Marvel Magic Case Files

Chapter 263 Family Comedy (Second Update! Requesting Recommendation Votes!)

On the surface, Nick Fury's disappearance did not cause much of a stir, after all, many people were unaware of his existence, and S.H.I.E.L.D. did not experience many unexpected incidents during the months that Nick Fury was missing. After all, it is a mature intelligence agency with a hierarchical management system, and many agents were not even aware that their director had disappeared.

However, this person's importance was amplified during the time he was missing.

First, there's AIM's superhuman program. After the Battle of New York, the White House was on edge. They no longer trusted S.H.I.E.L.D., and the so-called Avengers were even less trustworthy. In their eyes, they were a bunch of freaks, and only Captain Rogers, loyal to the nation, could be trusted. As for the others—the Red Room spy, the Matthew Crawford troupe's circus performers, the uncontrollable, enraged giant, the alien prince, and the jovial billionaire—these people were all, to some extent, uncontrollable. Especially the silver knight in armor; Nick Fury still refuses to reveal his identity, and the other Avengers members are also turning a blind eye on the matter.

In the eyes of those officials, this man was the most dangerous. Salomon's fighting prowess during the Battle of New York was like that of a walking nuclear bomb, and now it seems he is a free nuclear bomb; no one knows where he will explode.

This idea made the White House extremely uneasy. Therefore, the idea of ​​an American-made super-soldier program was brought up again, and General Ross, who had previously been punished for the Hulk incident, was reinstated. As a leading figure in super-soldier research, regardless of how unpredictable the research might be, General Ross had already proven that super-soldier research was feasible.

Captain Rogers naturally opposed the plan, but one soldier's voice couldn't make a difference. At this critical moment, AIM intervened. Without Nick Fury's constraints, the military also participated in the Extremis virus research, even providing a certain number of retired, disabled, and failed soldiers—but these soldiers had learned their lesson. Because these products could cause damage, the military didn't participate openly or publicly, but instead planned to wait until the Extremis virus stabilized before announcing the new super soldiers.

This way, if anything goes wrong, the military can escape responsibility and claim complete ignorance. The same applies to the restarted experiments at General Ross's facility; the military is already prepared to shift blame.

However, there was someone who knew Salomon's identity. Although the agents involved in the demonic incident had signed magical contracts, different people could still piece together different words to describe the entire incident. Through this loophole, Alexander Pierce obtained the document pieced together from different transcripts.

Adding to what the Skrull who had impersonated Nick Fury (whom he didn't know was a Skrull) had said, he roughly deduced Salomon's identity. But Alexander Pierce didn't intend to act rashly, because he knew that Nick Fury and Salomon Damonette didn't get along very well, and the boy wasn't a member of Nick Fury's freak party.

According to the agents' descriptions, Salomon was a very ruthless person with many special powers—Alexander Pierce knew these weren't human modifications, but magic. Nick Fury had already delved deep into the magical world and was far behind. Pierce still harbored the idea of ​​training S.H.I.E.L.D.'s magical talent, and this idea remained unchanged. He wanted to recruit Salomon Damonette and monopolize these powers.

He was confident. Everyone has weaknesses, and finding those weaknesses allows you to control someone. Money, beauty, status, fame—the experiences of being superior, things the magical world lacks, are irresistible to a minor just entering society. He was confident he could find what Salomon wanted. Pierce even planned to push Salomon into the limelight, letting him bask in public applause and cheers; such fame was enough to cloud the judgment of a teenage boy.

Salomon, who had spent nearly £20000 on jewelry, was unaware that someone was trying to bribe him with scraps of paper. He had already received a message from the homunculus that the witch was waiting for him at the apartment. He quickly returned to Kamar-Taj headquarters, took a shower, and, dragging his tired body, opened a portal back to the apartment he shared with the witch.

"Good evening, beautiful ladies." Salomon took out two jewelry boxes from behind his back. "Please forgive me, this business trip has been far too long, so I have prepared some compensation for you."

Joan of Arc chuckled coldly. "Do we think we can't live without you, mystic?" she said disdainfully. "Don't think you can get away with this. You haven't even explained your affair with that female spy yet!"

Salomon's eyes, which had been half-open, suddenly widened; he hadn't expected the witches to still remember this.

Bayonetta nodded seriously, seemingly not intending to let the arcane mage go.

"And you didn't even show up for my birthday, not even the Sorcerer Supreme. You made Ceresia and me wait all day for nothing!" Joan of Arc grumbled about Salomon's mistakes. "A pair of shoes worth 4000 pounds! You just gave them to that woman like that! You didn't even ask Ceresia's opinion..."

"A pair of £9000 earrings, designed by a top jewelry designer, for Bayoneta." Salomon opened the jewelry box, revealing a pair of inverted triangular platinum earrings, their cut sapphires sparkling under the light. He opened another jewelry box, containing a pair of openwork, feather-shaped gold earrings set with rubies.

"This is for you, Joan," he said. "It's not an apology, but a gift given as is often. I assure you, you are more important to me than anyone else."

"I can't forgive you yet," Bayonetta said, raising her head and patting her thigh. "But today isn't the time to dwell on these things. I know you're tired. Now, you can rest here for a while."

"Celessa! You always spoil him like this!" Joan of Arc was extremely displeased with her best friend's lack of self-control, but before she could finish speaking, Salomon was already resting his head on Bayonetta's lap, not wasting a single second, as if he had teleported there in an instant. His breathing was clearly audible, and seeing Salomon take a deep, intoxicated breath, Joan of Arc became even angrier. She tried to pull Salomon off Bayonetta's lap, but the sorcerer seemed to be drawn to her by a magnet and refused to get up.

Even the Cheshire Cat standing nearby couldn't bear to see its owner's foolishness and covered its eyes with its paw. The android looked at its thighs in confusion, unable to understand why its owner was so interested in the upper part of a human's lower body.

Just as Salomon's family comedy was still unfolding, Nick Fury was ready to reappear in his office. Instead of having Salomon escort him directly to his office, he went first to a safe house in Washington, D.C., to find out what had happened during his disappearance.

Agent Maria Hill was the first to learn of Nick Fury's presence. She provided her superiors with all the necessary information, including Stark's recent troubles, the mastermind behind the Extremis virus, and the unusual force gradually emerging within S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Hill is being extremely cautious in her investigation of Fury, showing no signs of her investigation yet, which is precisely why her progress is so slow.

Nick Fury has now taken over the investigation.

He has already wasted too much time. Now, it's time to unearth this force.

Time to go home!!!

(End of this chapter)