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Chapter 38 - Chapter 38 Terraforming Mars

Since Skye had been working in our department from the beginning, she never became involved in tracking down centipede test subject Mike Peterson, which would have otherwise caught S.H.I.E.L.D.'s attention. Instead, Skye approached me on multiple occasions while at the company, curious about her background. Seeing that she had cut ties with the Rising Tide, I finally revealed fragments of the truth: that her mother and father had deeply troubled pasts—both half-psychotic in different ways.

Despite her efforts to find them online, Skye came up empty-handed. Neither her father nor mother had left traces in any conventional databases. Even S.H.I.E.L.D. had scrubbed most records of them from existence.

Now, it was time to meet her again. I found her in her office, where she was now the project manager overseeing critical work in our company.

"Daisy, come with me," I said. She followed me into the lab space.

"Well, I gave you some information about your background before, but that wasn't the whole story. You are actually an unawakened Inhuman."

I explained the concept of Inhumans to her—the dormant potential in certain people activated by Terrigen Crystals. I told her about her mother, Jiaying, her half-sister Kora, and the tragic events that happened in the past, including the massacre of an entire village in an attempt to revive her mother. Jiaying had been experimented on for years, and those horrors had forever changed her.

Skye's eyes welled with tears as she absorbed the truth. I could see her struggling to comprehend the weight of these revelations.

"You're already classified as a person of interest by various law enforcement and intelligence agencies due to these past events," I added. "The real question is, do you want to embrace your Inhuman lineage and powers, or would you prefer to remain ordinary? If you choose the former, I will tell you more. But you must understand—if you share any of this information with that Miles guy, there will be consequences. He's an extremist who believes in absolute transparency of information, and I won't tolerate any leaks."

"Don't worry, I'm not with him anymore," Skye replied. "And if I accept this, I'll still look human, right?"

"You will," I confirmed. "But there's something you should know. You've already taken our company's serum, which is why your power levels will be extremely high when you awaken. The serum doesn't alter the genetic traits of your abilities; we ensured that during its development."

"Okay… I'm ready. What do you need me to do?"

I had already sensed the Diviner, an ancient Kree artifact, inside S.H.I.E.L.D.'s containment facility. With a thought, I summoned it to my hand. The artifact's metal shell disintegrated, revealing pure Terrigen crystals.

Skye's eyes widened. "Superpowers…" she whispered in awe as she watched the process unfold.

"Yeah, well, get ready."

I shielded the area within my domain, crushed the crystals, and released the Terrigen Mist. I directed the mist toward her, ensuring the entire dose entered her system. As the transformation began, her body formed a rock-like crust, locking her in place. Due to the potency of the Terrigen, her transformation went beyond the usual Inhuman awakening—her body was enhanced, her bones and muscles restructured to handle the intense vibrations that would soon become her power.

Suddenly, Skye panicked as the rock layer disintegrated, and she began vibrating uncontrollably within the containment area. The intensity of her vibrations was enough to trigger a magnitude 9 earthquake.

"I can't stop it!" she cried.

"I can see that," I said, remaining calm. "The only way to control it is to calm yourself down."

After what felt like an eternity, the quaking subsided as Skye regained her composure.

"Why do my hands and feet hurt so much?" she asked, clearly shaken by the experience.

"You were vibrating at high resonant frequency—enough to cause a magnitude 9 earthquake," I explained. "Your power revolves around resonance. You can sense the vibrational frequencies of objects, and by tapping into those frequencies, you can shake them apart using resonance. Every material, living or nonliving, has its own frequency. At advanced levels, you could cause tectonic shifts, create wave barrier, alter matter at a molecular level, and even puncture space itself if you manage to tap into quantum frequencies."

For the next two weeks, I trained Skye, now Daisy, to control her powers, teaching her to fight and refine her abilities. While she honed her newfound skills, I was preparing something else.

I retrieved the Mind Stone, shrouding it in layers of protective shielding that masked its perception, fate, and causal connections. Grasping the gem, I felt the infinite power of the stone surge through me. In that moment, I could sense the consciousness of every living being in the universe. The stone imparted not only control over minds but also the cumulative knowledge of all science and magic across time and space.

I encountered the mind of Thanos, the Mad Titan. Deep within him was a conviction that he was a necessary force to restore balance to the universe. I subtly reprogrammed his mind, shifting his goal. Instead of wiping out half of all life, when he snapped his fingers, he would now terraform planets to make them abundant in resources, ensuring life could thrive and civilizations could prosper. This change was subtle enough that it wouldn't trigger any alarms in Thanos' mind nor would he stop his slaughter campaign anytime soon. His conviction would only surface when he snapped on ring.

Once I finished my adjustments, I absorbed the remaining power of the Mind Stone, channeling its infinite knowledge into my LoHP (Library of Heavenly Path). The moment I stopped this seamless knowledge with cease to exist as soon as I remove the stone. The knowledge was staggering—far beyond my expectations. I now knew everything necessary to create gods, synthesize sentient life forms, harness the power of X-genes, and manipulate biological systems with unparalleled precision. To process this vast influx of knowledge, I activated a time dilation field and processed information at super speed, allowing myself to comprehend it all. By the time I finished, I had the answers I sought.

Returning to the present, I caught Daisy's gaze as she looked at me, confusion lingering in her expression.

"Close your eyes," I instructed, then transmitted the entirety of her future adventures—her journey with S.H.I.E.L.D., her awakening as an Inhuman, her battles with Hydra, encounters with aliens, love interests, time travel, and all the twists in between. It was a flood of possibilities from alternate timelines and realities. She opened her eyes, confusion clouding her face.

"That's you in another reality," I said. "Don't worry. Go sleep tonight, and the memories will settle in gradually. Tomorrow, they'll all fall into place." I destroyed every monitoring and alien communication technologies the Kree Temple where Skye was supposed to get her power and reduced it to ruins.

The next day, Daisy returned, more composed than ever. "I've made up my mind," she said. "I'm going to venture out with S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. It's the best way to use my powers. I can't fully develop my gift here."

I wasn't surprised. "I can see you've matured a lot in just one day," I remarked. "Very well. I can make sure S.H.I.E.L.D. comes to you. But remember, this reality is different from the one you saw. Some things have changed, so don't blurt out those memories recklessly. They might not be entirely accurate. In fact—"

I paused and placed a seal over her subconscious mind, locking away any involuntary slips about me, my company, or the memories I had given her. "There," I continued. "Now you won't accidentally reveal anything about us. Today, prepare your resignation and settle your affairs. Tomorrow, simply show up in front of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Triskelion building. I'll handle the rest."

Using my abilities, I manipulated reality to ensure her seamless admission to S.H.I.E.L.D. as a Level 1 agent. I subtly implanted memories in Phil Coulson's mind, memories of working with Daisy in alternate timelines, creating an undeniable sense of familiarity and trust. The next day, as she stood before the Triskelion, Coulson approached her, feeling that it was destined. She was immediately recruited into his new investigative team.

With Daisy now on her new path, days passed in relative calm, but then the convergence of the Nine Realms began. Jane Foster re-emerged from a distorted dimension, unknowingly carrying the Aether within her. I followed her, masking myself with invisibility and perception shields. When she was taken to Asgard with Thor, I accompanied them, ensuring no one could sense my presence.

In Asgard, I noticed something different. The memories I had subtly implanted in Loki had caused a shift. Rather than lashing out, he remained quiet and terrified of the potential consequences. He stayed in his prison cell, and because of this, he didn't betray Asgard by guiding the Dark Elves to the royal chambers. This change had ripples—Frigga, who was supposed to die in that attack, survived.

When the Dark Elves finally made their move, they were met by Thor, Frigga, and Asgard's forces. Algrim, the most formidable of their kind, fell before my intervention, erased from existence. I confiscated their advanced weapons and spacecraft, storing them in the dimensional vault I had created, which already held artifacts like the Mind Stone, Darkhold, and Di'allas. Without their weapons or technology, the remaining Dark Elves were no match for Asgard's forces. They were swiftly defeated, and Malekith met his end in a climactic battle against Thor and Odin.

The battle had taken a toll on Odin, but with Frigga still alive, he wasn't as lost or broken as he might have been. I remained unseen, observing as they mourned their losses.

With Malekith gone, the Aether remained lodged within Jane Foster's body. I knew that without Malekith's dark science, it would be difficult to extract, but with my knowledge of both magic and reality manipulation, I was able to forcibly separate it. The process was painful for Jane, but in the end, I reconstituted the Aether back into its true form—the Reality Stone.

Looking down at the weakened Jane, I planted a subtle suggestion in her mind—an urge to return to Earth and seek out our Prime Serum. I knew that without intervention, the damage the Aether left behind could eventually lead to her developing cancer. The serum would ensure she not only survived but emerged stronger.

Returning to Earth, I arrived just as portals began opening at Greenwich, London. Tony Stark, ever the vigilant hero, was already there, along with a team from S.H.I.E.L.D., investigating the disturbances. I decided to leave them a gift—a remnant of the Dark Elves' technology. I summoned Malekith's massive ship and its weapons, dropping them just below the portal.

It didn't take long for the public to notice the alien vessel, and soon enough, S.H.I.E.L.D. had cordoned off the area. Stark and S.H.I.E.L.D. sent probes and teams to investigate, some of them venturing into other realms as the convergence momentarily connected different parts of the cosmos.

As the convergence ended and the portals began to close, some of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s men were trapped in distant realms, but the information they gathered would spark new inquiries. Tony and S.H.I.E.L.D. had uncovered new knowledge—knowledge that would expand their understanding of the universe and its vast, untapped resources.

Satisfied with the day's events, I quietly withdrew, knowing that the ripples of my actions would shape the future in unforeseen ways. The convergence had passed, but new paths had opened.

A global scientific investigation was launched into the alien spaceship that landed in Greenwich, London. Moving it was not an easy task, and efforts to separate the craft from the energy remnants of the convergence had stalled. Under pressure from the World Security Council, S.H.I.E.L.D. joined the study alongside a variety of international experts. Nick Fury personally invited me and Tony Stark to participate in the analysis and, if possible, to oversee its relocation.

When I arrived, I immediately used technopathy to map the spaceship's systems. It was an alien design, but nothing difficult for me. I relayed the information to the S.H.I.E.L.D. team and let them know the ship was ready to be moved. Under strict monitoring, we transported the massive vessel to New Mexico, where the previous dark energy study facility was located. A new team of scientists from around the world, including Tony Stark and Erik Selvig, began dissecting the ship's systems. It wasn't long before designs for human-made spaceships, inspired by the alien technology, were distributed. Of course, the best designs were kept under S.H.I.E.L.D.'s control, with plans to commission new spaceships and weapons.

While this collaboration sparked the next phase of space exploration, another problem was growing. The Centipede serum, which had existed in some form before John Garrett and Gideon Malick were captured, had been distributed among various criminal elements. S.H.I.E.L.D. and other agencies were actively hunting these criminals, as several of them were experimenting on superhuman abilities. Human ambition was driving them to push beyond mere physical strength, striving for control and power on an unprecedented scale.

I kept an eye on these developments but took special note of a particular case—Kilgrave, a man gifted with virus-based mind control. His powers had recently surged, because he mind controlled some of the staffs at our Prime drug administration facility and received enhancement, and he was using his influence to manipulate people at his whim, playing God without restraint. Jessica Jones, who was supposed to fall victim to his control and eventually kill him, was already on his radar. He had sensed her enhanced physiology a month ago and had begun tormenting her, forcing her into bizarre and degrading scenarios thinking he got another enhanced human under control. Normally, I wouldn't intervene, even in the face of Kilgrave's mounting crimes, but when I saw him command Jessica to kill her friend Trish Walker and commit suicide afterward, I decided to step in.

Appearing in the room where Kilgrave had just commanded Jessica, I cloaked myself in an energy field and transformed into my essence form. No one could move as I entered, the atmosphere frozen. Jessica, still under his control, was on her way out to carry out his murderous orders.

Kilgrave's eyes widened in fear as he sensed my presence. "Ghost…," he stammered, desperation creeping into his voice. "Get me out of here!" He screamed, but nothing happened. His influence was powerless.

"Kevin Thompson, also known as Kilgrave," I began, my voice steady and dispassionate. "A child born with a neurodegenerative disease, treated by your parents—no, experimented on until you developed mind control powers. An extremely difficult childhood, abandoned by those who should have helped you. So, you used your power on them. Your early life shaped you, leaving you unsure of who to trust. But with all that power, here you are now, doing this. And now, for the first time, you feel powerless, don't you?"

Kilgrave snarled, struggling to regain control. "Are you trying to be some kind of hero now? Where were you when I needed someone? When others needed you before,These people—do they really matter to you?" His voice trembled as he gestured toward Jessica.

I didn't rise to the bait. "No, I'm no hero," I said coolly. "I didn't stop you from raping anyone. I didn't stop you from killing. I didn't see the need. But Jessica Jones—I think she has a greater purpose. You're an obstacle, Kilgrave."

He shifted nervously, trying to reason with me. "I'll go to the police, I'll turn myself in. We don't have to do this."

I stepped forward. "You've already done enough. You've tormented countless people, and now you'll pay the price. Since you enjoy violating others' bodies, you will know what it's like to be violated. By my power, you will become a woman, stripped of all your abilities. Your mind control—gone. Your unborn child, erased. You will live as an ordinary human, unable to command anyone ever again. For half a year, you'll forget all of this. Then you'll remember everything, and the pain of your victims will haunt you. You can try counselling,it will work."

As I spoke, reality bent to my will. Kilgrave's body shifted and changed, becoming female. His power dissipated, leaving him powerless. The control he had over others evaporated, and the room unfroze as Jessica and the other woman regained their senses. Their hatred for him burned in their eyes, and for a brief moment, I allowed them to vent their anger on him, though I prevented them from killing him.

I healed the other woman, erasing her traumatic memories and teleporting her safely home. Then I turned to Jessica. "You need to face the truth you've been running from: your family died for nothing. You weren't 'chosen' to be a hero. You were just a victim. But now, you can choose what to do with your power."

I used my ability to modify cellular genetics of Jessica, amplifying her already enhanced abilities. Her strength increased to the point where she could lift over 50 tons. She could now project a bio-magnetic field, allowing her to fly and hover in mid-air. Before teleporting her back to Trish Walker's apartment, I erased her memories of Kilgrave's new identity.

As for Kilgrave, I healed the wounds inflicted during his transformation and left her there, a broken shell of the monster he had once been.

The pieces were set. Jessica Jones would now walk a different path, stronger than ever.

Wanda and Pietro, having been empowered, arrived at our company, their enhanced intelligence allowing them to access knowledge and undergo specialized training. With Maya, I returned to the spaceship and headed to Mars, where the final stages of terraforming were underway. Helen, expressing interest in learning magic, ventured to seek out the Ancient One after I erased all memory of myself from her. Mars, however, still required atmospheric and surface conditioning. Upon our arrival, droids previously stored were released, initiating their transformation tasks. A vast sea now covered the planet, with land areas concentrated around the equator. Bioengineered bacteria and viruses were released to further enhance the ecosystem. These organisms were also marketed on Earth as products, sold at premium prices due to their ability to be easily cultured. Although the atmospheric pressure on Mars was normal, harmful gases such as carbon dioxide and trace metals were still prevalent, making exploration by humans impossible for the time being.

I continued my ventures across alien worlds, observing different races and their technological advancements. The ongoing war between the Nova Empire and the Kree Empire had come to an end with a peace treaty, though Ronan the Accuser defied the agreement and became a terrorist, eventually aligning with Thanos. During my exploration, I expanded my divine sense using the Mind Stone, discovering a meteorite swarming with symbiotes, which had traversed through the multiverse. The meteorite resided in an isolated region of space, deep within a dark, far-flung corner of the universe, unreachable by even by a million space jumps. The symbiotes constituted the entirety of the ecosystem within the meteorite. After gaining the ability of symbiosis and a hive mind, devoid of their weaknesses, I eradicated them. I encountered with black holes and other cosmic phenomena, which I enjoyed staying near well later, I eventually returned to Earth.

Back on Earth, 2014 was drawing to a close, and notable events were unfolding. A war at Xandar, the destruction of Ego's planet, and the emergence of new superpowered individuals and criminals on Earth dominated the news. Drawing from the genetic profile of Jessica Jones, our company developed a serum that granted users a biomagnetic field enabling flight. Maya debated whether to release this new serum, and she and Helen conducted tests on themselves. Meanwhile, the AI "Sage" improved our technology, ranging from biotech products to programmable microrobots. Helen went to monastery at Kamar Taj to learn magic. Matt Murdock, now able to see thanks to our regenerative serum, cautiously resumed his vigilantism, this time focusing on minor criminals.Gaining wealth he also undergone Prime enhancing and his flexibility and abilities enhanced very much.

Hydra, meanwhile, was being hunted worldwide, and ambitious scientists were opening dangerous interdimensional portals, leaving their consequences to Kamar-Taj and S.H.I.E.L.D. to address.

Mars was nearing full readiness. With planetary conditioning complete, I, Maya, Helen, Tony Stark, Hank Pym, and Hope van Dyne became the first humans to set foot on Mars, breathing the air. The atmospheric composition had been fine-tuned to 25% oxygen, 1.9% carbon dioxide, with other gases in trace amounts. The rest was nitrogen. The pressure was slightly more than that on earth and same is true for gravity at 1.2g, deliberatedly made, since both were found to be incredibly effective for humans as many of them are enhanced.

Droids had successfully transplanted entire forest ecosystems from Earth, and I had created vibranium-enriched soil with my powers, which was complemented by the vibranium mines Tony had requested. These mines were constructed using matter conversion engines, and direct particle creation from dark energy by quantum manipulation field before, scattered across the planet.

As a result, Mars became home to a lush, self-sustaining ecosystem, replete with rare metals, lithium, cobalt, and other resources. Thanks to our precise control over planetary engineering, we shaped breathtaking landscapes with the help of droids and quantum engines.

Once the final transformations were complete, I withdrew the World Engine and returned everything to its compact form. Mars was now a fully functioning planet. Advanced, Wakandan-style buildings and force field enveloped cities spread across thousands of kilometers, and Earth took notice of the habitable planet.

When Tony shared a selfie of us on Mars, the news stunned people worldwide. For the next two months, we were summoned to international courts and the World Security Council to explain the planetary transformation, which had been conducted in secret.

While Earth sent some visitors to Mars on newly developed spacecraft, the sheer scale of migration made large-scale transport difficult. Hank proposed using his shrinking technology, but the logistical challenges were significant. Instead, I introduced monolith technology, which tapped into the universe's space laws, allowing effortless transport of people across vast distances.

Stark and Pepper Potts had already relocated, and both our companies had established headquarters on Mars, including a joint initiative building for planetary development. 

The Inhumans were teleported here with their entire kingdom on moon over to here. They were currently allocated an entire island for them. They had some mining requirements for terrigen crystals over at moon. So, a gate way was built for them connecting moon to Mars.

Mars' governance was structured under a human federation model, a unified body responsible for the entire planet rather than fragmented national governments. We had drafted laws as well as digital and physical monetary systems well in advance, ensuring that any future settlers would be subject to planetary citizenship, not national citizenship.

Any attempts by Earth governments or militaries to interfere with Mars' autonomy were thwarted through subtle reality manipulation, causing efforts to influence Mars to meet various obstructions. With the assistance of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the World Security Council, the situation on Earth stabilized, and migration to Mars became more regulated.

They were several incidents involving international share markets growing all-time high. But oil-based industries income plummeted.

Earth was again in for a shock when highly advanced races like Wakandans and Atlantians who were recently surfaced and requested partnership in transmigration process.

These along with authoritarian governments remained difficult to deal with, they were unable to replicate the teleportation technology of the monoliths, which gave us a significant advantage in controlling access to Mars. While these governments had spaceships, their fleets were limited, and any attempts at a forced takeover were handled swiftly by our military sentry robots and space capture technologies.

To further secure our position, we revealed the existence of a celestial deep within Earth. The upper echelons of governments kept this information secret, but it resulted in a sudden halt to their investigations, and accusations and a fast-tracked migration of their personnel to Mars, eager to establish their presence.

After two months of intensive development, we completed a stable monolith capable of teleporting hundreds of people at a time between Earth and Mars. This breakthrough technology went public, and ten additional portals were constructed in major countries. However, access to Mars remained tightly regulated, requiring both our approval and that of national governments. With this infrastructure in place, the era of human settlement on Mars had begun.

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