Chapter 124 – The Continental Hotel
“What the hell would I buy some rundown hotel for?” Tony shot back instantly, caught off guard by Henry’s suggestion.
Henry just shrugged. “Beats me. Maybe you want to retrof...
“What the hell would I buy some rundown hotel for?” Tony shot back instantly, caught off guard by Henry’s suggestion.
Henry just shrugged. “Beats me. Maybe you want to retrof...
"What the hell is happening?!"
Bruce Banner’s jaw dropped as one spaceship after another poured out of the quantum tunnel, like a dark tide spilling into the skies of Earth.
2023
New York, Times Square
Times Square at night was like a living organism—endless neon lights pulsed in rhythm with the crowd, gigantic screens looped ads and news that b...
Henry had just bitten into another muffin when he realized Tony Stark was fiddling with his gear. With a sigh, he wiped his hands and snatched the bone-conduction mic back from him.
...
Hearing that Alex had arrived through “legitimate means,” Doctor Strange didn’t press further—but the faint crease between his brows deepened. The dim light of the room caught the l...
"Honey..."
Clint Barton’s hand trembled as he fumbled for his phone, his voice breaking before he could even finish the word.
"Clint, I—I don’t know what happened. I fel...
“Coming your way—Jean-Jacques Handali, senior exec at Geneva Bank. The woman on his arm? Cindy Crawford—model, Northwestern University standout, currently on a leave of absence. That...
Captain America’s words might have sounded like dramatic praise at first, the sort of thing people said in the heat of relief.
But the more the Avengers thought about it, the more they...
"Jesus Christ!"
"Rocket! Not the time!"
The Avengers shot simultaneous glares at the irreverent raccoon. Rocket only shrugged, unrepentant, but the scolding was half-hearted ...
In the rented luxury sedan, Audrey Hepburn and Robert Wolders sat in the back seat, fiddling with a sleek, ear-hook–style wireless earpiece.
Henry had passed it back to them during...
Silence.
The room fell utterly, painfully silent—so still that even the faint hum of the air filtration system felt deafening.
Every Avenger stared in shock, eyes wide and u...
While the Avengers regrouped, deep in discussion about how to forge the Infinity Gauntlet and reverse the catastrophic snap, Alex was already far away. In fact, he had crossed oceans and co...
Jean Grey wasn’t the type to just stand there and take it. She fired back, her voice sharp with frustration.
“As long as what we do brings a good outcome, what’s so wrong about it?...
Swish!
The sudden displacement of air heralded Alex’s arrival, the sound slicing through the tense quiet like a blade. One instant, the space before the Avengers was empty; the nex...
2023.
Avengers Headquarters.
A low hum built in the cavernous hangar, followed by a shimmering distortion of air above the quantum platform. Sparks of pale blue and gold danced across...
Nightcrawler’s tail drooped low, the fight gone from him. Wide-eyed, he glanced helplessly at the only other teammate still on her feet.
Jean Grey wasn’t the type to scare easily...
"Mr. Sinister? Alex, didn’t you kill Mr. Sinister?"
Hank’s voice was tinged with disbelief, his brows knitted as he stared at Alex. The words slipped out almost before he realize...
"Homelander, we can't take you back directly from here. Time travel isn't like hailing a cab—the quantum tunnel's programming is preset."
Tony wiped a streak of blood from the corn...
If you had to sum it up, it was basically the psychic equivalent of a DoS attack—overload the system with so much useless data that it crashes.
First, pi. Not just to a few decimal...
The room fell silent, as if the very air had been pulled out of it.
Every mutant present stared at Alex, their expressions a mix of disbelief and apprehension.
Travel to the f...
"Vanished overnight?"
"What the hell does that even mean?"
The words echoed in the tense room, as if the walls themselves were struggling to contain the shock. Mutants glanced...
The first giveaway had been the smell.
Not perfume—not really. The scent rolling off her was something sharper, more primal, something that definitely didn’t belong to Audrey Hep...
The heavy, almost suffocating silence inside the war room was broken by Alex’s calm, almost cheerful voice.
"Captain America—Steve Rogers."
"Iron Man—Tony Stark."
CRUNCH!
Another devastating punch landed, the sound echoing like a hammer smashing metal in a silent forge. The impact tore away the last fragile remnants of Tony’s helmet, shards ...
“First thing’s first—we need to flag down a cab,” ‘Audrey Hepburn’ said, patting Henry on the shoulder.
“Oh, come on. You know what an impossible mission that is? Haili...
"Am I supposed to know you?"
Alex’s tone wasn’t mocking, nor was it the smug sarcasm that Tony often got from his rivals.
It was genuine curiosity.
He wasn’t particul...
That had to be it.
In an instant, Alex pieced everything together, the fragments of overheard words and faint mechanical hums snapping into place like a puzzle he’d already solved ...
The story of Audrey Hepburn’s harrowing flight made headlines across the globe. But for once, her name wasn’t splashed across entertainment columns or red carpet retrospectives—it was...
Even in the most beautiful moments, there’s always something to break the spell. That’s just how life works.
Henry was the one to break the calm.
“Everyone,” he said, ...
"Shit."
The word slipped out like a sigh—low, sharp, bitter.
"So we really have to go there now?"
The man in the passenger seat leaned back heavily in his seat, glass...