[{"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-98":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},1733295,2216,"Chapter 98: Agent Hill's Sacrifice & The Glint-Glint Fruit","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-98",98,"\u003Cp>Vincent looked at Maria Hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt the sacrifice deep in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The confusion about the future, the thirst for power, the determination to stay on her path. She was paying the price she could afford.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All to ask him to stop, or to extend a hand in a desperate future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Vincent felt a ripple of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why go this far, Hill?\" Vincent sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried a deep world-weariness that didn't match his youth. Before crossing over, he was forty. His soul was mature, but his young body's hormones made his personality unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now, he respected this woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the movies, Hill died during the Secret Invasion. By then, she was Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I've come this far, I didn't plan on putting my clothes back on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She viewed it as a mission. But stripping away her dignity was the hardest hurdle for a human heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill looked at the handsome Ice Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His rise was too fast, too uncertain. If he were pure evil, S.H.I.E.L.D. would kill him at any cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His disasters were targeted. The Vatican was a religious war. The Carrier Group was self-defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the tsunami? The indiscriminate attack on the harbor crossed a line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when she learned he walked into a nuclear trap to save a friend... Hill's perspective shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a child using violence to protect himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In your eyes, am I a good person or a bad person?\" Vincent asked, pouring wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In my line of work, I see mostly gray. People sway between black and white. Most follow profit and end up hurting others,\" Hill said, feeling the alcohol warm her blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True. The adult world is all about profit,\" Vincent nodded. \"But I think I'm a good person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill laughed despite herself. Then she stopped, feeling awkward in her lingerie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't believe me?\" Vincent stared at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you see this year is just the beginning of the tragedy. In the future, S.H.I.E.L.D. loses a war. 50% of Earth's population dies. Half the universe is erased by an environmentalist with a snap of his fingers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent smiled, openly admiring her enhanced body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was better than any plastic surgery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a vulgar man. He appreciated beauty. Different women, different scenery. This was the life he chose. No more \"pure love,\" no more simping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you joking?\" Hill frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You found Cap. You must have the Tesseract. You know it has infinite energy, but do you know its danger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent patted the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill hesitated, then sat down next to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want to know the origin of the Tesseract?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big Bang. Six singularities were compressed into ingots. The Tesseract is just a casing for the Space Stone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait. Six?\" Hill was serious now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Space, Time, Reality, Power, Soul, Mind. Gather all six, snap your fingers, and you can rewrite reality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill felt the absurdity. \"So someone does this in the future?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without me, that is the future,\" Vincent smiled radiantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>System Alert:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Infinity Stone Collection]: Collect each Stone for a Gold Blind Box. Collect all 6 for a Black Blind Box.Progress: 0\u002F6.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally. The Thanos questline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time Stone with Ancient One. Space Stone with S.H.I.E.L.D. Reality Stone (Aether) in London.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a lot of confidence,\" Hill noted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm a good guy, Hill. I'll save everyone. It just depends on whether you or Natasha make me fulfill my promise in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent put down his glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill composed herself. She knew he had agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned, pushed Vincent down, and straddled him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storm ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill lay on the sofa, drained but oddly... satisfied. She liked the feeling this man gave her. It was a peak she'd never reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Natasha must have iron will to refuse this, she wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent was asleep, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill dressed and left quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she drove back to her apartment, she felt a trance-like dependency forming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A promise is a wish. Are you a god?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you grant my wish, I will serve you as a believer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill smiled foxily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the villa, Vincent opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't slept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the Psychic Sovereign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could change hearts. He was the real demon. He used pleasure and subtle psychic suggestions to shift Hill's dependency. She wouldn't just be an ally; she would become a devotee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hill is really good, Vincent thought, licking his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked the System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[One Marsh Fragrance]: Complete a relationship with a special heroine. Reward: Blue Blind Box (Stacked 6 times).CONGRATULATIONS: Stacked to limit. Reward upgraded to Black Blind Box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stats:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wealth: 86 Billion.Desire Points: 688 Million.Abilities: Ice-Ice Fruit (Tier 3), Mera Mera no Mi (Tier 3), Psychic Sovereign, Water Magic.Inventory: Purple Blind Box (1), Black Blind Box (1).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven't done missions in a while. Relying on the harem quest paid off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final link was Maria Hill. He thought he'd have to wait for Scarlet Witch or Sue Storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time to open boxes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple Blind Box First.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vincent loved the feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden, weirdly shaped fruit appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations! You received the Glint-Glint Fruit (Pika Pika no Mi).]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Admiral Kizaru's fruit?\" Vincent grinned. \"Not bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light speed. Lasers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a bite. It tasted like peaches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ate the whole thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Get The FULL AVAILABLE NOVEL at Once!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Get 60% OFF for limited time only.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>@patreon.com\u002FAuthorizz\u002Fshop\u003C\u002Fp>",900,"2026-06-06T16:16:52.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","0db2de1fca0ffbb568b75424518d2a07ced1b543b25671baadb30e84df0f424c","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-99","marvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-chapter-97",116,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-starting-with-the-ice-ice-fruit-cover.jpg"]