Marvel: Father of Superheroes

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Beyond Earth.

Aboard the Kryptonian spaceship.

With a stern expression, General Zod conversed with Clark while sighing inwardly.

Kal-El… what a pity.

Through their conversation, he had confirmed that Kal-El would not side with them.

Not only that, but Kal-El would likely become a hindrance to their plans.

As for the Codex, Kal-El had no idea where it was. They could only search for it after conquering the planet.

Since that was the case, there was no need to try persuading Kal-El anymore.

Looking toward Earth in the distance, a spark of hope gradually appeared in Zod's eyes.

This was a beautiful planet, and it was the most suitable one to be transformed into a new Krypton.

Krypton would be reborn here.

"Begin the plan," Zod said calmly.

The expressions of several Kryptonians around him tightened, their eyes gleaming with excitement.

It was finally starting.

They had waited far too long for the rebirth of Krypton.

Ever since they escaped the black hole that had served as their prison, they had been wandering through the universe.

They searched for Kryptonian outposts, collected energy and resources, and sought out both surviving Kryptonians and planets suitable for terraforming.

When they received a signal from the Milky Way, they rushed here in excitement.

Although the journey was long and their energy reserves nearly depleted, they had finally arrived—at the edge of Earth.

After discovering that exposure to the yellow sun awakened superpowers within them, they remained nearby for quite some time.

Their numbers were few, and every compatriot was a valuable asset. Mastering these abilities greatly increased their chances of survival.

When they eventually decided to enter Earth's atmosphere, they encountered Thanos—who provided crucial information about Earth and its superheroes.

Earth's technology was laughable to them, yet they couldn't ignore its superheroes.

Most of Earth's heroes were far weaker than they were, but there were a few whose powers posed a genuine threat.

Powers like mind control, for example.

But the Kryptonian civilization had developed for generations and conquered many planets. They had encountered numerous enemy types—mental manipulators among them—and had long since developed countermeasures.

Psychic inhibitors.

While crafting these inhibitors, they also obtained information on the Infinity Stones from Thanos and constructed a device capable of tracking their energy signals. Thus began their search for the stones.

Just two days ago, they finally locked onto a powerful energy signal.

After Thanos confirmed the signal was from the Space Stone, they decided to act.

Before executing their plan, Zod had sent Faora to contact Clark.

Unfortunately, they neither retrieved the Codex from Clark nor secured his support.

But Kal-El's position alone wasn't enough to alter their course.

"Faora, keep an eye on Kal-El. Don't let him interfere."

After issuing a new order, Zod waved over two Kryptonian warriors and said, "Eve, Cook—retrieve the Space Stone."

A male and female Kryptonian nodded.

Zod then turned to the only Kryptonian scientist in his crew and asked, "Is the portal generator ready?"

The white-haired scientist nodded. "It's ready for deployment at any time."

"Then let's begin. Maintain communication," Zod said calmly. His eyes, glowing faintly with firelight, swept across the group as he shouted, "For Krypton!"

"For Krypton!"

Everyone roared in unison and sprang into action.

Earth — High Above the Sky.

In the previously empty sky, a sudden distortion appeared. A massive object emerged from invisibility and floated in midair for several seconds before vanishing again, as if nothing had happened.

It was a helicarrier.

Nick Fury's helicarrier.

Powered by anti-gravity engines, the three helicarriers could remain in continuous suborbital flight. Once airborne, they had no need to land again.

With their reflective panels activated, they became invisible—explaining why they were so difficult to locate.

Just now, they had briefly appeared during a routine systems check of those panels.

Each of these colossal crafts floated hundreds of meters apart, and each functioned as a mobile base of operations.

They contained combat command centers, research labs, prisons, flight decks, observation platforms, medical bays, nuclear energy control rooms, and other fully-equipped facilities.

At this moment, aboard Helicarrier Three, a highly anticipated experiment was underway—

An experiment involving the Tesseract.

The Tesseract, a glowing blue cube, looked beautiful at a glance.

But only those involved in the experiment truly understood how much energy the cube contained.

Boundless, immeasurable energy.

Thanks to HYDRA's technology, they could extract and utilize this energy. As long as they had the Tesseract, they would have an inexhaustible power source. But more importantly for Nick Fury was the cube's ability to open portals.

If they could master spatial transportation, they could appear wherever they were needed, stopping disasters with unparalleled speed.

Space transmission.

Just the thought of that ability reminded him of Mike's portals. And whenever he thought of Mike, he also thought of those bear-shaped cookies.

Wait a second...

He definitely wasn't conducting this experiment just to make it easier to pick up cookies from Mike's place!

Shaking his head and clearing the distractions from his mind, Nick Fury gave a nod to the researchers.

The experiment began.

Without HYDRA's interference, conducting experiments felt significantly safer.

Luckily, he hadn't tried this before. If they had discovered anything of value back then, HYDRA might've profited from it instead.

Nick Fury muttered under his breath.

The experiment began. Placed in a special containment unit, the Tesseract emitted a faint glow as energy-like mist danced across its surface.

Activated, the Tesseract began to release streams of energy. These were harnessed by the containment unit and focused into a single point.

Once enough energy was gathered, it would be fired outward to open a spatial gateway.

But as the energy levels rose, the researchers' expressions grew tense.

The gathered energy was about to exceed the device's safety threshold—and yet there was still no sign of the spatial portal.

"Shut it down!" Nick Fury barked.

If they continued, the energy would surpass the equipment's limits and explode, destroying everything nearby.

The lab crew let out a breath of relief and immediately shut down the experiment. The energy extracted from the Tesseract was transferred to an energy converter, where it became pure blue energy blocks.

Nick Fury sighed.

Another failure.

(End of Chapter)