American comics: Starting with Luke the Maker

Triskelion Building.

Nick Fury's office.

Nick stood expressionlessly, facing the five council members responsible for S.H.I.E.L.D., as well as some powerful figures from the military.

"We cannot hand over the Tesseract and Loki," Councilor Rockwell said angrily. "Regarding this egregious invasion, I believe the Asgardians owe us an explanation and compensation!"

"Councilor, the warriors from Asgard are guests at S.H.I.E.L.D. Would you like to discuss the compensation issue with them in detail?" Nick raised his eyes and glanced at Councilor Rockwell before speaking.

"What do you mean? Isn't this something S.H.I.E.L.D. and you should be handling? Aren't these the very matters you and S.H.I.E.L.D. are responsible for? We were invaded, the high-level officials were almost wiped out, and the entire country is in chaos..." Councilor Rockwell looked at Nick aggressively.

"With all due respect, esteemed Councilor, Asgard is not the mastermind behind this invasion. On the contrary, they are on our side in this invasion. Thor Odinson, the first in line to the Asgardian throne, contributed greatly to the defense against this invasion. It may be difficult to get an explanation or compensation from Asgard," Nick said, shaking his head.

"But the prime culprit, Loki, is their second prince!" Rockwell shouted.

"In Thor's words, Loki is adopted. Ethnically speaking, he is not an Asgardian. If you want to find Loki's elders to be responsible, you should go to the king of Jotunheim, one of the Nine Realms," Nick helpfully corrected.

"Then find someone from that Jotunheim," Rockwell was going crazy.

"That would be great. They would probably be happy to come and beat us up, and then take some souvenirs back with them," Nick told a joke that wasn't funny at all in front of everyone.

"Then what use are you and S.H.I.E.L.D.? What's the point of allocating astronomical amounts of funding to you every year? You are seriously derelict in your duties, Nick Fury! If you can't do it, we will replace you with a more decisive S.H.I.E.L.D. director," Rockwell threatened Nick, who was contradicting him today, with a cold face.

"Are you suggesting replacing me with a hardliner who will start a war with Asgard? A war with a war-like race that has been famous in the universe for at least ten thousand years? Do you know their strength? Do you know how powerful their army is? They are a race that calls themselves gods! The key is that they are not our enemies, and they are even willing to establish trade relations with us. Are you, the esteemed Councilor Rockwell, planning to point the gun at an alien civilization that was originally at peace with us and is extremely powerful?" Nick retorted sharply.

"It sounds like you know a lot about Asgard. Did Prince Thor tell you all this? How can you be sure he's not deceiving you?" A general asked before Councilor Rockwell could speak.

"I have my own intelligence-gathering channels and verification methods. My opinion is that we should not have any conflict with Asgard right now. The Asgardians are not the culprits behind all this. Even if we start a war forcefully, let's not even talk about the difference in strength between us. Can we find Asgard? Can our weapons reach Asgard? Can our soldiers and war machines attack their homeland?

We can't! But they can! They have a Rainbow Bridge that can transport soldiers and any weapons to most of the universe, even any corner of the Nine Realms. Once the war starts, they only need to open the Rainbow Bridge, and our command will have nowhere to escape." Nick spread his hands. "So I suggest that all council members remain calm."

"You need to disclose more information to us," the general said.

"S.H.I.E.L.D. and the military are two separate departments that do not share information. You have no right to demand that S.H.I.E.L.D. disclose classified information to you," Nick rejected the general's request.

"Then what about the Tesseract? It belongs to us," the general was obviously very interested in the Tesseract, which could open wormholes.

"Please note, General, strictly speaking, the Tesseract is a treasure of the Asgardian King Odin. King Odin is its master. It's just that for some reason, the Tesseract ended up on Earth and then in our hands," Nick said. Of course, he was also reluctant to part with the Tesseract, but after learning from Thor that the Tesseract was a tricky big trouble, as well as information about the Tesseract and its ownership, he could only make the choice to give it up after weighing the situation.

"But it's in our hands," the general pointed out.

"Yes, you can say that to the Asgardians. Also, as a reminder, the Tesseract is a big trouble. This invasion was due to a powerful force in the universe searching for its whereabouts. If it is still in our hands, then the next time we will face even stronger invaders," Nick replied.

"Perhaps I should call you the S.H.I.E.L.D. director of Asgard?" Councilor Rockwell sarcastically said to Nick with a cold face.

Nick remained silent.

"There is no need to doubt Director Fury's position and camp. He is trustworthy. As he said, this was not an Asgardian invasion. That Loki was directed by a powerful figure in the universe. After returning to Asgard, he will also face a long prison sentence. As for the Tesseract, since we can't protect it, let's return it to its original owner. What I'm interested in is, is Asgard willing to establish trade relations with us?" A S.H.I.E.L.D. council member changed the subject, and this sentence made the faces of the council members other than Rockwell light up.

"Yes, we had some consultations before this. But there has only been progress recently," Nick breathed a sigh of relief. With this big cake thrown down, everything should be calmed down.

In fact, Nick knew very well that today's meeting could not produce any results at all. The council members and the council members' thoughts, the military and the council members' thoughts, and S.H.I.E.L.D.'s thoughts with the other two parties were not consistent. With the current level of chaos at the top, everyone was busy fighting for power and vying for those vacant positions. Nick didn't want to get involved in those people, but he needed to prevent some people from setting their sights on Asgard for the sake of popularity and slogans.

He knew the power of Asgard better than anyone else present. Although this planet also had the guardian, the Supreme Sorcerer, it was obvious that the other party had a deeper friendship with Odin than he did, and with the other party's nature of not wanting to manage worldly affairs, even if a war really broke out with Asgard, it was hard to say whether the other party would lend a hand.

What's more, he and S.H.I.E.L.D. had finally managed to establish a relationship with the official three parties, and had invested a lot of effort and resources in the early stage, with heavy debts and not even a penny of return. Even if they wanted to show their claws to Asgard, they had to arm themselves and become stronger first.

...

"This is what Odin gave you." In the Supreme Sorcerer's residence in the biting wind and snow, the portal dissipated in the air. While Gu Yi, who had returned from Asgard, observed the Tesseract that Luke handed her, she threw a thick, ancient book to Luke.

"This is?" A pair of mechanical arms assembled from the air, firmly grabbing the book that Gu Yi threw over.

"Knowledge and technology about the Tesseract. Odin has really gone all out this time. Guess what's inside?" Gu Yi delicately analyzed the Tesseract bit by bit with energy, answering without looking up.

"Could it be the Rainbow Bridge manufacturing technology?" Luke chuckled, and then saw the peculiar smile on Gu Yi's face after she raised her head.

"So generous?" Luke was really surprised this time. Although he might be able to create his own Rainbow Bridge with the knowledge about space and dimensions he had obtained from the Tesseract, there was still a big difference between making it himself and the other party taking it out early.

As Asgard's iconic technological product, the Rainbow Bridge was almost famous in the Nine Realms! With the Rainbow Bridge, Asgard and Odin could attack whoever they wanted, whenever they wanted, and even when necessary, the Rainbow Bridge could increase the output of energy, changing from transmission to ultra-long-range strike weapon. Its importance in technology to Asgard was no less than the importance of nuclear technology to humans today.

"That's an old fox." Although Gu Yi was surprised that Odin was willing to take out the Rainbow Bridge technology, she was not shocked. "He's trying to build a relationship with you."

As for whether Luke would threaten Asgard after obtaining the technology? Since the prophecy told that the destruction of Asgard was inevitable and the arrival of Ragnarok was unavoidable, what did Odin care about? If any of his heirs were promising, he wouldn't have to pull in foreign aid and find partners for them.

"Asgardian writing?" A mechanical bookshelf shelved the book, and two mechanical hands deftly replaced Luke in opening the thick, ancient book cover. Looking at the words on it, Luke sighed softly. It was nothing, just one more language to learn.

"You can find Wang, he's a good teacher." Gu Yi pointed out a candidate for Luke.

Luke nodded. Luke still recognized the sorcerer Wang, who had the title of [Home Tutor]. After all, whether it was with Mordo in cultivating Stephen's magical foundation, or in the new energy introduction of other sorcerers and sorcerer apprentices, or other profound knowledge, he performed quite credibly and reliably.

"It's very peculiar. I never thought that the combination of the emotional energy you created and the energy of the Tesseract would give birth to consciousness. It seems that our understanding and exploration of emotional energy is still too shallow. This is very good." Gu Yi withdrew the energy she used to detect and analyze the Tesseract, her tone with a bit of surprise, but also with a bit of joy.

The surprise lay in the change of the Tesseract. The joy lay in the potential of emotional energy.

"In other words, I didn't hallucinate?" Luke was a little speechless.

"Yes, because you used a lot of emotional energy to fuse with the energy of the Tesseract, and your consciousness occupied the absolute dominance, so it is obvious that the Tesseract's newborn consciousness regards you as a father. The fact is indeed so. From the perspective of birth relationship, it was indeed born because of you," Gu Yi said affirmatively.

"Okay, okay, then what should I do? I mean, uh, how to deal with this?" Luke suddenly found that his tongue could become clumsy at certain times.

"Are you going to erase her?" Gu Yi asked.

"Of course not, she was born because of me, I don't need to do such a thing." Luke took the Tesseract, and then quickly received some kind of reassuring emotional information from it.

"Then let her appear in this world in the way you want. If you can't wait for her transformation, you can also use magic to create a magical body for her, or you can use your mechanical technology to create a mechanical body for her, of course, biological gene modulation technology is also possible," Gu Yi said, opening the portal for Luke.

...

Buildings are collapsing, and the city has become ruins.

Flames are burning, and the ground is covered with dazzling and scorching fire.

The bodies of the Chitauri warriors fell on the ground, and the emerald blood spread and stained the ground.

This is a devastated ruin after the war.

If viewed from outer space, the raging fire seemed to burn some areas into a red color. Like an ugly red patch. The homeworld is burning.

Countless mechanical aircraft sprayed cold white mist, suppressing the uncontrolled fire and cooling the burning cities and planets. The Chitauri King, The Other, stepped on the still remaining high temperature and cracked ground, his eyes revealing a fierce look.

"Retari!"

Retari's name was uttered from The Other's dry and terrifying lips, and the resentment in his heart had reached its peak at this moment. Never had anyone been so hated by him.

"Anger doesn't solve any problems."

A gentle voice sounded from behind The Other. The Other turned around and saw an elegant, thin figure like an ancient nobleman slowly descending from the sky. Under his feet, it was as if an invisible force was holding him up.

"General Ebony Maw." Seeing the person coming, The Other lowered his head slightly to show respect.

"The master needs to know more detailed information." Ebony Maw's language carried a peculiar power, smoothing out The Other's inner anger and heartache, and at the same time easily made The Other, who heard his words, have a strong desire to confide.

"According to the master's instructions, I ordered Lika and Retari to take a Chitauri mothership army to help that Asgardian exile, the exiled Prince Loki, seize ownership of a planet. According to the transaction, after that planet is conquered, he will become the king of that planet, and we will obtain the Tesseract that he offered.

The invasion went smoothly, but an unknown accident occurred in the process. Some Chitauri soldiers broke away from the hive mind control, they were liberated, and may even have been distorted. They turned their guns on their own clansmen, leading to the failure of the invasion!

Lika sent out a distress signal, but when we rushed over, they were no longer in place, but had come to the homeworld," The Other answered Ebony Maw's question.

"It seems that only by finding that Retari can we know what exactly happened on planet C-53." Ebony Maw narrowed his eyes slightly. He was also very interested in what his master suddenly cared about.