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29.62% MARVEL: GAMER PATH / Chapter 86: CHAPTER 86

Chapter 86: CHAPTER 86

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After Sif returned to Asgard, I went back to my routine, which was to continue researching the super-soldier serum.

I was so close to cracking it, I could feel it.

Unfortunately, I was stuck in the middle of nowhere with it, but I was in no hurry, I would soon crack this baby, one day at a time, I would get closer to the perfect formula.

Though I'm not going to lie, it was pretty annoying, to be honest, it was like having 99% of the picture ready in my head, but missing one piece, one little piece that was crucial.

I guess the best way I can describe my current feeling about the formula is like when you forget a word, and you have it in the tip of your tongue, but can't really remember, more than not, you remember the word after you no longer need it.

"Maybe I should get more blood from Bucky," No, that wouldn't work, no matter how many samples I get, the results would be the same, whatever I was lacking, was not on his blood, or in anyone's blood.

I sighed, what else I could do, with how it was, I could make a bootleg Serum, like the one the Russians used, or an improved version like the one Hydra used on bucky, but those still needed something, they lacked something the original serum had.

"Maybe I should learn necromancy," I chuckled. Then again, it wasn't a bad idea, morally questionable, yes, but it would solve a lot of problems if I resurrected Abraham Erskine, and made him finish what I started.

Though I sincerely doubt the Ancient One will lend me a book about the subject, but then again, I don't need her to get something like that, there are a few dungeons with rewards like that one.

"No, I can do this." I shook my head, while it would surely solve my problems, enslaving those who passed away to help me, would make me no better than Hydra.

So this brought me back to square one.

"Always in your lab," that voice, the Ancient One.

"Well, I have things to do, and besides, I am not always here, I go out with the girls, at least twice a week," I replied, without even turning to meet her, there was much work to do, and little time to do it.

"I know what your little project is missing," The Ancient One commented, stopping me on my tracks.

"You do?" I asked, turning around to see her smirking. 

"I might not be a scientist such as yourself or Abraham Erskine, but I know lots of things," The Ancient One smirked, taking a seat on one of my tables.

"Considering you haven't offered me the information, I will go ahead and assume you want something in exchange…" I sighed, with her, you could never know.

"You are absolutely right," The Ancient One nodded, "I want something, the question is… can you provide it?" ok… this was creeping out.

"Which is?" I asked narrowing my eyes on her.

"I need you to recover a something from me, from a dark… dark place," The Ancient One began, "The Dark Dimension to be precise,"

"So you want me to die?" I snorted, "I might not be as experienced as you with the mystic arts and all, but I know about Dormammu."

"I know you know," The Ancient One smiled, "I also know, you won't die if you go there, Dormammu can't kill you." can't kill me? "Or rather won't kill you,"

"Elaborate?" I asked, pressing the matter.

"I can't," The Ancient One replied with a sigh, "All I can share is that you will be okay, in fact, you are possibly one of the only beings in existence Dormammu would be reluctant to kill."

Well, ain't that ominous as fuck, "Not that I'm saying yes, but what do you need to recover?" I asked.

"A piece of my soul I left there a long time ago," The Ancient One replied as if that answered anything at all.

I rubbed my temples, "Is there anything else you can share?" I asked.

"No, believe me, I wish I could… but I can't," The Ancient One sighed.

"I will think on it," I replied after a brief moment of silence.

"You know where to find me," with that said, she left, leaving me with much to think about.

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[The Ancient One POV]

I teleported back to my chambers to find no other than Odin Borson sitting on a chair with a disapproving look.

"Yao, you are playing with fire," Odin warned.

"I know that Odin," I chuckled, Yao, it has been so long this someone called me that, it feels foreign.

"Then why are you risking it?" Odin sighed, rubbing his temples, "He could die there…"

"You know as well I do, Dormammu won't kill him," I replied taking a seat.

"That is just a conjecture you have," Odin stated with a stern look, "Dormammu can kill him as easily as he can kill a fly, you are betting a lot on him not doing it because of where Alex comes from,"

"I have seen the future, many of them, and in the majority of them… he lives, at least nine out ten, Dormammu does nothing but talk with him," I replied looking away.

"I know," Odin sighed, "I might not have the time stone, but I have also checked his future, more than not he survives, is the futures where he doesn't that I don't like."

"He will be okay," I sighed, Odin had a knack to make me feel bad, "I know I'm using him to avoid my future death in a selfish manner by having him recover the piece of my soul I left in Dormammu's dimension… but while this is indeed selfish, it will help Alex understand his origins,"

"Or kill him," Odin snorted, "You know you are in this position because you are stubborn, I offered you a golden apple a thousand years ago, and you declined my offer, and now look where we are."

"I was young, and prideful Odin, as were you," I replied with a small chuckle.

"I was old enough to be your dad, for Bor's bear, Thor's old enough to be your dad," Odin chuckled, before he let a grim expression settle in, "I hope you know what you're doing."

"I know," I replied looking out the window.


Chapter 87: CHAPTER 87

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Go to Dormammu's dark dimension, or keep trying on my own with the formula. Decisions that made everything more complicated. However this time, the choice was simple, I would not go, I didn't care what the Ancient One wanted, if I were to die in that realm, Emily, and Natasha would be left alone.

My life was no longer mine alone, it belonged to those who loved me, to those who depended on me, to my daughters, and I could not make such life decisions without considering the possible repercussions that they would bring.

So no, I would not help the Ancient One, she made her decision in her time, the decision to obtain immortality through the power of Dormammu, just as I now make my decision, to protect my family.

"I know you're there," I announced, glancing sideways behind my back.

"Have you made your decision yet?" the Ancient One asked, appearing in my room.

"Yes," I nodded, "And though provocative, I can't help you," I sighed, "You say Dormammu won't kill me, but the truth is that you're not a hundred percent sure and as long as there's even the slightest chance that I'll die, I won't take such risks,"

The Ancient One looked down at the floor with a faint smile adorning her face, "Among the thousands of futures I saw, in only a few of them you said yes to this mission,"

I looked at her with mild surprise, "So you were betting on this being one of those futures in which I decided to help you,"

The Ancient One looked at me and with a smile nodded slowly, "Yes, but I didn't have high hopes for it, as an old friend told me, I was playing with fire."

"I'm really sorry I can't help you, but if I were to die, it would affect not only myself but my daughters," I said with a weak smile.

"I understand," The Ancient One smiled, approaching me, "Take this," she said, handing me a piece of paper, "There you will find what you are missing,"

I looked at the paper, and quickly noticed that it had some coordinates on it, "Is this what I need?" I asked her. "Is this the last piece?"

"Yes, in that location, lays the last piece of your puzzle," The Ancient One smiled.

"But I didn't help you," I said staring at the paper.

"No, you didn't," the Ancient One laughed, "But my help never depended on your help, I just... tried to manipulate you, I hope you don't blame this old sorceress for trying,"

I chuckled, "Thanks,"

"Well, I am off to teach Emily how to access the mirror dimension, a class you skipped," The Ancient One winked, teleporting out of sight.

"I will never understand that woman," I sighed, turning to look at the paper she had given me, reading the coordinates and adding them to my map, "Germany, Augsburg…"

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[The Ancient One POV]

Well, that was a bet that didn't play out in my favor, oh well, you can't win them all.

"He said no," Odin sighed in relief, "For a moment there I thought I would've had to interfere."

I looked at Odin and smiled, "The All-Father worrying about a human, how times change," I smirked under my breath, the Odin of old would've killed Alex for stepping into Asgard unannounced.

"Don't lecture me about changing, little girl, you of all people know the me of the past, and the me of now are basically two different persons," Odin rolled his eye.

"I meant no offense, Odin," I smiled, conjuring some tea, "I was just making an observation,"

"You're an expert on that," Odin chuckled.

"Well, I might be a little girl to you, but by human standards I am old, and you tend to pick a thing or two," I smiled at him, offering a cup of tea, "Is my secret tea stash,"

"You and your team," Odin sighed, "I suppose I might as well give it a try,"

"I like tea," Tea was.. a way to cleanse the soul, to restart your energies, in more ways than one.

"Well, I like alcohol, if any type," Odin replied, snapping his fingers, transforming the cup of tea into a mug of beer.

"Such a waste of good tea," I shook my head sadly.

"Talk for yourself," Odin guffawed.

"So, about the future," I started, "How's your daughter doing?" I asked.

Odin glared at me for a moment before he sighed, "Trapped," he answered, "for now," he added.

"I can see your power decreasing more and more," I stated, "At this pace, I don't think you will last more than a decade or two holding her back,"

"I know," Odin sighed, "She won't be happy with the changes I made, or about her promised prince falling for another, or in the process of…"

"I can't picture Hela worrying about such things," It was just… so hard to get that picture in my head, and considering I had seen beyond Dormammu's veil, well, it's hard to picture something I can't imagine.

"A warrior worthy of standing by her in conquest," Odin recited with a sigh, "I told her about the prophecy myself… when I was blind to my own mistakes…"

"And you aren't blind to them now?" I asked getting a glare from Odin.

"I do what I do for the good of Asgard," Odin replied with a hiss, avoiding my gaze for a brief moment.

"Perhaps you could learn a thing or two from Alex," I smiled, putting my hand on his shoulder.

"His kids are not immortal gods," Odin scoffed.

"First of all, you are not immortal, you are as we speak slowly dying," I rolled my eyes, "Second of all, sons or daughters, no matter their age, they all yearn for the same, their parents unconditional love,"

"Or the blood of their enemies," Odin sighed.

"And whose fault is that?" I shot back.

"If I wanted therapy, I would've gone to an asgardian therapist!" Odin barked, opening a portal of Asgard, "Goodbye!" And with that he left.

"So old, yet so ignorant to the mysteries of the heart," I shook my head in slight disappointment, "I wonder if you will do better Alex… after all, if you don't learn quickly, your destiny will eat you alive,"


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