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Chapter 389 - Chapter 389: The Birth of Vision

["This framework is not compatible!" Tony warned Banner while operating the computer.]

["The genetic coding is at ninety-seven percent! You have to upload that schematic in the next three minutes!" Banner replied urgently, his focus unwavering.]

[At this moment, Captain America arrived with Wanda and Pietro in tow: "I'm only gonna say this once!"]

[Tony interrupted him: "How about nonce?"]

[Captain America ignored Tony's quip and demanded, "Shut it down!"]

[Tony predictably refused: "Nope, not gonna happen!"]

["You don't know what you're doing!"]

[Banner looked at him accusingly and asked, "And you do? She's not in your head?" He gestured toward Wanda standing behind Captain America.]

["I know you're angry," Wanda stepped forward, addressing Banner directly.]

["Oh, we're way past that. I could choke the life out of you and never change a shade," Banner stared at Wanda, his tone cold and menacing.]

[Captain America saw the tension escalating between them and tried to defuse the situation: "Banner, after everything that's happened—"]

[Tony cut him off: "It's nothing compared to what's coming!"]

["You don't know what's in there!" Wanda insisted, her determination fueled by the horrific visions she'd glimpsed in Ultron's consciousness. "The creature in there is death!"]

["This isn't a game!"]

[Pietro, seeing the two sides at an impasse, raised his eyebrows helplessly, then activated his super-speed to instantly unplug all the power and data cables connected to the regeneration cradle.]

["No, no. Go on. You were saying?" Pietro smirked at Tony, but in the next second, a gunshot rang out.]

[Pietro watched a bullet slowly drift past him and blinked in confusion. Before he could react, the glass beneath his feet shattered.]

[The floor gave way and he plummeted downward. Wanda saw this and cried out, "Pietro!!!"]

[Barton, who had been waiting for just such a moment, planted his foot on Pietro's chest and said with satisfaction: "What? Didn't see that coming?"]

[At that moment, the regeneration cradle emitted an alarm: "Power loss critical!" Inside, Vision's fingers twitched slightly.]

[Tony immediately spun around and tried to salvage the situation: "I'm rerouting the upload!"]

[Seeing this, Captain America immediately hurled his shield, destroying the equipment around them.]

[Tony summoned his armored gauntlet and fired a repulsor blast at him, knocking Captain America to the ground.]

[He then quickly turned to allow the rest of his armor to assemble on his body.]

[Wanda prepared to cast a spell, but Banner rushed forward and restrained her: "Go ahead, piss me off!"]

[Captain America got to his feet and charged toward Tony. By now, Tony's armor was halfway assembled. Captain America leapt and delivered a powerful punch.]

[Tony fired an energy blast from the reactor in his chest, sending Captain America flying, but he too was knocked backward by the impact since his armor wasn't fully operational and couldn't properly channel the energy.]

[Wanda struck her palms together, sending a wave of chaos magic through her body that threw off Banner's grip, then immediately turned and used her powers to hurl Banner across the room.]

[Just as the conflict reached its peak, Thor suddenly bounded into the room and leapt onto the regeneration cradle. Everyone froze, uncertain of Thor's intentions.]

[Thor raised Mjölnir and summoned lightning. Banner, thinking Thor meant to destroy the cradle, shouted, "Wait!!!"]

[Brilliant, blinding light filled the room. After gathering sufficient energy, Thor channeled a massive surge of electricity directly into the regeneration cradle.]

[Instantly, the cradle's power indicators maxed out, and the progress bar that had been stalled at two-thirds rapidly reached completion.]

[Soon all the energy Thor had accumulated flowed into the regeneration cradle, and the room fell silent. Thor stared at the cradle expectantly.]

[A moment later, Vision burst through the cradle's enclosure, the force sending Thor, who had been standing on top, flying backward. Even Mjölnir clattered to the floor.]

[Vision, his synthetic skin a deep crimson, slowly emerged and crouched on the edge of the broken cradle. Everyone stared at this new being in shock as Thor rose from the ground.]

[Vision gradually stood upright, examining his hands and surveying his surroundings before focusing on Thor. Without warning, he lunged toward him.]

[Thor reacted with lightning reflexes, deflecting Vision's attack and sending him hurtling through the laboratory's glass partition. Vision halted just before he would have crashed through the building's exterior windows.]

[He began to study his reflection in the glass. Captain America retrieved his shield and prepared to attack, but Thor immediately raised his hand to stop him.]

[Vision seemed dissatisfied with his all-red appearance and changed the color of most of his body to a more humanoid tone, leaving only his head and certain accents in their original crimson hue.]

[Thor set his hammer aside as a gesture of goodwill, and the others left the damaged lab area to gather in the main hall.]

[Vision slowly floated back to face the group and said, "I'm sorry, that was... odd." He faltered, searching for the right word.]

[Thor supplied: "Strange."]

[Vision nodded appreciatively: "Thank you." His gaze fell on Thor's cape, and he created a similar golden cape for himself.]

["Thor, you helped create this?" Captain America realized that Thor hadn't intended to destroy Vision, but to bring him to life.]

[Thor explained calmly: "I had a vision." Through the Pool of Insight, Thor had become convinced that what he'd witnessed was a glimpse of the future, not mere illusion.]

["A whirlpool that sucks in all hope of life, and at its center is that." He pointed to the Mind Stone embedded in Vision's forehead.]

[Banner looked confused: "What, the gem?"]

["It's the Mind Stone. One of the six Infinity Stones, the greatest power in the universe, unparalleled in its destructive capabilities." Thor explained the nature of the Infinity Stones.]

[Captain America looked puzzled: "Then why would you—"]

["Because Stark is right," Thor said, anticipating the question.]

[Banner sighed: "Oh, it's definitely the end times."]

["The Avengers cannot defeat Ultron," Thor stated matter-of-factly. They might destroy his physical forms, but they couldn't eradicate his presence from the network.]

[Vision concurred: "Not alone."]

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