103 Markus Hanley, The Son of Marcellus
[Year: 1996]
[[Charles Francis Xavier]]
Running a school for the gifted can be stressful at times but most of the time, it is fulfilling.
I remember the time when being a mutant was frowned upon, mutants were seen as the spawns of the devil.
While a few people still hate mutants, it is almost negligible. Trying to harm mutants is now a crime and because of that law, our mutant children can roam the world free.
And all that was because of one great man— a man that united humans and mutants… and a man that revolutionised the entire world.
I am forever grateful to him for freeing us, and because of him, I was able to create a school for the mutants.
Many others have also created similar institutions but those are for mutates while mine is solely for the mutant children.
Not to mention that our institution is funded by none other than the son of the mutant messiah.
"I am glad that you could make it, sir."
The boy laughed. "I told you not to call me that, professor. You can call me Markus."
It felt a bit disrespectful to call one of the sons of the deceased Marcellus Hanley by his name.
But I followed his request. "Well then, Markus… I am glad that you could make it."
He smiled. "Well, I am finally back in town and will probably be staying here for a couple of years."
I was surprised by the revelation and also happy.
Markus Hanley was an Omega level mutant and possibly one of the strongest. His brother was another Omega level mutant but he mostly stayed in Indonesia with his wife… who is another Omega level mutant.
The Hanley family makes it seem like Omega mutants are easy to come by, but in reality they are rarer than diamonds.
Even after years of searching, I could only get two Omega level mutants under my wing.
One had the ability to manipulate weather and the other had the potential to surpass even my telepathic abilities… Not to mention that she has no upper limit from what I could conclude.
But neither did the one that stood before me…
He's a person who possesses the ability to manipulate molecules while also being a telepath who is stronger than me.
He was someone that could be classified as a mutant with the ability to surpass Omega level.
"So, professor." He spoke. "Since I will be staying here for quite a long time… how about you give me a summary of everything that has happened in the past year or so?" He asked, sitting comfortably on the couch.
A summary…
"Where do I begin?"
He smiled at my question. "Why don't we start from what your best friend has been up to?"
This made me flinch as I knew the reason he asked to start with Eric.
He kept smiling. "Professor… The last time I visited, I asked you to take care of him. I told you that if he causes another ruckus— I will have to deal with him personally."
Eric… My good friend chose to create his own school for the mutants. But his motto was different from mine. While I believed in equality, he believed in the superiority of mutants.
This was a result of the torture that he went through as a child. As a child, he was kidnapped by the neo-Nazis and from there… anyone could imagine what transpired.
He started despising humans and as such— ended up creating the Brotherhood of mutants.
Additionally, he is another Omega level mutant…
"I haven't seen him reflecting on his mistakes even once, professor." His smiling face morphed into a frowning one. "This is the final time I am leaving him in your hands. If he causes any more trouble— I will have to…" He smiled. "Deal with him. As I cannot let anyone be a threat to my father's dreams."
The black-haired boy warned.
Sighing, I agreed. There was not much I could do. He was Omega level with telepathy stronger than mine moreover he was also the son of the Messiah.
There was no one in this world that would dare to go against such a person.
"Now onto the main topic." He looked around. "How's everyone? Is there any new mutants?"
A smile appeared on my face as Markus went back to his usual enthusiastic self.
"Everyone is fine and we have a few new kids."
He might be strong but he is still just a teenager.
Unlike his brother Magnus… Markus' birth had complications. He was born with too strong of an ability which proved to be harmful to him. So, Marcellus being the genius that he was decided to put Markus in a time stasis chamber with the help of his best science team. It took years for his body to adapt to his powers.
And thus, he is only eighteen despite being born years ago.
"Mind if I check on them?" He asked.
"They are all here as today is Saturday. Do you want me to show you around?"
He declined my offer. "Nah, it's alright. I will find them on my own."
His answer made me laugh. "If you say so."
The boy didn't wait any longer and went out of the room.
He is dangerous but I cannot do much about it. Magnus assured that Markus is in full control of his powers and if something happened, Magnus will take full responsibility.
So, I had left Markus in the hands of his older brother.
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[[Markus Hanley]]
Feels good to be back. It has been a long time since I was last here. Everything feels so… different.
Soon after Peggy's passing— I decided to end my life as Marcellus. And now, I don't have to worry about the unaging issue.
As mutants are free in this time, I can live my life without worry.
When I took the Void inside me, I also realised that I was making a pretty dull world. And thus when I became Sentry, I decided to make things interesting.
I had originally planned to save Magneto from the neo-Nazis and have him work under me.
But what's Marvel without the X-Men and Brotherhood?
I let him become the same man I knew. Same for a majority of the original characters.
But that was the Void side of me… that loves entertainment.
My true side, the Marcellus one is a control freak and that's why I had made countless backup plans if anything felt wrong or harmful.
I checked countless probable futures and made the plans accordingly. But if... despite that, something proved to be harmful to my future plans— I will erase them.
Some of such instances where I had to kill have been…
Matthew Malloy— the reality warper who I erased before he could gain control of his powers… well lose control, to be honest.
Then Clyde Wyncham Jr. who I had to get rid of because of the possibility of him becoming the strongest reality warper in history… The Marquis of Death.
Plus Jim Jaspers as I had no intention of facing his mad reality warper version.
There was also Cyclops' brother— Vulcan. Whom I erased.
Eutopia was almost completed and I was ready to move my people there. The Order had gained control over the entire underworld but I still left a few crime spots open as that would make my life as a mutant a lot more entertaining.
But for each of those, I had ten contingency plans. If anything seemed harmful, they had to go.
James had joined Xavier under my command as he wanted his son to be with people of his kind and Xavier wanted James to be a gym trainer in his institution.
As I walked towards the main hall, I saw a girl running with a bundle of books. As she rushed and I walked towards her direction, our eyes met— which made her freeze.
Looking at her expression, I chuckled hard. "'Sup lil' Red."
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[[A/N: 20+ Chapters on Pat reon: Pat reon.com/ToothlessS
Ayyy, finally main timeline started. He can now let loose and even reveal his powers. His Jester persona is still controlling the underworld making sure that things are under his control. Markus is the MC's real name and thus he is using it now. He is black haired.
Now the real plot begins (Still almost half of the story is done and in like 110 chaps (maybe more)… rough estimate… the story should be completed.)
The real plot begins now— Avengers, Apocalypse, X-men, Asgardian Plot, All Father arcs (Odin, Zeus, Vishnu), Thanos, Dormammu, Cyttarok etc.
So, I rushed the last chap as it would have been gone for 20 more chaps otherwise.
Marvel Facts: (1)Black Panther's extremely rough net worth is around 500 billion dollars.
(2) Fulcrum is a beings that is as strong as One Above All (Well he is considered to be an avatar(?) of OAA by many…). The difference between him and OAA is that while he is all powerful and all knowing similar to One-Above-All but isn't always present.]]
