[{"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-95":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},1733292,2216,"Chapter 95: Confronting Storm, Resurrecting Jean Grey","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-95",95,"\u003Cp>\"I sense the seal of magic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent Hall spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him was Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters. It was becoming deserted. Many students had been taken home by their parents to receive the Cure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Human evolution won't stop.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the birth of mutants won't end just because of a temporary suppression.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A portal of sparks opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient One, dressed in yellow robes, stepped through from the snowy peaks of Kamar-Taj.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Phoenix Force chose us. It is a fire of hope. But this girl... her spirit is not strong enough to bear it,\" The Ancient One sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heavy is the head that wears the crown,\" Vincent recited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you ready?\" The Ancient One asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorcerer Supreme, you know I won't inherit Kamar-Taj's magic. I won't become the Sorcerer Supreme.\" Vincent refused flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, I'm afraid of altitude sickness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not an excuse. You could live in New York and still be the Sorcerer Supreme.\" The Ancient One's gaze was intense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You knew you couldn't stop me. Why come?\" Vincent met her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I can no longer see your future. You could be the source of chaos, or the guardian of order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am just me. Besides, your chosen successor will be better than you think. What are you worried about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient One was silent. I'm worried about you. His power was already warping the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just want to know... whose side is your heart on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My heart is always on my side,\" Vincent shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clearly, I won't get an answer today. People change. Just like my successor. Who knows if he will keep a pure heart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he doesn't, kill him for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you wish,\" Vincent agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, The Ancient One tossed him a ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Sling Ring. Consider it payment for the promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent caught it with a grin. \"I accept with gratitude.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ancient One opened a portal and returned to Kamar-Taj. Vincent's stance on the coming wars was crucial. She had no more time to dwell on the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Helpful old lady,\" Vincent muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She scammed demons, but she protected Earth. That was enough for him. He lived here. His money and women were here. Of course he'd protect it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jean Grey, sealed and treated as dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Wolverine's claws kill a cosmic entity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the air crackled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman in a black suit with silver hair and white eyes descended on the wind. Storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you? Why are you trespassing?\" Storm demanded. She sensed the energy spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw the handsome young man standing before the graves of Jean and Scott.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Charles is dead?\" Vincent turned, smiling politely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Storm's eyes glowed with lightning. Static charge built up around her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean no harm. I was in New York, curious about the mutant endgame. It's tragic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent ignored the lightning aimed at his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why tragic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mutants could have led humanity into a bright future. Instead, fear has paused evolution. Isn't that tragic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Professor said if we return to normal lives, it's a good thing for everyone,\" Storm said, lowering her hands slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor X? Heh. An old fool. He saw power and preached kindness. He should have taken a stand. Mutants aren't a disease; they are an immune response to extinction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, I don't know who you are, but you will not speak ill of the Professor!\" Storm was angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good intentions don't make you right. If all humans were mutants, Thanos wouldn't dare step foot on Earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never mind. Anyway, you think it's over? The Cure is temporary. When it wears off, the government will have you on a leash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bolt of lightning struck Vincent's position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He side-stepped it effortlessly, as if he knew it was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have enough tolerance for beautiful women, Ororo. Even you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent raised a hand. Behind him, the earth rumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jean Grey's coffin floated out of the dirt. Telekinesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Put her down!!\" Storm screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She summoned a thunderstorm. Lightning rained down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ice wall materialized instantly, blocking the strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Phoenix Force shouldn't be buried.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent levitated. With the coffin in tow, he flew into the sky, vanishing faster than Storm could track.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long Island Villa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent landed on the scorched lawn. He opened the coffin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jean Grey lay there, peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phoenix Rebirth. Let's see if it works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flame Emperor]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A miniature sun formed above his head. He compressed it into a fist-sized ball of purple fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed it into the wound on her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense heat vaporized the coffin and the grass, but it didn't burn Jean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the purple fire seeped into her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden flames erupted from her body. She floated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent's mind was pulled into a psychic realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vast, white space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Fire Phoenix shrieked, its heat threatening to incinerate his soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tier 4 Power?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tier 3 manipulated atoms. Tier 4... manipulated laws?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the white light, he saw a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naked, hugging her knees, looking lost. Jean Grey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Phoenix struggled against magical chains—The Ancient One's seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who... are... you?\" Jean asked slowly. She was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jean. Do you want to leave this place?\" Vincent smiled warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can... I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent extended his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, an old man in a wheelchair appeared behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shouldn't take her out. She is too dangerous.\" Charles Xavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor. You could project yourself as a young man standing up, you know,\" Vincent wasn't surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old habits,\" Charles smiled sadly. \"She has a second personality. The Dark Phoenix. It will consume you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have no body, Charles. Your psychic projection won't last long here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know. I'm not here to fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. Then leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent blasted Charles out of the mindscape with a psychic pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who was that?\" Jean stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent laughed. That old fox unlocked her memories before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know who he is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent offered his hand again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mental world shook. Storms, lightning, chaos tried to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ignored it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jean took his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jean's clothes had burned away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her eyes, gasping in pain as memories flooded back. Killing Scott. Killing Charles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent caught her and carried her inside, dumping her on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw her one of his shirts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why save me?\" Jean whispered, broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't save you. The Phoenix won't let you die,\" Vincent sat opposite her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You shouldn't have done it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jean's emotions spiked. Objects in the room began to float.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Control yourself, Phoenix,\" Vincent commanded, his Psychic Sovereign aura suppressing her telekinesis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saved you because I felt like it. If you want to commit suicide, go ahead. But remember: if you die, the Phoenix gets loose. And without a host, it will eat the Earth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Jean died, the Force would just drill into the core and consume the planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jean looked at him, terrified and awe-struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Get The FULL AVAILABLE NOVEL at Once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get 55% OFF for limited time only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>@patreon.com\u002FAuthorizz\u002Fshop\u003C\u002Fp>",1173,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","cce2a6ad59f9d33d1fcb36b9f5779ce58cc9a38730969c8ec85b5b8047993e2a","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-96","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-94",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]