Marvel: A New God's Reign

Chapter 83: A Great War in Space (1)

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"The purpose of practice is to improve your power. The purpose of the real race is to win."

- Shindo Iroha, (Utsuro no Hako to Zero no Maria)

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<(Omniscient POV)>

"I really wish you would have meant something kinky when you said you wanted to do something wild. I was imagining stuff that included the usage of ropes, gags, and paddles, not missiles and torpedoes." Susan chuckled self-depreciatingly while weakly shaking her head and watching the grand space war going on above their heads in the vast expanse of space near their planet.

Atem and Susan were currently floating in the air with the help of his telekinesis, on the planet of Morag just a few feet above the ocean surface. Honestly, he would have preferred to take her directly to one of his ships instead of here, but he didn't want to risk it all, especially since there was no guarantee that they would remain safe within their ship during the war. Also, Atem needed Susan to have a complete picture of what war was truly supposed to be for the role he was preparing her for.

"That is definitely in the plans for later, but I think you will enjoy this as well, Susan. Of all my girls, there are very few who are as... repressed as you. You need to let yourself loose a little, sweetheart, and believe me when I say that going crazy on the asses of a bunch of random semi-sentient aliens can be considered excellent therapy." I joked while softly caressing her cheek with a caring smile. "Now, do you trust me?" I asked.

"With my life." She answered without the slightest hesitation.

"Then just close your eyes and feel the true power inside you. You are capable of more than just turning invisible and making invisible forcefields. I have felt your power. You are much stronger than Ben, Richard, or Johnny. You can do so much with your powers once you gain enough control over your abilities.

Imagine bending light to make life-like illusions or changing the shape of your forcefields to make them as sharp as spears or blades, maybe even making an invisible armor around your own body as thin as a layer of elastic to protect yourself 24/7. Hell, in the worst-case scenario, you can even make your forcefields inside the bodies or heads of other beings like your enemies to instantly kill them from the inside. The possibilities are absolutely limitless." He patiently explained while watching Susan get more and more stunned from learning how powerful she could be if she played her cards right.

Atem wasn't lying. Susan could indeed be the strongest one of the Fantastic Four. Her abilities were potentially OP if she could just control it and he aimed to help her achieve just that.

However, before he could say anything else, a charming voice interrupted their conversation as a familiar female figure approached them on a... flying worm. "Congratulations Atem, you were right. It seems that your army was not as hopelessly disappointing as I initially thought. Those little armored bugs were able to hold out for quite some time against Ronan's forces, even in their limited numbers." Brunhilde informed as she looked at the two of them with a knowing smile. "By the way, am I interrupting something?" she asked, making an innocent face.

"Brunhilde, you are late. Shouldn't you be a little more responsible for your duties as one of the newest generals of my space army?" Atem asked with a sigh as he turned his focus on Valkyrie, casually ignoring her words.

"I only temporarily pledged my sword to your service, "my lord", not my soul for all eternity or anything. This is more like a part-time gig to brush up on my skills and ensure I do not get bored... But you are still right. As a general, I do need to make sure that your army doesn't get slaughtered for no reason." Valkyrie stated in a bored tone as if she didn't even consider Atem's "Para-demons" real living beings. "And since you have finally called upon me to act my part as the army general and lead them to victory, I will do so, no matter how bloody this war might turn." She concluded with an exaggerated mock bow before turning towards the grand spectacle happening above.