Chapter 367: The Infinity War

Chapter 367: The Infinity War

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Chapter 367: The Infinity War

26th April 2015, New York City

(Wanda Maximoff POV)

"General Maximoff, you're awake. Just in time. The council is ready for you. We followed your instructions. The deadline is almost up, but we have a few concerns."

"Brief me as quickly as you can," Wanda responded automatically.

"Emma Frost is concerned about the fact that we're putting mutants on the frontlines. She doesn't want to risk her people," the Dora Milaje answered.

Wanda nodded, "tell her that only the Brutes and physically resilient mutants are in the front line. Have Clairvoyant and Doormaker coordinate with an appropriate mutant with a Thinker ability to blast their way through portals. If it's too much, coordinate with the Sorcerer Supreme to assign noncombatant sorcerers to make portals for them too. Also tell them to have a medical bay ready with healers, and portals, to avoid as many casualties as possible."

The Wakandan warrior nodded, "Very well, General."

It continued like this all morning, with requests being made through Alfred to process, and given to her by the Dora Milaje assigned to Wanda. She was so busy that she didn't even have time to be nervous anymore. Things continued like this, until finally, she got a message from Tony Stark, "We have a huge fleet of ships appearing right on top of the planet. One of the battleships is coming this way."

Wanda nodded and addressed the entire council at once, "It's time. Thanos is here. We are the defendants of humanity. It's time for us to Assemble."

If it had been any other occasion, Wanda would have been proud of herself and her mother. The army behind her was the culmination of their efforts to unite humanity. It was the first step of really making Earth into a single entity. It was a shame that the magical world didn't seem to be receptive. But Jasmine had a point, it wasn't the right time to unveil them. The world had enough issues with mutants being around, wizards would just complicate things even further.

Yet, for all the suffering, all the death and misery, Wanda couldn't help but think that it was worth it. Right behind her stood the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, an entire army of mutants, the entire Wakandan military, and an entire Doombots army thanks to Victor Von Doom. Everyone was pitching in but for all that this was a cause to celebrate, the mood was somber.

This was it, the battle that Jasmine was preparing for. She was fighting her own battle, her own impossible enemy, and it was time for Wanda to step up.

Wanda ignored the spaceships floating around the Wakandan forcefields and started addressing her allies.

She spoke up loudly, "The cannon will need to recharge for a bit. We need to press on our advantage."

While the blasters portals continued to rain down on the attackers, the giants seemed unaffected and they were actively protecting the slimes, who started eating the forcefield somehow.

Maximoff spoke up once more, "Doormaker, put a portal to a volcano above them."

Immediately, the portal appeared in front of them, and tons of lava covered the attackers, burning them alive. The screams were harrowing, but Tony didn't feel any pity for them.

Jarvis started to speak up, "Sir, the battleship released another wave of ships towards this location."

Tony nodded and looked at Wanda, "You just bought us a couple of minutes. Do you think you could do the thing with the lava again?"

She shook her head, "No, it could destabilize the forcefield. We need to open up a section to make a bottleneck again, and I could risk hitting our own troops with the lava."

The Prince of Wakanda, or the Black Panther spoke up, "Are you sure about that?"

She shook her head, "We won't be able to survive against what are obviously troops engineered for forcefield sieges. The slimes can somehow dissolve the shield, and the giants will continue to protect them. A fight on our terms and from one side is just easier to handle."

As if the prove her point, the moment the new wave of ships started to arrive, even with the blasters raining out on them, the slimes were able to make a temporary breach in the forcefield and go through. They were killed immediately by a wave of Maximoff's hand, but her point was made.

And so, while whittling down their numbers with the blasters, and as more and more stragglers started to break into the city Wanda nodded to herself, "Alright, I'm opening a section of the forcefield soon. By the way, remember the briefing, if you see any children of Thanos, or the Mad Titan himself, call it in immediately, and Doormaker will send the appropriate opponent to your location to fight them."

Ah, yes, the Children of Thanos. His prized lieutenants that are utterly devoted to him and his cause. Not that the Mad Titan wouldn't kill them in a heartbeat if it helped him achieve his goal. They were dangerous and had a tricky range of powers, which was why the Scarlet Witch had designated a list of people that should engage each one.

Maximoff then continued her orders, "alright, open section fourteen."

Immediately, the forcefield started to open up like a door, and an entire army of Chitauri and monsters started to flow in, ready to kill them all. And well, the defenders of humanity did what they were supposed to against these impossible odds. They charged.

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