infinite hero

It's tough to make a decision that doesn't make it to the table, but there's nothing technical about executing it.

The four members of the Security Council arrived on time and were intimidated by Pierce without incident—the pass brooch they wore was actually an electric shock baton, which could kill people instantly.Succumbing to the pressure of their lives, they agreed to carry out the visit plan immediately.

But of course Pierce is unlikely to stay alive.Watching the helicarrier take off through the French windows, he flipped the switches on those shock pins.Almost at the same time, he felt a sharp pain in his chest, and then his whole body was paralyzed——

"Varied……"

Before he could finish speaking, Pierce fell to the ground with his eyes wide open, and saw the same astonishment on the faces of the four people in the process.In the sky outside the window, several huge flames suddenly erupted from the Helicarrier!

For a moment, only the faint sound of rumbling explosions could be heard in the office, and the four people who escaped from death looked at each other in blank dismay.No matter how stupid they are, they still know that Pierce is trying to kill someone, but...?

"What's the matter with these brooches?" said an old man with a Mediterranean haircut, removing the hot thing from his left chest with a keenness that was completely inappropriate for his age, and threw it far away. I just saw it emitting a blue light..."

The other three also came to their senses when he raised his hand, and hurriedly followed suit.

"Mine too. And those blu-rays that were supposed to electrocute us all turned around," another elderly woman added.She boldly took two steps forward, knelt down to check the people on the ground. "I think Secretary Pierce is dead."

The result is obvious.Everyone had expressions of relief on their faces, which then turned into doubts.Dead people are common, but it is not common for people who want to kill to be killed instead.

"It sounds like there's something wrong. I haven't heard that the electricity will turn itself." The third person said, but he didn't really care how they survived, but stared at the dead Pierce with disgust, "He actually has Such a big conspiracy! Could it be that Fury also killed him?"

"I think we have to conduct a thorough investigation of the Department of Defense and S.H.I.E.L.D., starting with the problematic ship." The last person spoke, with a bit of rejoicing in his voice, but the decision was very cold, "on the surface Don't make too much noise, because I think he must have many hidden accomplices!"

Hearing this, Sid left.These old stubborn people are very old-fashioned in handling things, but they are absolutely vigorous and resolute if they really want to do it.Now that they've taken themselves off the blacklist, let these people clean up the remnants of HYDRA!

It took three days from splitting up to Pierce's death.When Sid and Tony informed Steve of their progress, they learned that Steve had destroyed the computer that stored the Hydra scientist's mental algorithm.

"How are you feeling?" Sid asked.

Steve could tell he was asking if he was hurt. "The old house of the Logistics Support Bureau should have collapsed long ago," he said intentionally. "Apart from being a little disgraced, everything else is fine."

"That sounds good." Sid nodded, regardless of the fact that the other party couldn't see (Steve and Natasha didn't have a videophone), "If it's okay..."

"No, wait, there is one more thing." Steve said quickly, "There is something I feel I must tell you, Fury is not dead."

Tony, who had no energy to listen in, almost jumped up from the sofa. "What? How is it possible?"

Steve sighed in resignation. "Just like you heard, I was surprised when I first found out. But he said, he won't come back to life."

Sid and Tony looked at each other.Won't come back to life?Fury going to be a ghost?

"Didn't we agree before that this matter can't be resolved in the open?" Steve explained, "If everyone treats him as dead, then his activities will be more convenient."

The two realized it together. "He wants to clean up Hydra secretly?"

"That's what it means." Steve affirmed.

"That sounds good, I think Fury's work rate is better than those old-fashioned ones in the Security Council," Tony said, his first smile in days.

But Sid thought of another problem. "What about Mr. Barnes, Captain?"

"According to what you told us before, Bucky needs regular brainwashing to serve Hydra." Steve's tone sank a bit, "Now that both heads of Hydra are dead, I don't think anyone can force him to He does things he doesn't want to do."

"He will gradually get better, and even regain his memory." Sid affirmed, and finally felt that this matter was coming to an end. "No matter how long it takes, he will always come back."

"Thanks, I think so too."

The phone hangs up.

"You didn't ask how he did it. Not everyone can do something so clean, like kill Pierce in front of four big living people, and the four people don't know who did it." Natasha said.Her words seemed to be questioning, but the expression on her face was very calm.

Steve looked at her, eyelashes drooping slightly. "I don't think it's necessary," he said, shaking his head.

"Is it your so-called insider and free theory?"

Steve shook his head again and stood up. "Trust." He replied simply. "To teammates."

"Even if the other party may have unimaginable, very large lethality? And for no reason?" Natasha asked, and she began to laugh.

"That's right." Steve picked up the shield, weighed it twice in his hand, and walked out.

Natasha asked behind him. "Then what are you going to do now, Captain?"

The figure only paused. "Find Bucky."

As for the Stark brothers, the two didn't stay in Washington for a long time, and returned to New York soon.The entire capital is undercurrents, it is better for them to take a detour, so as not to get burned.

Pepper has some issues with Sid's unexcused absence from work for several days.But her concern now was whether Sid had successfully dealt with those dangers.

"No problem, Pepper," Sid explained to his assistant with a smile on the first day back to work, "It's not difficult at all, I just moved my little finger."

Pepper squinted at him. "You must have stayed with your brother for too long, and even your tone of voice has been taken over." She analyzed it realistically.

Sid laughed. "Well, I guess that's not what you wanted to tell me."

"That's right, it's these." Pepper raised his hand, and someone immediately sent up piles of documents behind him, "I've been waiting for you to come back!"

Sid's smile froze for a moment. "You have completely won." He said angrily and amusedly, but still picked up the pen.

Things seem to be back on track.

Even though he's in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Peter still roams the high-rises in his red and blue bodysuit whenever he gets the chance, doing the invisible hero thing.

And Harry, who is officially in power, is busier than him. After all, the affairs of Osborne Enterprises are not optional.

In addition, there have been no star-eating messengers visiting the earth recently, and Dr. Doom has disappeared without a trace.So Reid and Susan's honeymoon is still continuing, and I heard that they went to the Alps again.The other two of the Fantastic Four, Johnny and Ben, went along without much trouble.

Only Sid knew otherwise.Something has changed, something is quietly eroding him.He was there when Pierce died, so he witnessed how a person's soul leaves his body, never to return, and can only watch the body convulse and die.

To make matters worse, Pierce's spirit sees Sid.Although Sid told that guy to go away as fast as he could, the face distorted by anger and madness was still deeply imprinted in his mind.

Sid didn't think it was a big deal at first, he thought he could handle it.But when he first woke up in the middle of the night, he realized his mistake - he killed Pierce, and he felt some undue emotion about it -

sorry?Certainly not.As the leader of Hydra, Pierce is full of evil, and it can be said that he deserves to die.

disturbed?It seems to rub the edge.He had never even witnessed a fight (not counting the New York War), and he still had some psychological obstacles that he couldn't get over after doing it himself.

It's just you thinking too much, Sid told himself.

If you don't kill him, he will let more people die.You are just here to protect others!Yes, it's the same as war in a sense - in order to protect the one you want to protect, both hands must be bloodied with swords, must...  

Sid sat up in bed and buried his face in his hands.

He should probably admit that Tony was right.Not only will Tony never be able to become Captain America, but the Killer is not something that can be said to be.Just because he has the ability doesn't mean he's ready.

As if to make this nightmare worse, when he goes to work the next day, Sid finds Dr. Conners, whom he hasn't seen in a long time, waiting for him in his office.

This sounds like a good thing, but Sid's face turned pale immediately——

Because what he saw was the soul of Dr. Connors!

**

Tony thinks Sid has been a little weird lately.

That's right, Sid is not sick or missing, he leaves early and returns late every day, and is as conscientious as ever in the company's affairs, looking the same as before.

But Tony just felt something was different.Even though he still spends most of his time in the lab, he's aware of the differences—

Sid is very busy, too busy.His complexion is often not very good, and the under eye sockets are slightly gray.Judging from the company's situation, he is still doing a good job, but there seems to be something missing in his eyes.If a person stays alone, he often loses his mind.

What seemed most suspicious to Tony was the fact that Sid was clearly avoiding him.The amount of time they spend together is limited, so when he realizes this, he realizes that Sid hasn't been in his presence for days.

If it were someone else, Tony might suspect that the other party was cheating.But his younger brother who always keeps things in his heart... Perhaps he has encountered some trouble that he doesn't want him to know about?

So when he woke up from the nightmare again, he was almost frightened again - because someone leaned over him, and a face zoomed in rapidly due to the approach. "...Tony?" He recognized the other party from the dim light of the sleeping lamp, his heart was still beating wildly, "What are you doing?"

"Shouldn't I ask you that?" Seeing that Sid woke up, Tony sat back on the chair beside him. "You have been in this situation," he raised his chin, "how long has it been?"

Sid sat up, and the thin quilt slid off him, exposing his healthy, muscular chest. "Only occasionally..." Before he could finish speaking, he received a sharp stare from Tony.

"Don't lie to me," Tony said gruffly, "or do I not deserve your truth?"

Admitting this is courting death, and Sid starts rubbing his eyes.After rubbing your eyes, rub your cheeks, and after rubbing your cheeks, rub your chin.Finally he exhaled and said, "After returning from the Pentagon."

"I knew it!" Tony whispered angrily. "It's been half a month, you just said? If I don't find out, are you going to keep hiding it from me?" He complained like a cannonball.

"That's not the case," Sid tried to explain, "I just need a little time to adjust my mentality..."

He didn't finish the sentence, because Tony leaned forward and touched his temple with his hand in the dim light. "But I want you to tell me."

If Tony has never been able to withstand Sid's offensive of tenderness, Sid has never been able to, and even less can resist. "I just..." He gently grasped the hand that had slipped to his eye socket, "I just think I can handle it, and I don't want you to worry."

Both hands fell down together, interlocking and pressing on the soft bed.

"Tell me, eh?" Tony asked, unaware that he was using the softest tone, as if returning to their seamless past.

"It's really just a small problem." Sid said, and Tony rolled his eyes unsurprisingly. "I just saw Pierce's dead soul."

"...What? How dare he harass you?" Tony immediately raised eyebrows, and swung his other hand like a sword in mid-air—as if he could find that invisible enemy and kill him.

"No, you know that no one can do that kind of thing. I have a soul gem on me." Sid comforted.

Tony calmed down and turned his eyes back to Sid. "What else, right?" he asked.

Hide paused, but added: "There is also the soul of Dr. Connors."

Tony was really shocked now.He had heard of Dr. Connors and remembered that he had come to Sid for help. "He... died?" The fact was clear, so there was no need to ask, his tone became dry.

"Yeah." Sid nodded, feeling that this movement and breathing became difficult together. "Death... miserable."

"...What happened?" Tony couldn't figure out the joints.

Sid shook his head. "I think he may be crazy, or deranged, because he can only make some strange noises. Can't communicate, and can't read souls... My ability to manipulate souls can only read undead at best Surface memory can't sort out their chaotic thoughts for them."

"Someone found him before Peter and killed him." That was the only conclusion Tony could draw. "And we don't know who killed him," he said, and realized what had happened to him—

If it's just Pierce, then Sid is probably right, he can recover with some adjustments.In any case, Pierce really did not make people regret the value of killing him.

But add Dr. Connors and things go from bad to worse.Sid knew Dr. Conners and was willing to help him; but this kind of help was no longer useful because the other party was dead.To make matters worse, Dr. Connors was apparently tortured before his death...

"That's not your fault," Tony said suddenly. "You've tried your best, haven't you? Little Osborne is proof of that. Besides, it's not your obligation. You've done your best, and you don't need and can't be responsible for everyone's lives. "

"I understand." Sid nodded, his eyelashes cast a dark shadow on his cheek, "but I can't help but think, what if..."

"There is no if." Tony interrupted Sid slightly forcefully, and at the same time sat sideways on the bed, "It has already happened, so don't look back."

Sid understood what Tony meant.

The Starks are all realists and never bother to think about extra ifs.In terms of money or material, he probably wouldn't have such a bad reaction.But there is always a difference between the living and the dead, and so he fell into his own labyrinth.

"Those bad things have nothing to do with you at all." Tony emphasized again.He moved closer to Sid and pressed their foreheads together, "If you feel sad about this, it can only mean that you are too virtuous..."

"Wait..." Sid wanted to protest against the adjective "noble", but Tony continued involuntarily: "Don't deny it, a bad guy won't sleep and eat because of it. Even an ordinary person can I don’t have such a strong sense of responsibility. Just say it straight,” he began to smile, “who did you learn this from?”

Feeling the familiar heat on his face, Sid put one arm around Tony's waist, bringing them closer. "No one," he mumbled, finding that his breathing had calmed down, "what if it was you?"

"Come on." Tony didn't believe it at all, but he moved closer to Sid so that their noses rubbed. "It's Howard and it won't be me!"

Dad's name caused a ripple between the two.

"When I first found out, I was so mad." After a short while, Sid said quietly, "I wish I could kill everyone involved with this."

Tony let out a snort from his throat. "I guessed it." He continued to snort, "I also guessed that after you tell me, you will definitely stop me from killing people."

Sid chuckled, feeling short stubble brush his cheek. "I've always played the more sane of the two of us, haven't I? Otherwise people would have the impression that 'the Starks are crazy'!"

"Are you implying I'm irrational?" Tony nibbled Sid's lower lip in retaliation. "And, who are you calling a lunatic?" He dissatisfied.Instead, his right hand was caressing the back of Sid's head, slowly sliding down to the cervical spine.

That kind of force comforted more than lust, and Sid relaxed his head, bringing their lips closer together, and the hands on each other's waist tightened slightly. "Maybe we all are?" He laughed. "If anyone who doesn't know sees us now, they will definitely think so."

"Whoever they think..." Tony replied nonchalantly. "If that's crazy," he said, the sentence fragmented by kissing Sid, "I'm fine with that."

"That's okay." Sid couldn't help smiling.He leaned back, bringing Tony all over him. "I have a hunch," Tony said, helping out as he began to unbutton his own shirt, teasingly, "if this happens after every nightmare, I should never have another nightmare."

"Every time?" Tony asked back.Although desire had welled up, he still couldn't help rolling his eyes. "Do you dare to try again next time!"

**

After that day, Sid's mental state improved a lot.He still couldn't forget Pierce's face, but at least he figured out how to solve Dr. Connors' problem—wouldn't it be solved if he could control the Soul Stone better?

But how to make the soul gem obedient, this is a very serious issue.

Sid hesitated for days before finding a way to speak to the voice in his head.But to his surprise, the other party was quite easy to deal with this time.

"Reading the broken and chaotic souls of the dead? A piece of cake!"

With such cooperation, Sid couldn't help but have doubts. "Are you in a good mood recently?"

"I guess," the Soul Gem replied tactfully, "a little bit?"

Sid couldn't think of a reason for the other to be happy, just as he couldn't think of what the other was trying to do in him. "So, if I make a little more request, you will agree?"

"Look what it is," Soul Gem replied cunningly, avoiding the trap in the words, "I understand what you mean, but there are some things you know that I won't tell you."

Sid wanted to roll his eyes so much right now. "You think I want to know? It's okay not to tell, get out of my head as soon as possible!"

The soul gem pretends to be plaintive. "I plan to throw it away before I use it up, why am I so unlucky?"

Why can gems be so shameless!Sid was left speechless. "Who was the first to entangle?"

"I didn't get involved," Soul Gem retorted, "I'm not here..." As if realizing that he had slipped his tongue, his voice stopped abruptly.

What am I not here?Sid began to think.

Considering the above sentence, does the soul gem say that it is not here?Not on him?

How is that possible?If the soul gem is really not on him, how can it help him read his mind?Loki also sensed its presence, didn't he?

However, before Sid could figure out the reason for this problem, a change occurred——

A flock of flying birds suddenly rushed out from the carpet of the coffee seat in his office, and disappeared in mid-air!