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Chapter 55
Technomancer in MCU
Previously
“That is so cool! Do I get one?” he asked Director Fury with stars shining in his eyes.
If yes, it would fulfill another one of his bucket list items.
Sadly, “No,” Director Fury denied it.
He did not pout but it was a very close thing.
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Above the Triskelion, cloaked
–Daisy “Quake” Johnson–
She waited with bated breath for the battle to begin. The only reason she wasn’t pacing on the captain’s deck was because she had an image to maintain in front of the staff.
Granted, most of them had seen her goofing around just a few short weeks ago but then again, she was not given a position of power that had the power to influence the lives of billions of humans and even millions of aliens.
That was the thing that struck out the most to her.
In their quest to help Humanity, Ed and Alfred had expanded their horizons beyond their blue ball of dirt and they came across various species of aliens. Some powerful, some weak, some on the run, and some hunting others. Being who they were, they managed to acquaint themselves with most of them, saved a few and from what she managed to gather from the reports, it snowballed from there to eventually helping multiple refugee species set up their own communities on one of the planets that Alfred bought from Xandar.
Confident in the frankly overkill amount of weaponry they had brought with them to their space journey, they didn’t feel the need to pay for the extra protection fee that Xandar offered along with the planet’s sale.
Predictably, corruption and greed reared their ugly heads, and someone from the Xandar administration must have tipped someone off about the bunch of riffraffs that resided on the newly purchased planet along with a puny Midgardian who stayed with them who was very much rich. Of course, they were carrying a miniaturized aircraft carrier with them which was very much capable of dealing with a bunch of pirates.
The way they dealt with the pirates and then their subsequent overpowering of the defense systems of the entire planet of Xandar was known throughout the galaxy. She couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw that Alfred had hacked everything on Xandar and along with Ed, hovered above their planet’s capital with an entire carrier with them.
The scene of Ed negotiating with Nova Prime the terms of their deal was hilarious to watch, especially the reaction of Nova Prime when she realised that someone from her administration had managed to screw up royally and invited the wrath of a power smaller than yet so far above them in terms of power.
Ever since then, they have expanded their refugee operation from a single planet and about a million displaced aliens to now 14 planets in 4 different star systems, housing over 3 billion aliens. Most of the planets were made self-sufficient by Alfed’s research over the years but even then, some of the more adventurous of the aliens had approached their Patron God, as they called Alfred, for any opportunity to help their Patron God’s organisation. That was why, as she watched multiple teams get ready to cut off H.Y.D.R.A.’s entire presence apart, she could spy multiple aliens in the teams mixed with humans.
Funnily enough, all of the refugees considered Alfred as the true God and Ed only as his mouthpiece. Ed thought it was hilarious and hence, didn’t correct them at all.
That was also why, “Commander Daisy, was it? How long until we are granted a meeting with our Lord and Saviour, Lord Alfred?”, She was having to entertain the priests of Alfred who managed the multiple communities they had on the newly settled planets.
When she first came to know about Alfred’s absence, it was through the mouth of her commander and then the news slowly trickled into the others in the organisation as multiple systems that were historically operated by Alfred began to break down. Among the agents of Earth, there was only an uneasy feeling spreading as they were used to receiving the majority of their tasks through or by Alfred himself. Even then, during the first series of meetings that Commander Castle took right after meeting her, she never understood the reason for his and Maria’s immense panic right until the participants of the meetings went from humans to aliens that came in various sizes and shapes.
Then she realised the impact of Alfred’s absence was felt across the galaxy. The alien refugees they rescued built multiple shrines of crude drawings and sculptures of Alfred’s hologram which they later began to worship. Taking pity on them and after multiple attempts of explanations later, Alfred installed small holograms across thousands of shrines across all the planets they owned. Every day, Alfred would hear their requests and either give out solutions or guide them to their solutions. As far as she was concerned, that system worked really well as most of the aliens were really scared of approaching positions of authority, and as such, Alfred managed to reach nearly every nook and cranny of the refugee communities, resulting in near-instant problem recognition and swift resolutions.
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Also, due to the near-mythical presence of Alfred on all allied planets, the crime rates are non-existent and major crimes such as murder, rape and assault have been thoroughly eradicated as every single citizen has a standard nanite package that monitors almost all aspects of them.
So, when Alfred went offline, all the shrines on all allied planets stopped working. People were on the verge of riots, only somehow stopped due to their fear of Alfred’s law enforcement procedures and careful cajoling of the priests on all planets. She barely avoided total anarchy by telling them that Alfred is in the middle of a very important task and thus, cannot divide his attention. The worst was when she heard that the Grand Priest was personally coming to meet Alfred and she had no choice but to agree to assuage their fears.
Even after meeting Ed, he did not appear satisfied and instead, appeared to be in even more distress after seeing Ed’s bedridden state. It was an oversight on her part, allowing them to see the mouthpiece of their Lord being injured.
Now, he was with her on the ship’s deck as he had decided to send back his entourage and stay with them until he saw Alfred.
And that’s why, “I am surprised that one as young as you has managed to get the position of our God’s representative. I always approved of Sir Ed being our Lord’s mouthpiece since despite his immense presence, Lord Alfred seemed a bit carefree, I would say. I have yet to meet our Lord and Saviour but until then, I shall endeavour to find out what he has seen in you.” the Grand Priest of the church of Alfred said.
She turned to him, tired and exasperated at his relentlessness, “I have reminded you time and time again, that Lord Alfred has given all of us our orders and we are just following them. You will see him when he deems his task complete and not one moment early.”
“Strange that despite being his most devout worshipper and being granted the burden of being Grand Priest personally by Lord Alfred, I was not given any such orders. Forgive my intrusion, but until I see Lord Alfred personally, I will not be leaving for my home. My people have entrusted this to me and I will not fail them.” said the Grand Priest who seemed more like a bodybuilder who spent all his waking hours in a gym than a priest.
Then again, all Kylosians looked like that so what did she know?
Different from his fellow people though, he was much wiser. The time he spent in captivity made him much more level-headed than his fellow Kylosians. Don’t be mistaken though, he could fold nearly anybody in the organisation, save the S-class combatants, in half with his physical prowess alone, not to mention any powers Alfred must have given him since she could not read what his powers were in the files she was given access to.
It would seem that there were still some files that she was not given access to.
She glanced at him, “If you are willing to go that far, you can wait for a few more days. He’ll surely be back by then. We are waiting for him just as much as you are.” Even now, she could feel a faint sense of danger standing this close to him.
No wonder he was comfortable sending back his entire entourage back home. This man probably was another S-class combatant that nobody in the entire organisation knew about, save for Ed or Alfred.
He then replied in a deep rumble, “Very well. Until then, I will observe you carrying out our Lord’s orders efficiently. As the Grand Priest, I can at least do that much.”
She rolled her eyes internally at that.
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–Grand Priest Ajax–
He could sense the faint sense of ridicule and amusement that wafted off the new Commander’s mind.
Truly strange, the gifts that Lord Alfred had bested upon him.
Once upon a time, as he spent all that time mining for that accursed metal, he never would have thought he would be saved and brought out of that hellhole to see the shining stars ever again let alone be granted the blessing of that very accursed metal in his very bones.
His Lord called it “Vibranium”, the accursed metal but that same accursed metal flowed through his body and granted him the strength to carry out his duties.
He knew that these people were lying about their Lord’s absence.
Oh, he was sure that they were also worried about his absence but they did not have even a lick of idea about his whereabouts. They were just as clueless as he was but much more managed due to the presence of Sir Ed.
The condition of Sir Ed was something that also raised warning signals in his mind. After being given his blessings, he had always sensed something off about Sir Ed’s body. His mind shone like a sun but his body felt small, inadequate to house that powerful mind.
He never said anything about that because it was not his place to question his Lord’s choices but now that he had seen the state in which Sir Ed was, he was very much worried about Lord Alfred.
While he knew that there were very few forces in the universe that could ever hope to harm Lord Alfred, he also knew that the same could be said for Sir Ed, and witnessing his near-death state, he could no longer go back home and reassure his people about the Lord’s continued presence.
He had been sleeping peacefully when he was jolted awake when a mind-splitting attack struck his mind. Thinking that somebody was psychically attacking him, he employed all that he was taught by the Ancient One to repel the intruder but found that the attack was not aimed at him but at his Lord and merely due to his connection to his Lord’s soul, he was injured in his spirit.
After all the time spent with Lord Alfred, he was sure of one thing. His Lord would never abandon Humanity and as such, he was here, waiting for his Lord to appear.
Because he didn’t think their civilization would survive that loss. These people probably didn’t realise that but were it not for him keeping quiet about his findings, they would not have come to an uneasy and fearful but peaceful planet but a burning one.
Such was the influence that their Lord held over them.
He once again prayed in his mind, waiting for their Lord to return.
For he knew that the entire galaxy could be plunged into war should their people not get their Lord back.
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Word Count - 2027
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Author Note -
Well that took a weird turn but stay tuned, it's about to get even weirder.
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