Chapter 127: Ghost Rider-II
The moment that Alfred opened the file for the Ghost Rider, Ethan was informed. Ethan knew the danger of messing with such a powerful entity and it was because of this that he decided to show himself to Fury and his group inside the Triskelion.
The moment that he appeared inside Fury's office, except for Team Coulson who wasn't used to him coming out of nowhere. The rest of the people were calm and weren't shocked about it.
"Zero? Why are you here?", Ward asked.
Zero with his usual mask and a black cloak with a red cloud design immediately look at the image on the screen of Fury's office. For a while, he remained quiet and just stared at the image of the man who was on fire.
"Fury, where was this taken?", Zero asked.
"Los Angeles", Fury replied.
"I see...I su---"
Before Zero could continue his sentence, Skye immediately runs towards him and grab hold of his arm. She had a pleading look on her face and asked, "Please tell me where my parents are. I'm begging you...".
Every member of Team Coulson was shocked that Skye would directly run towards Zero. While the rest of the people in the room was interested in what was happening in front of them.
While en route to the Triskelion, Coulson personally sent out a short report about a group of individuals that had their ancestors experimented on by aliens in the past. This experimentation altered the D.N.A. of those humans. And those humans ended up reproducing and passing their altered D.N.A. to their offsprings. During that time they called themselves, 'Inhumans'.
Also written in Coulson's report is the confirmation that his latest trainee in his team is one of these 'Inhumans'.
Zero looks at Skye and said, "Skye is your name, correct?"
"Yes", Skye replied, while was still not letting go of Zero's arm.
"I'm sorry to inform you but I do not know the location of where your mother is", Zero calmly said as he removes himself from Skye's hold.
"But she probably knows right?", Ward said to Zero. This one sentence cause Zero to look directly into the eyes of his disciple. The person that Ward was referring to was the Ancient One. And there is a decent amount of possibility that she knows where the 'Inhumans' settlement is located.
"Who knows?", Skye said as she alternated looking at Ward and Zero. She may not like Ward as of this moment but the chance to see one of her parents was something that Skye really wanted to happen.
Zero just sighed and said, "I may not personally know where your mother is located. But perhaps I know someone who might be privy to that information".
"Can you ask that person, please?", Skye said with a pleading look in her eyes.
"...I believe that seeing your mother might be a bad idea. She has been through a lot. The trauma that she has undergone might have caused her to become someone you no longer want to be a mother... One can only go through so much emotional and physical pain before they become cold and perhaps incapable of love", Zero replied.
Before Skye could give a reply, Fury immediately interjected and said to Coulson's trainee, "Let's not change the topic. We'll go back to you later, trainee Skye". Fury then looks at Zero and asked. "Do you know who this person is? What his powers are?".
"Yes, Sadly I believe S.H.I.E.L.D. is not equipped in dealing with a being such as him", Zero replied.
"Why is that?", Steve asked.
Zero looks at the screen and said, "For starters, he is not an Inhuman. If he was then it would be an easy problem to solve".
"What is he then?", Ward asked.
"Inside that man", Zero said as he indicated at the person on the screen, "Is a powerful entity that would be far too hard press to handle". Zero looks at Fury and said, "For the safety of your agents, I suggest you do not engage him". Zero then looks at Ward and said, "And that includes you, Ward".
"Entity? What do you mean by that?", Ward asked.
"In his body contains a powerful incorporeal being. When that being attacks, its damages not the physical body but damages the soul".
There was a hush silence in the room. Everyone was digesting the threat that the man caught on camera could become.
"I see... So, she's the one that should handle this problem", Ward stated.
Fury became annoyed at not being able to know who the person that Ward was referring to and he said, "Who is this 'she' person? And why is this her job?".
"During the battle of New York, a group of people wearing robe-like attires of old help save the people of Manhattan. The person leading them is a powerful woman who has protected Earth from 'mystical' threats".
"Mystical threats?", Fitz said with disbelief in his voice.
Zero looks at him and said with amusement in his voice, "There are powerful beings out there and you are lucky not to encounter them due to the work of the Masters of the Mystic Arts. They have been protecting our planet far longer than anyone in this room has existed. In fact, their order had been standing strong for thousands of years now", Zero replied.
He then looks at Fury and said, "I will tell her of this matter and hopefully she will be able to solve this or at least watch this man carefully".
"What about you? Can't you track this man?", Steve asked.
"As of right now I am currently preoccupied with other matters", Zero replied. After Erik has failed to retrieve Loki's scepter and the Thanos' ship finding his space probe. Zero has been busy both on earth and in space, that is if your Hela of course. For at least 2-3 hours a day, Ethan lets his clones handle most of the work and spend time with her.
"But if ever you happen to meet with this person and you find yourselves in trouble. I will allow you to contact me through Ward", Zero said to Fury.
Zero looks at Coulson and said, "I will need to use the medical room of this base so that I can check your brain. Hopefully, I will be able to make a treatment plan to free you from further insanity".
"t..Thanks", Coulson replied. He was quite weirded out at Zero's choice of words. But he is thankful that he would be willing to treat him and cure him of the side-effects of him coming back to life.
MEANWHILE IN XANDAR:
While the Nova Empire is both evacuating and preparing their soldiers for battle. 3 Warships are headed their way. Two of which wants to save it, while one wants to annihilate it and cleanse the galaxy of the Nova Empire. A war is coming and the winner will have the Power Stone in their grasp.