Inside the room, Obadiah was sitting alone, his hands cuffed. Behind the mirror in front of him stood three men and two women.
The man with short brown hair and a calm expression was Phil Coulson, whom Morgana had already met. To his left stood a man with short light brown hair and blue eyes, Clint Barton, also known as Hawkeye.
To Phil's right stood a woman with dark red hair and blue eyes, Natasha Romanoff, known as the Black Widow, who had recently joined SHIELD.
In front of them stood a woman with short dark brown hair and blue eyes, Maria Hill, deputy commander of SHIELD. Next to her stood a dark-skinned bald man with an eyepatch and a long coat, Nick Fury, director of SHIELD.
While the five of them quietly talked among themselves, an agent entered the room and began interrogating Obadiah.
As the minutes passed, an inhuman scream was heard from the room where Obadiah was.
They all instinctively turned toward the glass, only to see Obadiah screaming and thrashing wildly, as if trying to free himself from inhuman pain he was feeling.
Nick, Clint, Phil, Natasha, Maria, and the agent in the room saw something they wished they had never witnessed. They watched as Obadiah's nails slowly tore off, his hair fell out, his skin peeled and melted, and his flesh rotted as if decaying. His organs scattered across the floor, and all that remained of him was a skeleton, which then turned to dust, leaving behind only scattered remains of his organs.
It all happened within ten minutes. Some turned away, unable to endure the sight, while others were completely shocked, incapable of thinking.
The only thing that remained in the end was the inhuman scream and the name Obadiah uttered with despair and hatred:
"MORGANA..."
The agent who had been in the room vomited, color drained from his eyes, suffering a mental breakdown from what he had seen. Even those behind the glass had to look away, tormented by nausea and an unknown fear that overwhelmed them.
Silence filled the room. Only heavy breathing and the strong smell of blood and rot coming from the room could be heard. Until Nick finally spoke:
"What the hell just happened here?"
But no one answered. They just stared motionlessly at the room filled with horror.
After some time, in the director's office sat Phil, Clint, Natasha, Maria, and Nick, who was seated at the desk.
"Maria, how's the agent?" Nick asked directly, looking at her.
"Very bad. He's been diagnosed with severe PTSP and has developed schizophrenia," Maria replied in a serious and firm voice, although the present agents could feel a tremble in her tone.
"What exactly happened? How can someone suddenly melt?" Nick asked, looking at the others in the room.
"No one knows. Not even the scientists who reviewed the footage," Phil answered, somewhat hesitantly, knowing his boss didn't like uncertainties.
"Goddammit..." Nick cursed quietly when he heard Phil's answer.
"What did you find out about Morgana that Obadiah mentioned?" Nick asked Maria.
"Morgana Stark, daughter of Howard Stark. She's 19 years old. Known as a recipient of multiple doctorates, a master of various martial arts. Most notably known as the youngest doctor with perfect results, not a single operation has ever gone wrong for her."
The more Maria spoke, the more obvious her amazement became. Even the others present were surprised.
"How did we not notice her talent?" Nick asked suspiciously.
"Maybe because we were focused on Tony the whole time," Maria said quietly, hesitating to continue as she looked at the file, which Nick immediately noticed.
"Continue about Morgana," he said shortly and firmly.
"Well... according to what we found, a politician sent an assassin when she was 11 years old. Her bodyguard died protecting her..." Maria paused, hesitating to continue.
"Give me that file," Nick said when he saw her hesitation. Maria immediately handed him the documents.
A few minutes later...
"Fuck..." Nick said as he threw the file on the desk and rubbed his temples from a headache. The others looked at him suspiciously, wondering why he reacted that way, except for Maria, who had already read the contents.
Nick noticed their glances.
"Read it, and you'll understand."
The others came closer and began to read. The more they discovered, the more fear and astonishment showed on their faces.
"This is..."
"An 11 year old girl eliminated an entire family in 10 days," Nick said as he tapped his finger on the desk. Silence filled the room.
Until Natasha, still visibly shaken, spoke, even though she herself was known as the Black Widow.
"But how did no one suspect she did it?" she asked, looking at the photo of the presentday Morgana.
"Who the hell would suspect an ordinary 11 year old kid?" Nick muttered under his breath.
"Well, this certainly wasn't an ordinary kid," said Clint, who had been silent until then.
"I never expected such a person to be hiding inside her," Phil muttered, loud enough for everyone to hear. The others nodded in agreement, except for Nick, who was deep in thought.
"Yes... During her travels around the world, she faced over 100 assassination attempts, all while learning various martial arts. However..." Maria continued reading while the others listened attentively, this time without shock, but with serious expressions. They only looked at her when she paused again.
"When she was 15, she went to China, and at that point, all traces of her were erased. As if she vanished. She reappeared only half a year later."
"As a completely different person," she continued, placing a new photograph on the table.
"You're right," said Natasha while looking at the picture.
"Give me all her photos, before the assassination, after the assassination, and her current one," Nick said, staring at the picture.
Maria handed him three photographs and placed them on the table. Nick carefully arranged them in front of himself.
The others looked on curiously, wondering why Nick had asked for the photos. As they looked at them, they couldn't quite see the difference, except for Natasha, who was skilled in reading emotions.
"Before the assassination, she looks lively and happy. After the assassination, withdrawn, but in her eyes you can see a cold, deadly yet indifferent gaze, like the world no longer matters to her... Also, suspicion," Natasha spoke slowly but firmly as she observed the first two photos.
"When she reappeared after the disappearance, she radiates vitality and a strong gaze. Looks like she reconnected with the world again," she continued while looking at the third photo, then glanced at the fourth one, wanting to continue, but Phil interrupted her.
"In this one she looks playful and relaxed," Phil said, looking at the current photo of Morgana.
Natasha nodded, confirming his observation, then added:
"Also, it seems like she doesn't take the world too seriously."
"Well done, rookie," Nick praised as he heard Natasha's insight.
"Even though it's one person, here we see four completely different personalities," he said firmly as he looked over the photographs.
"However, based on the information we have, it doesn't seem like she suffers from schizophrenia," Maria expressed her doubt.
"Because she doesn't," Nick replied shortly, offering no explanation.
Silence fell over the room until Natasha spoke:
"But how could she learn so many martial arts, and to a master level at that?" she asked skeptically, looking at the file.
"Well... according to what we found, she learned each martial art for about a month to a mastery level. Also, the master who taught her said she could memorize a movement just by watching it once," Maria said in surprise, as if she herself didn't believe what she had read.
"Wow..." Natasha murmured, even though she herself was a martial arts master, surprised, and even a little jealous of Morgana's talent, though she didn't show it.
"Also, we found out she's learned over a hundred martial arts," Maria added, shocking the others, who didn't know what to say.
"Looks like we've got a walking encyclopedia," Natasha joked, as the others looked at her.
"A fucking monster," Nick quietly commented, one eye twitching.
"Enough about her. Let's get back to Tony," Nick sighed in frustration, looking at Phil.
Phil immediately reacted to his look, pulled out the tablet he had with him, placed it on the table, and played a video. The others gathered to see what it was about.
After a few minutes of watching two robots fight, the video ended.
"One's a monster, the other's a genius," Clint said.
"Is there something I don't know?"
"One's a monster, the other's an arrogant playboy," Nick said in frustration, tapping his fingers on the table.
"What do we do now?" Maria asked.
"Nothing."
"I'll take care of Tony. And as for Morgana, we'll leave her alone," Nick ordered, looking at the photo.
"But..."
"No 'but'. We're not touching her. She's a fucking predator that'll eat you alive," he cut her off, while Maria looked displeased that such a person was walking around freely.
Nick noticed her discontent and quietly said, loud enough for everyone to hear, while looking at the photo:
"Don't mess with her. Unlike anyone I've ever met, she gives me the most dangerous feeling. My instinct tells me to stay away, otherwise, I won't even know how I died," he said seriously, looking at Natasha, Maria, Phil, and Clint.
And the person they were talking about was currently asleep with a satisfied smile on her face.
PS: Do you know any good website for creating images, preferably AI? I hope you like this fanfic and enjoy it, even though it's not updated regularly, and I use ChatGPT to correct some mistakes that I can't be bothered to fix, as well as for translation. Thank you.