I Am in Marvel with Unlimited Cards

I have finished translating this fanfic, IMUC (I Am In Marvel With Unlimited Cards) and have posted all the advanced chapters on Patreon. (/c/marvel6395). You can read all the advanced chapters there.

Time ticked by, and the scheduled time for Sokovia's city to fall had long passed, yet there were no signs of the city plummeting. Instead, it remained steadily floating high above, suspended in the sky.

"How is this possible?!" Ultron, pinned beneath Kyle's foot, muttered in disbelief. According to the engine's configuration, even if the system was altered in time, the city's fall should have been inevitable.

Unless...

"Ultron, you're right," Kyle confirmed, sensing what Ultron was thinking. "Vision evolved from Vis, inheriting its shape-shifting ability. As long as Vision integrates himself with the city's systems, he can instantly reassemble and modify the engine to prevent the fall."

"So that's it. Heh, truly impressive," Ultron forced a weak smile before rasping, "Symbol of Peace... I may have failed this time, but my ideals were not wrong. Someday, someone will finish what I started. When that time comes..."

Before Ultron could finish, a crisp crack echoed, and his head shattered into scrap metal, releasing a faint trail of black smoke.

"Such a chatterbox," Kyle shook his head, having crushed Ultron's head. He then raised his left hand, firing a powerful energy blast downward, reducing the rest of Ultron's body to scattered mechanical debris.

The city of Sokovia had been saved from destruction, and the mastermind, Ultron, was finally dead— a satisfying end to this battle.

"It's finally over," Tony sighed in relief, removing his Iron Man helmet to reveal a weary, weathered face. He sat down on a nearby rock, exhausted. Steve smiled, placing his vibranium shield back on his back, and gave Tony a reassuring pat on the shoulder.

In this Sokovia battle, Tony had faced the greatest pressure. After all, Ultron and the Iron Legion were his creations, and this catastrophic battle was the result of correcting his monumental mistake.

"I don't care anymore," Thor said, wiping the sweat from his forehead and casually adding, "Kyle, I'm staying on Earth to drink fine wine before I leave."

"Don't worry, you'll get all the wine you want," Kyle chuckled, the radiant aura around him dimming as he deactivated his double star form. "But first, we need to take care of things here in Sokovia."

"I'm not in a hurry. The Nine Realms are mostly at peace now, and with my father and the Asgardian army keeping watch, I have a few days to spare," Thor replied, though his eyes subtly darted around.

Kyle gave him an odd look, hitting the mark with a single comment: "You're thinking about visiting Jane, aren't you?"

"Of course not. We broke up a long time ago, on good terms... No, I dumped her!" Thor turned his head away to hopefully preserve his last stand of pride, and Kyle decided to let the subject drop. 

Matters of the heart can't be forced.

Turning to Steve, Kyle instructed, "Steve, contact S.H.I.E.L.D. and have them send people to search for any survivors left in the city and clear the battlefield. They're the best at handling this kind of aftermath."

"I was thinking the same thing," Steve nodded in agreement and headed out of the battlefield's ruins.

"As for the three of you..." Kyle glanced at Thor, Tony, and Eddie. Tony waved his hand, speaking first, "Godfather, I need to head home. After this battle, I'm sure Pepper and my father are worried. I need to check in with them."

Eddie shrugged, saying, "Master, as the leader in this operation, I'm still tied up here for now."

"Alright," Kyle agreed, then turned to Thor, "Thor, come with me. We're heading back to the Watchtower."

"No problem," Thor readily agreed. Even a resident of Asgard like him was amazed by the Watchtower and was eager for another tour.

With that, Kyle, Thor, Raina, Logan, and the twins Wanda and Pietro boarded a Helicarrier back to the Watchtower. Steve, Hawkeye, Falcon, and Natasha returned to S.H.I.E.L.D., while Fury stayed on the Helicarrier to manage the evacuated residents and oversee the cleanup of Sokovia's battlefield.

Eddie led the remaining team in their retreat.

Thus, the battle of Sokovia came to a close, though the aftermath and global impact of the conflict would far exceed the expectations of all three forces involved.

That evening, in the expansive main hall of the Watchtower, with a panoramic view of the infinite starry sky outside...

Thor reclined on a soft couch, guzzling a bottle of cold beer.

Kyle, now dressed in casual clothes, sat on the couch holding Princess Sakura, her small frame nestled comfortably against him. He glanced at Thor with mild annoyance, "You asked for fine wine, but now you're drinking that stuff."

"Heh, cold beer hits the spot!" Thor laughed heartily, thoroughly enjoying himself.

"That's easy to fix," Kyle snapped his fingers. "God, bring him a case of cold beer."

"Understood."

Immediately, a robot pushed a mini-fridge over to Thor's couch.

Thor opened the fridge without hesitation, grabbing a new beer and joking, "Beer alone won't do! I need fried chicken, and some roasted drumsticks too!"

"You're rarely on Earth. Whatever you want to eat, you've got it," Kyle smiled. Without needing his orders, God arranged for the Watchtower's kitchen to send up freshly prepared delicacies.

"Boss," Raina entered the hall gracefully, now dressed in office attire, looking both elegant and capable. She approached Kyle with a document in hand, her expression slightly serious.

Kyle looked up at her. "What's the update? Is everything resolved in Sokovia?"

"Yes, but the cost... it's quite heavy," Raina reported, her voice calm but grave. "Due to Ultron's betrayal and the Sokovia battle, both directly and indirectly, the death toll, according to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s latest statistics, is over a thousand people. The number of injured is in the tens of thousands. Property damage, considering the whole city of Sokovia, is estimated at 50 Billion Dollars."

Hearing that, Thor even slowed his pace of eating.

Kyle narrowed his eyes. The cost of this Sokovia battle was indeed massive, comparable to the New York battle.

The difference was...

In New York, the enemy was aliens. This time, in Sokovia, the disaster had been caused by one of their own.

"Let's hope this doesn't weigh too heavily on Tony. After all, his intentions were to protect Earth," Kyle mused, before firmly stating, "We'll pay that 50 Billion. The Carl Family will cover the compensation for the families affected by the battle."

"Boss," Raina hesitated, knowing how much money that was. 50 Billion could build a second Watchtower.

Kyle understood her concern, smiling reassuringly, "Don't worry. Consider it as us buying the city of Sokovia."

"Understood," Raina nodded before continuing, "Also, twenty-six S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were injured, but the Assassination Team had zero casualties. However, your Eagle Class aircraft is missing. According to Natasha, Dr. Banner was last seen aboard it before it went rogue. I've scanned globally from the Watchtower, and it's no longer within Earth's range— it's lost somewhere in outer space."

(End of Chapter)