"In the East, we believe in reciprocation. This is the youth restoration serum."
Pierce stared at the figure disappearing into the shadows before lowering his gaze to the vial on the coffee table. His eyes widened in disbelief.
"A youth restoration serum!"
The outside world was still waiting for life extension medicine, yet a serum capable of reversing aging was right in front of him.
With trembling hands, Pierce picked up the vial, the urge to inject it immediately almost overwhelming him.
But he took a deep breath and restrained himself. Carefully, he walked over to a concealed safe and locked the serum inside.
"It's not the right time yet. If I use it now, Nick Fury will notice something unusual. I have to be patient."
He muttered to himself, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
Returning to his desk, Pierce attempted to focus on his paperwork. Yet his mind kept drifting back to the safe. After several futile attempts to concentrate, he sighed and stood up, smoothing his suit before leaving to find Nick Fury.
In the S.H.I.E.L.D. conference room, the atmosphere was thick with tension.
Nick Fury was furious. His single eye blazed with rage, threatening to burn everyone present to ashes.
"Captain America and Agent Carter disappeared right under our noses! What the hell have you all been doing!?"
His voice boomed through the room like thunder, making the assembled agents flinch.
"Director, everyone we stationed at the hospital was knocked out. The surveillance systems were disabled. We're doing everything we can to track them down."
One agent, sweating profusely, spoke hesitantly.
"How long will it take to find them? I need an answer."
Fury leaned forward, hands planted on the table, his presence almost suffocating.
"At best, a day… but if it's worse—"
The agent's voice trailed off, leaving the unsaid possibility hanging in the air: they might never find them.
At that moment, the conference room door swung open.
"Fury, calm down," Pierce said as he stepped inside. "Captain America wouldn't vanish into thin air. Everyone, leave us."
The agents exchanged glances before hastily exiting the room. No one wanted to stay under Fury's burning gaze any longer.
"Pierce, it's not just about Captain America disappearing. Everyone at the hospital was neutralized without raising an alarm. S.H.I.E.L.D. may have been infiltrated."
Nick Fury's face darkened as he paced the room.
"Who do you suspect?"
Pierce's sharp gaze locked onto Fury.
"The Demon Corporation, foreign operatives—it could be anyone. And considering the scale of the breach, it wasn't just one person. Right now, I don't know who to trust."
"Do you trust me, Fury?"
"Of course, Pierce."
Nick Fury stopped pacing and looked at his old friend.
Pierce, a World Security Council member, had been a key ally through countless crises. If he couldn't trust Pierce, who could he trust?
"Leave this to me. I'll find them."
"Pierce, it's dangerous."
"Please. We survived the Himalayas together—I handled that mission with you slowing me down. A few infiltrators won't stop me."
The two men shared a rare smile, a reminder of the battles they'd fought side by side and the trust they had forged.
Suddenly, the door burst open again.
"Director! Captain America and Agent Carter have been located."
"Where?"
"At the Stork Club—dancing. And... Agent Carter looks like her younger self."
"What!?"
At the White House…
Matthew leaned back in his chair after finishing his paperwork, stretching his rejuvenated body.
After using the limb regeneration serum, all his physical ailments had vanished. It felt like he was in his prime again.
He exhaled contentedly and opened his laptop, typing a secret web address with practiced ease.
The online marketplace displayed an array of tantalizing products: life extension serums, superpowers, advanced weapons.
He could only sigh in frustration. Despite his position, he couldn't afford any of it.
His contemplation was interrupted when the door slammed open.
Startled, Matthew dropped his mouse and glared at the intruder.
"Colonel Stryker?"
Stryker pushed a wheelchair carrying a vacant-eyed man, and behind him followed a woman in a black tactical suit. Her elongated, claw-like fingers dripped with blood, staining the plush white carpet with crimson spots.
A sense of dread crept up Matthew's spine.
"What do you want, Colonel?"
"To save you, Mr. President. You've been deceived by Satan."
Stryker's eyes gleamed with unhinged fanaticism.
"And how exactly do you plan to save me?"
"This is my son, Jason. He's a mutant. His power allows him to create illusions. I discovered his spinal fluid can be turned into a serum that controls minds. You need to change your perspective, Mr. President."
"You're insane!"
Matthew roared, veins bulging with rage.
He knew about Stryker's X-Weapon program. But to experiment on his own child and now target the President?
"You will understand. Mutants are a threat. Satan's schemes are real. Once I eliminate all mutants, I will be this nation's savior!"
Stryker pulled out a syringe, advancing toward Matthew.
The President's expression turned cold. "Shadow Corps. Kill them."
From the room's dark corners, several throwing stars shot out like lightning.
Before Stryker could react, the blades pierced Jason's temple, neck, and heart.
Jason's lifeless body twitched once, and a fleeting trace of relief crossed his face.
The bloodied woman lunged toward the shadows, but three black-clad ninjas emerged, surrounding her in a deadly formation.
The battle was swift and brutal. Though the woman fought ferociously, the ninjas' precise teamwork exploited every weakness. Her healing ability kept her standing, but their relentless strikes slowly wore her down.
When two of them locked her arms in place, the third ninja struck with the blunt edge of his sword.
A metallic clang echoed as the blow smashed into her skull. Her body trembled, then collapsed.
Even as she lay twitching, the ninjas stood ready, their blades dripping crimson.
"Fanaticism blinds even the most intelligent minds, turning them into instruments of their own destruction."
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