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My limousine came to an abrupt stop out the front of Avenger's tower as a quin jet landed atop the skyscraper. I tidied up the tie on my suit before opening the door and stepping out, my Black Gabardine trench coat flexing slightly as I pulled on the cuffs of my suit below.Â
As soon as I got out there were several hundred people pointing in my direction. Some squealed in awe whilst others frowned in my direction or outright snarled. My fame wasn't what it used to be, but that was fine. Being a hero wasn't about publicity, it was about doing the right thing... And people were far safer now that AIM had been crushed beneath my heel. I exhaled before walking up to the main entrance, using my technopathy to override the security protocols, the doors swishing aside as I moved through the entryway towards a private lift.
"Jarvis, where is the Mother Box?" I asked aloud, the lobby staff looking at me as if I were insane to think Stark's AI would respond to me.
"In the Penthouse Mr. Drecarios" Jarvis answered, his consciousness ordering the elevator open and ordering the elevator to go to the penthouse as soon as I stepped inside.Â
"Thank you Jarvis... Oh, do you know who landed on the roof?" I questioned in curiosity as the elevator closed, the momentum of the lift pulling me towards the floor for a few moments.
"It appears... O-oh, what is goin- Intru- der...-" Jarvis's voice became scrambled as he tried to respond. I grimaced at what I felt going on inside his server. Someone was using a complex virus to scramble the majority of his CPU... Data-bombing, as it was known.Â
"Well, shit." I cursed before attempting to surf through the sheer torrent of useless information the intruder was placing inside Jarvis. Eventually I found a single camera that was barely operating and was intermittently cutting in and out.Â
A team of eight men were scouring the penthouse as another team of Shield agents were gathered outside on the balcony. There was Skye, Melinda May; the Cavalry, Leo Fitz, Jemma Simmons and... Coulson... I sighed in shame as I remembered the fact that my Hubris during the events of the first Avengers movie ended with him dying. Allowing myself a moment of regret I watched as the Shield agents attempted to break into several wall safes.
I didn't know why they were doing this, but they were way out of line. Skye, or Daisy Johnson, pulled out her phone and looked shocked for a moment before tapping Coulson on the shoulder and shoving it in his face. Just as that happened the elevator dinged ominously, the doors opening fully into the frantic search.
"He's in the-" Skye was saying before I spoke up...
"Right here. Is where I am." I drawled out as the entire Shield team stopped and grabbed their firearms, not yet pointing them at me but being ready to escalate should the need arise.
Skye, a young beautiful young woman with tan skin and umber eyes, turned to look at me with a wince. Melinda May, a beautiful Asian woman with pitch black hair and a toned body, pulled a pistol on me and stepped in front of Coulson who was looking towards me placidly, a small smile being directed towards me. Fitz and Jemma were staring at me from a few metres away, as if I were Jesus and had walked on water.
"Singularity." May stated plainly, her tone clipped and weary.
"Melinda May, nice to finally meet the Cavalry in action..." I nodded towards her and slowly walked towards Jarvis's terminal; one of the only ones in this building.
Skye looked stunned whilst all of the Shield agents looked uncomfortable at how I had just exposed the name of one of their agents. I chuckled at their expressions as they tracked me physically as I reached the coffee table and tapped a clear segment of the glass.
Everyone was looking at me as if I were mad before the coffee table started projecting the central matrix core of Jarvis himself. "Quite a shoddy way of interfering with an AI... Perhaps in future Daisy you will simply use a repeating EMP pulse instead of an eclectic mix of porn?" I rhetorically asked before I used Technopathy to directly delete several hundred branches of overloading data, purging them directly from his software.
Skye looked appropriately awed and worried at the same time, her skin-tight suit scrunching as crossed her arms. "Yeah, well, you deal with the amount of red tape that Shield has!" She pouted as the rest of the Shield agents got increasingly nervous.
"That's why I dislike Shield, too much interference from outside forces... Too much internal corruption..." I said errantly as I cleansed the last of the data.
"Corruption?" Skye asked innocently as Coulson grimaced at her harmless question.
"Jarvis, you online buddy?" I asked the AI as the last of the data-bomb disappeared into the ether.
"Yes Sir, I am fully operational. I must thank you for clearing away that data." The AI expressed plainly.
"No problems... Now where is that Box?"Â
"Underneath the table sir."Â
I nodded at his words and knelt down next to the table, using my matter-vision to see the necklace-like box that was thrumming with an insane amount of power. I could have found it by myself, but it didn't matter now... I grasped the Mother Box and connected to it technopathically.
`I mean no threat and am merely bringing you to your owner.`
`Understood Human, please ensure that I reach him soon, he is damaged and needs healing...`
`Sure thing.`
I grinned before creating a box of pure gold to place it in, closing said container soon after I had placed the artefact inside. With a small, contented, sigh I slid the gold container inside my coat pocket and turned to Coulson.
"So, who gave you the authority to go searching through my best friend's stuff? Let alone enter Avenger Tower and start scouring around like a bunch of cockroaches?" I kept my right hand in the same pocket that the gold box was placed within as I rested on my backfoot.
"After the death of Tony Stark we were ordered by Alexander Pierce to collect some Shield assets from his penthouse and other properties." Coulson calmly relayed.
"Are you fucking serious...? Alexander Pierce!?" I shouted at him in annoyance and disbelief.
"Yes...? Is there a problem...?" He asked in confusion and slight discomfort.
I sighed.
"First of all, Tony isn't dead. I was able to bring him to some of the best doctors in the country and he is slowly recovering. Secondly, Pepper Potts isn't dead either. She was saved by me, personally. Lastly, Alexander Pierce is one of the heads of Hydra." I rubbed the bridge of my nose with my left hand as an awkward silence descended amongst the Shield personnel.
"Do you have any evidence?" Coulson asked seriously.
"Yes? I sent Shield a packet of information that listed several thousand Shield operatives, agents, support staff, scientists and technicians that aided Hydra or were officially a part of it."
"I've never seen that and Fury hasn't every mentioned that information reaching him." Coulson looked quite pissed at the idea of Hydra agents getting off scot-free.
"Zola... Fuck, I didn't think of him..." I dragged my left hand down my face as three of the search team pulled their pistols. They quickly lifted their firearms in my direction, drawing Skye's shocked look and subsequent shout... I didn't give a shit about their attempts however and simply turned their guns to dust and then rearranged every single atom in their bodies into water. Within seconds they had turned into human-sized puddles of water on the ground behind me.
"Apollo." I called.Â
A flash of sunlight sparked into the room, despite a lack of Holographic projectors in the room. "You called dad?"
"Yep, I want you to take that Hydra personnel list straight to Fury yourself. You will upload it directly into his computer and place security locks over it, okay?" He nodded and flashed away in a spark of light.
"Who the fuck was that?" Skye looked around in a mild panic, trying to find where Apollo slipped off to.
"My first AI." I wave her worried searching off as I watched a TV in the corner playing CNN.
Looking at the TV I saw Rogers, Banner and Clint all speaking at a UN meeting. With a flick of my hand I turned the volume up and started listening.
" ' Are you openly stating that Singularity's acts are Tyrannical and that you support UN intervention and control over Avengers operations? ' " A reporter queried to Rogers as she stood in his full star spangled uniform.
" ' I am not comfortable with the methods used by my fellow Avenger... As for the UN controlling our missions, we would need to discuss this as a team. ' " Captain America answered back, his words coming out uncomfortable and uncertain.Â
" ' What about the death of Tony Stark...? Does that effect how you see Singularity's actions in any way? ' " The reporter continued.
" ' Don't get me wrong, I understand why he did it. I just dislike the way he went about it. ' "Â
" ' What about your companions here? Do they think the same way? ' " The reporter looked towards Banner and Clint in askance.
" ' I think, personally, that we need to have some level of control enforced over the Avengers... I know the damage I could do on a bad day and having some way to counter that would be helpful. ' " Banner softly said whilst looking down at the ground.
" ' I've always believed in doing things for the greater good of mankind... That was why I worked with Shield in the past. Avengers offers us a greater platform to achieve that goal, but we must have rules and limits placed on what we can do otherwise we may become corrupted by our own power... ' " Clint explained his own perspective as I clenched my fists in anger at how open they were in accepting these corrupt fuckers having control over us.
"That's bullshit..." Skye uttered from beside me. She had somehow moved beside me as I was watching the interview.
" ' Are you stating that Singularity has become Tyrannical Hawkeye!? ' " The reporter questioned breathlessly, her eyes wide and her mouth curved upwards in excitement.
" ' I don't think he wants to be a Tyrant, or is one, but his actions across the USA make me uneasy. ' " Clint scratched the back of his head awkwardly before looking away from the reporter.
"They don't know what they are offering and who they are offering it to... If they knew even a fraction of the blackmail I had on those scum-bag politicians than they would be advocating for my way of doing things. Hell! They are lucky I haven't ordered governments collapsed and destroyed for the shit I have found." I ranted towards the TV as the man who was the Black Panther stepped into the lull of the Avenger interview.
" ' Prince, how do you view Singularity's actions? ' " The exact same reporter questioned, a deep satisfaction surging through her eyes as the reality of her new score settled over her.
" ' I detest tyrants such as this Singularity and call upon the entire United Nations to seriously consider limiting the power of these 'Avengers' ' " The prince spat out with some vitriol.
" ' So Wakanda is officially declaring him a Tyrant? ' " She asked in elation.
" ' Yes. He will never be welcome in Wakanda. ' " He declared solemnly before abruptly walking away.
One of my eyes twitched before I exhaled my frustration. My emotions were mine to control and no one could effect them if I did not allow them to. I closed my eyes for a moment or two before opening them again.Â
"Fine, all trade with Africa will be cut immediately. Anyone who wishes to trade with Africa will need to use a different company to my own. They think they are so powerful because they hide behind a weak shield and have access to Vibranium, they will learn that there are hundreds of Tyrants closer to home than I am..."
Hermes emerged in front of me and nodded.
"I'll get it done dad. I think I'll spread just what Wakanda looks like to the rest of Africa and watch as they discover how hypocritical they have been..." Hermes grinned maliciously before fading from existence, the only reminder of his presence being the hiss of snakes and the crack of the sound barrier being broken.
" ' King Doom! May I get your statement!? ' " The reporter shouted out. A man in very familiar regalia and steel mask stepped forwards towards the reporter, his emerald eyes glimmering powerfully.
" ' Very well... ' " Doom drawled as he came to a stop in front of the woman.
" ' T-thank you so much King Doom. If I could ask your opinion on Singularity and his latest actions? ' " She nervously stuttered out as the King of Latveria stared straight at the camera as if she wasn't even there.
" ' Singularity has responded as the American Government should have. He has taken up the task that the people of America gave to their government and has failed in carrying out. I feel more people should be thankful that he nullified such a venomous and destructive terrorist organisation. ' " The King explained casually, as if he wasn't talking global politics at all.
" ' S-so you believe that his actions are justified and that they weren't tyrannical...? ' " She leadingly asked.
" ' No. In fact, if he had done such a thing inside of my country he would have received our equivalent of a Medal of Honour. ' " Doom looked at the reporter as if she were an unintelligent bug underneath his boot.
" 'Ah! Well, perhaps you could give your perspective on Wakanda cutting off all connection to Singularity's company? ' " She questioned in a subdued tone.
" ' They are imbeciles and he will ruin them. If Singularity is anything like myself, and I have a feeling that he might be, the secrets of their country are about to become public domain. Now, if that is all, I have some other matters to attend to... ' " He walked away without hearing her answer, his metal clad form clanking lightly as he walked into the crowd of politicians.
I smiled at the hidden threat to the entire world in Doom's words. He was threatening a cooperation between us. He is waving a massive sword in front of every country's eyes and essentially declaring that if they do the wrong thing that he will capitalize off of their stupidity and offer his support... It was a masterful move and one that was a no-brainer if you were more intelligent than the normal idiots in society... After all, I had spaceships and my own space stations, none of their countries have those things.
"He really likes you huh?" Skye commented harmlessly as the rest of her team silently continued to watch beside us.
"Yes and no. He sees an opportunity to align ourselves together for a time. From what I understand of his goals he is more concerned about other 'matters'." I informed softly as a slough of politicians were questioned and then left to go talk to their pedo friends.
"I hate politics." Skye distastefully spat as one politician was pandering to me and my side of the argument... He was one of the people I had the most blackmail on.
"Indeed, that's why I'm making my own nation. As far as I see it, I'd rather build something new than work alongside the scum that are the world's governments." All of them turned to me in shock as I watched Alexander Pierce walk up to the reporter. They soon noticed and threw disdainful and disgusted looks at the unscrupulous politician.
" ' Ah! Pierce! Any comment on Singularity? ' " The reporter asked in a tizzy, her excitement soaring as she was gaining interview after interview with the important figures of the world.
" ' Certainly! ' " He grinned widely, showing his pearly-white teeth. " ' I will first make a statement on behalf of the world council... " ' He coughed and pulled out a small paper from his coat pocket.
" ' It is with the authority of Nato an BRICKS that we are placing an embargo on all Frostborn Dynamics products and trade vessels. All towers inside the following countries will soon be confiscated from the Company... : Russia, The Unites States, China, India, Italy, France and Israel. ' " He smirked wider and shoved the note back in his pocket, his eyes glimmering in satisfaction.
" ' Thank you so much for your time. ' " He stated before walking off.
I closed my eyes as every single Shield agent in the room looked in my direction. They had brought the apocalypse down on themselves. If they were scared of what had happened with the terrorists they should now quiver in fear for what would happen to them all now.
"Singularity...?" Skye tapped my shoulder softly.
"Even heroes have their limits. I thought I could let them be and they would leave me alone... I guess that particular option has disappeared..."
Coulson, May and Skye all looked at me in concern.
"The world hasn't seen the true scale of my power or my reach. You all are playing on a chessboard that consists of only 3 dimensions whilst I play on the fourth and fifth. I guess the world will finally get a taste of what I can do... Like the universe I left not too long ago." All of them raised their eyebrows.
"How would you all like to be the first citizen of my nation Skye?" I turned to her, going with my gut feeling.
"Ah-um-wh- what?" She stepped back in surprise.
"It's an offer, think about it. Now, I have to go give Tony his stuff and then we can both work on the issues ahead of us." I muttered darkly, strutting over to the elevator and tapping the button for the bottom floor.Â
` Artemis, I want you to unload all of the information we have on Russia, The United States, China, India, Italy, France and Israel ` I commanded with my technopathy before shifting focus once again.Â
`Athena... expect an invasion of our property-` She interrupted immediately.
` I have it handled father, Rimecrest recently finished the two divisions of FR2s you ordered. They will be dispatched across every single landing-pad on Earth. The Space-carrier is almost complete as well, it will have a compliment of 400 Icewings. ` She finished in a succinct tone.
`Good, thank you.` I softly said.Â
`No problems father, now go help Tony whilst we start playing chess with retards.` She softly ordered before fading away from my mind.
'They take after me too much' I mused as the elevator dinged and I stepped out into the tower's foyer. It was time I moved my family to Rimecrest and started immigration efforts.
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