[{"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-30":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},1733227,2216,"Chapter 30: Mystique's Honey Trap Strategy","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-30",30,"\u003Cp>Guidance Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent Hall left the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha Romanoff sat in silence, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their conversation had been brief, but she had extracted a wealth of information from the \"Ice Demon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knows SHIELD inside and out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knows me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both SHIELD's internal structure and her own Red Room past were classified at the highest levels. Yet, she was certain she had never met Vincent before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How does he know so much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha realized there might be a massive leak within SHIELD. Or worse, Vincent had sources they couldn't even imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for his cryptic comments about the future? Natasha dismissed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Future? I don't even know my own future. How could you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To her, it sounded like a teenager trying to sound mysterious to impress a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the card...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deal with the Devil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Price to be paid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha smiled. It was a classic opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe she could use this \"deal\" to insert herself into his life. Step by step, she could occupy the high ground of his heart and mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shouldn't have mentioned my past,\" Natasha whispered, her smile turning cold. \"And you definitely shouldn't have tried to predict my future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The past was a wound she didn't let anyone touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent checked his System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No Desire Points from Natasha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tough crowd, Vincent thought. Guess my 'prophet' act didn't land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without his Ice Demon persona backing it up, his words were just words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn't discouraged. He had planted the seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the \"SHIELD Deterrence\" mission (Part 2 of Building Prestige), there was no time limit. He didn't need to rush to Washington D.C. right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Project Insight was years away. The Battle of New York hadn't happened. It was still 2008.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By his estimation, his current power level was roughly Alpha Level Mutant. He had plenty of room to grow into an Omega or Cosmic threat before the real heavy hitters arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teacher's Lounge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ms. Juliet\" (Mystique) watched Vincent leave the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She adjusted her earpiece. She had bugged the room and heard every word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHIELD...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mystique knew of them. She had tangled with the original Red Room widows before. But Natasha was new to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ice Demon seems to have a thing for Natasha,\" Mystique mused, a strange smile playing on her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through her surveillance, she had confirmed one thing: The Ice Demon's power was real, and it was far beyond Iceman's capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pity he wasn't a mutant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But did it matter?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his identity was exposed, society would hate him just as much as they hated mutants. He was a natural ally for the Brotherhood—if he could be controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Mystique had found the control mechanism.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent's weakness was women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I can become Natasha,\" Mystique thought. \"And accept his 'deal'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she approached him as Natasha and asked him to destroy the enemies of the Brotherhood... would he do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a risky gambit. If Vincent found out, he might turn on the Brotherhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But the intel alone is worth a fortune.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mystique realized the \"Ms. Juliet\" cover was already burning out. She needed to get closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind drifted to Gwen Stacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could I become Gwen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pillow talk was the most powerful weapon in history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she replaced Gwen for a night... she could have the Ice Demon wrapped around her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shape-shifting was the ultimate weapon against a man like Vincent. She could be anyone. The President's daughter. A movie star. His high school crush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demons usually toy with humans,\" Mystique whispered, feeling a surge of excitement. \"But now I've found the Demon's leash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From this moment on, her primary target wasn't SHIELD or the X-Men.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Vincent Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would tame the beast. 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