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SHIELD'S HIDDEN HAND

Marcus Reid dies on Earth , and wakes up thirteen years in the past inside the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marcus begins his new life cautiously, hiding his powers while he learns to control them and working his way up through SHIELD's ranks. Throughout his rapid ascent, Marcus crosses paths repeatedly with Maria Hill, SHIELD's formidable second-in-command. Their relationship begins as purely professional, but years of working side by side through impossible situations forge something deeper. She is brilliant, capable, and exactly the kind of partner he never expected to find in this dangerous world. Their romance develops slowly across continents and crises, from a first kiss in Budapest to a secret wedding while they hide from government forces. She becomes the one person he trusts completely, even as he keeps the deepest secret of his reincarnation locked away forever. Marcus cannot save everyone, and that knowledge haunts him. He arrives seconds too late to prevent some deaths, watches others unfold exactly as he remembers them, and learns that power and foreknowledge have limits. He saves Pietro Maximoff from the bullets that killed him in the original timeline, but he stands helpless on Vormir as Natasha Romanoff sacrifices herself for the Soul Stone. He fights Thanos on Titan with everything he has and loses anyway, watching half the universe crumble to dust around him. His abilities grow with each battle—energy manipulation, healing, flight, mystical arts learned from Doctor Strange—but even at his peak, he cannot prevent the Snap. The story follows Marcus as he progresses from a cautious observer to Nick Fury's right hand, from a SHIELD insider to a wanted fugitive, from a secretly enhanced individual to an Avenger in all but name. He builds an underground network protecting enhanced individuals, coordinates the resistance against Hydra's infiltration, and prepares Earth for threats only he knows are coming. He loves fiercely, fights desperately, and sacrifices everything to protect a world that will never know how much he has done for it. This is the story of living inside the MCU with the power to make a difference and the wisdom to know that some tragedies cannot be prevented, only endured. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This is a slice-of-life story, so it moves slowly and focuses on everyday moments, character development, and subtle changes.
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Bro, I'm not an Undead!

Everyday was the same for Skullius. An Undead minion of the lowest order like him, didn’t have to find a grand purpose… other than mining mana gems for his Lich master, of course. His peers thought so. They lacked ambition. To be fair, so did he. But there was just that something that kept nagging at him. A spark that no other skeleton seemed to have. Other than being the sassy bullshitter obsessed with mana that he was, why did Skullius vaguely remember being something other than a Moronic Undead drone once? What had come before his Undeath? In the end, it was this spark that allowed our atrocious hero to escape the clutches of his evil master and reach another world. And it is in this world, chock full of dangers – most beckoned by Skullius’ abnormally horrendous luck, to be honest – that the skeleton’s journey begins. In Aigas – the new world – he prepared for the greatest getback of an age armed with a power greater than that of the Liches of Deadmanland! ...... [Author’s Answers To Popular Readers’ Questions] Q: (IHateArjuun77) -Hey author, is your book trash?- A: (Author) -Haha, screw you dear reader. The answer is NO. The story has elements of comedy, action, magic, adventure and Brutality. Like it gets really dark sometimes. There’s a comprehensive story with characters that I tried my damndest to NOT make generic on top of a cool power system that’s for the most part easy to understand. So its not trash. Q: (IFreakingHateArjuun56) -Hey author why is your first volume so slow paced and... trash?- A: (Author) -Haha. It’s how I designed the First Volume to be. It’s a fun setup that doesn’t focus on many things other than the MC’s mentality, powers and route of progression. The next volumes are normal paced, focusing on the world, the villains and general expansion but all while still retaining the book theme and fun experience- Q: (ShadeIsAPervert001) -Hey author, I instinctively sense that I’ll hate this book, when should I drop? A: (Author) -Is this the same reader?! Anyway, I’ll give a range. Read a minimum of the first 20 chapters to a max of up to chapter 44 before you decide on anything too rash. I’ll hunt down this reader! --- Book cover art by Vicky.rae. Discord: [ https://discord.gg/8hcraTjzE9 ] Patreon: For custom art patreon.com/Livelysockets
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