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Magnus was invited to the United Nations General Assembly to give a speech. Out of all nations in the world at this stage, about 70 per cent were under his direct or indirect control, hence he was the most popular and powerful man in the world even without his magical background.
His speeches were less for world leaders and more for the world to listen to, as the world leaders were already working as per his instructions.
"Good evening, my friends from around the world, those who are present here and those who are watching me. There is a quote, Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times. I agree with this statement. It can be explained well with the United Kingdom, my home.
"Back when Hitler started his evil deeds, at the start all western nations didn't do anything. The United Kingdom's parliament fervently had debates about why they should let Hitler be and not meddle. The west stayed silent, saying it was okay as long as Hitler didn't expand beyond the territories lost in the first world war.
"So what happens? Disorder. What caused the disorder? Our inaction. From there, we can observe a cycle. It goes something like this. First, there is Inaction, then comes disorder, and that creates unhappiness. Then there is sadness and misery, we get more motivated to do something about it, hence comes the next step of motivation.
"Now when we are motivated, we try to do something. Hence comes action. Soon, that action starts showing results, as with the downfall of Hitler. That brings order back to our society, prosperity comes our way, we get rich, satisfied and finally, we get happiness.
"But what next? Do you know why every great civilisation falls? Why every nation after getting too rich slowly starts crumbling? That's because we become too happy, content and we get lazy. Lazy to do the same things again that brought order to our society. We lose motivation. Hence, comes the phase of demotivation.
"After demotivation, the cycle starts again, our inaction lets vile people take power, bringing chaos. Hence, in my eyes, the only way to keep Earth prosperous is to keep pushing ourselves to do better.
"Why must we be lazy? Why must we be content with our lives? Sure, you can enjoy all kinds of luxuries, but why must you stop working? There is a reason why so many Indians and Chinese immigrate to the United States. Because they are developing nations, their society is currently going through a phase of motivation and action.
"In the end, I will end my speech by giving a new motivation to the world. Earth is just the cradle of civilisation, the stars are our aim. The Galaxy is our home. Today, I am announcing the Project New Home. In 1999, I will head to Mars and as we enter the new century, I will open the next frontier of mankind.
"Humanity is not supposed to stay jailed here. It does not matter if you are a salesman, scientist, teacher, doctor, artist or taxi driver, each of you will have a part to play. So I hope that all who are listening to me play their part.
"Thank you for having me, have a good day."
It was not in the protocol but the crowd stood up and clapped for him. The revelation that he would lead humanity to Mars before the turn of the century was exciting for even the most unmotivated person.
Originally, the world had started to grow bored from the continuous mission to the moon. They don't even get much screentime on the news now. But Mars, well that was a new thing entirely. It was a planet with limitless potential. A planet with its own atmosphere.
Things just became too exciting.
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"Mag, do I look fat in this?" Emma asked him, dressed in a beautiful black empire waist dress.
He hugged her from behind and pecked her neck, "I honestly think that you ask me this question just to get validation. You are smoking hot, my crazy wife."
"I'm 35, dear." She rolled her eyes.
"And you're a wizard who drinks the rejuvenation potion. You are so hot that I want to remain in bed with you for months at a time. But sadly, too many social obligations." Magnus felt her body with his hands.
It turned her on as well, "Umh... then you must work harder and find time to treasure your wife."
*Knock Knock*
"At least close your door before going down the degeneracy lane," Ragnar reached their room.
"What is there to be ashamed of? You? Hah, you're a million times more degenerate than me." Magnus barked and got away from Emma.
"The car is waiting." Ragnar reminded them.
Today, Princess Aurelia's first movie premieres. It was a superhero movie, she was acting as Wonder Woman. She had to dye her hair black for it, but it was understandable. The movie was going to be a part of the whole DC movie universe with Batman and Superman. Movies about Green Lantern and Martian Manhunter had already been released and were a success.
This movie's villain was the God of War, Ares. Magnus made sure to give decent enough action in the movie with Ares getting beaten to a pulp in some scenes. Like hell would he allow Aurelia's movie to be bland. She did all her stunts on her own too.
Soon, the whole family arrived in the theatres. Athena had joined as well. It was the first premiere with various big celebrities coming.
After a few photos clicked, Magnus took his seat in the last row. On his right sat Aurelia and on his left, Emma. His little sister held his hand tightly, nervous about her first movie.
"Haha, why are you worried? I made sure the movie looked as good as possible. Even dragged George's ass from the Star Wars set to work on the movie's special effects." He reassured her.
"I'm scared of something else, big brother. In the movie, the clothes of Wonder Woman are a bit revealing. I'm sure people will talk about it, say that I'm bringing down the name of the royal family or something." She said.
He chuckled. He had already addressed this situation, "Worry not, Aurelia. I have taken care of that. In fact, people are going to call you a role model soon. Just wait,"
They stopped talking when the movies started playing and the lights dimmed. It started with the home of Wonder Woman. There was also the male lead, played by some American actor. Magnus made sure that the kiss scene happened with a glass sheet placed between their lips. Aurelia didn't want to kiss other men at such a young age. She wanted to give her first kiss to the man she would fall in love with.
However, soon the hall was filled with loud cheers and shouts. Magnus and Adam went crazy, followed by Ragnar, Athena and Grace.
"YES! BEAT HIM UP!"
"STRANGLE HIM WITH THAT LASSO!"
"KILL HIM!"
"YEEEE!"
"GO AURELIA!"
Aurelia silently shrank her neck and slid down on her seat in embarrassment. Who knew her family would go this crazy seeing her do action scenes. But at the same time, her chest was filled with pride and warmth, her family was so supportive of her.
But she didn't know that it was less about just supporting and more about how good the movie was looking. The actions, the graphics, the destruction, all looked real. It was a visual treat to watch that would get anybody's blood pumping.
The movie was one and a half-hour long, not a second of it was boring. It ended on a high note, leaving enough suspense for the sequel. Aurelia looked gorgeous in the movie, her black hair suited her body.
After the movie ended, there was a small private party for the guests. Aurelia was the talk of the time, men tried to talk with her to take their chances. But every time either Magnus would appear with a scary aura, or Adam and Ragnar would.
They knew that all the men in the party were up to no good. Most of the men in showbiz are up to no good. In their eyes, the best wife or husband is a scientist, because once married to a beautiful wife or handsome husband, they don't bother to sniff around in other places. Their life becomes fully focused on their partner and their research.
Clementia was also at the party. She shared a shot of vodka with Aurelia and patted her back, "I know how you feel. They are sometimes too obsessive."
Aurelia shrugged, "I know, but I know they only want good for us. Anyway, how's your love life going? I heard you have not dumbed that Hufflepuff boy yet,"
Chuckling, Clementia dreamily replied, "He's a good boy. Loyal to me and actively tries to make me happy. Sis, try to find a girl for Max though, I worry about his mental health. He only talks about cooking."
Both of them turned their heads to glance at Maximus, who was talking to Grace about a new dish he made. They nodded together, yes, their brother was hopeless.
"But what about big brother Ragnar?" Aurelia wondered. So they glanced at Ragnar next.
There he was, trying to woo 2 well-known actresses, Jennifer Connelly and Nicole Kidman, into a threesome. They shook their heads, "I don't think he needs our help. He just chose not to settle down," Clementia muttered.
"Our family is crazy," Aurelia added, then went back to drinking.
[You can see Athena on Discord - https://discord.gg/DgHkrAn OR see them on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mister_immortal_novel]
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1 Stone = 1 Crazy Banana. [Effect: Be crazy but smart and ugly or be crazy but handsome and dumb.
This fic is over, you can read it in advance on -patreon.com/misterimmortal.
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1999,
The year when Magnus was supposed to head to space had come up. Adam had finished the construction of the first version of the AM engine. It took the work of 500 of the world's most intelligent scientists and gallons of lucky potions.
It was made to be safe, not fast. The ultimate AM engine was going to be much faster but to make that they needed more time. For now, they did what they could.
The current ship to Mars will not have a whole hadron collider on it to create infinite anti-Matter. Instead, it will have a limited supply of it. Nasa and FutureTek had come together to design it, but FutureTek was the only one responsible for making it.
It had been constructed on the Moon, as it would've taken too much fuel to get the ship into space first. The problem with Antimatter was that it explodes strongly, so it was not advisable to be used on Earth's surface.
While on the Moon, they can first put the aircraft in space on normal thrusters. Besides, the main body of the spaceship was in the orbit of the Moon, assembled right there piece by piece.
Magnus and Ragnar were going, there was no denying that. He had promised Ragnar that he would show him Mars. Besides them, there were 2 scientists from the US, a geologist and a biologist. Then there were two more people, both were wizards. In total, a team of ten was heading out, 4 of them were wizards, the rest were from the US, UK, Japan, Russia and Saudi Arabia.
There was a short press conference before everyone would head to the Moon. But in reality, they will go through portkey. Who would want to sit on a rocket from Earth and go through all that exhaustion?
"Is everyone feeling okay? Don't worry if you have to poop or pee, we've got enough space for that in the rotatory living quarters." He joked.
They were all wearing their spacesuits right now. They were designed for Mars especially. The average temperature on the red planet is minus 60 degrees Celsius and the atmospheric pressure was also not like Earth's. Though a being like Magnus or any other wizard who knows the right charms could live on the planet without any kind of spacesuit or helmet.
The Moon Colony was in pretty good condition, the giant Moon City in the crater was still in development. So far, 5,000 people living on the moon worked from the giant hub of moon capsules. It was like lego, they kept on adding more blocks and making the colony bigger.
A major construction site was built for the development of the Destiny One spaceship. The entire thing was already in Moon's orbit, going through the last checks.
Magnus, Ragnar and the remaining 8 astronauts sat in a small shuttle that would take them to Moon's orbit. There was no lack of fuel on Moon at this point, as they had two Fusion Reactors working at this stage. They were able to create fuel for propulsion in space from that energy.
"Crazy how much change I was able to bring just by forcing the world to focus on science and development rather than petty politics," Magnus muttered, looking out from the space shuttle's window at the men at work on Moon's surface.
"What are you so excited about?" He looked at his brother sitting beside him.
Ragnar giggled like a girl in love with her high school crush, "I am excited about going to Mars, I can only imagine the minerals, the raw materials I can find there. Then their application in potions, maybe I can develop something great, maybe your cancer drug that you're stuck on."
"Well, a cure to fix my condition would be best," Magnus muttered sadly. Over the years, he found it difficult not to use magic to his fullest. And that has gradually increased the dragonification of his body. His body was in constant pain as if something was trying to rip him apart. He just tried not to focus on it.
Ragnar, saddened, said, "I will try to. But you mad fool, stop using that magic of yours. You know what, when I return, I will make a device that will sting you so bad you will remember mum and not use the magic. Just think about Athena, brother, don't you want to see her grow?"
"I do, the thing is, I know I have a few more decades of life left, Rag. It's just that... this uncertainty that I can die at any time keeps me frustrated. But I do hope you can get me that device. Anyway, forget about all that, let's go to Mars." Magnus put all the worry out of his mind, the current mission mattered the most.
It was a long process to leave. Hundreds of safety checks, millions of things to be kept in mind. The cockpit was now like a luxurious cabin of a holiday bus. Comfortable leather seats and such were in abundance. There was enough food to last them 2 years.
Magnus and Ragnar were not going to be in charge of manoeuvring it, rather it was another wizard from FutureTek Space who was trained in doing so for years.
From the communicator, Bobby's voice came, "You guys ready to make this 3-month journey? I hope you all don't end up eating each other to death like in those space horror movies."
A round of laughs resounded in the cabin. Magnus replied, "Don't worry, I will try my best to make you feel jealous of not being among us,"
"I already do," Bobby muttered. But chirped, "Anyway, you will be connected to the broadcasting station in a minute, address the planet Earth before you head out,"
"Got it," Magnus waited a minute. Soon, the light turned green on the communicator machine. He spoke without much preparation, "Good day or good night, the Planet looks the same to me, it's very bright. This view is the only thing I would say is more beautiful than my most beautiful wife. On another note, I'm happy I won't be returning home for months, hopefully, she won't be angry by then.
"I am 39, will be celebrating my 40th birthday on Mars. But I am more interested and excited about welcoming the new century on Mars. Let it be known, that the 21st century will be the century of space and peace. May God bless us all, take care and wait for our arrival to Mars." He pressed the switch to end the transmission.
He stared out of the screen in the front, Earth was visible, shining like a beacon of life, ~I hope I can see Athena grow into a fine woman and then bring her up here. Show this view to her. What my whole life's work has been about. I hope I'm not a shitty son, brother or father.~
Ragnar noticed his eyes, "What's the teary eyes about?"
"Nothing, I'd say you're a heartless bastard if you don't get teary-eyed from this view." He said.
Ragnar chuckled, "All right, I'm a heartless bastard then. But let me tell you, I am ready to die and destroy the world for my family, and yes, that includes you,"
"I would you have kissed your cheeks if you were not wearing the helmet and had a decent looking face," Magnus tapped on Ragnar's head.
Ragnar scoffed, "Bitch, what do you mean by a decent face? Look at my beard, my jaw, my dick, it's all top-notch. Every woman I've been with keeps calling me to just sleep with me. You can not even fathom my biggus duckus powers,"
"Bwahaha... you should do stand up comedy, you'll make millions." Magnus laughed heartily. Ragnar was always the best when it came to boosting morals and mood. If there was anybody depressed, just lock them with Ragnar.
This was a change that appeared in Ragnar ever since he exacted his revenge on Rodolphus and Voldemort. He became much more free-minded and cheerful, all he cared about was himself and his family, rest can go to hell.
"One minute until the first ignition," the pilot notified them.
Everyone strapped themselves into their seats tightly. The first jump of the journey is always bumpy due to the rapid acceleration. Once they were at the maximum speed, however, they won't feel anything, as there is negligible friction in space. For breaks, there was a way to reverse thrust the engine.
"10"
"9"
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"3"
"2"
"1"
"IGNITION!" All it took was one press of the button to let the antimatter engine make its first blast.
*WOOSH*
Inside the cabin, Magnus and the rest felt their bodies get thrust into the leather chairs. But they were made so comfortable that they didn't even feel any pain.
It took them only 5 seconds to reach maximum speed. Pilots and other engineers quickly completed the post-flight checks. Soon, they reported to Magnus as he was the mission commander, "Sir, the integrity of the ship is retained, no damage to be reported."
"Great, let's go to the gravity quarters and get some rest. We will take turns in the pilot cabin in pairs." He commanded.
It was going to be a long journey of 3 months before they reach Mars. This was a lot of time to be doing nothing, hence there were all kinds of recreational facilities in the ship, from a gaming station to a gym.
[You can see Mars Spacesuit and the Destiny One on Discord - https://discord.gg/DgHkrAn OR see them on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mister_immortal_novel]
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