章 813: Collective Retirement

Steve had a new life, and he was no longer bothered with any of the hero stuff! Steve gave the Shield to Sam, and basically, Sam should continue the Captain America Moniker, becoming the new generation of Captain America.

The rest of the Avengers also continued their lives too.

Scott kept the Ant Man suit and stayed with his daughter with his ex-wife and ex-wife's husband. They all lived together without a problem. Of course, Scott still dated Hope Van Dyne, and he always spared some of his time to meet and help Hope with her scientific research.

Tony returned to his home, basically taking care of everything in his home as Pepper got some rest time. He basically cooked, cleaned, and also took care of every household chores, including taking care of his daughter. But Tony honestly enjoyed it.

As for the Stark Company, Tony and Pepper left everything in Happy's hands and promoted him from Driver and Bodyguard to CEO of Stark Industries. Tony also retired his Iron Man armor and put them in a secured warehouse. He thought about bequeathing the Iron Man moniker to someone else, but he still hasn't found anyone suitable for it.

He thought that maybe he would save them for his daughter once she grew older or if he ever found any other suitable candidate. After all, Iron Man was a hero, and a hero shouldn't be left rusting in some warehouse!

Thor was also around. He started working out again and got back his peak physique performance. But Thor rejected the throne again and passed it to Valkyrie as the first Queen of Asgard! Everyone didn't complain. Even Frieda, Thor's mother, didn't complain about Thor's decision. After all, Valkyrie has been taking care of everyone in the past several years.

And since Thor had already made up his mind about leaving to take his own path, it was natural for a mother to let her son go on an adventure. As for Loki, he immediately ran off somewhere right after he was resurrected. No one knew where he had gone, so he couldn't become a King of Asgard.

But Loki himself didn't have any interest in taking the throne for himself anymore. In the end, the responsibility as a new ruler of Asgard would still fall to Valkyrie's hand.

Then an amusing scene happened. Thor left with The Guardian of the Galaxy, embarking on a new adventure, with Peter Quill, Gamora, Rocket, Groot, and Drax naming the new party, Guardian of the Galaxy and Asgard!

The reason why Thor chose to leave Earth and embark on a new journey across the universe was to make money! Dio already told Thor about Hamon Planet that he owned, and even though it was already abandoned by the Dark Elves, the basic construction was still there! If they spent some money to rebuild it, the planet would be a good place to start Asgard anew.

Thor was tempted, but Dio told him that he had no money as of now, and Thor wouldn't get the planet for free either!

This was the main reason why Thor wanted to set out to the unknown universe to earn Star Coin. He would earn enough money to rebuild Hamon Planet and relocated Asgard there later. Dio already told Thor that the planet would also serve as the home for the Dark Elves, but Thor didn't see it as a problem at all. Maybe Asgardian and the Dark Elves could finally become neighbors.

Dio just laughed as the thought of Asgardian and Dark Elves becoming friends was a little bit funny to him, as he knew that Asgardians and Dark Elves have been enemies for thousands of years. But still, in the end, it was up to Thor's capabilities to earn money as he needed a lot of money to call Hamon Planet his home.

After Thor and the Guardian of the Galaxy left, Carol also chose to leave. Her job as the sheriff of the universe still awaited and because of that, she couldn't stay for much longer on Earth.

Clint Barton also returned to his family, like Scott and Tony. He enjoyed his life in the forest cabin with his family, teaching his children archery in their spare time. Maybe they could earn the Hawk Eye moniker in the future!

Hulk and Vision reopened their Pizzeria and had the idea to make it into a franchise. A way to expand their business. The thought of having their Pizzeria in every corner of the world sure was exciting! After all, the world's government couldn't hide the fact that the Avengers had saved the world and the whole universe!

This was also one of the reasons why the Avengers chose to lay low for a while, as they didn't want to be a celebrity at all. Now that their popularity had reached its peak, they couldn't even roam the street unnoticed and get swarmed by fans almost immediately!

But their disappearance brought anxiety to the public as they began to wonder who else would save them if another alien invasion occurred!

After that, Spiderman suddenly became the center of attention. Countless people have created a petition for the young spider to raise the banner of Superheroes again to protect the people and the world! But unfortunately, Peter didn't have any answer for them as he got his little problems too. Venom has been returned to him half dead, and so Dio locked Peter and Venom inside a slaughterhouse for Venom to regain his energy back.

As Venom went into a feeding frenzy, chomping on so much raw meat, Peter was left paralyzed and vomiting on the ground afterward! He had never experienced something like that before, and it was surely a traumatizing moment for him!

Peter was disgusted beyond measure, and it left him sick and nauseated for a long time.

Stephen Strange returned to his Supreme Sanctuary in New York and led the Mages to guard the world against the multiple dimensions that threatened the Earth. Although he didn't have the Time Stone on his paraphernalia anymore, Stephen has grown up as a sorcerer himself, becoming a well-deserved Sorcerer Supreme that wouldn't fall short to the previous Ancient One!

T'challa returned to Wakanda with his soldiers to govern Wakanda again, but eventually, T'challa got sick and fell into a coma. Meanwhile, Shuri inherited the Black Panther moniker as she ruled Wakanda to the best of her ability.

In addition to that, Natasha that had nowhere to go after the Avenger disbandment rejected Dio's offer to come along with him, and instead, she returned to Nick Fury's side, assisting him in re-establishing the Shield! She said that she hadn't retired yet and she didn't want to retire, and thus, there was no way she could go with Dio to live a relaxed life later on.

Dio just nodded his head in understanding and wished her good luck. So, after saying goodbye to everyone. Dio took Wanda, Mantis, Luci, and Pietro to an uninhabited island for a while to live in seclusion.

Dio thought that it was time for Wanda to deliver her promise to have a few children of their own.