Last chapter I told to post the alternative ending scene next, but I thought that it might break your connection with the story. That's why I will upload them after I finish this arc.
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<- Black Void ->
Arthur rasped as he found himself back in the black void.
He panted, he slid out of his hoodie but there were no wounds... just his bony ribcage was visible.
Arthur sighed, and looked down for several few minutes.
He was frustrated. This day was too bad... Too much had happened in the last five-six hours: Luna's death, his death, all this mercenary bullshit... the Marvel world... that near-death experience.
All of this is just too much... even for Arthur.
But at least...
Arthur checked his inventory.
At least, he successfully stole the Space Stone from the marvel world.
"Hey congrats Arthur, you... uh... definitely accomplished the first objective!" Barnes spoke a bit nervously.
"That I did." Arthur's voice was completely unexcited. "Do you know about the Optional one?"
"We will know about it shortly," Barnes look towards the live stream.
The Livestream soon shut off. A replay button appeared. And a new blue screen popped up gaining both Arthur's and Barnes's attention.
[Objective 1: Survive for 3 hours in the last battle of Captain America- The First Avenger, has been accomplished!]
[You have gained a Perfected Super Soldier Serum(without the side effect of change of personality)!]
A blue syringe manifested in front of him, and Arthur simply grabbed it. Even if the second mission was failed... he got something at least.
But then another screen popped up.
[Optional Objective: Neutrally Cause Chaos in this verse of Marvel, has been accomplished!]
'Huh?'
[Calculating Reward...]
[ You have gained a world ticket to your own world, you can go up to 15 minutes back in time from your death! ]
[ In accordance with your "expectation of rewards" and the urgency of the situation, Chaotic_Neutral@3639 took it upon himself and stopped one of your loved ones, the original Luna's soul, from reincarnating. Meaning, when you return to your world, you will meet your 'loved' Luna instead of a multiversal variant. ]
Arthur blinked as he read the reward for the optional objective. No words came out of his mouth. He was happy beyond measure. He thought it would take him decades if not centuries to get something like this, and he obtained it just like this!
Even though Arthur got what he wanted, he was feeling like something was amiss. 'Why does this being seem so suspicious?'
"Thank you, Chaotic_Neutral@3639." Arthur voiced out his gratitude as a smile stretched upon his lips.
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[ No Problem, payment was part of the contract. ]
The screen changed and a ticket appeared in its place.
'So, these guys interact with this, huh?'
Arthur had got an expected and an unexpected reward for accomplishing the mission. This job... I might like it. He smiled.
Later, he injected the syringe filled with azure liquid into his arms...
He felt his strength rising and his muscles building up bit by bit as time passed, the effect of serum.
He was pleased that there was no pain in the process.
Arthur's transformation was completed after about 30 minutes he injected the syringe. He was now standing tall at 6 feet, his physique tended to the leaner side due to his young age, but he had tight muscles all over his body. He even had those things called abs.
He could feel the change on the inside too! His memory power increased, and all his overall senses heightened.
The Barnes looked even more colorful and vibrant. It looked like his vision upgraded from 720p to 4k 60 fps.
Did this enhancement let him see colors outside of human range?
'Hmm... a thing to wonder.'
Fortunately, his clothes were already of the bigger sizes, so his previously baggy clothes now perfectly clung around his body, giving his look a nice appeal.
The serum didn't enhance his looks— just transformed his body to its peak. That is the one before he got sick after that dog-like devil bit him, this was just how he originally looked, just taller and more muscular. And... an inch increment in THAT department.
He was slightly happy, he was, after all, a man too.
Unfortunately, the penguin could only make a few items and a mirror wasn't one of them or Arthur would've loved to see his looks.
He closed his eyes, familiarizing himself with the feeling of this new body.
And soon he drifted off to sleep... He was tired.
Too much happened in mere seven hours. A little too much for a normal human who just had a super soldier enhancement.
Arthur woke up after a few hours. And began contemplating everything that happened, Luna's death... the mission in Marvel World...
He sighed, "Barnes, you know... I made multiple blunders in my previous mission... fatal blunders"
"Huh? What... do you mean? I thought you did okayish...?" He tilted his head.
"No, among the many I made... the one which was worst was my slip up during the talk with Steve... if he had seen through my goody-two-shoes act, he would've killed me right there. His wavered mental state was the reason he couldn't." Arthur closed his eyes.
"I fault my sickly body and distracted mind for that, just a few hours ago I had lost everything I had and then without even fully calming down, I went to a battlefield."
"I now have an eidetic memory which helps my analyzing capabilities... it enables me to think a lot better than my previous sick and weak self could."
He sighed, "I was surprised when earlier, the optional objective was accomplished but now I think I know what really caused it, stealing the useless Infinity stone and making an enemy out the World's Will wasn't worth it, Barnes. I could've avoided that near failure moment..."
Barnes attentively listened, but his words confused him. "Eh? Then what was the real reason?"
"Peggy and Col. Philips died. I could've predicted it if my mind wasn't so much clouded from everything that had happened yesterday. I could've prevented myself from facing the world's wrath. Those bullet shots fucking hurt!" He snorted.
Arthur pressed the replay button on the screen on which Marvel world was visible to review the mission, in the Omniscient POV. He wanted to see if he was right.
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Chaotic_Neutral@3639 was amused not only by the chaos the newbie mercenary unleashed but also by how he forced the World itself to step in.
Finally, his search which lasted for more than a millennium yielded results.
He had found the mercenary who he had been looking for.
The Mercenary had impressed him already by his shrewdness... then aircraft shit happened.
And that scene blew his mind.
That little cripple with absolutely no superpower nor any magic just went there for three damn hours and forced the World itself to make a move and stop him.
That was a big deal.
He could become someone who when given enough power might even alter Absolute Points!
He was sold...
The next time he hires him again would be when he could at least survive in the Marvel Verse for a month.
Till then he will watch his career with great interest.
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