?" The pilot's voice came from the pilot cabin.

"I will take care of the pilot." Ms. Ororo said as she entered the cabin.

"Ahh!!" Soon after, the pilot's scream was heard.

"I am now in control of the jet. Find the Tessaract." Ms. Ororo said from the cabin.

"Where could that glowing cube be?" Mr. Logan said as he looked around.

"Here it is." I said as I Iooked at a strongly sealed box near where the bowman was hiding.

"Shall we check the goods first?" Mr. Logan asked.

"Why not?" I said as I opened the box with a little flick of my hand which shattered the lock on the box.

"So, this is the thing which has everyone madly after it." I said as I looked at the blue glowing cube lying in the box.

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So, the Tessaract is now in the hands of our heroes. However, don't think that the Avengers Arc is over. There is still a lot of story left but I don't want to give any spoilers.

Actually, it had not been confirmed in the Avengers movie that the Tessaract was actually on the jet. However, upon seeing Dr. Banner's reaction in the last second before the explosion, it seems that the Tessaract was actually on the jet.

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As the jet slowly landed on the Helicarrier's deck, I could already see everyone except Ancient One rushing at us despite the low amount of air in the atmosphere.

"Did you get it?" Director Fury asked as soon as he reached the jet.

"Yes, here it is." I said as I put the box containing the Tessaract in his hands.

"To think that we would get the Tessaract so easily while even evading an attack on the Helicarrier narrowly. I am truly grateful to Ancient One for this help." Director Fury said as he looked at the Tessaract, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

"What are your plans regarding the Tessaract now, Fury?" Thor asked now that the Tessaract was in our hands.

"We will discuss what to do with the Tessaract once we have finished the matter with Loki. He is still under mind control after all." Director Fury said, reminding us that Loki was still mind control.

"Soldiers! Take out these intruders and lock them up. I will see what can be done with them once this whole matter is finished." Director Fury ordered the soldiers.

"Speaking of the intruders, I found your agent Barton who had been mind controlled." I told Director Fury.

"That's great news! Bring Barton to the lab once he has regained consciousness." Director Fury ordered.

"That Barton was one crazy guy though. He actually launched a freaking bomb arrow at us inside a freaking jet without thinking what would happen to it." Mr. Logan said as he was reminded of Agent Barton.

"Then, how come I see no damage anywhere inside the jet?" Mr. Stark questioned.

"You have to thank Albion for that. He blocked the entire explosion by enclosing the bomb inside his fist and he received not a single burn while doing so." Ms. Ororo answered with a smile, clearly proud of her student.

"How did you do it?" Mr. Stark asked, shocked by this feat of mine.

"It is because of my enchanted suit." I said while making the runes engraved on my glove glow in order to show the enchantments.

"Magic sure is convenient." Mr. Stark said upon the seeing the enchantments.

"That it is." I said with a smirk.

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"Ancient One, I must thank you for your help. The plan went off without any problem because of your portal.

Although I am still sceptical about the Sorcerers and the whole existence of Magic, with this act of yours, I am sure that your motives are similar to us. As such, I promise you that you will be treated as a friend by us."

Director Fury said in a solemn voice, thanking Ancient One as we re-entered the lab.

"So, do you believe me now when I say that the staff is dangerous enough that I can't trust SHIELD with it?" Ancient One asked calmly.

"Although I am still a little sceptical, I will take your word for it until I see any other proof." Director Fury said, ready to believe Ancient One for now.

"I don't want to impose but I need your help in this whole mind control matter especially since Loki himself is believed to be under mind control." Director Fury asked Ancient One for help.

"Indeed, this act is very frightening. It should be damn impossible for someone to mind control my brother Loki, an Asgardian and one of the strongest mages in Asgard." Thor said, implying how hard it was to control Loki's mind.

"We will check the matter with Loki later but first I need my agent free from his grasp." Director Fury said, favouring his agent first.

"Director! We have brought Agent Barton. However, he has not said a single word since he has regained consciousness." As if on cue, several soldiers appeared along with Agent Barton in handcuffs.

Now that I had a proper look at Agent Barton, I noticed that his eyes were a very unique shade of blue which was clearly different from the picture I had seen of him.

"Hello, Fury." Agent Barton greeted Director Fury in an emotionless tone.

"Agent Barton, have you forgotten what you have done for SHIELD till now? How many times you have put your life on line to save the innocent? How much you have sacrificed?" Director Fury asked Agent Barton furiously.

"I have forgotten nothing, Fury. But my allegiances have changed now." Agent Barton answered in a cold tone.

"Does even your family mean nothing to you now?" Director Fury asked in a sorrowful tone, realising what state Agent Barton was in.

"Yes, they don't." Agent Barton replied once again in that emotionless tone.

"It is useless to try to get through to him as long as he is in this state, Director." Ancient One said as she looked at Agent Barton's condition.

"Professor Xavier, check out his mindscape with the girls. Since he is only a normal human, it should be easy to enter his mindscape. I need to have the complete data before I can try to cure him." Ancient One instructed Professor Xavier.

As per her instructions, Professor Xavier and the girls entered Agent Barton's mind to find out his mental state after making him unconscious.

After around 5 minutes, Professor Xavier and the girls opened their eyes, having finished their analysis.

"How is it?" Agent Natasha asked anxiously.

"It is similar to Loki's mental estate although not as worse as his. Agent Barton's mind has only been caged, thus enslaving him. But Loki's mind has been controlled much more insidiously. Several directives have been installed inside Loki's mind, making it look like he is doing any actions on his own will when he is actually just obeying the commands." Professor Xavier explained what he understood about this whole mind control situation.

"Hmm… It seems that it would not be that hard to heal Agent Barton." Ancient One said upon hearing the whole analysis.

"Professor, send me what you have found inside Agent Barton's mind through telepathy." Ancient One asked.

"Are you sure?" Professor Xavier said, hesitating to enter Ancient One's mind, even though he had permission.

"Don't worry. I have a lot of mental safeguards against telepathy in case you actually do anything insidious." Ancient One assured Professor with a smile.

"If you say so." Upon hearing her words, Professor Xavier closed his eyes and connected Ancient One through his telepathy.

"Indeed, it should not be too hard." Ancient One said as she finished digesting the whole information.

"Give me a little space. I am going to try healing Agent Barton." Ancient One declared, causing us to distance ourself from her and Agent Barton.

"Hope it works!" Saying these words, Ancient One summoned The mysterious staff which had mind controlled everyone including Agent Barton.

She touched Agent Barton's forehead with the tip of the staff and the staff started giving a soft blue glow.

Suddenly, the blue crystal on the star started giving a golden glow instead. As it did so, several golden threads started releasing from Agent Barton's head and entered the staff's crystal.

After around a minute, the whole phenomenon ceased and the staff returned to its original state. Ancient One then put it back where she had taken it out from.

Agent Barton slowly opened his eyes which now looked normal and then started looking around. Suddenly, he bowed his head as low as he could in his position towards Director Fury.

"I apologize for everything I did. I am ready to receive any punishment you may give, Director." Agent Barton said in a respectful as well as guilty tone.

"It was not your fault, Agent Barton. As such, you don't need to worry." Director Fury said, reassuring Agent Barton.

"You need to be wary of Loki even if you have obtained the Tessaract. Everything has already been completed for portal creation. The only reason we had not created the portal was because only Loki knew the actual coordinates." Agent Barton informed us about the progress of Loki's plan.

"You don't need to worry, Agent Barton. Soon, Loki will leave behind his plan and peacefully return to Asgard." Ancient One reassured Agent Barton in a cryptic tone which we understood the meaning of.

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So, the brainwashing of Hawkeye has already been erased and Loki's will be soon. But don't think that everything is going to be alright? Why? You will see soon.

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"Welcome, my dear brother! What have you come for, this time? And with such a big group?" Loki said arrogantly as he saw all of us except Agent Barton and Ancient One appear.

"Do you not realise, Loki that something is wrong with your mind? That this crusade of yours for the Tessaract is not of your own will. Think about it!" Thor said, trying to make Loki realise that he was being mind controlled even though it was very likely to be useless.

"What nonsense are you spouting, Thor? Just because someone was able to read my mind doesn't mean that they can go around spouting that I, Loki, the rightful king of Asgard am being mind controlled. It is just some useless drivel.

They just saw the magnificent power I had obtained from my staff and felt lesser before it. In their jealousy, they are spreading this myth."

Loki said these words arrogantly, clearly not willing to believe that he had been mind controlled. Perhaps Loki acting like this was too a part of the mind control.

"Please Loki. This is not like you at all. You are arrogant and believe yourself to be greater and more intelligent than others. But you were never this cruel." Thor said, trying one last time.

"Cruelty! Ha ha ha ha!!" Loki started laughing hysterically upon hearing Thor's words.

"You have not seen the extent of my cruelty yet, my dear brother. Soon, you will see what is called cruelty." Loki said in a sadistic tone.

"What cruelty are you talking about, Loki? Tell me. After all, with all the time I have spent under you, I think I deserve to know." Agent Barton said as he suddenly appeared inside the prison room.

"W-What? How can it be possible? You should not be here unless you were attacking the Helicarrier, Barton. How did you escape my mind control?" Loki asked Agent Barton, the shock upon seeing him on our side clearly visible on his face.

"You can thank me for this, Loki." Ancient One said as she appeared in front of Loki's eyes.

"But how did you find that the Tessaract was on Earth, Ancient One? Kamar Taj is reclusive enough that you couldn't find about the Tessaract even though it was on Earth for centuries.

And you would not have acted this fast just because I was on Earth because SHIELD would have hidden information about the Tessaract.

Moreover, the contact with Asgard was broken so you couldn't even ask them regarding me. And this idiot Thor would not have contacted you thinking that he could deal with me easily. So, why did you act, Ancient One?"

I literally shuddered when I heard Loki's reasoning about why Ancient One should not have acted. It seems that he had already everything planned.

"You can thank my apprentice Albion for that." Ancient One revealed since Loki's plans had already fallen apart and his brainwashing was going to cleared soon.

"Oh! And here I was wondering why this monster was so tame. Turns out you were the one collaring him, Ancient One. No wonder he can work around like a human being despite him having more than enough power to defeat even Thor." Loki said with a sneer.

"Enough of your instigations, Loki. Your plans have fallen apart. The Tessaract is already in our hands. There is nothing you can do now." Director Fury said, irritated by Loki's words.

"Indeed, my plans have failed. So, what should I do now? They will not leave me alive if I do not give them the Tessaract. I must get the Tessaract at any costs. What should I do!!" Loki's speech suddenly turned hysterical as he clutched his head while the same words again and again.

"What is happening, Ancient One?" Thor asked, worried about his brother's mental health.

"Due to his plans going awry, Loki's mind has gone out of sync with the instructions which were controlling his mind. Generally, it would lead to Loki freeing himself from the mind control but unfortunately the mind control done on his mind is a little too elaborate for it to happen." Ancient One explained.

"Open the prison, Director." Ancient One then asked Director Fury.

"If you say so." Director Fury opened the prison's door without any resistance since Loki was harmless in his current state.

As she entered the prison cell, Ancient One casted a spell on Loki, making him fall unconscious. Then, she summoned the staff, ready to use it on Loki.

The staff's blue crystal once again took a golden glow as golden threads started releasing from Loki's head.

"Ahh!!" Suddenly, Loki let out a huge scream.

"What is happening, Ancient One?" Thor asked hurriedly.

"I was afraid this would happen. Loki's mind has been invaded too deeply by these golden threads. I would have to take him to Kamar Taj for the whole procedure which would easily take a few hours." Ancient One explained what was need for Loki to be freed from mind control.

"But you know what Loki has done. We simply can't let him go with you." Director Fury argued.

"I am not asking to take only Loki. Albion will also come with me for insurance. Besides, with the Tessaract in your hands, it should not be too much for me to borrow Loki for a few hours." Ancient One said.

"Can I come too?" Thor asked.

"Of course, you can. He is your brother after all." Ancient One said, easily agreeing.

"In fact, Professor Xavier and the girls should come too. With your help, the whole procedure would be much easier."

"Sure, why not? With me there, Director Fury would not have any problem in releasing Loki temporarily." Professor Xavier agreed with Ancient One's words.

"Then, let's depart now." Saying these words, Ancient One immediately opened a portal for Kamar Taj.

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"Ah! It truly feels nostalgic to be in Kamar Taj although I had wished that it would be in better circumstances." Thor commented as we stepped inside Kamar Taj.

"What happened, Ancient One? You suddenly created a portal and went away after saying that it was an important matter." Master Mordo questioned as soon as he appeared before us.

"I will explain it later, Master Mordo. You go and gather some sorcerers first. I need a mind soothing formation ready in a few minutes." Ancient One instructed.

"Thor, can you guard Loki for some time? I need to have a few words with Albion." Ancient One asked Thor suddenly.

"You don't need to ask for such a small thing, Ancient One." Thor replied.

"Come, Albion." Ancient One gestured for me to follow her.

"You all ready yourself for the procedure. I will go see what Ancient One has to say." I said to Professor and the girls and then chased after Ancient One.

Ancient One took me to a remote place and then created an extremely strong isolation barrier.

"Peter, what I am about to tell you something only the Sorcerer Supreme can learn." Ancient One said in a serious voice.

"Then, why are you telling it to me?" I questioned.

"Because it is something related to you." Ancient One said.

"What happened just now, me interfering in the SHIELD's matter and taking the staff, it was not supposed to happen. It was not fated." Ancient One said, confusing me since she had already interfered.

"What do you mean it was not fated?"

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I couldn't understand what Ancient One meant when she said that her interference today was not supposed to happen.

"How about I tell you everything from the start? It will make it much easier for you to understand." Ancient One said and I nodded my head in affirmation.

"You know about this artefact and what it represents, right?" Ancient One questioned as she pointed at the eye-shaped locket on her neck.

"Yes, the 'Eye of Agamotto'. The artefact which represents the Sorcerer Supreme and only he or she has the authority to use this artefact." I answered. After all, the 'Eye of Agamotto' was an artefact I had seen both on Ancient One and Spider Supreme.

"But you do not know what it can do. Let me show you its true power." Saying these words, Ancient One suddenly took out an apple and ate a part of it.

"A delicious apple! But that is not the reason I showed this apple to you. Now, see the might of the 'Eye of Agamotto'."

The eye of the artefact opened, revealing a green glowing gem inside it which I felt contained an ancient, near boundless power.

A unique green coloured spell circle manifested in Ancient One's hands which she pointed at the half eaten apple.

Then, the half eaten apple suddenly became complete. Then, with a flick of Ancient One's hands, the apple returned to its half eaten state.

Ancient One repeated this process a few more times before she returned the apple to its half eaten state. As I saw the process several times, I understood that it was no simple spell.

"Did you understand what I did just now?" Ancient One questioned.

"Time! You just reversed the time of that apple." I couldn't believe what I was saying but it was true. The 'Eye of Agamotto' contained the power which was said to be inconquerable, the power of time.

"That is right, the Eye of Agamotto contains the power of time. Just like how that staff contains the power of mind and the Tessaract contains the power of space." Ancient One revealed the secrets of these mysterious artefacts to me. Something I was sure no one else knew in Kamar Taj.

"Can you actually see the future?" I questioned as I realised what she meant when she said that her interference was not supposed to happen.

"Not exactly. I can only see various possibilities of what may happen in the future and that is only from my perspective. And my interference in today's events was something I had never seen happen before." Ancient One explained the limits of her ability to me.

"Do you know why I am telling you all these secrets, Peter? Secrets which no one except me knows in the entire Kamar Taj."

"I don't know." I replied honestly. I simply couldn't think of any reason she was telling me these secrets.

"It is because a lot has changed since you joined Kamar Taj. Several things have happened which simply had no chance of happening. For example, Kamar Taj had never collaborated with the X-Men in any future I had seen till now. This was something which had happened because of you. Moreover, it is no longer possible for me to see the future using the 'Eye of Agamotto'." Ancient One said, shocking me.

"How can it be possible? There is simply no way that just my presence distorts the future." I said, not believing that things were getting out of hand because of me.

"Do you remember what Spider Supreme had said about your fate?" Ancient One asked me suddenly.

"That I was supposed to die that day." I answered in a sad voice.

"That's right. But you are alive right now. I don't know what kind of procedure Spider Supreme used but it left you as a blank slate in the eyes of fate." Ancient One revealed the reason why my existence was so special.

"As such, any prediction that is made including you is already invalidated since your own fate is not determined."

"So, what does this mean for me?" I asked Ancient One, not understanding what the result of my unique identity will be.

"For you, actually it will be nothing. What I mean is that the future I have seen no longer exists now. As such, I want you to be careful regarding your actions as I do not know what will be the result of them." Ancient One said, asking me to be more careful from now on regarding my actions.

"I understand. I will be more careful from now on." I said, agreeing to Ancient One's request.

"Now, come. The formation should have been completed already."

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Logan's POV

"Is it really alright for me to research on the Tessaract since Thor is going to take it back to Asgard soon?" Dr. Banner asked as he scanned the Tessaract.

"That is why we need as much information from it as possible since it will come in handy in future." Director Fury replied.

All of us were still in the lab where Director Fury had asked Dr. Banner to find as much as possible from the Tessaract while it was still in SHIELD's hands.

"Of course, you need to obtain data from the Tessaract so that you can create weapons using it." Stark said upon hearing Director Fury's words.

"Damn it, Stark! How many times do I have to tell you that the weapon program was only for the protection of Earth from people like Loki and Thor. The situation is getting more and more dangerous as time passes by. There are far too many monsters appearing on Earth for us to do nothing about it."

Director Fury tried his best to convince everyone that he did nothing wrong but it was clearly not working, at least for me.

"Does this weapon program exist to protect Earth from mutants too?" I asked furiously.

"Please don't get angry, Wolverine. It was only created as a safeguard." Agent Natasha said in a bid to appease us.

"Besides, isn't it hypocritical of you to oppose this, Stark when you yourself became this wealthy due to weapon production?" Captain America or should I say Steve as he had told me to call him, said to Stark. It was still rather unbelievable for me to learn that I had fought alongside him as a soldier.

"Where did this come from? Besides, I have already shut down my weapon production factories." Stark replied.

"You always think that everything is about you, Stark, right? What are you without that suit?" Steve asked Stark, angry that he was still not willing to listen.

"A genius, billionaire, playboy and philanthropist." Stark replied wittily.

"And I know men who are worth more than 10 times of you even without that suit of armour. You are no hero. So, stop pretending to be one." Steve replied.

Oh! So, that was the reason why Steve didn't like Stark. He thought that Stark was just acting like a hero and was not actually one.

"And you are just a lab experiment." The moment Stark said this, I knew that a fight was imminent.

"Ready your suit, Stark. It's about time we finish this." Steve said, challenging Stark.

"Guys, listen! We should not fight like this. We are a team." Agent Natasha said, trying to convince them not to fight.

Warning! Warning!

Suddenly, out of nowhere, alarms started ringing and red lights started blinking everywhere.

"What's happening?" Director Fury called the control room to assess the reason for ringing the warning alarm without his permission.

"Director, a huge spaceship of obviously alien design has entered Earth's atmosphere and is directly heading towards the Helicarrier." I couldn't believe what was being reported from the other side.

"What the hell are you talking about?" This was the expression everyone had at the news.

Boom!

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Ancient One has told Peter that his mere existence changes the future and the effects are seen instantly. Who do you think sent the alien spaceship?

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Tony Stark's POV

As I finally managed to get my bearings, I could see that I was not in in the lab but rather in some engine room. The explosion must have thrown me out.

"You alright, Stark?" Captain's voice came from beside me as I realised that he was also here.

"I am alright. But what was that explosion? The last message on Fury's communicator said that there was some sort of alien spaceship." I said, remembering the report just before the explosion.

"Let's get out of here first. Time has come for you to don your armour." Captain said as he started moving out.

"Aye, aye, Captain!" I said as I started following him.

As I finally entered a hallway with a window, I could see the culprit behind the explosion. It was obviously a spaceship, looking just like one from a science fiction movie. However, I could not see any movement from it at this moment.

How did it even get here? Hadn't that Goldilocks, Thor said that Asgard had barricaded the space pathways leading to Earth?

"Stark!" Fury's call suddenly came on the receiver on my right ear.

"What's the situation, Fury?" I questioned.

"One of the engines have been shot. I need you to go and repair it immediately as we are not able to do it at this moment." Fury ordered me.

"What about that giant alien spaceship in the sky right beside us? What are your plans regarding it?" I asked about the elephant in the room or should I say the sky.

"Our fighter jets are getting ready to attack it. You don't need to worry about it for now. Focus on what I have asked of you! We will deal with the rest." Fury assured me that he will handle the spaceship and cut the call.

"Captain, you go to the damaged engine. Your help will be required. I will meet you there directly." I said to the Captain.

"If you say so." Captain said and separated from me, moving towards the damaged engine.

I, on the other hand, moved to where my beloved armour had been stored and donned it, ready to get to the work.

But it seems that the fate had other plans.

"Uh Oh!" I said as I saw several humanoid aliens covered in armour, emerging from the spaceship in what seemed to be some sort of hoverboard.

"What to do now, Fury?" I asked Fury as I contacted him.

"Secure the area around the damaged engine and try to repair it as soon as possible. I will send Storm to fend off the aliens." Fury replied.

"Hope it will be enough." I said as I moved towards the damaged engine, hoping that we would be powerful enough to defend against this unknown force.

Ororo Munroe's POV

"Heeyah!" Logan shouted as he and I removed a large machine part, allowing Agent Natasha to remove her leg from under it.

After the explosion, only I, Logan, Agent Natasha and Dr. Banner were left in the lab. However, one of the machines in the lab had unfortunately fallen on one of Agent Natasha's legs, rendering her immobile till now.

"You alright, Bruce?" Agent Natasha asked Dr. Banner as soon as she stood up.

"He is angry but I am managing somehow." Dr. Banner replied with his hands on his head.

"Calm down, Bruce! Control yourself!" Agent Natasha said, trying to soothe Dr. Banner.

"Agent Natasha, what's the situation?" Director Fury called and asked.

"I am still in the lab with Dr. Banner, Wolverine and Storm." Agent Natasha answered.

"How is Dr. Banner?" Director Fury asked about Dr. Banner's condition and if he was still in control.

"He is managing himself somehow." Agent Natasha replied.

"Good! Stay in the lab with everyone and protect the Tessaract." Director Fury ordered and cut the call.

"Storm!" As soon as Agent Natasha's call ended, Director Fury contacted me.

"What is it, Director?" I asked.

"We are being attacked. Your presence is required to combat the attackers in the skies." Director Fury said, asking for my help in defending the Helicarrier.

"I am coming."

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This was not what I had in my mind when Director Fury had told me to engage in airborne combat as I saw alien soldiers coming towards the Helicarrier on hoverboards.

However, I understood that I would have to use my full power in order to defend against the alien soldiers. Fortunately, my surroundings were perfect to use my full power.

With but a thought on my part, the clouds in the nearby skies started moving and concentrated above the Helicarrier.

As the clouds swirled, they grew darker and darker until lightning started crackling out of them. By the time the alien soldiers came near the Helicarrier, there was practically a thunderstorm growing above it.

I used the thunderstorm to launch thunderbolts in quick succession at the alien soldiers, finishing anyone who was hit by them.

Yet it seemed as if the alien soldiers were emotionless as the thunderbolts raining at them didn't make them even change the direction their hoverboards were moving a single bit.

By now, the fighter jets were also in the air, launching missiles at the alien soldiers as well as the alien spaceship. However, it seems that the spaceship was covered by some sort of barrier as it was not affected by the missiles.

As the battle continued, a few soldiers managed to enter the Helicarrier despite my best efforts simply because of how many they were.

"Don't worry about the soldiers who enter the Helicarrier. Hawkeye is leading a team to hunt them down. Focus on the battle." Director Fury called to tell me not to worry about the intruders.

Soon after, I noticed a unique alien coming out of the spaceship. I like the alien soldiers who wore armour, he wore black robes along with a black faceless metallic mask on his face, making it impossible to see any of his physical features. Moreover, he had a squad of alien soldiers moving along with him.

Finding him to be someone of importance, I launched a barrage of thunderbolts at him. But to my surprise, the alien flicked his hand causing a nearby soldier to move between the thunderbolt and him, this blocking it.

Was that telekinesis? At least, it looked like that to me.

I continued to launch thunderbolts at him but the alien telekinetic blocked them each time ruthlessly using his soldiers as shields. This continued until he reached a particular part of the Helicarrier where the lab was!

"An alien telekinetic is moving towards the lab." I quickly message Director Fury through the receiver.

I hoped that everyone could fend off that alien telekinetic until I could help them because I could not move from this position unless I defeated every single one of these alien soldiers.

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Logan's POV

"It's alright, Bruce. The situation is under control." Agent Natasha sad as she continued to soothe Dr. Banner.

Honestly, I was quite restless, what with me getting security work a while there was a big battle going outside. Moreover, I had to watch Agent Natasha get lovey-dovey with Dr. Banner. Unfortunately, I was required in case the doctor went green.

"Agent Natasha, an alien telekinetic is removing towards the lab. Be prepared!" Director Fury said through the receiver, shocking all of us.

Crack!

As if on cue, cracks started appearing on the lab's wall as if they had been hammered with a great force.

Smash!

The wall finally broke and a black masked alien entered the lab.

"Where is the staff?" A robotic voice which came from the alien, demanded.

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Logan's POV

"Where is the staff and that idiot Loki?" The black robed alien demanded the location of Loki and his staff once again.

"That idiot Loki! We had given him our most valued possesion just so that he could retrieve the Tessaract. But not only did he not get the Tessaract, even got captured and lost the staff."

The black robed alien continued speaking in a monologue as if he didn't care that we were here, listening to his plans.

"Now tell me everything you know about Loki and the staff or get ready to face my wrath!" As the black robed alien threatened us with these words, the debris lying around him vibrated as if feeling the weight of his power.

Damn it! I cursed as I saw the alien threatening us since I could not do anything against him. If he had any other ability, I would have fought him fearlessly no matter how powerful he was but with his telekinesis, I would not even be able to reach him, much less attack him.

If Ororo had been here, I could have fought him with her help but unfortunately she was outside, taking care of the invading aliens. And Peter, Professor and the girls were still at Kamar Taj.

I could only see one way. I had to stall him, for however long possible so that others could come to help us.

"Loki and that staff are not on this Helicarrier. Where they are, I don't know." I replied, the answer being technically correct since I didn't know the exact location of Kamar Taj.

"Of course, I know that. The only reason I had to come to this uncivilized planet was because we had suddenly lost all connection with the staff." The black roped alien said, revealing the reason he had suddenly arrived on Earth.

To think that the staff had a tracker which could be used several light years away and it was important enough that they had come in just a few hours to collect it.

"We will continue our conversation. But let me first get what I have come for." Saying these words, the alien pointed his hand towards the box which held the Tessaract and sucked it towards himself.

"No, you don't." Agent Natasha suddenly fired at the alien with her gun upon seeing it try to steal the Tessaract.

Damn it! I cursed as I saw Agent Natasha's sudden act. The gunfire would not do much against the alien and instead make him hostile towards us if he was not already.

As expected, the bullets stopped in midair with a simple movement of the alien's hand as the box arrived in its hands.

"I have to applaud your bravery, human woman. But unfortunately, you are powerless." With another movement of its hand, the alien suddenly sucked Agent Natasha towards himself.

"Don't you dare touch her!" I unleashed my metal claws and rushed towards the alien but a sudden force acted on me, causing me to fly and hit a wall.

The alien suspended Agent Natasha in the air and spoke in its robotic voice.

"I have endured you idiots for far too long. Now, speak human woman. Where is the staff and Loki? Otherwise, I shall rip you apart limb by limb." The alien threatened Agent Natasha and forced her to tell everything she knew.

It was truly a tough moment. I didn't know what I should do.

"Release her!" Suddenly, a rough voice came from behind me.

I looked back to see that it was actually Dr. Banner who had said these words. His skin had taken a light green hue and it looked like he was ready to transform at any moment.

"Or what?" The alien asked arrogantly.

"Or face the wrath of Hulk!" Dr. Banner roared, his voice completely different from before.

He ran towards alien, his body transforming rapidly. By the time he reached the alien, he had already transformed into the fearsome monster known as the Hulk.

"Huh! You may have some tricks but they are useless." The alien said arrogantly as it pointed its hand towards the Hulk.

Hulk shot a punch at the alien but his fist suddenly paused in mid air as if stopped by some force, likely a telekinetic barrier by that alien.

Yet, it was only for a mere second as the fist soon continued after overwhelming the teleknetic barrier.

The alien was clearly surprised by this series of events as it hastily threw away Agent Natasha and tried to fly away from Hulk's punch using its telekinesis but could not dodge it due to the close range.

The punch hit the alien, causing it to crash into a nearby wall. But it seems that its attempt to escape had still helped the alien because aside from a few cracks on his mask, he seemed to be looking fine overall.

"You fine, Natasha." I asked Agent Natasha as I approached her to access her condition.

"I am fine." Agent Natasha assured me.

"Roar~."

Hulk roared and leapt towards the alien once again. He was once again stopped in his tracks and he bent down a little this time. The alien telekinetic was using his telekinesis at full power to stop Hulk.

"What kind of beast are you?" The alien said, fully focused on oppressing Hulk.

"Hulk angry!" Hulk said as he roared and suddenly he broke free from the alien's grasp and attacked him once again.

The alien was prepared this time as he dodged Hulk's punches by flying beyond his reach.

Instead of engaging the Hulk once again, the alien flew away, going through the hole from which he had entered with Hulk following right after.

"Stay here, Natasha." I said to Agent Natasha and chased after them.

"Why are you so persistent, you beast?" The alien said furiously as he repeatedly dodged Hulk's punches while attempting to escape.

Soon, I could see that they had reached the end of the metaphorical road, i.e., they had reached the end of the Helicarrier.

Yet, the Hulk seemed to have no fear or even realisation of where he was as he continued to rain punches towards the alien telekinetic.

And soon, what I had feared happened. Upon reaching the hole, the alien dodged Hulk's punch by moving sideways and pushed Hulk outside the helicarrier using its telekinesis.

"No matter how strong you are, you are just a mere beast." The alien laughed at Hulk's simplicity as it saw him falling down.

"Hold right there!"

Just as the alien was about to leave the Helicarrier, a sudden thunderbolt hit it out of nowhere.

I let out a sigh of relief as I saw Ororo appear with a literal storm above her.

No matter how strong the alien's telekinesis was, there was no way he could block Ororo's thunderbolts.

"Indeed, since you have arrived on Earth, let us give you a proper welcome." Iron Man said as he too appeared on the scene.

"You think you can defeat me!" The alien said furiously as he rose up. Smoke was releasing from his suit and his mask was much more cracked.

Several parts of the Helicarrier's debris rose in the air due to the alien's power as we prepared to face him.

But to everyone's surprise, instead of engaging us, he flew away towards his spaceship.

"Ha! Why would I fight needlessly with you when I can get the staff easily after this planet is in our hands?" The alien said arrogantly as he flew away.

Ororo launched a literal shower of thunderbolts at him and Iron Man shot his laser beams along with the missiles at the alien yet he blocked every single attack with the debris.

As soon as the alien entered the spaceship, it flew away, leaving behind the remaining alien soldiers who were still outside ruthlessly.

I sighed sadly as I realised that we had lost the Tessaract once again.

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Peter Parker's POV

I couldn't believe the scene before my eyes as we arrived at the Helicarrier's deck.

The Helicarrier, a marvel of human technology was releasing smoke from several of its parts while several bodies, wearing armour clearing not of human origin were lying on the deck, being taken away by the staff.

When we had obtained the information that an alien spaceship had entered Earth's airspace and was heading straight towards the Helicarrier, I had wanted to return here immediately.

But unfortunately, we had been in midst of cleaning Loki's mind and at a critical point at that. As such, it had not been possible for us to able to return swiftly.

I had wanted to come by myself but my mastery in portal arts was unfortunately not enough for me to create a portal to an airborne area like the Helicarrier which was moving constantly.

So, I had no choice but to have faith in everyone who was here to hold the fort until we returned. However, it was clear by looking at the scene before my eyes that they had not been successful.

"So, this is what these Chitauri are capable of. To think it was only a single spaceship." Professor Xavier said sorrowfully.

"This is indeed regretful. But the fight is not over yet. We have still not lost the battle completely." Ancient One said, reminding us that it was not the end.

"You all are finally here. Though I wish that you had come a little earlier. Perhaps we would have been able to save the Tessaract." Director Fury said as he arrived to meet us.

"They took away the Tessaract?" Thor asked.

"Indeed. That was their target from the very start along with Loki's staff. Perhaps Loki can tell us something about it considering that he is the one who brought them here." Director Fury said, making everyone's eyes point towards Loki.

"Don't look at me like that! I know nothing about it. The only contact I had was with the Chitauri. The reason they had sent me here after fucking with my mind was because they didn't want to reveal themselves." Loki said with a shrug.

It honestly irked me how nonchalant Loki always looked. Even after removing the mind control, the only thing that had changed about Loki was his motives, his personality was the same as always.

"Let's continue our conversation in the briefing room with the others." Director Fury said as he led the way.

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"You!"

As soon as Mr. Logan saw us, he immediately lunged at Loki with his claws unleashed.

"Where are these aliens?" Mr Logan asked Loki with his claw at his throat.

"I promise that I know nothing. Whoever had controlled my mind has left not a single trace of their identity?" Loki said in his usual tone, even with Mr. Logan's claw at his throat.

"Wolverine, he is telling the truth. Leave him be." Thor said, asking Mr. Logan to release Loki.

"Fine!" Mr. Logan finally relented and sheathed his claws.

"A freaking alien telekinetic waltzed through this Helicarrier with his alien army and the one who has brought them here says that he knows nothing!" Mr. Logan said furiously.

"Alien telekinetic?" I asked.

"Yes, the leader of these Chitauri. Instead of attacking with his Minions it had directly headed towards the lab to retrieve the Tessaract." Director Fury said, showing us the picture of a black robed alien wearing a faceless mask.

"After retrieving the Tessaract, it had even attempted to torture Agent Natasha for information regarding the staff. Fortunately, Dr. Banner had transformed into the Hulk and stopled its intentions."

So, that was why Dr. Banner was not here. I had thought that he was in another room to calm his mind so that he didn't transform into Hulk.

"Where is he now?" I asked.

"The alien telekinetic had tricked Hulk into jumping off the Helicarrier. Fortunately, he should be fine with his enhanced body. We have currently no information about him but we should get it soon enough." Director Fury assured that he would find Dr. Banner.

"The alien telekinetic's entire body is covered. We can't see any of its features." Professor Xavier pointed out.

"Indeed, the alien clearly didn't want anyone to know of its identity. We believe that one of the reasons why it retreated was because its mask had been heavily cracked." Director Fury said as he showed us a picture of the alien with its mask nearly destroyed.

"Thor, do you know of any alien telekinetic similar to him?" Director Fury asked even though he knew that Thor likely didn't know about him.

"Telekinetics are quite rare in the universe and are heavily sought after. Unfortunately, I have rarely paid any attention to them. If I could contact Asgard, I would have asked but I don't know anyone myself." As expected, Thor knew nothing about the alien telekinetic.

"By the way, can you recognise anything from the spaceship?" Director Fury asked.

"No. We don't exactly use spaceships in Asgard." Thor answered sheepishly.

"I know about this spaceship but you won't be able to find its owner just from its model. It is the best stealth spaceship model on Galactic market. Literally anyone with enough money can buy it." Loki revealed what kind of spaceship it was but the information was useless to us.

"In the end, we know nothing despite such a severe attack." Captain said with a sigh.

"Now, don't be so sad, Captain. When I had thought about the Avengers Programme, I had wanted to create a team of superhumans, mutants and more which could perform miracles.

Now, see what you have achieved. What everyone has achieved. You have defended against a much superior foe and even made it retreat. So, don't lose hope."

Director Fury's words filled us with a new energy, encouraging us to continue forward and not lose hope.

Indeed, there was no need to lose hope. After all, the attack had happened when both Thor and me were absent. If we were here, there was no way that alien telekinetic could have won.

"Thor, could this alien have already left Earth on its spaceship since your so called blockade has proven to be useless." Director Fury asked Thor and Loki since they were more knowledgeable on the matters of space.

"No, this is not possible. The warriors of the Nine Realms are proud people. By now, they should have learnt that a spaceship had slipped past the blockade. As such, the blocked should have been tightened so much that it would be literally impossible for them to escape at least today no matter how strong of a stealth module the spaceship has." Loki assured us that the spaceship should not have left Earth yet.

"Besides, the alien telekinetic would not leave the Earth without the staff since he is specifically searching for it. Although I remember nothing about my so called Master, it is clear that he is a very ruthless person. There is no way the alien telekinetic would go against its orders."

"The alien telekinetic's last words were that there was no need to fight when they could easily obtain the staff after conquering Earth." Mr. Stark said. Then, he suddenly had a look of realisation on his face.

"Loki, what were your original plans for the Tessaract? Where did you plan to open the portal?" Mr. Stark questioned Loki.

"It was at the Stark Tower." Loki answered.

"The Stark Tower!!" As he heard Loki's answer, Mr. Stark looked so furious that it looked like that he would punch Loki anytime now.

Ring! Ring!

"What is it?" Director Fury asked as he picked up the receiver.

"Director, we have found the spaceship. It is near the Stark Tower at New York."

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[DragonsEye]

"They are truly audacious, thinking that they can conquer Earth so easily without any resistance." Director Fury said, upon hearing the news, furious that the Chitauri thought so lowly of Earth and humans that they could conquer it just by landing on Earth.

"Agent Maria, get me in contact with New York's mayor now. Tell him that I need to deploy armed forces in the city as soon as possible." Director Fury ordered through the receiver.

"Also, order every military base near New York to launch aircrafts towards the city. We can't wait for the approval of the mayor. It will be too late by then."

"Loki, you were the one who was in charge of creating the portal. How much time do we have?" Director Fury asked urgently.

"I am extremely sorry to say that the portal will be activated long before you can send anyone to intercept the aliens.

When I was under the mind control, I wanted to activate the portal as fast as possible so that no one had any time to react. As such, I had already sent the necessary equipment to the Stark Tower along with Dr. Erik Selvig. The portal would likely be activated in about half an hour."

Loki answered grimly that there was no way for us to stop the portal from being activated.

"In the end, we could not stop an alien invasion despite our greatest efforts." Director Fury said in a grim tone.

"Call the New York Police Commissioner, Agent Maria. I need the whole area around the Stark Tower evacuated as soon as possible." Director Fury ordered through the receiver, his resolve not lessened in the least even though an alien invasion was imminent.

"Don't lose hope just yet, Director." Ancient One said, trying to encourage Director Fury.

"That's right. The aliens have not descended yet. There is so much we can still do." Director Fury said as he seemed to realise something.

"Ancient One, you say that the Sorcerers of Kamar Taj are the Protectors of Earth. Then, can you call upon your forces to fight against the Chitauri?" Director Fury asked for the sorcerers' help with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.

"I am sorry but I can't deploy the forces of Kamar Taj." To everyone's surprise, Ancient One actually refused.

"But why?" Director Fury asked furiously.

"Although the Sorcerers of Kamar Taj also work for the protection of Earth, we generally deal with interdimensional threats. We don't participate in material affairs until it is a do or die situation.

One of the major reasons why Earth comes under Asgard's territory despite Asgard not having any influence on Earth is because we Sorcerers had asked Thor's father Odin to take Earth under his protection nominally. The protection of Asgard provides enough deterrence that no other galactic force dares to reach out to or invade Earth.

Besides, the situation is not as dire to deal with as you think. It would actually not be that hard for you to win."

"The situation is not dire! How can you say so Ancient One when in just half an hour, aliens will invade one of the biggest cities on Earth?" Director Fury asked furiously, not being able to believe her words.

"Because the portal is being maintained through only one object, the Tessaract. All you have to do is defeating the Chitauri on that spaceship and retrieve the Tessaract. It would be more than enough to close the portal. And you already have a team strong enough to do so." Ancient One said as she looked at the Avengers team Director Fury had gathered.

"Indeed, you are right. I am sorry for my outrage." Director Fury apologized once he realised that Ancient One's words were correct.

"Don't worry. It happens." Ancient One said with a smile.

"Everyone, prepare yourself. We have one last battle before us. We will depart in 10 minutes." Director Fury ordered.

"Take these shield bracelets with you. They will surely be of help in the upcoming battle." Ancient One said as she distributed the shield bracelets to everyone who didn't have it.

"Also, don't worry too much. If the situation gets out of hand, I will interfere myself and retrieve the Tessaract." Ancient One assured us that she will not let the situation get too worse.

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Ring! Ring!

"Hello, Gwen!" I said as Gwen picked up the call. Knowing her, she would have rushed towards the Stark Tower as soon as she saw the alien spaceship. As such, it fell on me to tell her what she should do in this situation.

"Peter, have you seen the alien spaceship above the Stark Tower?" Gwen's muffled voice rang out from the other side as the rushing wind's sound could be heard in the background. Clearly, she was already on her way to the Stark Tower after suiting up.

"Yes, I already know about the alien spaceship. However, don't go around engaging the aliens. Call your father and co-ordinate with the police in evacuating everyone." I advised her.

"But why?" Gwen asked since she was obviously thinking of engaging the aliens.

"The aliens are too strong. Especially their leader who is a telekinetic. Moreover, a whole alien invasion is about to start in just half an hour through a portal. As such, the priority is to evacuate the civilians." I told her the entire situation.

"Fine! I will do as you say. But what about the spaceship? When are you coming?" Gwen asked as she finally agreed.

"I am coming in a few minutes with a special team SHIELD has created itself. So, you don't need to worry." I replied.

"Alright, come as fast as you can." Gwen said as she cut the call.

"Albion!" Professor Xavier addressed me as I finished the call.

"Yes, Professor!"

"Call the students. Tell them to suit up and be ready for the battle. At this moment, we will need every single bit of help we can get." Professor Xavier told me to call everyone.

"Professor Xavier, are you trying to involve mere children in an alien invasion?" Agent Natasha asked Professor Xavier, clearly not agreeing with his order.

"It is not like what you are thinking, Agent Natasha. I am not going to throw them directly into the battle with aliens. They would be there mostly for the protection of civilians from the aliens as they evacuate. Moreover, they have been trained and have their mutant powers." Professor Xavier clarified.

"But still! I don't like it that you are sending children into the battle. It is just too similar to how I was trained from a young age." Agent Natasha said, revealing a bit of her past.

"I am sorry for how you had to grow, Agent Natasha. But this situation is clearly different. They are not going to fight for someone's personal gain but for the protection of Earth." Professor Xavier said.

"You know what? Albion has a saying, 'With Great Power comes Great Responsibility'. We mutants have obtained great powers, now the time to pay for it has come."

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[DragonsEye]

As I emerged from the portal along with the others near the Stark Tower, my eyes fell upon the spaceship which was the cause of this whole alien invasion. Since an invasion was imminent, it didn't matter even if magic was used rather openly.

Science fiction and space had been a part of every child's dream and it was especially so for mine since I had been quite a science nerd. Yet I had never thought that I would see a real alien spaceship and in this manner.

"So, this is what a real spaceship looks like, huh!" Emma said as she looked at the sleek black design of the spaceship. The girls had accompanied us, although Professor had to stay behind because of his condition.

"Look, Loki! What kind of disaster you have unleashed?" Thor said to Loki since he was the one who had started this entire matter.

"I wish I had not started it, brother. But unfortunately, my mind was not under my control back then." Loki said seriously although one couldn't believe his words easily, given his personality.

"Let's start the battle, everyone. I am raring to smash my hammer on that faceless bastard." Thor said, referring to the alien telekinetic.

"Thor, Storm, Mr. Stark, you all go ahead and engage the aliens since you can fly, I will come after bringing the students here." I said to everyone who had the capability of flight.

"Alright! Come quick, young warrior!" Thor said as he flew towards the top of the Stark Tower with Loki in his arms. Mr. Stark and Ms. Ororo followed close behind.

"What's the situation with Dr. Banner? Have you found him yet?" I asked Agent Natasha as I created the portal.

"We have found him. Fortunately, he fell near New York. SHIELD is sending him here as we speak." Agent Natasha reported.

"Wow! So that is how a spaceship actually looks like!" Kurt exclaimed as he came out of the portal along with everyone else.

"And that spaceship contains aliens who have come to conquer Earth. As such, be serious, Nightcrawler!" Mystique said, chasticizing Kurt. She was in her true appearance at the moment.

"Understand, Ma'am." Kurt replied with a salute. Then, his sight fell upon Captain America.

"Oh My God! Captain America! Are you the real one? I am a big fan of yours. My mom has told me your stories since I was a child." Kurt continued on with literal stars in his eyes.

"Yes, I am. But you should focus on your duty now, young man. Look at the situation! A literal war is about to start in the city." Captain America said to Kurt, remanding him of the current situation.

"Sorry! I just got starstruck seeing you." Kurt apologized for his conduct.

"I know that they are mutants. But is it alright for them to participate in this battle? They are still children after all." Captain America said, worried about we students.

"We will only focus on the evacation of civilians. Besides, I have trained them well. They can handle themselves. So, you don't need to worry." Mystique explained that there was no need to worry too much for us.

"Albion is about the same age as us although he can be said to be a bit of an outlier because of his immense power." Scott said, giving my example since he didn't like being treated as a kid.

"Looks like I need to have a talk with Fury on this whole situation is over." Captain America said after hearing Scott's words.

"Albion, you are finally— Are you Captain America?" Gwen asked as she saw Captain in his suit.

"Yes, I am, Spider Woman. I honestly admire your work in cleaning this city even if you work as a vigilante. What is the situation of the evacuation?" Captain asked while praising Gwen.

"Thank you for your kind words, Captain. The evacuation is going alright but there are still quite a lot of people stuck in the buildings." Gwen reported.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go everyone. The sooner we start, the more lives we can save." Captain said as he rushed ahead.

Boom!

Suddenly, an expression was heard up above in the Stark Tower. I looked up to see that a part of the alien space ship was in flames.

"You go now, Albion! Otherwise, you will miss the party." Mr. Logan said as he started to move along with the others.

"Wolverine!" I addressed Mr. Logan, stopping him.

"What's the matter now?" Mr. Logan asked.

"Just a small boost. 'Thou art gathered the attention of the Dragon of Boundary, [Blessing of Albion]." I casted the 'Blessing of Albion' on Mr. Logan.

"I don't think I would get the chance again to use it. Hope it will help." I said as I unfurled my wings to fly towards the Stark Tower.

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As I came above the Stark Tower, I could see that the battle was going on rather well.

Ms. Ororo and Mr. Stark were Chitauri who were in the spaceship although it seemed like their supply of soldiers had depleted since no more Chitauri were coming out from the spaceship despite a part of it already being damaged.

On the Helipad, Thor and Loki were fighting against the alien telekinetic who was trying to block their attacks using the broken parts of the spaceship and the corpses of the Chitauri.

Looking at their fight, it honestly felt like Thor and Loki were the natural counter for the alien telekinetic.

Thor's hammer seemed to be immune to telekinesis while Loki never seemed to be where it looked like he was.

Loki's combat style had also changed much from back when he was under mind control. Instead of a magic staff, he now used twin magic daggers which could release energy blades. Combined with his illusion magic, Loki was quite a sneaky attacker who never left any opening the alien telekinetic revealed.

But I couldn't understand one thing. Despite our superiority in the battle, the machine containing the Tessaract was still activated. Moreover, it looked like the portal would be created any moment.

Seeing that the alien telekinetic was still focused on Thor and Loki, I shot a powerful bolt of red lightning at it.

"Ahh!!" The alien telekinetic screamed as he was hit by my lightning bolt.

"You are finally here, Albion. It was a fine lightning bolt you shot now." Thor said, praising my attack.

"Why is the machine still activated?" I asked seriously.

"Tessaract has created a powerful barrier the machine. We can't pierce it." Thor explained the situation.

"Let me try then." I created a spear of red lightning and shot it at the machine.

As the spear neared the machine, a barrier indeed appeared around it in order to block the spear. The barrier was indeed a powerful one but my spear actually penetrated it a bit before disappearing.

"We can break the barrier if we attacked it at the same time." I told everyone the good news.

"Ha ha ha ha!! Unfortunately, it's too late." The alien telekinetic said while laughing, his mask a little broken.

As if on cue, a blue pillar of light emerged from the machine and pierced towards the sky.

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So, the Chitauri Invasion has happened despite some major changes to the timeline. How this whole event would unfold? Find out in the next chapter.

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[DragonsEye]

I had long heard that the Tessaract was supposed to be used for the creation of a portal which the alien forces would use to invade Earth.

I had even an inkling of its true nature despite its varying descriptions. According to SHIELD, it was a source of near infinite energy while the books of Kamar Taj described it to be the strongest spatial attribute artefact.

But as I saw the blue pillar of light emerging from the machine containing the Tessaract creating a portal about a freaking kilometre in diameter with an alien spaceship of nearly unimaginable proportions on the other side, I realised just what was the Tessaract.

Both descriptions of the Tessaract were true. Because it would have been impossible for a spatial artefact to create a such a huge portal which could connect to a place fucking light years away without a near infinite amount of energy.

Soon after the portal opened, several Chitauri came out of it on their hoverboards, ready to invade earth and conquer it for their anonymous master.

But what welcomed the Chitauri as soon as they entered Earth was Ms. Ororo's lightning bolts and Mr. Stark's laser beams who had by now defeated every single Chitauri still remaining on the spaceship.

I too flew near the portal and started shooting lightning bolts myself to finish the Chitauri before they could fly for even a single second in the Earth's atmosphere.

"So, in the end, despite our greatest efforts, it has started." Mr. Stark said with a sigh filled with regret as he continued shooting down the Chitauri.

"Since it has come to this, all we need to do is to do our very best. We have not lost yet. The situation is still salvageable." Ms. Ororo said in an optimistic tone as she created a blizzard right underneath the portal.

"You are right, Ms. Ororo. There is no way these Chitauri can win." I said in a confident tone, assured that the Chitauri couldn't win over us.

After all, this portal was being maintained only by the Tessaract. We just needed to retrieve the Tessaract which I could do easily once I got a respite from this continuous swarm of Chitauri.

"You bastard! What have you done?" Thor said furiously as he threw his hammer at the alien telekinetic.

"I only did what should have been done to this pathetic little planet. Conquer it!" The alien telekinetic said arrogantly as it easily dodged the hammer.

"I don't think so." Loki's voice suddenly sounded as he appeared behind the alien and launched two energy blades at it using his twin daggers.

The alien tried to dodge the sneak attack but was still grazed by one of the energy blades, causing blue blood to drip from its wound.

"You fool! A mere puppet actually dares? It was because of your foolishness that I had to come to this uncivilized planet." The alien telekinetic cursed at Loki, calling him a mere puppet.

"Then watch this puppet sever you to pieces!" Loki said furiously, a true emotion appearing on his face for the first time.

"We will take care of this bastard. You all focus on the Chitauri." Thor shouted to us.

"Thank you!" I replied before I returned to focus on the literal swarm of Chitauri coming out of the portal.

Despite the continuous firing from the three of us, the Chitauri were just too numerous. In the end, a few of them slipped past us whom we could not even attempt to catch because of a far more number of Chitauri coming out of the portal.

"Ha ha ha! Soon this city will fall to us." The alien telekinetic said with a laugh as he saw Chitauri finally entering the city.

"I don't think so." I replied with a smile.

As soon as the Chitauri entered the city, a laser beam hit a few of them from the streets. Some of the Chitauri started colliding with each other out of nowhere.

To dodge these sudden phenomena, some Chitauri flew downwards towards the streets but an ice beam suddenly hit them, turning them into a block of ice.

A blue figure in a black suit appeared on a skyscraper near where the majority of the Chitauri were. Then, a red glowing beast suddenly appeared next to the blue figure. It then turned into a streak of red lightning which moved between the Chitauri. When it returned next to the blue figure, all the Chitauri were already fried.

"So, what are your thoughts now?" I said to the alien telekinetic. Honestly, if I was not busy shooting these damn Chitauri, I would have shown this arrogant alien its rightful place.

"Hmph! It's nothing. You have not seen our true power yet." The alien telekinetic replied as it blocked another one of Loki's sneak attacks with a Chitauri corpse.

As if to prove his words, a giant fish shaped spaceship emerged from the portal.

I created a red lightning spear so as to finish it in one strike when Mr. Stark suddenly spoke.

"Wait! Albion, can you finish this big fish a little far away? Please spare my Stark Tower. It is one of my dream projects." Mr. Stark said pleadingly.

"If you say so." I cancelled the red lightning spear and instead shot a normal bolt of red lightning at the giant fish spaceship. It's a bit of a mouthful. Let's call it a Leviathan for now.

Boom!

The red lightning bolt caused a small explosion as it hit the Leviathan's backside. The Leviathan, in response moved towards me as if to take revenge.

Taking advantage of its attention towards me, I flew downwards with the Leviathan right at my tail.

Seeking a rather spacious area so as to not damage the buildings, I led the Leviathan to the nearby crossroads.

Once I had the Leviathan in position, I created a spear of red lightning and threw it directly at its head.

Boom!

The red lightning spear pierced right through the Leviathan, causing it to explode in flames. It was obvious from the damage that there were no survivors.

"A little help here, Albion!" Mr. Stark suddenly said through the receiver.

I looked upward to see that Mr. Stark was descending downward with another Leviathan right at his heels.

Grr!

I was about to fly to help Mr. Stark when I saw a lone bike heading right towards us.

On the bike was a person I was quite familiar with, Dr. Banner!

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[DragonsEye]

"Sorry, I am late." Dr. Banner said as he stepped off the bike.

"No, I would rather say that you are actually on time, Dr. Banner." I replied with a smile.

"But are you sure that you want to do this?" I asked since I knew how much Dr. Banner hated his other self. Moreover, he had transformed into Hulk just a few hours ago.

"You don't have to worry, Albion. I am ready. I have always seen Hulk as a curse but now I finally have a chance to use him for something good." Dr. Banner said in a resolute tone.

"Hey, enough of this useless banter! Focus on the battle. I am taking this big fish to you. Finish it off!" Mr. Stark said through the receiver.

Soon after his words finished, I could see Mr. Stark appearing in front of us with a Leviathan right on his tail.

"Dr. Banner, I believe that it is right time for you to get angry." I said to Dr. Banner.

"That's my secret, Albion. I am always angry." Dr. Banner said as he looked at the Leviathan.

His body started bulking tremendously, tearing his clothes apart while also taking a green hue. In just a few seconds, Dr. Banner had transformed into the monster called Hulk.

It seems like the Leviathan and the Chitauri on it had been frightened by Dr. Banner's transformation because they directly moved the Leviathan downwards, ready to crash into the Hulk, not paying any attention to Mr. Stark.

However, Hulk seemed undeterred by the flying monstrosity moving towards him. He fearlessly punched the Leviathan with both of his hands.

Crack!

Hulk's strength was so much that the Leviathan's entire body got crushed by the impact while he looked no worse for wear.

Seing an opportunity, Mr. Stark fired a missile in a gap within the crushed Leviathan causing it to burn into flames.

Roar!

Hulk roared as if to show its victory over the Leviathan.

I could see why SHIELD feared Hulk so much even though I had learnt about him from the news already.

Hulk was a monster not of fire or lightning but of pure sheer strength. A force of nature capable of destroying everything in its path.

Compared to Hulk, even my tremendous strength felt short. However, I was so that I could defeat him with my full power.

"What's the situation, Ms. Ororo?" I asked Ms. Ororo through the communicator since Mr. Stark had left his position to lure the Leviathan.

"The alien telekinetic has fled since he could not handle both Thor and Loki. So, they are now helping me manage the blockade. We are handling it here somehow." Ms. Ororo answered.

"Alright! Keep attacking. We will come after sweeping through the nearby Chitauri." I said.

"Uh Oh!" Ms. Ororo suddenly muttered.

I raised my head towards the Stark Tower and found what was the matter. Two more Leviathans were coming out of the massive portal.

"When are the armed forces going to come?" I asked Agent Natasha as I put her on call.

"It will take at least 20 minutes. We have to hold on till then." Agent Natasha answered.

"Mr. Stark, the military will take some time to appear. So, we have to contain these Chitauri till then." I said to Mr. Stark as I continued to shoot the Chitauri.

"Hope this suit can hold on till then." Mr. Stark said as he continued to fire the repulsor beams.

"Hulk!" I called out to the green giant who was demolishing every Chitauri coming his way.

Grr!

Hulk turned towards me with a growl.

"Smash!!" I said to Hulk.

Hulk grinned as he heard my words and then jumped to demolish a Chitauri hoverboard. He jumped again in the air, ready to finish off a group of Chitauri coming his way.

I and Mr. Stark flew again in the air, ready to destroy as many Chitauri as possible.

Gwen's POV

"Phoenix! Silencer! There are civilians trapped here!" I called out to Emma and Jean once I found some civilians trapped in a building.

"On it!" Jean said as both girls started floating the civilians down to the streets.

On the streets, I could see Captain America giving orders to everyone, having taken command of the evacuation team.

"Cyclops and Ice Man, shoot down any Chitauri trying to pass through here. They can't go any further." Captain ordered both of them.

Captain America was truly a soldier since he was able to make everyone of us perform quite greatly despite having no previous knowledge of our powers.

As soon as the Chitauri had started flooding the city, he had taken the command and was leading us rather well. We were not only evacuating civilians but also taking down the Chitauri and preventing them from spreading throughout the city.

"Nightcrawler, how many charges of your artefact are left?" Captain asked as Kurt reappeared after taking down another Chitauri squad.

"Unfortunately, not more than five." Kurt answered sadly.

"Try to use them as effectively as possible. Once they are finished, join Phoenix and Silencer in the evacuation." Captain ordered.

My job was to find the trapped civilians while the job of evacuating them fell to Emma and Jean.

"Alright!" Kurt said as he disappeared, obviously going to destroy another Chitauri squad.

"Damn! It is like these Chitauri are never ending." Mr. Logan cursed as he blasted another wave of Chitauri using his lightning shrouded claws which could now shoot red lightning like Peter. Peter had truly given him quite a boost with his new ability.

Mr. Logan, Mystique and Rogue along with Captain and that SHIELD agent were on the streets, fending off the Chitauri who were on the ground and cleaning the streets for the civilians.

Seeing that everything was going alright for now, I swung away to search for more civilians.

Aah!

I had only swung for about a few 100 metres when I saw a broken wall on a building through which I could see three Chitauri threatening civilians.

I immediately rushed in and gave a flying kick using my full strength to a Chitauri as I entered the building.

Seeing my actions, the Chitauri moved their guns towards me and shot laser beams which I easily dodged using my Spider Sense.

Crack!

I was about to engage them when the wall at my left side broke and another Chitauri entered the building.

Damn! What do I do now? Whoever side I engaged, the civilians would still be in danger.

Boom!

I didn't have to think how to deal with the situation as the other Chitauri was suddenly shot by someone.

Not caring about who it was for now, I swept one Chitauri off balance using my feet and then punched the other one right at its neck, snapping it off.

Grr! Snap!

The Chitauri under my feet tried to struggle but I snapped its neck with a kick of mine.

"Hey Spider!" I was greeted by a familiar voice as I moved my eyes towards the other broken wall from which the other Chitauri had entered.

"I moved here upon finding that something big was going to happen after seeing the authorities's movements. Didn't think that I would find a fucking alien invasion? At least, these aliens have some good toys."

Before my eyes was a person who I generally hated to see but was currently was really happy to find. Black Cat was standing before me with a grin, wielding a Chitauri gun in her hands.

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Peter and the others are fighting the alien invasion quite well especially since Hulk has joined the battle and Captain America is commanding the ground forces. But who knows for how long the situation will be like this?

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[DragonsEye]

"Damn! These Chitauri are too persistent! We are shooting them down like flies yet they still continue to come at us without a single thought." Mr. Stark cursed as both of us continued to shoot every single Chitauri in the Stark Tower's victiny while going upwards to support Ms. Ororo, Thor and Loki.

"That's true. Maybe they have a hive mind or something similar which gives them absolute commands." I hypothesized while shooting down yet another Chitauri.

"It could be like what you say. But I am not going to dissect a Chitauri after this battle is over to check if it's true or not." Mr. Stark replied.

Rumble!

We were about to move towards the Stark Tower when the skies above us suddenly darkened and lightning started crackling out of them.

The lightning in the dark clouds started striking one of the two Leviathans, causing it heavy damage.

Looks like Ms. Ororo had finally decided to go all out.

Suddenly, a massive thunderbolt emerged from the clouds and hit Thor's hammer, causing it to glow brightly with lightning.

"Heeyah!" Thor shot his hammer towards the other Leviathan with a battle cry which could be heard even from here.

As the hammer shrouded in lightning hit the Leviathan, it easily pierced through it, causing it to burst into pieces from the lightning.

"Looks like they can handle it on their— Oops!" Mr. Stark stopped his words as three more Leviathans descended from the portal.

"Me and my big mouth." Mr. Stark said with a sigh.

Two of the Leviathans were blocked by Ms. Ororo and Thor but a third one continued on and descended down the Stark Tower towards us.

"Damn it, you bastards! Stay still!" Right on the Leviathan's heels was Loki on a hoverboard, launching energy blades at the Chitauri on board the Leviathan.

"I think you need to train your magic a little more, God of Mischief!" Mr. Stark said mockingly to Loki as he shot several missiles at the Leviathan.

"I will show you, Stark! The true power of Loki!" Loki said furiously as he prepared a powerful magic spell because of Mr. Stark's mockery.

Several clones of Loki appeared in mid air around the Leviathan, each one equipped with twin magic daggers similar to Loki.

Then, every single one of these clones shot energy blades simultaneously from the daggers, finishing every Chitauri on board and causing deep cuts in the Leviathan, thus exposing its inner parts.

This spell proved why Loki was called the God of Magic in the ancient times. It was no small feat to create such powerful corporal illusions.

Roar!

I was about to shoot a lightning bolt to finish the Leviathan when Hulk suddenly jumped atop it.

"At least give a warning before you attack, big guy. I had almost shot you there." Mr. Stark complained.

Hulk, however, ignored Mr. Stark's complaint and struck where the Leviathan had a deep cut from Loki's attack with his tremendous strength.

As a result, the Leviathan exploded in flames but the Hulk jumped away and continued to attack the Chitauri, simply unaffected by the explosion.

"He is quite a beast, this Hulk. I have seen Giants before but even they do not have such tremendous strength." Loki commented as he saw Hulk ripping apart the Chitauri.

As I saw Captain America along with the others handling the situation smoothly on the ground and the Chitauri falling down like flies, I felt that we could actually manage this invasion.

Once the military arrived and the Chitauri could be handled for a while, I was going to take every single heavy hitter and pierce that barrier to retrieve the Tessaract and shut down that fucking portal.

Boom!

Suddenly, a giant explosion happened near the portal where Thor and Ms. Ororo were blockading the Chitauri!

I could see the two of them falling down in the air and was about to rush to save them when they managed to stabilize themselves in the air.

"What happened? Are you alright?" Mr. Stark asked as we reached them.

"This but a scratch!" Thor answered proudly.

"Thankfully, I had the shield bracelet on standby so I was able to defend myself." Ms. Ororo said.

"Just what exactly happened?" I asked.

"The Chitauri had exploded a bomb right at the entrance of the portal." Ms. Ororo answered.

"But why would they do so?" I couldn't understand the logic behind it.

"Look at the portal, everyone!" Mr. Stark shouted, drawing our attention to the portal.

As our sight fell upon the portal, everything became clear.

Because a literal flood of Chitauri were coming out of the portal. Literally hundreds of them were coming out every single second.

"They were just cleaning the way for the main army to enter." Loki said, realising what the whole explosion was about.

"What can we even do now? Even if we stop the portal right now, the Chitauri present here would take us hours to defeat at the very least. Who knows how many people would die by the time we finished every single one of them." Mr. Stark said in a sorrowful tone.

His words were true because even with all our might, the numbers were just too high for us to do anything instantly.

"Albion!" Agent Natasha's call suddenly came on my receiver.

"Call Ancient One right now. Tell her to do something about this Chitauri army. The Senators are calling for a nuclear strike to destroy the Chitauri." Agent Natasha said, pleading for me to call Ancient One so that she could stop this army.

"Have they gone mad? Tell them to stop that thought right now. I have a way to destroy this army. So, stop them for as long as possible." I said to Agent Natasha, assuring her that there was still a way for us to win.

"Indeed, only Ancient One can stop this army now. If she acts, this massive army would disappear into the Mirror Dimension and the portal would also be stopped." Thor said as he recalled Ancient One's might.

"No, it will not be Ancient One who will act. It will be me." I said as I took out a silver card gleaming with magic runes with the symbol of a dragon head on it.

When I had received this card from Spider Supreme, I had said that there would never come a time when I have to use it.

And now I had to use it just a month later.

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As you can see, Peter has to use the card to transform into a dragon because the stakes are just too high.

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[DragonsEye]

Spider Supreme had configured this card such that it would momentarily fill my Saint Graph to 100% energy, allowing it to manifest its true potential.

The full powered Saint Graph would transform me into the true form of the Saint Graph, a dragon. Even if this dragon form would just be a shadow of Albion's true power, it would be more than enough to erase this swarm of Chitauri out of existence in the few minutes I would have in that form.

Yet, I still hesitated to use this card even at this moment. I still had nightmares about the time I struggled with my wild instincts even though those times were far behind now. As such, I feared the side effects I could gain upon transforming into a dragon.

I was still afraid that I would not be able to control my dragon form. But now was not the time to overthink about such a matter when an army of thousands was before my eyes, ready to destroy this beautiful city.

Since Spider Supreme had not warned me about any repercussions regarding this card, I had to take the risk. There was no other option.

"(Peter)."

I was ready to use the card when I heard Ancient One's voice. I looked around to see Ancient One standing on a nearby building and waving at me.

"Come. I need a few minutes of your time." Ancient One's voice rang once again in my ears. It seems that Ancient One was using this method since my mind was immune to telepathy.

Could it be that Ancient One was going to act upon seeing this massive Chitauri army? I immediately flew over to her to see why she had called me.

"Ancient One, have you finally decided to act?" I asked as I landed in front of her.

"Wait a moment!" Ancient One stopped me from speaking for some reason and started casting a spell.

To my surprise, the 'Eye of Agamotto' on her neck opened, revealing the green glowing gem inside it and consequently green magic circles which seemed to contain great power appeared on Ancient One's hands.

Ancient One then casted a spell using the power of the 'Eye of Agamotto', causing a magic circle containing the same green magic circles to be formed around us.

At first, the magic barrier seemed to be a normal one but one look outside and I knew what the barrier did.

Everything outside the barrier, from Mr. Stark's Iron Man suit to the massive Chitauri army seemed to be moving extremely slowly, almost like they were moving in deep sea rather than in air.

I could understand what the barrier had done although it still seemed too illogical for me.

It was not that the time outside had slowed down but rather the time inside the barrier was moving much fast compared to the time outside.

"Why did you create a time barrier?" I asked since there must be a reason why she created such a special barrier.

"Because what we will do now will define the future of our world." Ancient One said cryptically.

"You know what, Peter. I had seen using the 'Eye of Agamotto' that this alien invasion was bound to happen. But I had thought that future had been prevented since Loki had already been captured and he was the one who had started the invasion in every single future I had seen.

However, the result was much different. The one who is commanding everything from the shadows didn't like the fact that not only its plan had failed but an extremely important treasure had also slipped from its hands. As a result, it sent an even larger army.

At this moment, we have only two choices. Either you stop this invasion using the card or I stop it myself."

"What will be the impact if you have to step up to stop this invasion, Ancient One?" I asked, worried about the consequences.

"Although there will likely be no reaction from the galactic side, our enemies from other dimensions will more than likely see the Sorcerer Supreme interfering in an alien invasion as a sign of weakness. They would believe that I am the only one strong enough on Earth. As such, there will be high chances of a dimensional war in the future." Ancient One implied what could be the result of she interferred.

"Then, there is no other choice. I have to use the card." I said as I gripped the card tightly in my hand.

"Are you sure? If you use this card, the eyes of the entire world will be on you. Even if the government can help you suppress the news, the red lightning will be more than enough for anyone to match the clues. The whole world will see you as a dragon. Will you be able to bear such pressure?" Ancient One asked me seriously since it would change my future irreparably.

"My Uncle Ben has always taught me, 'With Great Power comes Great Responsibility'. For this much power, I am ready to bear any responsibility." I answered with a smile.

"Then, go. Fulfill your duty." Ancient One said as she removed the time barrier.

"I will be watching." Ancient One said with a sad smile and disappeared.

With a deep sigh, I resolved myself as I looked at the massive Chitauri army which was slowly moving towards the city.

Resolved to destroy the entire alien invasion, I activated the card. The card turned into a stream of light which was absorbed by my body.

An involuntary chant came out of my lips as the transformation started.

"I am the Dragon of Boundary that guards the Everdistant Utopia."

My vision turned white as my body was covered in a giant red lightning cocoon. I could feel my body transforming, becoming larger and different.

The process was rather similar to back when my Saint Graph was enhanced but it was much, much faster. Yet, there was no awkwardness in the transformation. It only felt like I was becoming whole.

"Roar~."

A roar came out from my dragon form as I looked towards the Chitauri army around the Stark Tower.

My dragon form looked quite similar to Albion. A sleek, aerodynamic dragon whose body looked more metallic than reptilian with red lines all over its body. However, since this form was just a shadow of Albion, it was only about 4 metres long.

My body started radiating a huge pressure as the red lines on my body started to glow. A formless pressure was forming around me and even the dark clouds in the sky had started radiating crimson lightning.

Everyone, from my allies to the Chitauri army was stopped in their tracks due to the shock upon seeing my dragon form.

Feeling threatened by my appearance, the Chitauri army readied their advanced weapons and shot at me with their full might. Yet, it was useless as my scales could not even feel the heat from that massive laser barrage.

But a dragon like me didn't take one sided damage from such insects.

The red lines on my body glowed once again as my body along with my surroundings was shrouded in red lightning.

Then, with just a small boost to my wings, I flew and pierced straight through the centre of the Chitauri army, my lightning shrouded body burning through thousands of Chitauri.

The remaining Chitauri shot laser beams once again at me in a last attempt of struggle but I released massive bolts of red lightning at them, finishing even the last remnants.

Served them right! This was what these insects deserved. I felt proud for finishing this massive army in less than a minute.

Damn it! This massive power was messing with my head!

I must not forget the reason why I had taken this dragon form. It was not just to destroy this Chitauri army but to destroy this entire alien invasion in a single shot.

I flew and positioned myself right beneath the portal, giving me a clear shot of the city sized spaceship on the other side which was releasing the Chitauri even now.

The card Spider Supreme had given me had enough power for me to use the true Noble Phantasm of my Saint Graph, albeit only at a fraction of its true power.

A massive amount of heat and lightning gathered at my mouth as I readied my Noble Phantasm, the very power which was the identity of a dragon. A Dragon's Breath!

"Disappear beneath the might of the Primordial Dragon, [Albion's Wrath]!"

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[DragonsEye]

The huge beam of flame and lightning surged from my mouth and shot straight through the portal to hit the massive alien spaceship.

I could clearly see the beam pierce through the spaceship and soon after— Boom!

The spaceship exploded in flames with such a huge explosion that there was no way anyone inside or nearby could have survived.

"Roar~."

I let out a huge roar in exhilaration which likely shattered every nearby mirror which had not been destroyed till now.

Honestly, I just wanted to have a good flight in the remaining time I had in this form but as I looked at the Tessaract still maintaining the portal I need that some work was still left.

I closed my eyes and tried to restrain the huge amount of magical energy coursing through my dragon form so that I could return to my human form.

Obviously, my instincts protested heavily against it according to my Saint Graph, the dragon form was my true form.

In the end, I won over my instincts which was rather easy because I would have already returned to my human form due to the lack of energy in a few minutes anyways.

A red lightning cocoon enveloped my dragon form and I slowly started shrinking along with it. When the cocoon dissipated, I was in my human or rather my draconic form since quite some amount of energy from the card was still left due to the transformation ending prematurely.

Since I had removed my suit before the transformation, my true appearance could be easily seen at present. Fortunately, I was at the top of the Stark Tower with no one nearby.

Otherwise, if it went public that I was the one who transformed into the dragon, my future hero career as Albion would have been quite difficult. There would still be several speculations but I could bullshit my way out of them by saying things like I was the dragon's envoy or something.

My eyes went towards the object which had started everything, the Tessaract which was maintaining the portal even now. Thankfully, with the remaining power from the card still with me, I could use it to easily break through the barrier.

"You bastard!" Just as I was about to reach the machine containing the Tessaract, the leader of the Chitauri Invasion, that faceless alien telekinetic appeared before me on a hoverboard.

"You destroyed everything. We could have conquered this entire planet if only you had not been here." The alien telekinetic cursed me in its robotic voice.

"Ha! In your dreams. That massive army was nothing. We would have destroyed it in just a few hours. And our military has not even arrived yet. You have not even seen our true power and you dare to say that you can conquer Earth. What utter nonsense!" I said to the alien telekinetic with a sneer.

"You will pay for this!" The alien telekinetic said furiously as several Chitauri corpses and other debris rose in the air at its command.

"Oh really! Let's see if you can survive this time." I said with confidence as red lightning appeared in my hands. With the remaining power from the card still within me, this arrogant alien would probably not be able to survive even a single bolt of mine.

I was about to shoot the strongest lightning bolt I could create when the alien telekinetic suddenly started flying towards the portal at full speed while creating a blockade with the courses and debris to defend against my attacks.

"I will show you my true might the next time we meet." The alien telekinetic shouted at me as it neared the portal. It clearly didn't want to remain on Earth to get captured and reveal its affiliation.

"Not on my watch!" I shot a lightning bolt as fast as I could at the alien telekinetic in a bid to stop it.

The red lightning bolt pierced straight through the blockade without any decrease in power and directly hit the alien telekinetic despite it creating a barrier at the last moment.

As the lightning bolt hit the alien telekinetic, a small explosion occurred because of the destruction of the hoverboard it was on. Meanwhile, I unfurled my wings and chased after the alien telekinetic so as to catch it.

But as I passed through the smoke, I could see that the alien telekinetic had already reached the portal. Its suit and its faceless mask was heavily damaged and blue blood was seeping from several parts of its body.

But despite having suffered such injuries from my lightning bolt, it had continued on with sheer tenacity and reached the portal. It looked at me one last time and then entered the portal.

I released a deep sigh as I realised that the alien telekinetic had escaped while I had not managed to obtain even a slightest information about it. But there was nothing I could do about it now.

I returned to the machine, ready to finally turn it off.

I covered my right hand with red lightning as I focused every single bit of extra energy I had inside my body on my hand.

As my hand slammed on the barrier, it pierced through it almost effortlessly. I grabbed the Tessaract and pulled it out immediately.

The portal shutdown the moment I extracted the Tessaract. As I looked at the clear skies, I let out a sigh since the alien invasion was finally over.

"Albion! How did you transform into that dragon?" Mr. Stark asked as he came atop along with Thor, Loki and Ms. Ororo.

"Are you feeling alright, Albion?" Ms. Ororo asked, concerned about my situation since she knew how wild my powers used to be.

"I am alright, Ms. Ororo. Just a little bit tired since that power was too overwhelming. As your question, Mr. Stark, it was just a one time temporary power up which someone had given to me as a gift." I answered.

"That was quite some gift. I believe that even the entire might of Asgard would have had difficulty facing that dragon." Loki said, giving his analysis on my dragon form's power.

"By the way, nice job retrieving the Tessaract even though you had already destroyed the Chitauri Invasion." Mr. Stark said, complementing me.

"Actually, I had met their leader, that alien telekinetic before I could shut down the portal. I tried to catch it but that bastard unfortunately escaped." I said with regret.

"Don't worry too much, Albion! After all, the end, we have won!" Mr. Stark said, cheering me up.

"Yeah! We have won!" I said with a smile.

Then, my eyes fell upon the distant horizon where I could see fighter jets approaching the city.

"Why is the military appearing only now when everything has already been finished?" I said, cursing the military for appearing this late.

"What can we do about it?" Mr. Stark said with a shrug.

"I am rather thankful that it was you who destroyed this machine, Albion. If it was these fighter jets, who knows if the Stark Tower would still be standing after taking their missiles?"

"By the way, I am hungry after this huge fight. I know a Shawarma joint nearby. Anyone up for some Shawarma." Mr. Stark offered.

"Sure! We could use a little rest after this huge battle." I said, accepting his offer.

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Hope you liked the chapter! The Avengers Arc is going to end the next chapter and we will move on to the next arc which is a secret for now.

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[DragonsEye]

"So, how is the Shawarma?" Mr. Stark asked as I took a bite.

"It is rather good." I replied.

I had honestly expected for there to be no one in the Shawarma joint but surprisingly, the staff had hidden themselves in the basement.

We called them out after assuring them that the invasion was over but they were rather afraid of us since they had seen aliens attacking the city just a few minutes ago. And Thor and Loki didn't inspire any confidence with their outfit either.

However, one look at the social media and they were ready to serve us for free upon seeing the pictures of us fighting against the aliens and saving the city. Although I didn't know there was an idiot in this world who had enough time to click pictures of us instead of trying to save himself from the Chitauri.

"It is indeed a unique dish, clearly something I have never tasted before. But it is not worthy of a victory feast." Thor said loudly.

"Be quite, you fool. Does it look like a victory feast can be prepared this early after all the destruction this city has faced?" Loki said, admonishing Thor.

"But I still wanted one!" Thor replied meekly.

"Hello, Captain! Has the cleaning up done over there?" Mr. Stark asked through the receiver.

All the Chitauri had surprising shut down as soon as the giant alien spaceship in the space on the other side of the portal had been shot down by my Noble Phantasm. This proved that they were actually robots despite not looking like one.

We had arrived earlier at the Shawarma joint since all we had to do was an overall checkup of the area near the Stark Tower to see if there was anyone injured left behind. Thankfully, there had been none.

The Captain's side was taking longer since they had to take care of the civilians too.

"You have, great! Now, meet us in this Shawarma joint near the Stark Tower. We are having a little party here." Mr. Stark told Captain where we were.

"Oh, come on! We were hungry after this huge battle. Besides, I need to give a treat to the kids." Mr. Stark said, referring to my friends.

"Seriously, Cap needs to loosen up a bit. After all, we have already won." Mr. Stark said after cutting off the call.

"Still, despite our best efforts, we can be said to be lucky. If that Chitauri army had not been directly annihilated, who knows how much destruction they would have caused before they were finally put down? How many people would have died?" Ms. Ororo said as she recalled the massive Chitauri army.

"But we still won in the end. And we would be better prepared if they ever come again." I said optimistically, trying to cheer her up.

Knock! Knock!

"This is a quaint little place you have chosen, Stark." Captain said as he entered along with everyone else. I could also see Dr. Banner being supported by Emma and Jean as he entered.

But there was one figure I had never thought I would see here, Black Cat.

"Come on, Spidey! Can't I get just one little gun?" Black Cat said, nagging Gwen as she waved around a Chitauri gun in her hand.

"What is she doing here?" I asked Gwen.

"When I saw the sudden movement of the police, I thought that something big was going to happen. So, I came over out of curiosity and found myself in the invasion. In the end, my poor heart couldn't see the civilians getting hurt so I decided to help out." Black Cat replied.

"Who is she, Peter?" Mr. Stark asked curiously.

"A rather talented thief who sometimes exposes other people's thievery." I answered.

"Can you please let me have this gun, Red Lightning? Pretty please!" Black Cat said, literally begging for the gun.

"Unfortunately, we can't let the gun remain in your hands, Black Cat. If you really want it, ask the SHIELD." I answered coldly. After all, we could not let a thief have a gun which was more technologically advanced than every other weapon on Earth.

"Hmph! Spoilsport!" Black Cat said, knowing that SHIELD would never let the gun remain in her hands.

"Are you alright, Dr. Banner?" I asked, knowing that he had just went through a massive fight as the Hulk.

"Yes, I am alright, Albion. Just a bit tired, both physically and mentally. Phoenix and Silencer had helped calm down the Hulk with their telepathy after the battle was over." Dr. Banner answered.

"Speaking of the kids, give a loud applause to our little champions who helped us despite them not having any reason to." Mr. Stark said, clapping for the students, causing everyone else to also clap.

I could see that they were blushing from the applause as they took their seats. Emma even put her seat next to me as she sat down.

"It was quite a hectic battle. But I am glad that we were able to save so many people." Emma said as she leaned against me.

"Oh! Is that young love I see?" Mr. Stark commented upon seeing us like this.

"It would be if this idiot only agreed." Emma said as she lightly punched at my side.

"You should chase it while you are still young, Albion. You don't know what will happen in the future." Captain America advised. Given his past, it was clear that he had an unfulfilled love.

"Now, enjoy the Shawarma, kids!" Mr. Stark said as the staff laid down the servings for everyone.

"Could you give us some private space?" Captain asked the staff who understood the situation and left the room.

I also casted a sound isolation barrier once they left so that there was no chance of eavesdropping.

"Were you that dragon, Albion?" Captain asked seriously.

"Yes, I was. However, it was only a one time power and I can't do it again." I answered honestly.

"Then, I must thank you for saving New York and its citizens." Captain thanked me, even giving me a salute.

"Please stop it, Captain. It is too embarrassing for me, especially since it is coming from you." I said, a little too embarrassed by Captain's salute.

"Are you really alright, Albion? You had previously mentioned that you couldn't control your powers when they had first awakened." Emma asked, worried about me.

"It's alright, Silencer. Nothing of that sort happened. You don't need to worry." I replied, reassuring Emma.

"However, it will be quite a difficult for you in the future, Albion. Your red lightning is just too iconic. Everyone will link the dragon to you, especially since you were also participating in the battle. As such, everyone's eyes will be on you whenever you appear." Mr. Stark said, realising what laid for me in the future.

"I will ask Director Fury to spread the rumours that I am just the envoy of this great dragon which protects Earth. Although I believe only the public will believe this bullshit." I replied, explaining my plan.

Mr. Stark was about to say something when suddenly a portal opened before our eyes and out of it came Ancient One, Professor Xavier and Director Fury.

"Great job, everyone!" Director Fury said as soon as he stepped out of the portal.

"I think all of you for saving our planet. Especially you, Albion. I have heard about your circumstances from Ancient One but still I must thank you for using such a risky power without any fear for the protection of Earth." Director Fury said, thanking me.

"I was just doing my job." I replied, a little embarrassed from all the praise.

"I must also thank the young mutants. You didn't have to step up to protect the civilians especially since some of you have likely been persecuted for being mutants. But you still protected the civilians from the Chitauri and for that I am extremely grateful." Director Fury said, thanking the students.

"It was our duty." Scott replied, his voice filled with a sense of duty.

"As your teacher, I must say that all of you went above everything I have taught you. As such I am truly happy to have such brilliant students." Professor Xavier said, praising all of us.

"Spider Woman, a superhuman vigilante and Black Cat, a thief which steals half the time and exposes the other thieves in the remaining half. You could have easily ran away from the alien invasion, especially you, Black Cat. But you still stepped up to save the city when it needed help. I will see if I can provide you some legal remedies." Director Fury said to Gwen and Black Cat.

"Thank you, Director." Gwen and Black Cat thanked Director Fury.

"Director, take this! The root of this entire disaster." Mr. Stark said, giving the box containing the Tessaract to Director Fury.

"Thor, once you are ready to leave the Earth, I will hand over the Tessaract to you." Director Fury said, surprising all of us.

"You are willing to give it so easily." Thor asked.

"It is clear from today's invasion that we are not ready to protect and use the Tessaract. As such, it would be better to hand it over to Asgard." Director Fury explained the reason.

"Stark!" Director Fury suddenly addressed Mr. Stark.

"What is it?" Mr. Stark asked.

"Do you still have any weapon factories?" Director Fury asked.

"Most of them have already been converted to other factories but there are still one or two remaining. May I ask why?" Mr. Stark questioned.

"I need you to secure every Chitauri weapon and tech SHIELD can find inside the weapon factories so that they can be hidden. Moreover, I need you to research how their tech works.

This alien invasion proves that we need to be better and more advanced in case something like this happens again. So, we need to assimilate the Chitauri tech as soon as possible."

"Fine! Just when I had a left weapon industry, I have alien weapons put before me and asked to research on them." Mr. Stark said with a sigh as he agreed.

"It is very likely that we would not be able to retrieve every single Chitauri tech. Who knows where they will go? I need everyone to be prepared.

This alien invasion will spark a new age in the human history. If we are not ready, it may not be the end of a war but the start of one."

Director Fury said, warning us if the uncertain future since it would be up to us to protect it.

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Well, I decided to end this arc in the Shawarma joint just like how it was in the movie.

I believe that I have already said everything that needed to be said in the chapter. So, I will see you all in the next arc which is a surprise for now.

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[DragonsEye]

A few weeks later….

"Peter, check if the prototype's parts have been properly fitted or not for the last time." Mr. Stark said as he did the final preparations for the prototype's initial examination.

"The systems are green. Everything seems alright, Mr. Stark." I answered after thoroughly checking the prototype.

"Excellent! I am activating it." Mr. Stark said as he activated the prototype which was actually just a large disc-shaped machine.

Vroom!

With a small sound, the small propellers on the bottom side of the disc activated and the disc started to float.

"Great! Let's see how well it can move." Mr. Stark said before using the prototype's remote to move the disk around.

The disc was able to move in all directions easily although it had difficulty doing complex maneuvers because of its shape.

"We did it, Peter!" Mr. Stark said with a smile as he saw the prototype working perfectly.

In his excitement, he moved his hand towards me for a hand clap. Hesitantly, I also moved my hand towards him for the clap.

Clap!

"We finally managed to crack down the hoverboard's functions and how it floats." Mr. Stark said excitedly since we had managed to copy one of the main tech of the Chitauri.

It had been a few weeks since the alien invasion and the situation could now be said to have calmed down.

The Avengers received a lot of fame as was expected since we had saved Earth from a freaking alien invasion. The media tried to find as much as they could about us but found next to nothing except what was already known about Mr. Stark.

Everyone in the Avengers had separated for now but we had no idea when the SHIELD would call us again.

Mr. Stark and I were currently at the weapon factory where the Chitauri tech had been stored and were researching on how Chitauri technology actually worked.

Given my enhanced intelligence and the fact that he liked me enough to work with me, Mr. Stark had decided to make me his assistant for this research.

After weeks of research, we had finally managed to crack the hoverboard technology and even tested the prototype now to confirm it.

"So, are you going to use this technology to enhance your Iron Man suit, Mr. Stark?" I asked curiously.

"Of course, Peter. With this technology, the Iron Man suit will fly much more smoother compared to before." Mr. Stark confirmed.

"By the way, Peter. Have you ever thought of having a suit similar to mine for yourself?" Mr. Stark suddenly asked, surprising me.

We had become quite close in the last few weeks so it was not that far of a stretch for Mr. Stark to offer me a suit. However, it was quite surprising since he had never offered to make a suit for anyone before.

"Although I would like to have a suit very much, it would be next to impossible for me to use one, Mr. Stark. My red lightning is just too strong. No suit will ever be able to withstand my lightning. Even the current enchanted suit I use has a lot of lightning resistant enchantments just so I can use it." I explained sadly why I could not use an armoured suit like him.

"Well, it can't be helped." Mr. Stark said with a shrug.

"Let's see how the other two are doing."

Both of us moved to another part of the factory where we could see Dr. Banner and Mr. Hank working on a dismantled Chitauri gun.

"How is it going, Dr. Banner? Any progress?" Mr. Stark questioned as we entered the lab.

"We have more or less figured out how these guns work but we are having problems with the energy source. It is clearly not something available on Earth. We will have to see if we can create an alternative." Dr. Banner reported.

"Then, we will have to depend on you, Dr. Banner. After all, you are the best we have in the field of energy." Mr. Stark said, complementing Dr. Banner.

"I have to thank you for your kind words, Tony. Honestly, it feels great to able to work again as a scientist. After all, this is a field where Hulk will never be able to match Bruce Banner." Dr. Banner said with a smile.

"By the way, are you getting along with our new blue furred friend here?" Mr. Stark asked, referring to Mr. Hank.

"Hank has been a good friend to me all this time. He honestly has some great ideas, especially when it comes to machine parts." Dr. Banner answered.

"Well, you obviously get ideas after repairing robots thrashed by mutant powers everyday. At least, I can work on something new here." Mr. Hank said upon hearing Dr. Banner's words.

"I think all of us could use a small break. Let's see what is going on in the outside world." Saying these words, Mr. Stark activated the television in the lab and opened the news.

"An alien invasion was something everyone had thought happened only in science fiction stories. Yet, it happened in reality at New York.

The Chitauri came through a portal, ready to conquer the Earth. However, Avengers, a special team consisting of people from every stream possible, from mutants and gods to even a billionaire like Tony Stark came forward to defend Earth.

And we can't forget about the Black Dragon which appeared at the moment when the massive Chitauri army had finally arrived so as to conquer our planet and destroyed every single one of them in a matter of minutes.

But after all this time, we have not even about to find even a single one of them. The gods of Asgard have returned to their home, the mutants are nowhere to be found and no one knows where Captain America and the SHIELD agents are. Even the genius billionaire Tony Stark has not been seen anywhere for weeks. The only time he was seen was when he announced the welfare schemes along with the mayor."

"After this invasion, even the media who cursed me everyday is now praising me endlessly." Mr. Stark commented, amused by how the media had changed their views so suddenly.

"Meanwhile, Albion who was previously known as Red Lightning is the one everyone wants to know about the most. Due to the fact that both the Black Dragon and Albion use red lightning, it is confirmed that there is a clear connection between them.

There are wild theories regarding them but the most prevalent theory is that Albion is an envoy of the Black Dragon and he was the one who called it here."

"Director Fury really managed to spread the rumour that I was just an envoy of the dragon. At least, this will prevent me from being hounded by literally everyone when I am out on a mission the next time." I said, releasing a sigh of relief upon seeing the news.

"There has also been a massive change in the stream of thought regarding mutants. Due to their role in saving the city, they are now being seen more as protectors rather than monsters."

"Charles was truly happy when he saw that mutants are finally being accepted. His dream of several years is finally being completed before his eyes." Mr. Hank said with a smile.

"I believe we have had enough of a break. It's time for us to go research on the Leviathan." Dr. Banner said, reminding us of our research.

Since the Leviathan was one large ship, all of us worked together on its research so as to find its secrets as soon as possible.

"Sure!" Mr. Stark said as he shut down the television.

I have to compliment SHIELD for this since they actually managed to stealthily transfer that giant ship Leviathan here even though it had to be broken into several parts if it was not already.

Ring! Ring!

I suddenly received a call on my phone. When I looked, I could see that it was from Professor Xavier.

"Hello, Professor. Why did you call?" I asked Professor Xavier.

"There is a mission for which your help is required. I will tell you the details once you arrive at the X-Mansion." Professor Xavier told me the details and cut the call.

"I need to go. There is a mission." I told everyone.

"Sure! We will handle it here, Peter." You can go without any worry." Mr. Stark said.

"If you say so. See ya all later!"

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Well, we have a little peek into what everyone is doing and we also see the world's reaction on the Battle of New York. Which arc it is will be revealed the next chapter?

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[DragonsEye]

"Hello, Captain. And you too, Agent Phil." I greeted Captain America and Agent Phil Coulson as I saw them upon entering the lobby.

Everyone was here in the lobby from students to the teachers. The only outsiders were Captain America and Agent Phil. They were likely here because of the mission.

"Nice to meet you again, Peter. It has been a while since we saw each other." Captain said, greeting me.

Although Captain often came to the X-Mansion nowadays to meet with Mr. Logan in an attempt to restore his memory, I could not meet him till now because I was busy researching the Chitauri tech with Mr. Stark and the others.

"How is the research going, Peter?" Agent Phil asked about the research.

"It is going as well as it can, Agent Phil. You will likely receive a progress report soon." I answered.

"By the way, has there been any progress regarding your memories, Mr. Logan?" I asked, concerned about him.

"Unfortunately, there has been no progress. I am still drawing a blank." Mr. Logan answered sadly.

"I believe it is time for us to talk about the mission." Agent Phil said, drawing my attention to why I had been called.

"Sure! What's the mission?" I asked.

"You should know by now that SHIELD is continuously trying to obtain the Chitauri tech which has gone missing after the invasion." Agent Phil said.

"Yeah! I have heard about it. From what I know, even Mr. Logan had to participate one time along with Captain to retrieve the stolen Chitauri tech." I answered.

"Our agents were actually pursuing a group which had bought some Chitauri weapons in the black market when we found something shocking about the group. They had a captured mutant." Agent Phil told us the shocking fact and give us a picture as a proof.

In the picture, we could see a young man in his early 20s with feathered wings unfurled from his back in what was clearly a fighting ring.

"How can they be so brutal?" Kitty said furiously, hating the kidnappers already.

"Where is this picture from, Agent Phil?" I asked.

"It is from an illegal fighting ring in Maccau. It can be clearly seen that the owner of this fighting ring is either a risk taker or a madman since he actually dared to make a captured mutant fight in the fighting ring. That is why they have likely bought the Chitauri guns so as to increase the security." Agent Phil explained everything SHIELD had learnt so far.

"How much have you found about this mutant?" Professor Xavier asked.

"Nearly everything. His name is Warren Warrington III, son of Warren Warrington II, the owner of Warrington Enterprises. His father had registered a case about him going missing but had not revealed that he was a mutant." Agent Phil said, revealing what they had found about the captured mutant.

"So, our mission this time to retrieve the Chitauri weapons and Warren Warrington, right?" Mr. Logan asked Agent Phil.

"Yes. Also, if possible, you should capture the owner of this illegal fighting club. Here are her details." Agent Phil said, opening a file before us.

On the first page of the file was a picture which showed Warren fighting against a woman of Asian desent in her early 20s. There was another picture which showed the woman kicking at Warren's face. For some reason, she seemed familiar to me.

"This is Xu Xialing, the owner of the illegal fighting club. Given her young age, no one would have believed her to be the owner. It was fortunate that she is a martial arts enthusiast and also fights sometimes in the fighting ring which allowed us to find her identity." Agent Phil explained the woman's identity.

"Wait a minute! This case just got a lot more complicated." I said as I realised who she was. When Master Ying Nan had asked me to find her, I had never expected to find her as an honor of a freaking illegal fighting club.

"But how can this be possible, Peter? You have never even been to Maccau in your entire life." Emma questioned, not understanding how I could recognise Xu Xialing.

As an answer to her question, I merely took out a picture from my spatial bracelet. On the picture was a young Xu Xialing playing with the rest of her family.

This was the last picture the sorcerers had managed to take of her before her mother's death. Afterwards, she escaped the Ten Rings due to her mother's death and the sorcerers had been unable to find any trace of her since then.

"This Xu Xialing is actually the daughter of Xu Wenwu, the leader of the Ten Rings." I revealed her identity.

"The same leader of the Ten Rings who Mandarin had copied. The one whose picture even the SHIELD could not procure." Agent Phil asked seriously.

"Yes, the same one." I confirmed.

"But that still doesn't explain why you know of her, Peter?" Professor Xavier questioned.

"Because I know of her from her mother's side. Her mother Ying Li was from Ta Lo." I explained.

"Is this Ta Lo somehow related to Kamar Taj?" Agent Phil asked since he didn't know about Ta Lo.

"You can say so. Ta Lo is a secret society of mystic martial artists. However, they are even more reclusive compared to Kamar Taj since they basically never come out of Ta Lo.

About 25 to 30 years ago, Xu Wenwu had managed to find Ta Lo and wanted to learn their secrets. He didn't manage to learn them but he managed to seduce Ying Li who left with him. They later had two children, Shang Chi and Xialing.

I know about this matter because Ying Li's sister Ying Nan is my master in martial arts. She had requested me to look for her sister's children since they had escaped from the Ten Rings after their mother's death."

"Well, it seems that this case has become much more complicated." Agent Phil said with a sigh once he learnt about the whole matter.

"We will discuss what should be done with Xu Xialing once we have caught her. There is no need to discuss this matter now when the mission has not even been started." Professor Xavier said, putting an end to this discussion for now.

"So, who will join on this mission? Our agents will be just outside the fighting club but we will only interfere once you have extracted Warren and found where the Chitauri weapons are." Agent Phil said, explaining the plan.

"I would like to join in this mission." Captain America said, volunteering for the mission.

"We would be thankful if you participate, Captain." Agent Phil said, thanking Captain.

"Since Steve is going, I will also participate in this mission." Mr. Logan said, also volunteering.

"Very well. Your experience would definitely be of help in this mission." Professor Xavier said.

"Since Albion is related to this mission, he will be going. Kurt and Kitty, you will be in charge of the extraction." Professor Xavier said, assigning roles.

"We will do our best." Kurt and Kitty said.

"As for a psychic, I believe Jean should go this time since Emma had gone during Bobby's mission." Professor Xavier said further, assigning Jean since Emma had participated in the last mission.

"I will do my best." Jean said, ready to do her best.

"I believe that all of you should be more than enough since stealth is important in this mission. Now, go and get ready." Professor Xavier ordered.

"Captain!" I suddenly addressed Captain America.

"What is it, Peter?" Captain asked.

"I noticed that you have no other weapon than your shield. As such, I would like for you to take these Shock Gauntlets." I said, showing him a now remodified Dragon Claws.

Since I was not going to use the Dragon Claws anymore, I decided to modify it before giving it as a gift to Captain.

They now looked much plainer than before since their scaly design had been removed. I had also removed the lightning resistance enchantments and added wind attribute enchantments to enhance their offensive ability.

"Are you sure that you want to give them to Captain, Peter?" Emma asked since she knew how much time I had spent on them.

"Yeah! It was your first personal weapon you had created." Kitty said in support.

"Ever since I had created these gauntlets, there have been very few instances where I had to use them. And after the upgrade to my powers, I have no use for them. As such, I have decided to give them to Captain who would have more use for them." I explained the reason why I was giving these gauntlets to Captain.

Captain seemed quiet hesitant to take the gauntlets especially after hearing how much I had worked on them. But he took them after contemplating my words for a few minutes.

"I will make sure to use these gauntlets well." Captain said seriously.

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So, the new arc is the Ten Rings Arc. This is a rather small arc, only about 10 chapters. Afterwards is a very special arc, the Multiverse Arc. How it will unfold is a secret for now.

Also, I have decided to give the Shock Gauntlets to Captain since they would see much more action in his hands.

Today's chapter is early because today is my birthday and I am going on a tour although it will not have any affect on the chapter release.

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"And the Captain Mask has defeated yet another foe. Is there anyone here who can defeat this newcomer? Or will this newcomer go on undefeated today?" The announcer's voice sounded loudly as Captain defeated yet another challenger in the fighting ring.

"I had never thought that I would see Captain America fighting in a fighting ring, especially with such a stupid name." Kitty said through the receiver with a giggle.

"Focus on the mission, Kitty. Be alert. We will need to act the moment Warren appears." I said through the receiver as I stealthily moved around the fighting club completely invisible.

Captain was currently in the fighting ring while Mr. Logan, Kurt and Kitty were in the crowd. On the other hand, I was moving throughout the club using an invisibility spell, searching for Xu Xialing and the Chitauri weapons' whereabouts.

It was rather funny that Captain was actually wearing his own mask for fighting inside the fighting ring, thus the name 'Captain Mask'.

The plan was for Captain to fight in the fighting ring and continuously win so as to draw out Warren in the fighting ring.

The fighting club often let out Warren in the fighting ring since anti mutant sentiment were quite strong here in Maccau. It also helped that Warren had an ordinary physique except for his wings and the fighting ring was a closed one.

Once Warren entered the fighting ring, Kurt had to teleport inside and extract both of them. Meanwhile, I had to find where the Chitauri weapons were and also subdue Xu Xialing.

Jean, Kitty and Mr. Logan were here in case something unexpected happened.

The SHIELD agents were already near the fighting club, ready to enter once our plan was completed so as to shut down this illegal fighting club.

"Peter, they have already brought out Warren. The next match will likely be between Steve and Warren. Hurry!" Mr. Logan said through the receiver.

"I am trying!" I said as I searched through the storerooms where I unfortunately found nothing.

Only the head office was left where the owner of this illegal fighting club Xu Xialing was, likely with the Chitauri weapons.

"Ladies and Gentleman! The Captain Mask has defeated yet another challenger, making it four times in a row." The announcer's voice came through the speaker, causing the crowd to roar in excitement.

"As such, I believe it is time for Captain Mask to fight the celebrity of this little club. Our favourite, the Big Bird!"

So, this is what they called Warren here. Well, I think I should not have expected anything more from these disgusting bastards.

As I neared the head office, I saw a man furiously entering it, allowing me to easily slip inside along with him. And here she was, Xu Xialing, sitting on the main chair, enjoying the fight in the fighting ring on a television.

"Xialing, what is the meaning of this? Have you gone mad?" The man said furiously as his slammed his hand on her desk.

"Come on, Paul. What's the matter? Why are you so furious?" Xu Xialing asked nonchalantly.

"I have been on your side ever since you started this fighting club, Xialing. I was with you every time you took a risky decision. I was with you even when you decided to use a fucking mutant as a showpiece for our club." The man, apparently named Paul said to Xialing as he pointed at the television which showed Warren being dragged towards the fighting ring in chains in order to fight Captain.

"But now you have decided to buy these aliens tech weapons when the entire world is madly after them, from government to even terrorist organisations. We can lose everything we have built so far in just an instant. Do you understand how serious this matter?" Paul said as he opened a crate in the room, revealing Chitauri weapons inside.

So, that is where the weapons were. I can now move to the next part of the plan since I know the location of the weapons.

"I will take care of whatever comes our way, Paul. Now, go and enjoy the fight. After all, it is not everyday we have a fighter skillful enough to reach our Big Bird." Xialing replied again nonchalantly as she looked at the television where Captain and Warren were facing each other.

"Do you think that you can finally defeat your father with these weapons?" Paul said furiously upon seeing Xialing's nonchalant attitude.

"This is my personal matter, Paul. I will not hear a single word about this matter again." Xialing said with a darkened face, finally reacting to Paul's words.

"What? How can it happen? Where did Captain Mask and Big Bird go?" The announcer's panicked voice suddenly sounded through the television.

"What's happening?" Naturally, Xialing and Paul's attention was driving towards the television where the fighting ring was now empty. It seems that the plan had finally begun.

The monitor then showed the recording of the previous few minutes. In the recording, it could be seen that Captain was rushing towards Warren but as soon as he touched Warren, a man with blue skin appeared out of nowhere and hugged both of them. Afterwards, all of them disappeared.

"Go and see what is happening, Paul?" Xialing ordered, causing Paul to turn back so that he could go check the whole matter.

However, it was now my turn of the plan. I immediately attacked at Paul's neck rendering him unconscious.

"Hello, Miss Xialing?" I said to Xialing as I materialised before her.

"W-what?" Xialing exclaimed, dumbstruck by the sudden turn of events.

However, she was clearly an adaptable women since she took a combat stance in just a few seconds.

"A-are you Albion?" Xialing asked as recognised my suit.

"Indeed, I am Albion." I said as I created a few red sparks on my right hand as a proof.

"Didn't know that such a powerful person would come to catch me just because I bought a few Chitauri weapons?" Xialing said with a sigh as she released her combat stance, realising that she could not win against me.

"You would have still been caught. But your error was capturing a mutant. The X-Men would obviously after you if you catch a mutant and use him as a mere showpiece." I told Xialing.

"Alright, I surrender! Yes, I should not have been this much reckless." Xialing said in a self-depreciating tone as her hands up in surrender.

"I would like for you to cooperate with us. It would be more beneficial for you." I said to Xialing as I moved with her towards the door. Thankfully, this mission had gone smoothly.

"Aah!" Suddenly, a loud scream came from the television showing the fighting ring live.

"What has happened?" Xialing immediately used her phone and asked the staff the reason for the sudden scream.

"Several people in the crowd have suddenly grown aggressive and taken out guns. One of our staff has already been shot." The staff member explained the whole matter.

Damn it! Can a mission not go fucking smoothly for once?

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[DragonsEye]

"Will you please help me in defeating these unknown attackers, Albion?" Xialing asked for my help. It almost looked as if she was pleading for it.

Looks like she had a rather heavy amount of affection for her workers even though they were running an illegal fighting club.

"Of course, I will help. Besides, I am not alone. There are others who have come along with me. And the SHIELD agents have already surrounded the building. It will be a piece of cake for us to defeat these unknown men." I said, reassuring her.

"I never stood a chance from the start, did I?" Xialing said, realising how much effort we had put in this mission.

"Well, you had done something truly wild. Capturing a mutant and then also buying Chitauri weapons when the entire world was after them. We couldn't take a risk against someone like you." I said as we moved out of the head office.

"Here she is!" Two men with guns in their hands shouted as they noticed us coming out of the head office.

I was ready to shoot them with low powered lightning bolts with just enough power to render them unconscious when both of them lowered their guns to my surprise and instead took out metal rods.

Since they had decided not to use their guns for some reason, I should also not use my lightning bolts. After all, it was not everyday that I got a chance to practice my martial arts these days.

As the two men rushed to attack us with metal rods in their hands, Xialing also took the initiative to engage one of them, leaving the last one for me.

As I engaged my opponent, he tried to attack me with his metal rod relentlessly. However, he was not successful since I easily dodged every single one of his attacks. With my Dragon Sense combined with my martial arts experience, there was simply no way that I would be hit by such normal attacks.

But I could see that my opponent was clearly well trained due to systematic attacks. Since I was in a hurry due to the sudden assault on the club, I punched him rather hard on his stomach, causing him to stagger and then finished him off with another punch on his chin.

I was about to help Xialing but she took advantage of an opening on her opponent's side which appeared due to me defeating my opponent easily and defeated him using a fierce kick on his abdomen.

"Who sent you here?" Xialing asked her opponent who was still conscious.

"You will know soon. Ha ha ha!" The man said with a laugh, completely fearless of us.

"There is no need to interrogate him. He will clearly not tell anything easily. We need to go." I said to Xialing who nodded and continued moving with me.

"Aah!" We were moving through a hallway when a man suddenly came flying and hit a wall in front of us.

"Albion!" Jean shouted as she and Kitty saw me, revealing that she was the one behind the man's condition.

"Phoenix! Shadowcat! What's the situation?" I asked worriedly.

"Thankfully, the situation is under control. Captain and Wolverine are engaged near the fighting ring where the most of these unknown attackers are and the nearby agents have already entered the building for support.

Captain sent us to support you since he and Wolverine could handle it there. Kurt has already extracted Warren and is currently rescuing the civilians."

Jean reported everything, causing me to release a sigh of relief that everything was under control.

"So, this is Xu Xialing, huh!" Kitty said as she saw my companion.

"Yes, she has decided to surrender— Watch out!" I suddenly warned the girls as I sensed something flying towards them.

"Clang!"

A sharp object passed through Kitty's shoulder and hit a nearby wall. Fortunately, my warning had worked, allowing Kitty to activate her phasing ability. Looking closely, I could see that the sharp object was surprisingly a kunai.

As my eyes went towards where the kunai had come from, I could see a freaking ninja there with kunai in both of his hands.

The ninja immediately rushed to attack us upon seeing that his surprise attack was a failure. However, I immediately shot a lightning bolt at him mercilessly, rendering him unconscious. Anyone who attacked my friends would receive no mercy from me.

"So, it was him, huh!" Xialing said as she looked at the unconscious ninja.

"You know this guy." Kitty asked.

"Yes. He is my father's most skilled henchman, the Death Dealer. Never thought that my own father would launch an attack at my club." Xialing said furiously, cursing her father.

"So, it was Wenwu who launched the attack." I said.

"How do you know about my father when even the government does not know who is the true leader of the Ten Rings?" Xialing asked, surprised by the fact that I knew about Xu Wenwu.

"I will tell you later once this whole matter is over. For now, we must leave this building." I said, causing Xialing to nod reluctantly.

Wroom!

We were about to continue when suddenly a helicopter appeared right before our eyes on the other side of the window.

Crash!

A figure suddenly leapt from the helicopter and landed in the hallway after breaking through the windows.

He was clearly a man of Asian desent, wearing a white coloured luxury suit, who knows worth how many dollars. However, the ten bangle shaped artefacts on his hands revealed his identity, Xu Wenwu, the leader of the Ten Rings.

"Father!" Xialing said in a furious tone, grinding her teeth as she said these words.

"Hello, Xialing! You have created quite a big business in the recent years after escaping. White unlike your brother who is still wallowing in grief, living in inadequacy." Xu Wenwu said, praising Xialing.

"Then, why have you come now? And you have even thrashed my business completely." Xialing asked, her tone as furious as before.

"Because I could not bear my dear daughter shooting herself in the foot. Seriously, just what were you thinking? Showing a captured mutant as a showpiece openly and even buying Chitauri weapons. Have you gone mad?" Xu Wenwu said, admonishing Xialing.

"It has nothing to do with you. I would rather go to jail instead of going back with you." Xialing said defiantly.

"You are still so rebellious, my dear Xialing. We shall continue our conversation once we are back in the Ten Rings." Xu Wenwu said, ready to take Xialing despite her words.

"We are not just decorations, you know." I said to Xu Wenwu who was ignoring us till now.

"But you are still mere children." Saying these words, Xu Wenwu shot one of his rings directly at me.

That was his biggest mistake. Even when facing Xu Wenwu with all of his Ten Rings, he would still not have been my match. But he carelessly shot a ring at me, probably to have a feel of my power when I knew the biggest weakness of the Ten Rings.

I directly caught the ring using my right hand, easily enduring the massive force in the ring with my unique physique. Then, I injected my red lightning in the ring, feeding it my magical energy.

Just as I had heard about the Ten Rings from Master Ying Nan, it easily absorbed my red lightning, causing it to glow red. Moreover, a mental connection even formed between us near instantly.

Now that I had one of the Ten Rings under my control, I had an inkling of how the Ten Rings worked. They always choose the strongest master, easily accepting a stronger magical energy and leaving their current master when such a situation occurred. Truly a unique artefact.

"How did you do it?" Xu Wenwu asked furiously, realising what I had just done.

"How about you find it yourself?" With these words, I shot the ring back at him which now sparkled with my iconic red lightning.

As if scared by what I had done just now, Xu Wenwu shot all of the remaining nine rings at the ring coming towards him. To my surprise, the one ring coated in my red lightning easily overwhelmed the other nine rings and even repelled Xu Wenwu a few steps back.

"So, am I still a child now? I asked mockingly.

Instead of replying, Xu Wenwu created a force downwards using the remaining nine rings which pushed him towards the helicopter.

"I will return, Albion. This time, with the full might of the Ten Rings at my back. I will not leave Xialing to suffer." Xu Wenwu said as he landed inside the helicopter.

"Are we going to catch him?" Jean asked as the helicopter started flying away.

We could easily stop that helicopter, whether with my flying ability or with Jean's telekinesis.

"No, let him be. Since I have one of the Ten Rings, I can easily track him now. Moreover, only Xu Wenwu can lead us to Shang Chi as he knows his location. I had promised Master Ying Nan that she would meet both of them." I said, deciding to let Xu Wenwu leave so that he could lead us to Shang Chi.

"Who the hell are you?" Xialing asked, flabbergasted by the fact that I made Xu Wenwu, someone she saw as undefeatable, retreat so easily.

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So, Xu Wenwu had his first encounter with Peter which lead to his defeat. As for why he retreated so quickly, it will explained soon.

Also, don't think that this arc would go normally. I will only say that the second encounter would be very different.

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[DragonsEye]

"What is this bitch doing here? And why is she not in handcuff yet?" Warren shouted as he saw Xialing sit in the same van as us.

Since Xu Wenwu had run away and the fighting club had already been sealed, all that was left was for us to return with Warren and Xialing to New York. As such, we were currently in a police van going to the airport.

"Calm down, young man! Don't get too anxious. I know that you have suffered in that fighting club but you are now free." Captain said, consoling Warren.

"But what she did with me was clearly against human rights. She used me as a fucking showpiece. I was beaten everyday just for the enjoyment of a racist crowd. Do I look like a fighter to you?" Warren said, referring to his ordinary physique.

"Unfortunately, we can't directly put Xialing in jail because her identity is quite special." I explained why Xialing was being treated like this.

"I apologize that you had to go through all this but I had to do it unfortunately. I regret my actions towards you but I will still stand by them." Xialing said, clarifying her stance towards Warren.

"See how entitled this bitch is even now, Captain." Warren complained to Captain America, thinking that he would take his side.

"Why did you do it, Xialing? Your mother Ying Li would definitely not have approved of it." I asked, seeing that the conversation was going nowhere.

"Because I needed to get back at my bastard father. For that, I needed power and money. So, I was ready to take any risk if it meant that I could get closer to him." Xialing started ranting furiously as soon as she heard my words.

"You okay now." I asked kindly after a few minutes once she finished her rant.

"Yeah! Sorry for the rant. You probably know already that my father is actually more than 500 years old." Xialing said.

"Indeed, I know." I nodded.

"Then, you should know that his mentality is also 500 years behind. He is truly a model of patriarchal behaviour. He never give me a chance to learn martial arts while my brother was taught well. In Ten Rings, I was always treated like I was just a doll.

After mother's death, I always felt weak and helpless. I wanted to become strong like my mother who protected us till her death. But father never give me a chance.

As such, when I ran away from the Ten Rings, I wanted to prove to him that I was not just a doll. Over the years, this feeling intensified and evolved into a desire to surpass him. I was ready to do anything if it meant that I had a chance to surpass him."

Xialing explain her life story with a sorrowful expression and clarified what lead her to take such risks. She clearly didn't have any parental guidance in the recent years.

Fortunately, she would now have her aunt by her side even though I had no idea what would happen to her in the future.

"You honestly did great in your life considering what cards life had dealt you even though you went on the wrong path. However, you still have to pay for your crimes." Captain said, complementing Xialing.

"But how did you know about my mother, Albion?" Xialing questioned.

"I will tell you once we have reached our destination." I answered as it was not right to tell her everything with Warren, an outsider, among us.

"By the way, Warren. What are you thoughts about your future? As a mutant, it would be difficult for you to adjust to your ordinary life again." Captain asked Warren about his thoughts for the future.

"You can join us mutants if you want." Mr. Logan offered.

"Hell no! I am not entering the world of mutants ever again." Warren said, flatly refusing Mr. Logan's offer.

"But with your wings, it would be near impossible for you to ever have an ordinary life." Kitty said, surprised by Warren's decision.

"I know it would be difficult. But I have seen what kind of masters lurk in this world. Even though I had been in captivity, I know the Battle of New York. I had seen how you mutants could easily control the supernatural phenomena. Laser beams, lightning, ice beams, telekinesis and even teleportation, I have seen how strong all of you are.

Compared to all of you, what do I have? Just these wings with an ordinary physique. Even this bitch here can easily defeat me. I don't think that they would be enough for me to survive.

As such, I believe that it would be better for me to return to my family and continue to learn about my business from my father like I was doing before. At most, I would receive a lot of criticism and perhaps a few assassination attempts."

"What Warren says indeed makes sense. It would indeed be difficult for him in our world." Mr. Logan said, realising that Warren's words were right.

"Well, the public perception of mutants is not that bad these days. With a little help from the government, Warren can perhaps live an ordinary life." I said optimistically.

"I really like all of you guys. As a mutant, you all are like ideals to me. But at the same time, I hope that I do not have to meet all of you ever again since it only means disaster for me." Warren said, revealing his innermost feelings to us.

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"Bye Warren! Hope you have a good life from now on!" We bid Warren goodbye who left in a car sent by the SHIELD to meet his family.

"I believe that we should also depart now." Jean said.

Since Xialing was related to Ta Lo and I was the only link to them, she would be coming with us.

After leaving the airport, we entered a secluded alley so that we could create a portal. Since Xialing would have learnt about the existence of magic when she met her aunt, there was no harm in revealing it to her in advance.

"Me, me! I will create the portal this time. Honestly, it was too slow this time to travel without using a portal." Kitty said, already spoiled by the convenience portals provided.

"What do you mean by a portal?" Xialing said, confused by Kitty's words.

"Let me show you!" Kitty said excitedly as she created a portal to the X-Mansion with her sling ring.

"Is this really magic? Mother had told me stories about the Sorcerers of Kamar Taj who could use magic but I had never really believed those stories." Xialing said as she looked at the portal, quite fascinated by it.

"Now, follow us." I said as all of us entered the portal.

"Albion, have you contacted Kamar Taj?" Captain asked.

"I already had while we were in the flight. They should be arriving anytime now." I answered as I pressed the alarm.

"Yo guys!" To everyone's surprise, Mr. Stark opened the door to the mansion.

"What are you doing here, Mr Stark?" I asked, curious about his presence here.

"Well, I have an old enmity with the Ten Rings since they had been the ones who kidnapped me. Besides, I found that you stole a trinket from the real Mandarin. So of course I had to come to see what can this trinket do." Mr. Stark explained, revealing a desire to research the ring I had stolen.

Swirl!

As we were talking, a portal suddenly opened behind us and out came Master Wong and Master Ying Nan.

As soon as she stepped outside, Master Ying Nan immediately rushed to hug Xialing.

"Oh, Xialing! I never thought I would be able to see you in my life. If only Shang Chi was here, then it would have been perfect." Master Ying Nan said with tears in her eyes.

"Umm…. You are?" Xialing asked, a little overwhelmed by Master's affection.

"I am your aunt, Ying Nan. I wanted to meet you from a long time but unfortunately I was bound by the rules of Ta Lo." Master Ying Nan said, introducing herself.

"Peter, I had never thought that I would be able to see my sister's children. Yet you fulfilled this wish of mine. I am eternally grateful." Master Ying Nan said to me, her voice full of gratefulness towards me.

"There is no need to thank me, Master. It is the least I can do for you." I replied humbly.

"From what Mother had told me, the rules of Ta Lo are quite rigid. How did you become her apprentice, Albion?" Xialing asked curiously.

"Ta Lo's rules may be rigid for the outsiders but Kamar Taj has been a close friend of Ta Lo since it was established. As such, it was not hard for me to become Master's apprentice." I answered.

"Peter, we should leave down to talk with each other. We should focus on the mysterious artefact you have brought." Master Wong suggested. After all, he had come especially to check on the ring.

"You are right, Master Wong. It's time for us to find the secrets of this unique artefact." I said as I took out the ring I had effortlessly stolen from Xu Wenwu.

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As much as I wanted to include Warren aka the Angel, the cast has already gotten too large and I believe that I would have difficulty handling it if the X-Men's side increases any further.

Anyways, it's time for us to see the secrets of the Ten Rings. There is something big happening next chapter so stay tuned.

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[DragonsEye]

Xu Wenwu's POV

Knock! Knock!

"Who is it at this time, Shaun?" A female voice sounded from inside the room.

"I will check, Katy." A man's voice which I clearly recognised to be my son's even after not hearing it for several years, answered.

"Hello….. Father!" Shang Chi exclaimed, shocked to see me at his door. However, in just a few seconds, he entered a combat stance, ready to fight me.

It honestly hurt me a lot to see that my son's first action upon seeing me was to fight me rather than when hugging me with a smile.

But I guess it was my fault in a way. However, I would still not change myself for my children. There was a time when I had changed myself for my family and the result had almost torn me apart.

Living happily with my family, I had forgotten the true reality of this world. That only strength ruled over this world. My family had made me weak.

As such, I could only be the person I had been for over 500 years. The ruthless Xu Wenwu who ruled over the Ten Rings and was feared by every nation in the world.

"Why are you here, father?" Shang Chi asked, still guarded towards me.

"Who is it, Shaun?" A young woman of Asian descent came from inside the room, probably out of curiosity.

"Who is she, Shang Chi? Your lover?" I asked.

Although I had kept account of where my children all the time, I had no information about their personal relationships. As such I needed to know if Shang Chi's heart which had been frozen ever since his mother's death had been melted by a woman's love or not.

"No, she is just a close friend of mine." Shang Chi answered, denying my assumption.

"We will see in the future if your words are true or not after both of you have returned with me to the Ten Rings." I said, clarifying my intentions. After all, it was very likely that my dear son was lying to protect her.

"Just what is going on, Shaun? Why is he calling you Shang Chi?" The woman, I had heard that her name was Katy, asked. She seemed to be rather confused by the turn of events.

"Let me answer, Katy. I am Shaun's father or should I say Shang Chi's, Xu Wenwu. You may recognise me as the leader of the Ten Rings, the one who an American had personated a few years ago. The one they call the Mandarin." I answered, introducing myself.

"Katy, I will explain everything to you later." Shang Chi said to Katy, promising to reveal everything. Looking at them, it was obvious that they were quite close.

"Why have you come, Father? I am not going to return." Shang Chi replied, vehemently rejecting my proposal to return.

"Not even if it involves Xialing?" I asked.

"What happened to Xialing?" Shang Chi asked worriedly.

"Like you, she also escaped the Ten Rings. Even opened a great business, albeit an illegal one. But unfortunately, she put her hands where she should not have.

She interfered in the mutant matters. Currently, she is with the government supported mutant team, the X-Men. The ones who participated in the Battle of New York. I need your help in saving her, son."

I asked Shang Chi for his help as I put my right hand on his shoulder as a sign of trust. Only Shang Chi had any chance of convincing Xialing since she would obviously not listen to me.

"You believe that you alone are not enough. The one who once had the entire Earth in his pocket." Shang Chi asked mockingly.

"Times have changed, Shang Chi. There are too many monsters on this earth now and I find myself inadequate in front of them. As such, it is true that I alone won't be enough." I answered truthfully, accepting my weakness.

"Fine! I will come. But only for Xialing." Shang Chi said, finally accepting my proposal.

"Then, both of you go and pack everything you need. We leave in 10 minutes." I ordered and both of them returned to their room to pack as per my orders.

I too stepped inside the flat to see how my son's home looked. I could see some music albums and video games in the living room. There was even a hand drawn picture of Ying Li which Shang Chi had likely drawn himself.

As I saw these things, I realised that I had missed a large part of Shang Chi's life. My son had grown up without his father.

Yet I knew that I would not have changed how I had treated him even I returned to the past. I was simply too broken after Ying Li's death.

"We are ready, Father." Shang Chi said as he and Katy returned with bags in their hands.

"Good! Head down. I will come soon." I ordered, causing them to leave.

However, instead of following them, I instead sat down on a nearby chair. The memories of my fight with Albion were still fresh in my mind.

I remembered it every time I saw my hands which now only had nine rings. The Ten Rings were my entire life, everything I had achieved till now was because of them.

Yet Albion had stolen one of them with just a small spark. Just like how Ying Li had done it several years ago when we had first met.

And Albion himself was one hell of a powerhouse. Someone who was said to be envoy of the Black Dragon who had singlehandedly saved New York in a few minutes from an army of aliens.

I knew that I would have lost easily even if I had all of the Ten Rings. The rest of the mutants were not weak either. They could create supernatural phenomena with just a single wave of their hand.

But I won't falter. Xialing and Shang Chi were everything I had left of Ying Li. They may go their own way but I would always protect them.

"Ha ha ha ha!! How pitiful you are, Xu Wenwu." Suddenly, a warped voice mocking me sounded out of nowhere.

"Who is there?" I shouted, shocked by the appearance of this unknown voice.

"Hello, Xu Wenwu!" A blue glowing humanoid figure suddenly materialised before me. It seemed to be completely formed of energy without any distinguished features.

"Who the hell are you?" I asked this mysterious figure.

"All you need to know is that I am the creator of the Ten Rings." The figure answered.

"Then, you must know why one of the Ten Rings was stolen so easily?" I asked the figure.

"It was because of your own incompetence, Wenwu. The Ten Rings only follow the strongest. In fact, the reason I came here was because I felt unique magic signature from the Ten Rings which I had never felt before. Argh!"

The blue figure was explaining when suddenly its blue glowing body started to literally glitch as though it was a computer program.

"Damn! My existence is not confirmed in this timeline. This world's fate is too chaotic. What the hell is going on in this world? A Black Dragon in the Battle of New York! A new mutant called Albion who has wings as well as a unique red lightning. Someone has clearly interfered in this world although I don't know who." The figure continued to mutter incomprehensible things.

However, to my horror, I realised that I could not remember what he had said just now. But learning more about this mysterious figure was not my goal.

"If I lost one of the Ten Rings because of my own incompetence then why you are here?" I asked furiously.

"Because I am interested in this Albion. Since I require data on him, I offer you a chance to gain power greater than even the Ten Rings."

As the figure said these words, a ring similar to the Ten Rings appeared in its hand. However, this ring had a red blazing fire coating it.

"So, do you accept my offer?"

"I accept." I accepted his proposal because I knew about my weakness. As such, I was ready to receive power even from this unknown figure.

"Very good!"

With a wave of its hand, the ring slipped into my left hand, completing the Ten Rings once again.

"Now, go and show Albion the power of hell."

As the figure said these words, the entire Ten Rings started glowing with a red blazing fire and I felt the power of fire settle within me.

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Can anyone guess who is this mysterious figure? I will give you a small hint. He is someone who always loses to Spider Man.

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[DragonsEye]

"What kind of idiotic artefact is this?" Master Wong said furiously, cursing the Ten Rings.

We were currently in the X-Mansion's lab which was usually managed by Mr. Hank. Master Wong had laid down an analysis circle and had just finished analysing the functions of the ring when he blurted out these words.

"Why are you cursing this artefact out of nowhere, Master Wong? From what Peter has told me about this artefact, it is quite a unique artefact capable of using the force it generates in a versatile manner with the help of the entire set of the Ten Rings." Mr. Stark questioned.

"It can have the functions of a godly artefact but it will not be useful if the requirements themselves are so shitty. Let me show you why I curse this artefact so much." Master Wong decided to show by example to prove his words.

He activated the ring using his magical energy, causing the ring to glow a fiery golden as it floated in the air.

"Peter, try to inject your magical energy into the ring now." Master Wong asked.

As per his orders, I injected my magical energy into the artefact and to my surprise, the fiery golden colour of the ring quickly disappeared and the ring once again turned a crimson red, coming into my control in just an instant.

It was easy for me to take the control of the ring from Xu Wenwu given that he was just an ordinary human without the ring. But this time, my opponent was Master Wong, a master of mystic arts with quite strong magical energy and I had taken the control of the ring from him in just an instant.

"Now, you understand by I call this artefact shitty. This artefact will only follow the one with the strongest magical energy. As such, it is an affront to the whole art of artefact crafting.

The opponents of the sorcerers are generally interdimensional beasts who more than often have a stronger magical energy compared to us. That is why, the artefacts we create only follow one user at a time and the transfer of an artefact is quite a complex process.

This artefact which not only doesn't have this safety lock but actively jumps into the hands of the one with the strongest magical energy is just too much shitty and the one who made such an artefact is clearly an idiot."

"Peter, did you know about this fact? After all, you had stolen this ring easily when Xu Wenwu had shot it." Mr. Hank asked curiously.

"Actually, Master Ying Nan had previously told me that the Ten Rings had no magical resistance. Only now do I know the true reason it was easy to steal this ring." I explained.

"Based on the accounts of Ying Nan, it seems that the Ten Rings I am not only suspectible to magical energy but also chi. Did the creator overboard to make this artefact even more shitty?" Master Wong said upon hearing my words.

"What is this Chi?" Mr. Stark asked curiously.

"Chi is an energy formed from lifeforce and magical energy. It is used by the mystic martial artists of Ta Lo in combat." I explained.

"Then you must also be able to use it, right Peter?" Mr. Stark asked.

"Actually, I can just barely generate chi. My body is too saturated with magical energy for me to be able to use Chi. Moreover, most functions of Chi are useless to me since it is mostly used in enhancing the body and sometimes as a projectile. And my body is so powerful that it can't be enhanced by Chi." I explained my condition.

"By the way, Master Wong. Did you find what kind of enchantments were used in the ring?" I asked Master Wong.

"Unfortunately, not. It is likely a layered artifact where the enchantments are formed on the inner layer before coating it with another one." Master Wong said.

"Hank, can you put this ring under the microscope? I have a hunch." Mr. Stark asked Mr. Hank.

"Sure! Let's try it this way too." Mr. Hank said with a shrug as he put the ring under the microscope.

"This, this!" Mr. Hank suddenly started stuttering as he saw the results.

"What happened, Hank?" Mr. Stark asked curiously.

"See for yourself!" Mr. Hank said as he put the microscope's feed on a monitor.

However, what I saw was something I had never expected! I had never thought that this ring hid such a big secret.

The image showed circuitry along with magical runes but what was shocking was that they were just too small.

"This is nanotechnology! Moreover, enchanted nanotechnology. There is no one on Earth who can make this artefact." I said, realising just what was in our hands.

This ring which Master Wong was calling shitty was made with such nanotechnology that we could not have thought of even in our dreams.

"Do you think that this is made from alien technology, Peter? You have been researching the alien tech from the invasion lately. Are there any similarities?" Master Wong asked.

"No, it is clearly not Chitauri technology. After all, we have not found even a single trace of nanotech in their equipment. I can't say if it is from any other alien civilization." I answered.

"So, we have an extremely advanced artefact here made with both magic and technology and it was under our nose's for over 500 years. As a matter of fact, where did Xu Wenwu even find the Ten Rings?" Master Wong said, frustrated by the fact that we knew next to nothing about the Ten Rings.

"I believe that only Wenwu can answer this question. Master Wong, can you track the rest of the Ten Rings using this ring? We will need him to find everything about the Ten Rings. And we can't leave the rest of the Ten Rings in his hand after learning about their true identity." I said to Master Wong.

"Sure! It should be a piece of cake. The Ten Rings are a set so it is just to easy to find the other rings when you have one in your hand." Master Wong said as he casted the tracking spell to find the location of Wenwu.

"How can it be possible?" Master Wong suddenly said in a surprised tone.

"What's the matter?" Mr. Hank asked.

"The tracking spell says that the ten rings are only a few kilometres away and are nearing. It means that Xu Wenwu is coming right towards us." Master Wong said, shocking all of us.

"It can't be. Let me check the security cameras." Mr. Hank said as he checked the security cameras near the X-Mansion.

As if to prove Master Wong's words, several vehicles passed in front of the cameras just seconds after Mr. Hank started checking the cameras.

"They would be here in no more than 2 minutes. Peter, go and inform everyone immediately. I will activate all the security features in the meantime." Mr. Hank instructed me.

As per his orders, I immediately ran to the lobby where fortunately everyone was. They were likely here because they wanted to meet Master Ying Nan, a mystic martial artist of Ta Lo.

"Everyone!" I shouted in a loud voice.

"What's the matter, Peter? Why are you shouting?" Professor Xavier asked.

"Xu Wenwu is coming here with an entire force. We only have 2 minutes before he arrives." I informed everyone.

"Has he gone mad? There is no way he and his men can take on us mutants especially on our base." Professor Xavier said, not understanding why Xu Wenwu would attack so mindlessly.

"Since he has come, the only thing we can do is to face him." Captain said as he picked up his shield.

"Indeed. That is something I agree with you, Captain. I had just taken my suit on a whim. Didn't realise that I would get a chance to settle an old revenge?" Mr. Stark said as he arrived in the lobby in his Iron Man suit, with Master Wong following right behind.

I too activated my transformation bracelet and equipped my suit, ready to face Xu Wenwu once again.

"Then, let's go show Xu Wenwu our might." Professor Xavier said to us as we prepared to face Xu Wenwu, likely for a final time.

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As we arrived outside, we could see that several turrets had appeared in several parts of the garden and many more were still appearing.

Vroom!

As if on cue, the several vehicles containing Xu Wenwu and his force arrived soon after we came outside.

However, a part of the garden suddenly opened right after Wenwu arrived and from it emerged the mighty Sentinel. Looks like its repair had been finally finished.

Boom!

As if undeterred by our might, Xu Wenwu shot a ring at the main gate, destroying it.

"Hello, Albion! Thought you would not see me this soon?" Xu Wenwu addressed me, clearly holding a grudge.

As Xu Wenwu said these words, my eyes involuntary fell on his rings but what I saw literally shocked me.

Fuck! Why the hell were there still ten rings on his hands? Where did he get the eleventh one?

---

So, everyone now knows what kind of artefact the Ten Rings are. Anyways, we are now at the final battle of this arc. As I have said before, it is a small arc.

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[DragonsEye]

"Long time no see, Wenwu! I had not thought that I would see your wretched face today when I had come to visit my dear niece." Master Ying Nan said, cursing Xu Wenwu.

It could be clearly seen from her expression that Master Ying Nan had quite deep hate against Xu Wenwu and even now she was barely holding holding herself back from attacking him.

"Ah! You are Ying Nan, Ying Li's sister, right? I remember that you had come along with Ying Li when she was leaving Ta Lo so that she could live with me. Even then, you are trying to convince my beloved to not leave Ta Lo. But unfortunately, our love won in the end." Xu Wenwu said as remembering the pleasant past times fondly.

"Don't you dare talk about Ying Li when it was because of your sins that she died. You have no right to talk about her!" Master Ying Nan replied furiously.

"Hmph! You have no idea how much strong our love was for each other. How much we had sacrificed to be with each other? She had sacrificed her everything and I had willingly given up my past as well just because she had asked me." Xu Wenwu said to Master Ying Nan as if he couldn't hear any insult against his love for Ying Li.

"Mutants! I have no ill will against you. I have only come for my daughter Xialing, one of the few things I have left of my dear wife, Ying Li. Give her to me and I will return." Xu Wenwu said to all of us, giving us his proposal.

"Do you think that Xialing is an object that we can give to you? Ask her yourself if she wants to return with you." Master Ying Nan replied.

"I don't want to go with you, father!" Xialing said without any hesitation in front of Xu Wenwu's intense gaze.

"Why don't you understand, Xialing? We can be a family once more. Looks, Shang Chi is also here." Xu Wenwu said, pointing behind him where we could see a young man who looked quite similar to Wenwu.

Our focus had entirely been on Xu Wenwu so it was only now that our eyes fell on Shang Chi who had come along with him.

"Xialing, please come back! Father can keep you safe." Shang Chi pleaded to Xialing.

"Is it you speaking or father? You don't have the right to say that we can be a family once more when it was you who left me behind in the Ten Rings." Xialing admonished Shang Chi, causing him to lower his eyes in guilt.

"But at least, you got out of that hellhole. Don't you remember what kind of monster Father was trying to make out of you. He is not what he used to be. You know yourself how much he has changed." Xialing said to Shang Chi, trying to convince him that Wenwu was not what he used to be.

"Xialing, I….." Shang Chi was about to say something but he was clearly hesitating.

"Enough of this melodrama. I will ask for the last time. Let me take Xialing or face my wrath." Xu Wenwu gave a final warning.

As if to show his might, the men behind him readied their guns and pointed at us. Some of them even had Chitauri guns in their hands, showing how far Wenwu's connections reached.

"Do you think that you can win against us with just this much firepower, Xu Wenwu? Then, I can only say that you are delusional." Professor Xavier said to Wenwu as all of us took a combat stance, ready to fight this small army.

"Indeed. I know that this little force of mine can't win against your mutant powers. But are you ready to risk the lives of your students for a single girl, Professor? What if during the battle, I accidentally kill one of your dear students. Would you be able to take responsibility then?" Xu Wenwu said, threatening to kill us students so as to put pressure on Professor.

"Wenwu, just have vile you are? How did my sweet sister fell in love with someone as vile as you? Threatening to kill mere students to achieve your goal, just how much will you fall? Do you even have any conscience left?" Master Ying Nan said furiously upon hearing Wenwu's words.

"My children are the only thing I have left of Ying Li. I will not let you take them from me, Ying Nan." Xu Wenwu said resolutely. He was clearly not up for negotiation.

The situation was clearly too tense. A better could start any moment. The only thing remaining was just a spark.

"Xu Wenwu, since you are not going to live without Xialing, what do you think about a deal?" Master Ying Nan suddenly proposed.

"A deal?" Xu Wenwu said, clearly looking interested.

"How about a duel between you and me? If you can defeat me in single combat, I will let you leave with Xialing. Everyone has been involved in this matter only because of me." Master Ying Nan explained the deal, shocking all of us.

"Ha, ha! Very well. This duel would surely be interesting." Xu Wenwu said, accepting Master's deal.

"Master, what are you talking about? Why this sudden deal?" I asked Master Ying Nan, surprised by her sudden proposal.

"This whole situation arose because of me, Peter. If anyone was hurt because of me, I will not be able to forgive myself. I have not been able to help my sister's children for so many years. Let me fulfill my duty today." Master Ying Nan explained why she had made this deal.

"Alright! But be careful. Xu Wenwu as found an extra ring from who knows where." I warned Master about the eleventh ring.

"Don't worry. I can handle myself. Wenwu won't stand a chance against me." Master said confidently as she stepped forward to fight Wenwu.

As she took a combat stance, a golden aura covered her body because of her chi.

"Your chi won't be enough to stop me!" Wenwu said as he shot two rings directly at her.

Master Ying Nan easily blocked the rings with the help of her chi but in the meantime, Wenwu had closed the distance between them. He punched towards her with both of his hands, each one enhanced by the rings on them.

However, Master crossed her arms and covered then with her chi in order to block the punches. As soon as Wenwu's punches hit her arms, the chi covering them suddenly exploded, creating a shockwave which pushed Wenwu backwards.

"How did you gain an extra ring? You have even managed to block the Ten Rings' weakness. I can't steal the rings from your control." Master Ying Nan asked Wenwu as he was pushed backwards by the shockwave.

"Defeat me and then you can ask anything." Wenwu said as the Ten Rings on his hands suddenly dropped from them. They were then enshrouded in a force field, creating two whips filled with a great amount of force.

Wenwu once again rushed towards Master, this time using the two whips. Master covered her hands with chi so as to handle the crushing force the whips were putting on her with each hit.

Both of them attacked each other ruthlessly, Master's hands meeting with Wenwu's whips of force, no one giving the other a single opening.

The exchange of hands and whips continued for about a minute before Master Ying Nan's chi faltered for a moment. Taking advantage of the opening, Wenwu attacked with the whips at full force, forcing Master backwards this time.

"If you only have this much strength, then you can forget about winning today, Ying Nan." Wenwu said arrogantly.

"Oh really!" Master said with a smile as a massive amount of chi suddenly started gathering in her right hand.

Realising that Master was charging a big move, Wenwu put all of the Ten Rings on his right hand, ready to meet the move upfront.

Master Ying Nan rushed towards Wenwu this time, her right hand glowing with golden chi. As she neared Wenwu, she thrust her right hand glowing with the golden chi towards him.

The golden chi gathered into her hand surged towards Wenwu, forming into the shape of a dragon's head to everyone's surprise.

Wenwu hit the dragon's head formed of golden chi with the full power of the Ten Rings but could still not withstand its power and flew backwards from the impact.

"What the hell was that?" Kitty asked excitedly. Even I had not seen this move before.

"This is a result of the Great Protector's Blessing. The blessing allows a very small portion of the Great Protector's power to dwell into Ying Nan's body and her chi. This bolsters the power of her chi and allows her to use this kind of moves." Master Wong explained.

No wonder Master Ying Nan had never told me about this move. After all, I was hopeless in the matters of chi.

As Wenwu stood up, we could easily see a stream of blood coming out of his mouth. That move had clearly damaged him a lot.

"Are you going to surrender, Wenwu? Your power is only because of the Ten Rings. There is no way you can be against me." Master Ying Nan said, asking for Wenwu to surrender.

"Ha ha ha ha!!" To everyone's surprise, Wenwu started to laugh instead of answering.

"I was going to use it when fighting with Albion. But you would suffice, Ying Nan!"

As he said these words, a ring on his right hand started glowing a crimson red and soon all the Ten Rings were glowing the same colour.

Before any one of us could react, the Ten Rings started burning with crimson flames and Xu Wenwu's skin started turning red for some reason.

"Let's see if you can defeat me now, Ying Nan!" Wenwu said, his eyes burning with crimson flames.

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Hope you all liked the fight between Ying Nan and Xu Wenwu so far! When I had first started this story, I had unfortunately not given much focus on the martial arts of Ta Lo so we are seeing their moves only now.

Anyways, the fight has now turned to the second phase with Xu Wenwu's transformation. Any idea about the source of the eleventh ring?

Sorry for the delay. I was so busy writing the next chapters that I completely forgot to post.

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[DragonsEye]

I knew from the moment I had seen the extra ring on Wenwu's arm that something was wrong.

But I had not thought that it would be capable of giving Wenwu this much power and even transform his body. In that regard, this mysterious ring could be said to be similar to my Noble Phantasm, [Blessing of Albion].

"How can this be possible? This is clearly energy from Hell dimension." Master Wong said as he saw Wenwu's body transforming because of the flames emerging from that mysterious eleventh ring.

"Hell dimension!" I said, surprised by Master Wong's words. It honestly felt like this world was getting weirder day by day. The more I looked deep inside, the more complex this world felt.

First, gods actually existed even though they were more like powerful aliens. Now, even Hell was actually a real dimension. What more things which were mere myths could be true?

"But this should not be possible. The Sorcerers of Kamar Taj did their very best to clean the Earth of any creature of Hell since the devils from Hell could easily manipulate human emotions to make humans their slaves." Master Wong explained why Hell's energy should not be on Earth.

"Ying Nan!" Master Wong called out to Master Ying Nan since the situation had changed.

"Don't worry. I can still defeat Wenwu no matter what kind of trick he uses. You don't need to interfere." Master Ying Nan said, clearly not wanting us to interfere with the duel.

"You still think that you can defeat me, Ying Nan. That is just useful thinking on your part." Xu Wenwu said as his transformation completed, causing the temperature in the surroundings to rise tremendously.

Master Ying Nan didn't reply back but instead covered her body with a thin layer of chi so as to protect herself from the Ten Rings now burning with hellish flames.

Fighting Xu Wenwu would now be much harder for her since she would be against not only the force energy in the Ten Rings but also the burning energy of Hell dwelling in them. As such, it was necessary for her to constantly use chi to protect her body from the hellish flames.

Yet, despite the unfavorable conditions she was ready to see that the duel to its end. Perhaps it was just her warrior's honour or maybe a grudge against Xu Wenwu.

Xu Wenwu once again created the whips using the Ten Rings, this time however, burning with the flames of hell.

Then, he immediately rushed towards Master, confident that he could defeat her easily. Master blocked his attacks with her chi but it was clear that she was now having difficulty due to the hellish flames.

"Admit defeat, Ying Nan. It is impossible for you to defeat me." As Wenwu said these words, the flames on the rings suddenly started fluctuating and then— Boom!

Wenwu exploded the flames on the whips, throwing Master Ying Nan backwards from the impact. Fortunately, I could see that she was unharmed.

However, several parts of her robes had been burnt by the flames. It was clear that her chi had been broken by the explosion. If it was not for her chi, she would have suffered intense burns.

The situation was clearly disadvantages for Master Ying Nan. That explosion must have consumed a lot of her chi. As such, there should not be much chi left in Master's body.

"Surrender, Ying Nan. I don't want to hurt Ying Li's dear sister." Xu Wenwu said to Master Ying Nan, his eyes burning with flames, staring down at her.

"I am not done yet." Master Ying Nan said as she pushed herself up. A massive amount of chi once again started concentrating in her hand as she probably the dragon head attack once more.

"The same attack will not work again, Ying Nan." Xu Wenwu said as hellish flames concentrated in his hands.

Master Ying Nan released the dragon head attack which Wenwu countered with his whips of hellish flames. Unlike before, where the dragon head has easily overwhelmed Wenwu, he was now matching it equally.

In the end, the dragon head's chi burnt out and it disappeared.

It was now clear that Master Ying Nan was going to lose this duel. This was unacceptable to me. If she had lost in an ordinary duel, I would have respected the result. But I could not accept that she was going to lose just because Wenwu contracted with some devil and gained hell's power.

As Xu Wenwu approached Master once again, I rushed forward and stood between both of them.

"So, you have finally decided to interfere, Albion. Come at me then! After all, I have a score to settle with you." Xu Wenwu said, his flaming eyes staring at me, completely ignoring Master Ying Nan.

Xu Wenwu clearly had a grudge against me since I had stolen one of his Ten Rings and quite easily at that. However, I had not thought that this grudge would be so strong.

"A-Albion! I can still fight. You don't need to interfere." Master Ying Nan said, likely out of pride since she could see that she was going to lose.

"I am not here to interfere." I said, clarifying the situation.

"But since you have cheated, Wenwu. I believe Master deserves a boost as well." Saying these words, I put my hand on Master's shoulder and chanted my Noble Phantasm.

"Thought art garnered a Dragon's attention, [Blessing of Albion]."

As the power of my Noble Phantasm settled into Master's body, the golden chi covering her body turned red, sparkling with my red lightning.

Black scales grew on several parts of her body. However, only the ones on her hands and neck were visible. Moreover, two small horns also grew on her head.

In just a moment, Master's fairy like appearance had turned into one which rather suited a demon because of my Noble Phantasm. But that was a rather small price for such power.

"The stage is yours now, Master." I said as I stepped back.

"Thank you, Albion!" Master Ying Nan said gratefully with moistened eyes before she focused back on the battle.

"This small trick will not change anything, Albion! It is I who will be victorious today." Xu Wenwu said as he combined both of the whips to create a single flaming whip, brimming with both crushing force and hellish flames.

He waved the flaming whip towards Master, ready to crush her in a single attack. However she easily evaded the whip with her newly enhanced speed. Being a martial artist, she had a great control of her body allowing her to adjust to the enhancement [Blessing of Albion] had given her quite fast.

Master entered Wenwu's personal space with the help of her enhanced speed and attack with a palm strike shrouded in red lightning at his abdomen and then sent him flying away with a kick.

"Now, do you think that it is just mere trick, Wenwu?" Master Ying Nan asked Wenwu as he slowly stood up.

"I-I will…. not lose today!" Suddenly, the hellish flames erupted around Wenwu's body as two curved horns grew on his head, signifying that his transformation had increased once again.

Seeing the sudden phenomenon, Master Ying Nan readied herself, this time confident that she could match Wenwu.

"Albion! It is all your fault!" Xu Wenwu suddenly said in a furious tone as he rushed towards me with the intention of attacking me. Just what kind of thought had appeared in his head?

I shot a rather powerful lightning bolt at Wenwu who crossed his hands to block the lightning bolt but it was still enough to stun him.

Taking advantage of the fact that he was stunned, I closed in and attacked at his neck with a chop even though it was likely that he would not fall unconscious from the attack.

But to my surprise, Wenwu crumbled down like a sack of potatoes as soon as my hand struck his neck.

His transformation also started reverting as Wenwu's body slowly returned to its original form. The flames on the Ten Rings also disappeared, leaving only a single ring which was still burning red.

Now, let's see what kind of artefact this mysterious eleventh ring was since it had enough of Hell's energy to transform Xu Wenwu.

However, the ring crumbled into dust as soon as I touched it.

Damn it! I furiously punched the ground as I realised that the single lead we had on the devil who had given Wenwu this ring had disappeared.

---

So, did you like the Hell mode Xu Wenwu? Any ideas on who this mysterious blue figure was who gave Xu Wenwu the eleventh ring containing the power of hell.

Anyways, Ying Nan has defeated Xu Wenwu albeit with a boost from Peter. We will see the aftermath the next chapter. The Multiverse Arc is not too far now.

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[DragonsEye]

Two weeks later….

"Focus, Shang Chi. Let your lifeforce flow naturally. Don't force it! That is how you create chi." Master Ying Nan advised Shang Chi as she sparred with him.

It had been two weeks since Xu Wenwu had attacked the X-Mansion and lost. After the battle, Master Ying Nan had taken Shang Chi and Xialing to Ta Lo so that they could spend some time with her.

After some encouragement from Master Ying Nan, they had also started learning Ta Lo martial arts. Shang Chi in particular, was exceptionally talented in martial arts as he was already going to form chi energy after training for just two weeks.

"You can do it, Shang Chi!" Shang Chi's friend Katy encouraged him from the sidelines.

She was an outlier since she had been with Shang Chi when he had arrived at the X-Mansion along with Xu Wenwu. As such, she had also accompanied him to Ta Lo.

"Don't shout. You will ruin his focus." Xialing who was also watching the spar, admonished Katy.

Xialing had been quite happy to visit her mother's home but it looks like she had a difficulty adjusting to the quaint village life due to the time she had spent in the underworld.

"Sorry!" Katy apologized in a hushed voice.

Katy on the other hand, had no problems making friends in the village since she was quite an upbeat girl. It was easy for her to become friends with even Xialing who usually gave an unapproachable aura.

However, her relationship with Shang Chi was quite ambiguous. She said that she was Shang Chi's best friend and had been at his side for years but often times, their relationship seemed more than that.

Well, it was their relationship and they should be the ones to deal with it. I had no right to interfere in this matter when my own relationship with Emma was also ambiguous.

"Hey, Peter! Has there been any progress in father's condition?" Xialing asked about Xu Wenwu.

After the fight, Xu Wenwu's body was in a precarious condition since it had been completely ravaged by Hell energy. Despite being treated using the most advanced medical technology and a check up from Ancient One herself, it was concluded that he would not live for more than 2 years.

And these two years were only because of the prototype healing factor serum I had administered to him which stabilized his condition.

Oscorp had almost perfected the formula by now so it was not that hard for me to get a sample especially with SHIELD's help.

"His situation is currently stable but he has still not woken up unfortunately." I answered.

There were a lot of people who were waiting for Wenwu to wake up since we needed to learn who had given him the eleventh ring.

After all, there was simply no way that Wenwu could have found a ring which worked similar to the Ten Rings and also contained hell energy. This ring could be a sign of a huge conspiracy in the shadows.

"Feel the lifeforce within you, Shang Chi. Let it flow through you naturally."

As Shang Chi heard Master's words, he closed his eyes and moved his body as if in a trance.

Then, as he punched the air, a hint of golden energy appeared around his fist and consequently a small shockwave generated from the punch. Shang Chi had finally obtained chi energy.

Clap! Clap!

"You did it, Shang Chi!" Katy congratulated Shang Chi as she clapped for him.

"Well done, Shang Chi! You are as talented as your mother if not more so." Master Ying Nan said, praising Shang Chi.

Shang Chi on the other hand, was looking at his fist generating the golden chi energy with a complex expression.

"Come on, Shang Chi! This achievement deserves a little celebration." Master Ying Nan said, trying to cheer him upon seeing his expression.

"You all go. I have something to talk with Peter." Shang Chi replied as he turned towards me.

"Alright! But, come quickly." Master Ying Nan said, realising that it was probably something important for Shang Chi.

"So, how is life in Kamar Taj treating you?" I asked Shang Chi. We had become rather quick friends during the few times I visited Ta Lo in the last two weeks.

As a fellow mentee of Master Ying Nan, he often discussed martial arts with me. For some reason, he had a great desire to obtain chi energy which he finally had done today.

"It has been quite good. After several years of running away from my father, I honestly feel at peace now. Seriously, if it was not for Katy, I don't know what would have happened to me." Shang Chi answered.

"I wanted to ask you something, Peter. How can I become as powerful as you? You had managed to defeat Father in that state when even Aunt Ying Nan had difficulty facing him." Shang Chi asked me how could he become stronger.

"You must be feeling insecure, right?" I asked, having an inkling of how he was feeling right now.

"Yes, that's true." Shang Chi admitted.

"After the Battle of New York and seeing Father in that form, I am afraid that I would not be strong enough to face anyone with similar level of power if they ever threaten anyone close to me."

"Honestly, this is something a lot of people feel ever since the Battle of New York." It was something I had always felt whenever I walked on the streets of New York these days.

"However, you don't need to worry. As you progress in martial arts, your ability would increase and eventually you will become as powerful as your Aunt. Which considering your talent should be in just a few years. Moreover, you can use artefacts once you become proficient in martial arts even though the artefacts which can run on chi are quite rare.

Besides, it is not like you will be useless just because you have low combat ability. Many mutants in the Battle of New York didn't have a mutant power which enhanced combat ability but they still had been quite helpful in the battle."

"Thank you for your advice, Peter. I feel much better now." Shang Chi said after hearing my words.

"Shang Chi, is your discussion over? We are going to the lake." Katy shouted towards us.

"Coming!" Shang Chi replied as he rushed towards her.

I was also about to follow when Master Ying Nan approached me.

"So, what was this whole discussion about?" She asked.

"Shang Chi was just feeling a little insecure after seeing your fight with Wenwu." I explained the whole matter.

"At least he is coming out of his shell. He has never asked me something like this." Master Ying Nan said after hearing everything.

"How are both of them doing?" I asked Master.

"Honestly, both of them are broken in one way or another. Xialing much more than Shang Chi. Her time running that illegal fight club has clearly a toll on her. No matter how much she hates her father, she is just too much like him." Master explained their conditions with a sigh.

Splash! Roar!

I was about to say something when we had a commotion from the lakeside.

Both of us rushed over to the lake at our top speed to see what was the matter.

Upon arriving, we could see Shang Chi with his hand on the Great Protector's snout, receiving its blessing.

Once the blessing ritual was completed, the Great Protector raised his head and nodded at me, as if recognising as a fellow dragon. Then, it disappeared in the lake's waters.

"See, I told you that you didn't need to feel insecure. You were just worrying too much." I said, patting Shang Chi's shoulder.

"Yeah! You were right, Peter." Shang Chi said with a smile, glad to have received the Great Protector's blessing.

I was about to continue when a message suddenly came from Ancient One to me via a communication spell.

"Xu Wenwu has waken up."

---

So, we get some much needed focus on Shang Chi who didn't have much screentime till now. As you can see, he will be a future Avenger.

Anyways, one more chapter and this arc is finished. Then, we will move on to the much anticipated Multiverse Arc.

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[DragonsEye]

"Are you ready?" I asked Xialing who clearly looked quite nervous.

We were currently in the secret infirmary at a SHIELD base to visit Xu Wenwu who had been admitted here due to his identity. Moreover, the cause of his injuries was supernatural in nature and even Ancient One had visited a few times to check up on him. As such, it made sense for him to be admitted in a secret infirmary.

"I am fine, Peter. There is no reason for you to worry too much." Xialing replied, although I could see that her hands were shaking.

After all, it was the first time she would be having a proper conversation with him in several years. The last few times, she had only been able to exchange a few words with him and most of them were hostile in nature.

However, Wenwu had proved from his attack on the X-Mansion that he indeed loved his children, albeit in his own unique way.

"I believe we should now enter." Master Ying Nan said to the siblings as she entered Wenwu's room with the rest of us following after her.

As we entered, I could see Wenwu lying on the infirmary bed. He didn't look much ever from before but I knew from his report that his insides had been literally burnt out.

The use of Hell's energy and especially in such huge amounts that it had transformed his body entirely had clearly quite a toll on his body even if the transformation was only for a few minutes.

"All of you are here….. Uhh!" As Wenwu saw us enter, he tried to sit up but couldn't because of his injuries.

"Just lay down quietly, Wenwu. This is no time or place for you to show your needless pride." Master Ying Nan admonished Xu Wenwu.

"Ha ha ha ha!!" Wenwu actually started laughing after hearing Master's words.

"This is quite funny you know, Ying Nan. I fought you and even tried to kill you because I believed that Ta Lo had no right to my children after they had banished Ying Li. Yet here you are, showing sympathy towards your enemy." Xu Wenwu said, laughing at the irony of the situation.

"Because I know that what you did was due to your love for your children, however twisted it may be. Besides, we had realised our fault when the news of Ying Li's death had reached us. I even wanted to take in the children after I learnt about their situation but unfortunately my hands were bound by the rules." Master Ying Nan said to Wenwu.

"Twisted! Ha ha ha ha!! Indeed, this is what I have become, a twisted mockery of myself. If Ying Li saw me today, she would have spit on me because of how I had treated our beloved children.

Xialing! Shang Chi! My precious children! Your foolish father apologizes for how he had treated you all this time. I wish I could have been the father both of you deserved."

To our surprise, Xu Wenwu apologized to Shang Chi and Xialing for his conduct towards them all the while cursing himself for his foolishness.

It was honestly impossible to believe at this moment that this bedridden man was once the most feared human on Earth. An ancient human, 500 years old, who could once topple entire governments.

"Don't say it like this, Father. Even though you had changed after mother's death, it was only because you are grieving." Shang Chi said, trying to refute Wenwu's words, perhaps still seeing the Father in him he used to be.

"One doesn't grieve for years, Shang Chi. I had realised how much I had changed the moment Xialing attempted to escape just an year after your own escape. That is why I let her escape easily and never contacted any of you since then. Deep inside, I knew that I was not capable of becoming your father anymore." Xu Wenwu said to his children, revealing all of his thoughts to them.

Both Shang Chi and Xialing were silent, their eyes moist as they looked at their father, now just a shadow of his former self.

"Albion, I would also like to apologise to you. Even though you had stolen one of my Ten Rings, I should not have tried to attack you so cowardly. In that form, the thought of attacking you suddenly appeared in my mind out of nowhere as I started losing against Ying Nan." Xu Wenwu said, apologizing for attacking me so suddenly during the duel.

"It's all in the past. But I need to know where did you get that eleventh ring. It's extremely important." I asked Wenwu.

"It was a blue humanoid figure formed completely of energy, as if it was just a hologram. It introduced itself as the creator of the Ten Rings. For some reason, it was extremely fascinated with you and wanted to gain as much information as possible regarding you. That's the very reason he had given me that ring." Xu Wenwu explained everything he knew about that mysterious figure.

"Do you know anything about that figure which could point to its identity?" I asked.

"I think I had heard something but I just can't remember what it was." Xu Wenwu said, revealing his helplessness in this matter.

"It seems that your mind has been tampered, Mr. Wenwu. In the end we know nothing about this mysterious figure which could easily inject hell energy into you through that ring." I said with a sigh, realising that it was a dead end no matter what we tried.

"Hell energy?" Xu Wenwu asked, confused about the term.

"Yes, Hell energy. The transformation your body went through was because of this hell energy. The reason you are on this bed is also because of the hell energy. Using the power of hell and at such message amount had quite a large toll on your body." I explained.

"How much time do I have left? Don't lie! I know my body all too well." Xu Wenwu asked seriously.

"At most, two years. And it was only because of the Ten Rings. If it was not for them, you would likely have died on spot." I explained.

The Ten Rings were still on Wenwu's arms they had been the reason his condition had been stabilized till now.

"So be it then. It seems that I would be joining Ying Li soon." Xu Wenwu said, accepting his fate.

"I had hoped to give Shang Chi the Ten Rings. But it means impossible now." Xu Wenwu said, remembering what they had transformed him into.

"Indeed. The Ten Rings have quite a mysterious origin. As such, it would better for them to be locked. But you don't need to worry. Shang Chi will get an artefact from Kamar Taj vansh he is proficient in Ta Lo martial arts." I said, assuring Xu Wenwu.

Knock! Knock!

A knock on the door interrupted our conversation as Director Nick Fury entered the room.

"Hello, Xu Wenwu, the famed leader of the Ten Rings. You know, I have been trying to find even a single trace of you for years but was always unsuccessful. Still, this is not have I had imagined our first meeting would be." Director Fury said as he greeted Xu Wenwu.

"What do you want, Director?" Wenwu asked directly.

"Given your crimes against America, you deserve death sentence, Wenwu. However, with your condition, I believe I can let you live the few years you have left for a natural death." Director Fury said, allowing Xu Wenwu to live his last few years in peace.

"Thank you, Director!" Shang Chi thanked Director Fury for this grace.

"My business is actually with your daughter. I want her to lead the Ten Rings now that you can't run it." Director Fury said, directly revealing his motive.

"You can't be serious!" Xu Wenwu said, flabbergasted by his words.

"I am. With everything that is going on nowadays, I need the underworld to be under our surveillance. To do this, we need control over a powerful underworld organisation for which the Ten Rings would suffice.

I choose Xialing for this over your son because she already has experience in leading an illegal organisation. The experience she has gained on the streets would be more than enough to lead the Ten Rings properly.

Xu Wenwu fell into deep thought after hearing Director's words. After a few minutes, he spoke to Xialing.

"What do you want, Xialing? I will accept whatever is your decision." Xu Wenwu said, respecting Xialing's own decision.

"I will do it, Father. It has been a dream of mine ever since I escaped the Ten Rings. I would take over the position of the leader of the Ten Rings." Xialing said resolutely, accepting Director Fury's proposal.

"Very well then. I hope that you can run it properly." Xu Wenwu accepted Xialing's decision and even give her his well wishes.

"What about you, Shang Chi? What are you going to do from now on?" Xu Wenwu asked.

"I will join Ta Lo and learn its martial arts. After seeing you transfer into that monster in front of my eyes, I believe that I am not strong enough in this ever changing world." Shang Chi answered.

"But you will not be able to come out of Ta Lo ever again." Xu Wenwu objected.

"Don't worry about it. I have talked about this matter with the elders. After what happened with Ying Li, we are willing to loosen the restrictions a little. Shang Chi will be able to come out and visit often." Master Ying Nan answered, erasing Xu Wenwu's doubts.

"If you say so. I hope that you all have a happy life unlike your father." Xu Wenwu said, giving his blessings to both Xialing and Shang Chi.

"Enjoy the time with your father now. Forget about your other worries." I said as I left the room with Director Fury.

"Peter!" Director Fury addressed me as we left the room.

"This world is changing far too rapidly. From ancient overlords, mages, aliens to even gods are now arriving on Earth. I hope that we all are strong enough to resist everything that comes towards us." Director Fury said, realising that the future was likely going to be tough.

"I hope so, Director Fury! I really hope so!"

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With this chapter, the Ten Rings Arc is finished. Xialing is going to handle the Ten Rings for the SHIELD while Shang Chi would hone his martial arts skills in Ta Lo. See ya all in the next arc.

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