[{"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-27":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},1733224,2216,"Chapter 27: Black Widow and Mystique","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-27",27,"\u003Cp>\"I am Iron Man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent Hall casually closed the news app on his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My thunder has been stolen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desire Points from the \"Ice Demon\" were slowing down. No matter how terrifying he was, Vincent couldn't compete with the global charisma of Tony Stark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Kingpin's death had a silver lining. With his criminal empire exposed, the public actually approved of the Ice Demon's actions. He was becoming an anti-hero.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, I can relax.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent checked his portfolio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Tony's announcement, Stark Industries stock went vertical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arc Reactor. The Mark III armor. The promise of clean energy. The market went insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stark Industries (SIA): +80%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The short-sellers were liquidated. Every 5% tick upward doubled Vincent's principal on his leverage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying off the loans and interest, he was looking at a 20x return on investment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer just rich. He was \"buy a small country\" rich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His phone rang incessantly. Bankers, hedge funds, brokers—all trying to reach the mysterious investor who had cornered the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent hung up on all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their margin calls were not his problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One Month Later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Graduation was approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent enjoyed the last days of his high school life. He walked the halls with Gwen Stacy, openly dating, ignoring the whispers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Peter Parker had secured his internship at Oscorp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dr. Connors must be close,\" Vincent muttered. The Lizard was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for now, Vincent had other priorities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept his schedule strict: School with Gwen during the day, \"cardio\" with Jessica Jones at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to burn off the excess energy from his Hydro-Kinesis upgrades. Jessica, with her super-durability, was the only one who could handle him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, she had started avoiding him. \"I need a break,\" she'd texted. \"My hips are killing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHIELD HQ. Triskelion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Natasha, drop the Stark detail. This is the Ice Demon file.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nick Fury tossed a folder onto the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha Romanoff—Black Widow—picked it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A high school student? You're kidding.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She scanned the file.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hell's Kitchen massacre. Kingpin execution. Ice Burial technique. Barton compares him to Magneto.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha frowned. \"His parents were killed by gangs. He spent two years gathering intel before striking. He only targets criminals. I don't see a psychopath. I see a kid with a code.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A kid with the power to freeze New York City,\" Fury corrected gravely. \"If he loses control, millions die. We can't risk it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what do you want me to do?\" Natasha asked. \"Assassinate him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. He's eighteen. And according to his psychological profile... and his book... he has a weakness for women.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fury leaned forward, his one eye fixed on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seduce him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha rolled her eyes. \"You want me to honeypot a teenager?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's an adult,\" Fury countered. \"And if we can't recruit him, we need to influence him. Make him like us. Make him trust you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Plan A failed,\" Fury continued. \"Coulson and Barton couldn't get close. You're the best at this. Get close to him. Find out what makes him tick. And if he goes rogue... neutralize him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha sighed. \"Fine. But I'm charging overtime for babysitting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midtown High.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman in a white blouse and gray pencil skirt walked towards the school entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She adjusted her glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Erik, are you sure he's a mutant?\" she whispered into a comms device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to know, Raven,\" Magneto's voice replied. \"If he is one of us, bring him to the Brotherhood. If not... verify his threat level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mystique—Raven Darkhölme—sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. Let's see what the Ice Demon is made of.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She touched her glasses. Blue scales rippled across her skin for a microsecond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She now looked exactly like Ms. Juliet, Vincent's homeroom teacher. A beautiful, strict brunette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The real Ms. Juliet was currently sleeping peacefully in a closet, sedated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mystique smoothed her skirt and walked into the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[System Alert]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[New Targets Detected.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Target 1: Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Target 2: Raven Darkhölme (Mystique).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Mission: Double Jeopardy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Objective: Two dangerous women are approaching. One wants to recruit you. One wants to test you. Show them the Demon doesn't play by their rules.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Reward: Gold Blind Box.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent sat in class, staring out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally. The big leagues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The full story so far is available on Patreon!: patreon.com\u002FAuthorizz\u003C\u002Fp>",711,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.583Z",1,"novelbin.me","3162c962bbde58205db3cc516c4fcfd6d666321f3af8b7336342e84697d58ce0","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-28","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-26",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]