"Wanda, they're coming! We need to hold them back until the people are brought to safety!" screamed Ororo while creating a giant tornado to suck in the small liquid figures and stop the Godzilla-like monsters.
"I know!" I stretched out my hands and conjured giant ice runes around the creatures, momentarily freezing them, so that Ororo could suck them inside the tornado.
We are in New York right now, and it has been the sixth day since the end began...
The first two days were restless, but we managed to protect Wakanda until the big monsters came and nearly demolished everything....
They were as big as a skyscraper and almost impervious to damage. We could only hear laughter in our heads as we struggled against them and hoped to buy enough time until the sorcerers could bring the people somewhere safe.
Even Hulk, who fought tirelessly against everyone, couldn't stop the masses of countless enemies... and we had to retreat as well.
I destroyed one slime warrior, but two more emerged. I crushed a Godzilla-like creature, and five more appeared... It truly felt like the end of this Earth... and throughout it all, we couldn't open a portal to Asgard or reach Thor, who might have had a way to help us get there. It was as if Earth had been cut off from everything else...
By day four, we were running from place to place, until we had nowhere left to run... and the sorcerers began sending civilians to the mirror dimension to keep them safe, at least.
But the worst thing happened on day five. We were resting in the mirror dimension, and I was sitting with Shuri and my brother in a building when suddenly screams and fighting echoed through the streets once again.
When we looked outside, we saw that not even the mirror dimension was safe anymore... Numerous creatures were running through the streets, attacking anyone in their way. But the strange thing was that I could hear the cries of people coming from within them.
It was later discovered that the creatures could infect people and take over their bodies, but by then, it was already too late. Even when the sorcerers reshaped the mirror dimension to confine the creatures, only a small percentage of the people survived.
After this, it was impossible for us to stay in the mirror dimension for too long anymore.
So we were on the run once again, moving from place to place, from the mirror dimension to the normal world, just to stay alive, while the sky turned black and the world was no longer ours...
I wish David were here... But at this point, even I had started to give up hope seeing him ever again... It was absolute chaos...
Afterwards the sorcerers divided the last remaining humans into large groups, each led by heroes. If we even can call us that... and one or two sorcerers.
I was in a group with Shuri, my brother Ororo, Logan, Kurt, Yao, and another sorcerer named Wong. Initially, we had nearly 1000 civilians from various nations, but after a few days, we were left with less than 100.
After escaping from New York, where we had been hiding in the subway, we relocated to Kamar-Taj. Wong and Yao created a shield around us, buying us some time before the next wave would arrive.
"What happened when Strange attempted to use the Time Stone?" Wong asked Yao, while we the 'heroes' gathered to discuss our next steps.
But not all of us participated in the conversation. Shuri, having lost most of her people and family, remained silent, gazing into emptiness.
"Nothing happened... It seems that the veil placed by Tamat around Earth somehow renders the Infinity Stones useless here," Yao responded, clenching her fists in frustration, mirroring the helplessness felt by all of us.
"Do you have any information about the other groups? We haven't heard from them since yesterday," Ororo asked the two sorcerers.
"They are on the move constantly, just like everyone else, and they are losing people like we are," Yao replied with a tone of despair.
"I heard that the Superheroes of Europe are working together with the Excalibur group to protect their people. Meanwhile, Black Panther is with The Defenders, Charles Xavier, and some other mutants in Africa, helping people there.
Unfortunately, we've lost contact with the other sorcerers in Asia, Australia, and India, so we don't know their current status," Wong explained, his demeanor turning gloomy.
Most of the former Avengers are in Australia, and since they have Bruce with them, I believe they are safe. While the other American heroes, both known and new ones, have joined various groups around the world.
I caught a glimpse of them when the sorcerers helped organize everyone. However, apart from Daredevil and some X-Men that David told me about, I didn't recognize any of them, and I probably never will...
"And what should we do now? Es ist als ob sogar Gott uns verlassen hat," asked Kurt, and then said something in German, while clutching his cross to his chest.
"It's simple. We need to find a way to reach the source of all this," said Strange as he stepped through a golden portal.
"Hello, fellow depressed individuals, former deceased Master, and Wong. How are you?" greeted Strange, while looking relaxed at us.
"Well, I suppose?" said Wong, perplexed by Strange's nonchalant demeanor, much like the rest of us. Had Strange uncovered something?
Logan approached Strange, extending his metal claws and angrily exclaimed, "Is this all a joke to you?! If it's so easy, why are you still here?"
However, Strange's cape swiftly slapped away Logan's hand, and he replied, "I never claimed to have a solution. I merely stated that we need to find one. But I think it's time for a meeting... We must gather every remaining superpowered individual on Earth and devise a plan to invade Asgard." With that, he walked away from Logan.
"And how do you propose we accomplish that amidst all the chaos?" asked Yao, clearly intrigued.
"We'll have the remaining sorcerers attend to the civilians while we create a secure space in the mirror dimension. There, we'll gather everyone capable of assisting us.
I've already assembled some of the brightest minds, and I even encountered someone even more unconventional than myself, protecting people from the monsters in Antarctica alongside a formerly humanoid robot."
"You found Tony Stark? And what do you mean by 'formerly'? What happened to Vision?" I asked, breaking my silence.
"Vision, as you referred to him, is... gone. Just like with the Time Stone, the Mind Stone lost its power. You can imagine the rest. However, Stark surprisingly managed to find a way to fight back, even without our assistance."
"And when will this meeting take place?" inquired Shuri, her eyes burning with newfound determination.
"Whenever you're ready," replied Strange to her.
"I'm ready right now," Shuri responded firmly.
"Excellent. I'll inform and gather everyone else, and we'll commence the meeting tomorrow morning. I'll open a portal for you all. Try to relax and stay alive until then. Oh, and Shuri? Follow me," said Strange and he vanished as Shuri approached him.
And after a sleepless night, a portal opened just as Steven had said. We walked through and found ourselves in the mirror dimension, where a large gathering of people had assembled.
Subsequently, Wong departed with the other sorcerers to protect the civilians, leaving only Yao and Strange behind. While nearly a hundred superpowered individuals remained behind.
Yao approached Strange, and together they began altering the mirror dimension, creating a palace-like structure that was completely concealed by the surrounding ground, houses and skyscrapers.
"Listen, everyone! Charles Xavier, Wanda Maximoff, Kitty Pryde, Clarice Fong, Marcel Deflandre, Bruce Banner, Jean Grey and Wolverine will follow us inside, and the rest will keep this place secure.
If this meeting fails here, there will be no other one..." said Steven, and we followed him inside, while the other mutants, witches, superhumans, and other meta-humans stayed outside.
As we reached the center of the building, we discovered a spacious meeting room with a round table positioned in the middle, where more people were already waiting.
RetMod
Hey, guys, and welcome to the next chapter!
I will not go into further details about the fighting and so on for Earth since it's in the POV of Wanda and what she experienced.
So the fast-paced chapter is intentional.
Maybe someday, when the story is over, this could be a short side story or something like that.
In the next chapter, we will return to David's POV after the summit receives an unexpected visitor.
Stay tuned for more!
"Wanda, they're coming! We need to hold them back until the people are brought to safety!" screamed Ororo while creating a giant tornado to suck in the small liquid figures and stop the Godzilla-like monsters.
"I know!" I stretched out my hands and conjured giant ice runes around the creatures, momentarily freezing them, so that Ororo could suck them inside the tornado.
We are in New York right now, and it has been the sixth day since the end began...
The first two days were restless, but we managed to protect Wakanda until the big monsters came and nearly demolished everything....
They were as big as a skyscraper and almost impervious to damage. We could only hear laughter in our heads as we struggled against them and hoped to buy enough time until the sorcerers could bring the people somewhere safe.
Even Hulk, who fought tirelessly against everyone, couldn't stop the masses of countless enemies... and we had to retreat as well.
I destroyed one slime warrior, but two more emerged. I crushed a Godzilla-like creature, and five more appeared... It truly felt like the end of this Earth... and throughout it all, we couldn't open a portal to Asgard or reach Thor, who might have had a way to help us get there. It was as if Earth had been cut off from everything else...
By day four, we were running from place to place, until we had nowhere left to run... and the sorcerers began sending civilians to the mirror dimension to keep them safe, at least.
But the worst thing happened on day five. We were resting in the mirror dimension, and I was sitting with Shuri and my brother in a building when suddenly screams and fighting echoed through the streets once again.
When we looked outside, we saw that not even the mirror dimension was safe anymore... Numerous creatures were running through the streets, attacking anyone in their way. But the strange thing was that I could hear the cries of people coming from within them.
It was later discovered that the creatures could infect people and take over their bodies, but by then, it was already too late. Even when the sorcerers reshaped the mirror dimension to confine the creatures, only a small percentage of the people survived.
After this, it was impossible for us to stay in the mirror dimension for too long anymore.
So we were on the run once again, moving from place to place, from the mirror dimension to the normal world, just to stay alive, while the sky turned black and the world was no longer ours...
I wish David were here... But at this point, even I had started to give up hope seeing him ever again... It was absolute chaos...
Afterwards the sorcerers divided the last remaining humans into large groups, each led by heroes. If we even can call us that... and one or two sorcerers.
I was in a group with Shuri, my brother Ororo, Logan, Kurt, Yao, and another sorcerer named Wong. Initially, we had nearly 1000 civilians from various nations, but after a few days, we were left with less than 100.
After escaping from New York, where we had been hiding in the subway, we relocated to Kamar-Taj. Wong and Yao created a shield around us, buying us some time before the next wave would arrive.
"What happened when Strange attempted to use the Time Stone?" Wong asked Yao, while we the 'heroes' gathered to discuss our next steps.
But not all of us participated in the conversation. Shuri, having lost most of her people and family, remained silent, gazing into emptiness.
"Nothing happened... It seems that the veil placed by Tamat around Earth somehow renders the Infinity Stones useless here," Yao responded, clenching her fists in frustration, mirroring the helplessness felt by all of us.
"Do you have any information about the other groups? We haven't heard from them since yesterday," Ororo asked the two sorcerers.
"They are on the move constantly, just like everyone else, and they are losing people like we are," Yao replied with a tone of despair.
"I heard that the Superheroes of Europe are working together with the Excalibur group to protect their people. Meanwhile, Black Panther is with The Defenders, Charles Xavier, and some other mutants in Africa, helping people there.
Unfortunately, we've lost contact with the other sorcerers in Asia, Australia, and India, so we don't know their current status," Wong explained, his demeanor turning gloomy.
Most of the former Avengers are in Australia, and since they have Bruce with them, I believe they are safe. While the other American heroes, both known and new ones, have joined various groups around the world.
I caught a glimpse of them when the sorcerers helped organize everyone. However, apart from Daredevil and some X-Men that David told me about, I didn't recognize any of them, and I probably never will...
"And what should we do now? Es ist als ob sogar Gott uns verlassen hat," asked Kurt, and then said something in German, while clutching his cross to his chest.
"It's simple. We need to find a way to reach the source of all this," said Strange as he stepped through a golden portal.
"Hello, fellow depressed individuals, former deceased Master, and Wong. How are you?" greeted Strange, while looking relaxed at us.
"Well, I suppose?" said Wong, perplexed by Strange's nonchalant demeanor, much like the rest of us. Had Strange uncovered something?
Logan approached Strange, extending his metal claws and angrily exclaimed, "Is this all a joke to you?! If it's so easy, why are you still here?"
However, Strange's cape swiftly slapped away Logan's hand, and he replied, "I never claimed to have a solution. I merely stated that we need to find one. But I think it's time for a meeting... We must gather every remaining superpowered individual on Earth and devise a plan to invade Asgard." With that, he walked away from Logan.
"And how do you propose we accomplish that amidst all the chaos?" asked Yao, clearly intrigued.
"We'll have the remaining sorcerers attend to the civilians while we create a secure space in the mirror dimension. There, we'll gather everyone capable of assisting us.
I've already assembled some of the brightest minds, and I even encountered someone even more unconventional than myself, protecting people from the monsters in Antarctica alongside a formerly humanoid robot."
"You found Tony Stark? And what do you mean by 'formerly'? What happened to Vision?" I asked, breaking my silence.
"Vision, as you referred to him, is... gone. Just like with the Time Stone, the Mind Stone lost its power. You can imagine the rest. However, Stark surprisingly managed to find a way to fight back, even without our assistance."
"And when will this meeting take place?" inquired Shuri, her eyes burning with newfound determination.
"Whenever you're ready," replied Strange to her.
"I'm ready right now," Shuri responded firmly.
"Excellent. I'll inform and gather everyone else, and we'll commence the meeting tomorrow morning. I'll open a portal for you all. Try to relax and stay alive until then. Oh, and Shuri? Follow me," said Strange and he vanished as Shuri approached him.
And after a sleepless night, a portal opened just as Steven had said. We walked through and found ourselves in the mirror dimension, where a large gathering of people had assembled.
Subsequently, Wong departed with the other sorcerers to protect the civilians, leaving only Yao and Strange behind. While nearly a hundred superpowered individuals remained behind.
Yao approached Strange, and together they began altering the mirror dimension, creating a palace-like structure that was completely concealed by the surrounding ground, houses and skyscrapers.
"Listen, everyone! Charles Xavier, Wanda Maximoff, Kitty Pryde, Clarice Fong, Marcel Deflandre, Bruce Banner, Jean Grey and Wolverine will follow us inside, and the rest will keep this place secure.
If this meeting fails here, there will be no other one..." said Steven, and we followed him inside, while the other mutants, witches, superhumans, and other meta-humans stayed outside.
As we reached the center of the building, we discovered a spacious meeting room with a round table positioned in the middle, where more people were already waiting.
RetMod
Hey, guys, and welcome to the next chapter!
I will not go into further details about the fighting and so on for Earth since it's in the POV of Wanda and what she experienced.
So the fast-paced chapter is intentional.
Maybe someday, when the story is over, this could be a short side story or something like that.
In the next chapter, we will return to David's POV after the summit receives an unexpected visitor.
Stay tuned for more!
