[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit":3,"chapter-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-26":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: Starting with the Ice-Ice Fruit",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1733223,2216,"Chapter 26: \"I Am Iron Man\"","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>Penthouse. Late Night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent Hall returned to his apartment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, he hadn't bumped into Gwen's parents in the elevator recently. Not that he was complaining. Dating the police commissioner's daughter while being the city's most wanted supervillain was... complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission: The Demon's Contempt - COMPLETE.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Objective: Destroy Wilson Fisk's reputation and life.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Status: Total Victory.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Query: Open Reward (White Blind Box) or Continue Rolling?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue Rolling.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent didn't hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White Box? Who do you think I am? I don't get out of bed for anything less than Blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Reminder: Do not underestimate the White Box. It has a 0.0001% chance of containing Kryptonian DNA.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent rolled his eyes. \"Yeah, and I have a better chance of Thanos adopting me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission Chain Updated. Next Mission: Green Tier (Critical Multiplier +200%).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent ignored the System's sass and checked his Desire Points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Total Harvest from Gala Massacre: 860,000 Points.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kingpin: +200,000 Points (Despair\u002FRage).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Socialites: +660,000 Points (Terror).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henchmen: Negligible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real value was the global fame. \"Ice Demon\" was trending worldwide. The passive income from fear would trickle in for months, potentially netting him millions of points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extended his senses. No sign of Gwen next door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She's still out patrolling? Vincent shook his head. Addicted to the mask already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his brokerage app.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stark Industries (SIA) was rallying, but the main event hadn't happened yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew the timeline. Obadiah Stane was making his move in Los Angeles right now. The Iron Monger battle was imminent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Mutant Wars are old news,\" Vincent mused. \"The age of Heroes is about to begin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Los Angeles. Stark Industries HQ.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night sky over LA was lit up by explosions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two metal titans clashed in the streets, crushing cars and shattering asphalt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a massive explosion atop the Stark Arc Reactor blew the Iron Monger to pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony Stark lay on the roof, his suit battered, chest glowing faintly. He had won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obadiah Stane was dead. And thanks to Jarvis, Stane's shares were already being legally contested and reclaimed by Tony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stane had no heirs. His betrayal meant his assets were forfeit. Tony would consolidate total control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Next Morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony Stark sat in the dressing room before the press conference. He was exhausted, poisoned by palladium, and nursing a bruised ego.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pepper Potts rushed in, holding a tablet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tony, look at this. Wilson Fisk is dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fisk?\" Tony glanced at the screen. \"The guy who built our new tower in New York? I thought he was just a shady contractor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was the Kingpin of Crime,\" Pepper said, her voice trembling. \"He was executed last night on live TV. By... something called the Ice Demon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony watched the footage of the \"Ice Burial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the spikes erupt from Fisk's body. He saw the cold, masked figure fly away on wings of crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The world is changing,\" Tony muttered. \"First aliens in the desert, now ice wizards in Manhattan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tony, the press conference is starting,\" Pepper urged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me a minute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony pulled out his phone. \"Jarvis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Scan the Ice Demon's face. Use light refraction algorithms to peer through that ice mask. Find me a name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Processing...\" Jarvis replied instantly. \"Sir, I have a 98% match. The subject is Vincent Hall. A high school student in Queens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony paused. \"A kid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, sir,\" Jarvis added dryly, \"Mr. Hall is currently the 3rd largest shareholder of Stark Industries. He bet heavily on your survival and the company's recovery.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony's eyebrows shot up. \"He bet on me? Smart kid. Dangerous, but smart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony stood up. He looked at the cue cards Agent Coulson had given him. Bodyguard... Training Exercise... Yacht...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought about the Ice Demon. A figure hiding behind a mask, acting as judge, jury, and executioner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If heroes hide, we are no better than vigilantes. If I have this power, I need to own it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tony walked out to the podium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flashes were blinding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the crowd. He looked at the card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he dropped the card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The truth is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked into the camera, a smirk playing on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Iron Man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent watched the broadcast on his 80-inch TV.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And there it is,\" he whispered, raising his glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Notification]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stark Industries Stock Surge: +30% in After-Hours Trading.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Futures Contracts: +400% Gain.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To the age of heroes,\" Vincent toasted. \"And to being rich enough to buy them all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The full story so far is available on Patreon!: patreon.com\u002FAuthorizz\u003C\u002Fp>",748,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.583Z",1,"novelbin.me","186ab82245a003a6ca1d40e9e58d1de8d0c90dcd6a08a1b4341894eff07ec173","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-27","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-25",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]