Marvel's Shendu: Dominating the Multiverse

Chapter 49 Subduing Wanda

Baron Struck stood behind the one-way glass, watching the two figures inside the experimental chamber.

Wanda and Pietro Maximov.

These brother and sister were his most prized experiments; the Mind Stone in Loki's scepter unleashed the latent energy within them.

Wanda gained chaos magic, while Pietro gained super regeneration and extreme speed.

But their power has stagnated since Fury took the gem.

Wanda's magic worked intermittently, and Pietro's speed fell far short of expectations.

"Dr. Li, are you ready?" Struck turned around and looked at the man in the white coat in front of him.

"Yes, everything is ready, but without the Mind Stone, I can't guarantee the success of this experiment," Dr. Li stated truthfully.

Strucker waved his hand: "Experiments are fine. S.H.I.E.L.D. is too busy taking care of themselves right now. We have plenty of time."

"It's all thanks to that man who calls himself the Holy Lord." Dr. Li shrugged. According to Hydra's intelligence network, they already knew what was happening in New York.

"Huh? Someone's calling me?"

Just as the two were exchanging pleasantries, the laboratory door opened automatically, and a white-haired man in a green suit appeared before them.

Struck instinctively raised his pistol and pointed it at Shendu: "You're the one who challenged S.H.I.E.L.D.! How did you get in here?!"

The Holy Lord looked at the unconscious corpses behind him: "You mean them? Mere mortals who stood in the way."

The Holy Lord raised his hand, and the pistol in Struck's hand turned into a banana: "I don't want to kill you yet."

Two ninjas behind Shendu stepped forward and restrained Strucker and Dr. Lee.

The Holy Lord walked into the experimental chamber, where Wanda was sitting on a metal bench with her hands crossed on her knees, looking at him warily.

The beastly power I just felt came from Wanda's body.

"Do you want power?" Shendu came before Wanda.

Wanda turned her head to the side, not answering the Lord's question.

The Lord had anticipated this outcome and continued, "Your parents died from Stark Industries missiles, and you and your siblings live in the ruins every day filled with fear of missiles. Am I right?"

Wanda's eyes widened, her pupils suddenly contracting: "How did you know?"

Shendu continued, "You hate that Iron Man who's currently in the limelight. I can help you get revenge."

When Wanda heard Shendu say he could help her take revenge, she turned around and asked, "Are you sure?"

"It's simple. You've been in the lab all this time and don't understand. Now New York is in chaos." The Holy Lord coaxed, "If you're willing to follow me, I can grant you unparalleled power."

Wanda lowered her head and remained silent, pondering the truthfulness of the Holy Lord's words. Dr. Li and his team had worked so hard for so long without any significant results; could this man truly do it?

Looking at Wanda, who was deep in thought, the Holy Lord smiled and raised his palm, revealing an orange-yellow gem in his hand.

The moment the gem appeared, Wanda's breathing became rapid. She could feel her body's longing for the gem; she desperately needed it.

"I have little patience. You only have one chance to answer." The Holy Lord put the gem back into his body.

"I agree, as long as you're willing to help me get revenge!" Wanda said through gritted teeth after calming down.

"Very good, your answer is very wise."

Shendu stepped forward and placed his hand on Wanda's head, and the power of the Mind Stone flowed from Shendu's hand into Wanda's body.

Wanda's body began to tremble, and cold sweat broke out uncontrollably on her back.

"Relax, let it take root in your consciousness," the voice of the Holy Lord appeared in Wanda's mind.

Wanda's consciousness was trapped in an infinitely extending space, without direction or time.

The phantom of the Holy Lord appeared in this space.

"You are afraid." The Lord's voice echoed in the space, not loud, but every word resonated in Wanda's heart.

"Fear is normal; anyone would feel fear when facing the unknown."

"What are you going to do to me?"

Wanda's own image materialized in her consciousness space, with the red color representing chaotic magic swirling around her body.

"I will liberate you."

The Holy Lord raised his hand, and the power of the Mind Stone rippled in his hand, transforming into a thread that rushed towards Wanda.

"Hydra's training only enhances your superficial abilities; they ignore one fact. Your true power is not how much energy you release, but what you believe."

The silk thread pierced Wanda's forehead and merged into her body.

The fear was magnified infinitely in Wanda's heart.

"No……"

Wanda tried to back away, but the thread had already connected her to the Holy Lord, and she could not retreat much further.

"Don't resist." The Holy Lord's words carried an irresistible authority: "Resistance will only bring you suffering."

Wanda felt as if her consciousness had been branded with a hot iron, the intense pain preventing her from uttering a single word.

She thought of the ruins of Sokovia, her parents' bodies, and the missile marked with Stark Industries.

The hatred was amplified infinitely by the Holy Lord.

The voice of the Holy Lord echoed in her heart: "The Avengers and the World Government, they are the real oppressors."

The power of the Mind Stone planted its first mark on Wanda's consciousness: liberation.

Wanda tried to resist, but chaos magic erupted in her consciousness, and Shendu released more of the Mind Stone's power to suppress Wanda's resistance.

"Your resistance is tenacious, but that proves my choice was correct. Only those with strong wills deserve this power."

The silk thread penetrated deeper into Wanda's consciousness.

The second imprint formed in Wanda's mind: God is the liberator.

The voice of the Holy Lord rang out again: "The one who destroyed your home became the Avenger, Hydra used you as a test subject, but I can grant you power."

The image of the Holy Lord began to grow larger in Wanda's eyes, and a feeling of submission began to rise in her heart.

The threads penetrated Wanda's deepest depths, and her last line of defense began to crumble.

The final mark appears: Obey the Divine Capital, embrace freedom, Divine Capital, your master.

Wanda's eyes snapped open, turning deep red, with flashes of golden light occasionally appearing in her pupils.

Dr. Lee and Struck, who were under control, trembled, their faces showing fear and ecstasy.

"It's a success..."

Pietro witnessed the whole thing while standing beside Wanda: "Wanda! Are you alright? What did he do to you?!"

Wanda looked at Pietro, a slight smile playing on her lips. "I'm fine, Pietro, really, better than ever."

As Pietro listened to Wanda's calm voice, he felt a chill run through him; the woman before him felt like a stranger.

He had never seen that kind of aura in Wanda before; she was no longer his sister.