Volume 2 Prologue

In the space outside of Earth, a giant red figure larger than the Earth with its six bright yellow eyes looked at the palm of its hand.

His face was covered by a helmet, but all beings could feel the solemnity and firmness behind those eyes.

In the palm of his hand, there I was, a wretched human who thought he was more than he really was.

"Tony Stark, the intentions behind your act of assassinating a Celestial, Tiamut, have been judged. Your existence has been assessed as a threat to the Celestials, and by definition, to the continuity of the universe. You have been judged guilty. The Verdict: Death." the giant Celestial, Arishem, the Judge, delivered his verdict.

And without giving me a chance to speak, he began to slowly close the palm of his hand, where I was floating.

'No, Stop!' I tried to shout, but some force removed my voice, and my ability to move vanished. I had never felt so powerless in my life.

As the hand closed and the light disappeared, my eyes slowly closed together.

...

I widened my eyes and began to breathe rapidly, but soon calmed down when I saw myself in my familiar room.

The weight on my chest brought an unprecedented calmness, and a sigh of relief escaped my lips. The weight I spoke of was Pepper's head lying on my chest.

It was the day after my fight against Ultron, and I was lying between the girls.

After a few seconds, I calmed down completely, but my mind was full of thoughts.

I started stroking Pepper's hair as I sank into thoughts.

Thoughts that scare me.

That was not just a dream.

Since I came to this universe, I have dreamed of different lives and different Tonys Stark. In none of these dreams did I dream of anything like my current life because I am very different from any Tony I have heard of, which only proves that what was said in Doctor Strange 2 was no joke.

Dreams are windows into the lives of our Multiversal selves.

This means that not long ago, a Tony Stark who killed Celestials was killed in another universe.

As I drew conclusions about what I could learn from this dream, a soft voice pulled me out of my stupor.

"Tony, you're worried about something, aren't you?" Pepper, with her eyes still closed, said to me.

"Oh, you're awake? What do you want for breakfast, I was-" I started to speak, but was interrupted by a delicate hand covering my mouth.

"Tony, don't change the subject. You have to trust us." it was Yao's voice, the owner of the hand, that said.

She had rolled a little away from me while sleeping, so she had to move closer to lay her head on my chest.

I looked at them for a while, then closed my eyes for a second before opening them with a hint of powerlessness.

"Sigh Okay, you're right, I should probably get this out of my system. It's just that I've been a bit arrogant lately." I said with a helpless sigh and continued, "I've become strong, and everything has been going my way, and even though I know there are stronger beings out there, I still thought I could handle them." I said, sighing while putting my hands behind my head and thinking.

On my legs, the blanket rose. It was Carol.

She had slept on top of me yesterday. I liked it when one of them did that because, with my strength, their weight on top of me was not uncomfortable, on the contrary, it was comfortable to feel their body at night.

But we used to roll around a bit, so Carol ended up between my legs during the night.

"Tony, you're strong. Even two Ultrons with the Infinity Stones, you can still fight and win. Why are you so anxious? You're a genius, if the current power is not enough, just get stronger." Carol said as she got up and stretched before laying her body on top of my stomach and looking at me.

"That's not my concern, dear. I just got arrogant, and that's not good. Ultron with the six stones may be strong, but he doesn't even know what the stones really are. His use is crude and stupid. What he does with the six stones, maybe a Celestial can do better with one, maybe not even one..." I said, explaining.

Honestly, I don't understand the power of a Celestial. I didn't read many comics before my reincarnation, but I know they are absurdly strong.

So I ended up getting arrogant, thinking it wouldn't be a problem to deal with one or two. But fighting Ultron and not having a significant advantage was an eye-opener for me.

Maybe the Celestials of the MCU are nerfed, but I'm still not ready to risk fighting them.

"Sigh I can barely handle one Ultron with the 5 Infinity Stones alone, and earlier I was thinking of going to talk to the Eternals and play with Tiamut, the celestial that is being born in the center of the planet. Of course, I wouldn't do anything crazy, after all, I'm a cautious guy, but now I feel like a fool just for having these thoughts." I said bitterly. 

I almost put my family and life at risk.

"Tony, we're here in case you go crazy and do something reckless. Remember that I have the Time Stone. I can see the danger before it happens." Yao said as she lovingly caressed my face.

"Yes, Tony, you shouldn't just trust Yao, but you should trust the three of us. We'll always be here to help you. And maybe Carol and I aren't as strong as you, but we're not that far behind either. Add that to Yao, who is such a powerful sorceress, and we have a lot of strength." Pepper said with a smile at me and she came closer and kissed my cheek.

"Also, now there's Vision, Friday, and Strange. All ready to fight alongside us." Carol also added her two cents and kissed my stomach, tickling me a little and making me smile.

I smiled and looked affectionately at all three of them.

"Don't worry, I was just afraid of getting arrogant and doing something that would harm our family. I also know that I am cautious, so I am only concerned about something coming out of nowhere and catching us unprepared... but Yao is also in control of the Time Stone, so it's hard for something to catch us off guard." I said softly.

Then I continued to look confidently at them.

"And I know I can count on you. Last time, The Watcher just wanted to take me, and Yao followed without him knowing. If he had allowed me to take more people, I would have taken you two as well. I trust you, and even though I love you more than anything, I won't treat you as fragile. I'll trust my back to you. " I said seriously to them.

They smiled at me. That's what they wanted from me.

I decided not to talk about my dream with the Celestial for now. Maybe later.

Now I just want to enjoy this beautiful morning with my family.

"Well, how about we do that?" I said with a mischievous smile, waggling my eyebrows suggestively.

"No. The kids are about to wake up, and we need to work." Carol said playfully, running her fingers from one hand down my leg and getting out of bed with a smile, displaying her sinful naked body to me.

I rolled my eyes at her and said angrily, "Woman, do you want to kill me? Saying you won't do it, but teasing me!"

"Hahaha!" The three of them laughed playfully and went to get dressed.

Seeing them laugh put a relaxed smile on my face, making me relax from all the problems I had had earlier in the morning.

But it also made me more determined.

I have to get stronger.

For them.