[Comprehensive] The Last Assassin

"It's this gem."

After a series of complex energy monitoring, Tony Stark gouged out the pink gemstone missing from Bernard's snuff bottle.The hand with the plastic glove held the oval-shaped energy crystal carefully and seriously, and Tony had a serious expression.

He put the gem in a special metal box, and with a slight push of his finger, he pushed the box in front of Shen Qiong.

Shen Qiong sat on the gray sofa opposite him, with her elbows on her knees and her hands clasped against her chin.When Tony pushed the gemstone in front of her eyes, her green eyes fluctuated for a moment, and she looked up at Tony questioningly.

Tony said: "Its molecular makeup doesn't belong to any structure we know, and it doesn't even obey fundamental laws-in other words, it can't be a product of the earth."

"Not a product of the earth?" Shen Qiong finally became interested. She wanted to reach out to touch the stone, but Tony Stark grabbed her wrist.

The scientist frowned and looked at her with disapproval: "Although I don't know what it is, the energy contained in this thing is enough to level the entire Boston in an instant!"

Shen Qiong withdrew her hand in doubt: "It's not possible..."

She wasn't sure: "Bernard even kept it in his hand?"

"Then I can only be thankful that he was lucky enough not to encounter any inductive energy source." Tony snapped the lid shut, completely blocking the pink gem from contact with the outside world.He pondered for a while, then said, "Are you sure this is a Piece of Eden?"

Shen Qiong affirmed: "Bernard has a Piece of Eden, otherwise Mordred would not trade with him." She paused, "That's what the information says, isn't it?"

"But the Pieces of Eden—" When Shen Qiong went to Boston to investigate Bernard, an alien invasion happened in New York.Because of this invasion, Tony Stark had further cooperation with S.H.I.E.L.D. as a non-staff member. During this cooperation, he saw the power of the "Universal Rubik's Cube" and Loki's "Scepter".

Although the whereabouts of Loki's scepter is unknown, and the Cosmic Rubik's Cube was taken to Asgard by Thor, the god of thunder, the data that was once studied on them has not disappeared.When Tony received this small and exquisite pink gemstone and put it into the analyzer, the first time he saw the spectrum, he couldn't help but think of the blue gemstone on Loki's scepter.

so similar.

Whether it's unimaginable molecular makeup or forces completely beyond human comprehension - it's all remarkably consistent.

Tony has never seen the real "Pieces of Eden", but at this moment, he couldn't help but wonder... What is the difference between the Pieces of Eden and the Rocky Scepter, or even the Rubik's Cube?Do they all come from the distant interstellar, from an unknown and powerful civilization?

To put it more simply, Loki's scepter is of the same origin as the Rubik's Cube... Are the Pieces of Eden also of the same origin?

After listening to Tony's guess, Shen Qiong fell into deep thought.

After a while, she finally expressed her opinion: "My adoptive father is Henry Frye. He is a descendant of Jacob Frye, a former legendary assassin. The Frye family is an assassin family, so he said Many of his words are very close to the historical truth.”

"I remember he once said to me that the origin of the Templars was a bit like Genesis in the Bible."

She narrowed her eyes and recalled: "The forerunners came to this world, created all civilizations, and ruled mankind with the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. Later, humans stole the forbidden fruit and rose up to resist. The forerunners were forced to leave, but the sacred objects they used to rule the world remained. And fall apart - that's the Pieces of Eden."

"Now we all know that there is no God in this world, and the universe is outside the atmosphere." Shen Qiong said, "But the existence of the Pieces of Eden proves that this legend is very likely to be true, so that is to say, the so-called 'forerunner' is probably Alien advanced civilization. They invaded the earth during the ignorance period of human beings, established their own empire 'Eden', and used their power to control human beings."

"Later, humans stole their technology and liberated the controlled humans. Humans fought against the forerunners, forced back the aliens, and regained their freedom. This battle is likely to be the great flood rumored in various myths .After the flood ended, the pioneers were no longer there, the number of human beings dropped sharply, and the holy objects disappeared without a trace. Humanity has entered a time of recuperation."

"Looking at it this way, the Pieces of Eden—these so-called holy objects may even be alien technology."

Shen Qiong was thoughtful.

Tony thought for a while after hearing the words, and then made a decision: "When Thor comes to the earth again, ask him to be firm. He is an alien, and he should be familiar with these things. I will start researching and see it. What the hell is it?"

Shen Qiong nodded in agreement. At this moment, Peter, who temporarily left the kitchen for food because of hunger, heard the word Lei, and poked his head out curiously with a bowl of apple pie: "I seem to have heard Thor?"

"Wow, is he coming too? Can I see him!?"

Tony Stark raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "Not now."

He turned to the young man and said, "Seriously, you are also a superhero. Is it necessary to be excited by seeing an alien?" Tony disagreed very much, "Is there any difference between him and us? No, just A bit bigger."

Spider-Man let out an "uh" before hesitating, "But he's Thor? Thor." He added, "The chief god of Norse mythology!"

Tony was choked half to death by his answer. He paused for a moment, waved at the boy, and said seriously, "I think your thinking needs some guidance. Tell me, who do you admire most?"

Spider-Man thought for a while: "Captain America?"

Tony: "...you know he's a corny thirties guy who likes to wear a leather jacket from the thirties?"

Shen Qiong took advantage of the two people's chatting time to answer Ye Yi's phone call. What made her sad was that Dick found out what she was hiding, and she had to expose the Pieces of Eden.But at the same time, she happened to need to share other information about Bernard with Ye Yi, but she didn't expect that she just said "Egypt", and Ye Yi's reaction was a bit wrong.

Shen Qiong frowned and asked softly, "Dick?"

Ye Yi said: "It's nothing, it's just Jason...I mean Mordred, in the USB flash drive you gave me, there is also information about this person. I will tell you the specific situation tomorrow."

Dick put down the phone in a hurry, and it was inconvenient for Shen Qiong to ask too many questions.

She could only shrug her shoulders and turn to Tony, "Are you working overtime tonight?"

Tony didn't raise his head when he heard the words: "No, why should I work hard for someone who is neither relative nor relative."

Shen Qiong let out a "huh" and joked, "Then it's about the relationship between the killer and the target?"

"Just kidding, get a good night's sleep. It just so happens that I have a friend coming tomorrow. Let's collect the information and see if there are any omissions."

Tony agreed. After Peter finished the last apple pie, he looked at the two and pointed to himself and asked, "Then I'm going back?"

Shen Qiong nodded: "Go back, children should go to bed early."

Peter wanted to refute, but he remembered the real age of Shen Qiong who said this, so he swallowed the words, walked to the window, put one foot on the window sill, and turned to say goodbye to them politely.

"Good night Mr. Stark, good night Ms. Fry."

Stark keenly grasped Peter's words.After Spiderman disappeared, he raised his eyebrows at Shen Qiong: "Ms?"

"You seem to be easy to judge. He wouldn't call you that. What did you lie to him?"

"Hey, you really understand me." Shen Qiong shook her head with a smile, "It's nothing, just tell him that I am 70 years old."

Stark couldn't believe it: "He believed it?"

Shen Qiong shrugged: "You saw it."

Tony: "..." He called out to God, and then supported his own head: "It seems that I have to teach him something else before I recruit him in."

"At least you can't be fooled by such a clumsy lie!"

Shen Qiong shrugged her shoulders, smiling with a deep smile.

At night, before taking a break, Tony brought the pink gemstone back to the research room, and used the previous monitoring device to monitor her again.

The night was heavy, and people quickly fell asleep.

Everything seemed normal, except for the gemstones that suddenly glowed brightly in the lab.

The air began to twist, and Tony heard someone calling him, familiar and nostalgic.

The sky had just dawned, and his head hurt from the constant calling, and he was forced to open his eyes.However, the moment he opened his eyes, he was unable to speak.

His mother, who had been dead for many years, stood beside his bed, opened the curtains of the bedroom for him, and said softly in the sunlight: "Good morning Tony, it's time for you to get up. I prepared a sandwich for you. It's faster. Catch up with your father and say good morning to him before he goes out."

In the eyes of Tony Stark, this lady's appearance is clear to every fine hair-even the most advanced virtual technology can't make such a real impact.He even looked down at the floor subconsciously—there was a shadow.

Seeing her son, Mrs. Stark just looked at him blankly, smiled and stepped forward to give him a warm hug: "What's the matter? Are you uncomfortable? At this age, why don't you still not know how to take care of yourself?"

Tony felt his throat tighten, and it took him a while to find his voice: "Mom?"

"Having a nightmare?" Mrs. Stark frowned. "What did I say, you can't go on being so ridiculous, and it's time to settle down. I think Miss Potts is very good."

Tony's proud head was confused for a moment: "No, no, how did you know Potts? You have been in—"

"As early as what?" Howard Stark pushed open the door, he looked at his son who was still lying on the bed and frowned, "It's time for you to go to work, I handed over Stark Enterprise to you, not to let you mess around of."

Tony was still staring at Howard, his father was much older than he remembered.Yes, he is not the boy he was back then. If his father is still alive, he will indeed be older.

Tony Stark was silent for a while, and asked: "Didn't you pass away? When I was 16 years old, you went on vacation and never came back."

Mrs. Stark frowned upon hearing this: "Are you having a nightmare?"

Nightmare?

Tony could clearly feel the warmth of Mrs. Stark's fingers covering his cheek.It's all too real, it's all too real.

Is 16-year-old death a nightmare?He lost his parents, inherited the business, became Iron Man, and was on the verge of death. Are these all nightmares?

Tony said softly, "Maybe."

——If there must be a nightmare, he hopes that the car accident will be.

Howard frowned, he seemed a little worried about his son's state.But he, who is usually strict, couldn't say comforting words, he could only nod his head and say: "Your mother prepared breakfast for you."

Tony responded, saying that he was ready to go out immediately.

Madam Stark patted him on the shoulder tenderly, got up and planned to leave.

Tony Stark suddenly caught a glimpse of an old notebook on his bedside table, and the light in his eyes gradually froze.

He suddenly stopped Stark's parents and asked, "What do you think of Joan Fry?"

Her mother frowned. "Who is Joan Fry?"

And his father was a little sullen: "Tony, I said you can't go on being so ridiculous, it's not fair to those girls!"

Tony heard the words but said: "I didn't mention her to you?"

His parents looked at each other in bewilderment.

Tony sighed: "It seems that this is a nightmare-although I think dreaming of you is the best thing."

With clear eyes, he lifted the quilt and stood up, reaching out to hug his parents for the last time.The touch was very real, but at this moment their expressions were already focused on puzzlement——Tony said softly: "If this is true, I couldn't possibly have not mentioned her to you."

With a bang, the original world collapsed!

It was rainy outside the drawn curtains, but Tony's eyes were still glued to the place where Stark's parents were standing. He said softly, "Be careful on the road and have a good time, Dad."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black-haired girl rushed into his bedroom anxiously, and said nervously: "Tony Stark, whatever you see is fake, so wake up—"

Seeing Mr. Tony with a natural and relaxed expression, Shen Qiong froze for a moment: "Huh? Are you not affected?"

Tony glanced at the girl arrogantly, then moved his eyes to the notebook about the "Animus Project" in front of his window, and lazily said: "Thank you for increasing my workload all the time, so much that I can't even dream Rest assured."

Seeing this, Shen Qiong breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, I woke up and saw——I was so scared that I immediately called the right owner, and it really wasn't the right owner." Her words were full of aftermath, "I almost I thought I was going to take Shakespeare again..."

Tony: "...?"

He gave up keeping up with Shen Qiong's jumping thinking, tapped his arm with his fingers, and squinted at his laboratory: "Although my mood was ruined early in the morning, what power does the fragment you gave me have? It probably counts now."

Shen Qiong was curious: "What is it?"

"Construct a virtual image." Tony said, "This is probably why Bernard's image is so perfect. What the believers and we see is probably a false image constructed by this stone."

The author has something to say: Well, one update

There is one more to write, hey hey