Kang is a time-traveling supervillain who has finally decided that he will conquer Earth
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patreon.com/comicstorian. Alright, let's get into the first part of Kang Dynasty. Aboard his massive ship orbiting the blue orb of Earth,
Kang stares down at the planet. His son at his side as he explains
the battle plan for finally conquering the world. He explains to his son, the Scarlet Centurion, what is most important about conquering a world
is controlling the battlefield. "If you are attacking, you must have easier access
to the enemy than he has to you. In short, you must have the high ground." He declares with a smile. Finally turning away from his view of Earth,
ordering his son to the transport chamber. "Our moment is at hand and if the Avengers
should involve themselves, they will not withstand us." Meanwhile, over at the Avengers Mansion, Warbird, otherwise known as Carol Danvers,
is testing her new abilities trying to learn her limits after losing her access
to the cosmic energy that gave her her powers recently. She fights against the robots in the training exercise
that Hank Pym has developed for her, finally absorbing enough energy to destroy them. "Color me impressed and that's probably
still not your limit, Carol." Hank tells her over the comms and she thanks him
for the help and the heads up out of the chamber. When he's alone, Hank suddenly doubles over in pain. "Not fair. The other one got this, proved he was the fake." He gasps as he falls over to the ground. Meanwhile, over in Arizona, Wonder Man and Wanda Maximoff are riding horses
through the desert, discussing Simon's recent return from the dead and trying to decide what comes next. He tells her that the charity foundation that he started
has asked him to take a more active role, which would mean that he has to move to Los Angeles. "Do you want to come with me?" He asks her and Wanda is shocked,
not sure if she should move across the country. "I understand. You don't have to take the offer." Simon tells her but Wanda shakes her head, telling him that
he needs to do this and they'll figure everything else out later. Meanwhile, over in Siberia, a team of Avengers have been called
in to help a team of Russian scientists and superheroes who are investigating a radiation signature. They arrive at the coordinates but find nothing. And the comms come to life,
showing the scientist trying to call for help with explosions ripping apart behind them
before the screen goes black. Captain America rushes towards the combat vehicles ramp, ordering
the rest of the team to grab their radiation suit as they prepare for a fight. "We've got to get down there fast." He shouts to the team and suddenly, the alarms begin
to blare inside of the Avengers Mansion, alerting the rest of the team
to a disturbance at the United Nations building. Over at the UN, there's a tunnel of light
and the Scarlet Centurion makes his appearance to the world. "Hear me people of this era. I am Scarlet Centurion and I've come to you as an envoy
from one greater than you could ever dream of becoming. Make way and prepare to welcome him." The Scarlet Centurion cries and the guards
raised their weapons as the Centurion grows angry. "Back off now or you face the Avengers!"
Wasp shouts as the team arrives. Tony trying to reason with the villain
but the Centurion lashes out with his power staff, forcing everyone to leave out of the way. Ironman and Warbird leaping at him
but Centurion grabs Tony by the face as he swats Warbird aside. That's when Goliath is there punching
Centurion and knocking Tony clear. Vision rushes in trying to phase through
the villains chest to stop him but Centurion laughs as he explains that his energy field
stops the Vision and shocks him away. "You're good, Scarlet Centurion. But we've got your measure now!" Wasp shouts
as she zips in, beginning to blast him in the face. The rest of the team at leaping into help her,
trying to hold the Centurion still. But he proves too strong, throwing them all away
as he prepares to fire from his energy staff again. That's when Warbird flies in,
hitting him with several energy blasts. "You seem awfully fond of an oversized toothpick -- the one that you're waving around,
so let's see what happens if I absorb the power and clean it off." She shouts as she grabs his staff.
The energy began to leach into her. But Centurion merely smiles. "You are magnificent.
Your defiance your determination, your beauty. I have never seen anything like it."
He says to her with Carol's eyes widening as she thinks that she recognizes the voice of Marcus -- a man who was responsible for terrible things
in her life not long ago. But the rest of the team is there, slamming into the Centurion,
finally knocking him to the ground. And that's when a bright light fills the sky
and a booming voice calls out. "Cease!" Kang shouts,
appearing on his floating command chair. "My son seems to have overstepped
his bounds, Avengers, forgive him." Kang tells them, looking around at those
gathered beneath him. "Nevertheless, he did come here on a peaceful mission
as my emissary and he has been treated terribly.
This is unacceptable!" He says to them. Telling the Avengers that the rules of diplomacy
means that his son has been treated discourteously. "You have no idea the power that you face,
Avengers, but you will. You will learn." He says as he smiles, holding up a remote. In the space, his ship opens fire on the UN building,
destroying it in one powerful blast. The Avengers look in shock
as the building is crumbling around them. The team rushing at Kang. "You monster! I swear to you, Kang, in the name of the
good men and women that you just murdered." Wasp begins to state, but Kang waves her away,
telling her to save her outrage. He pushes another button and the rubble begins to glow. Bubbles of energy rising out of the destruction
with everyone who had been inside completely protected. "I have killed no one."
He tells them standing before the Avengers, explaining that he was merely demonstrating his power
and he has come to save Earth. "I have seen what is in store for you, Avengers, and the world that you know is doomed. The only hope that you have -- the only man who could
save you all -- stands before you." He tells them. Meanwhile, the rest of the Avengers have found
the surviving scientist in Siberia who informs them that their superheroes
have been missing for several hours. Another explosion then rips through the distance
and Captain America urges his team forward. Back over at the UN,
Kang orders the Avengers to stand down. "I did not come to fight. I came to talk, so turn your attention to my omni screen
as I reveal to you your future!" The heroes look in shock
as the view of the future appears. Tony's armor is destroyed, Spider-Man's mask torn nearby,
the city is in ruins around them and strange glowing skeletons are floating through the air. Kang warns them that the creatures will come from the east, that they are the living dead,
radioactive soldiers with a poisonous touch. The world will fall quickly and all will be transformed
before the creatures, becoming part of their singular mind, forming a great lattice of work that covers the Earth. "Humanity, at least as we know it, is the dead." The image has begun to shift on screen
and Kang continues. "It is possible that this fate can be avoided, if unlikely. But even if humanity survives the threat, will you be prepared
for thoughts that look beyond the horizon? What have you no defense against? Because you do not even know that it is there." Another image appears of an overly industrialized Earth. The skies choked with smog as powerful corporations
hunt down those that challenge them. Another shift in the image and the destruction of the moon
has been caused by an environmental disaster, a global winter, the remnants of humanity
are fighting a never ending war. Another shift, an invasion from the planet Mars
with Earth's remaining heroes fighting against a giant three-legged mech that has been sent
to destroy them -- Ragnarok. the undead rise,
driven by the gods known as Chthon. A solar flare that burns up the world, a mutant rise-up
led by Magneto who had slaved the world. More alien attacks, ancient gods returning from space, monsters, androids, riots, cataclysm. The images begun to shift faster and faster,
showing those gathered the numerous ways the Earth will eventually fall. "It could be any of these or a thousand more. And mark my words, men of this century,
these are not projections. I am a time traveler.
I've seen them all with my own eyes." He says as he turns to them, telling them that the times ahead
will be treacherous, but he can save them, guide them. "Guide you from this, to a glorious destiny in the stars." But a US Military advisor steps forward, telling Kang that
they will not listen to him since he attacked them. That his offer of help will be rejected and he holds up his phone telling Kang that they have used
this to lock on to his ship. "Fire." He orders his men, and missiles launch from the Earth, clearing the atmosphere,
destroying his ship in a large ball of fire. But Kang only smiles, staring back to his screen, showing them
as the fire clears, showing that his ship is unharmed. "You misunderstand my purpose here. This is not an offer of assistance but a declaration of war. I intend to conquer Earth in order to save it. I will of course
extend you have the opportunity to surrender." He tells them and he smiles as he tells them
what will happen next. He tells them that he will take France and Germany first and as America argues over whether they should aid
the foreign countries, Europe will fall within three weeks and the rest of the world shortly after. The heroes of Earth will go through reeducation
and the rest of humanity's most able-bodied will be conscripted into Kang's army. He will build up the planet's defense, creating an army
great enough to defend the planet and send it into space, conquering all of those that they come across. "You will never succeed! The world will unite against you!" The Secretary General shouts and Kang
looks at him in amusement. "Will it, General?" He asks, Explaining that the world's governments
will try to stop him. But he has already begun to spread his message
across the planet, that he is offering the rest of the world
the ability to become a star-spanning empire. "Talk all you wish. The world will fight!"
The Secretary General shouts, but Kang merely laughs,
explaining that his offer has gone out. That the forces from Atlantis have already begun
to attack the coast. An army of Deviants has already begun to arise. "The war is well underway. My armies have yet to to fire a shot
and I expect you to become busy for some time, so I will take my leave now to make my own preparations
for the coming invasion of Europe." He says if you look around,
warning the others if he is fired upon, he will order his ship to fire again.
"And this time, I will not be protecting those in the blast." And with, that he in the Scarlet Centurion begin to float away and the military
has begun to surround them and order them to stand down. "How good that you understand?" He says with an evil smile,
but before he disappears, he turns back to the Avengers, reminding them
of the dangers that he warned them. "Look to the east, Avengers, because it has already begun." He calls out as he goes. Over in Siberia, the Avengers are pushing forward
through a strange and twisted landscape. "Here!" Captain America shouts as he finds a survivor,
a Russian hero known as Darkstar. "He has returned, Captain America.
He has taken them!" She gasps at him and Cap asks,
"Who has returned?" But the team has suddenly bathed in a green light
as something appears before them. And they all look up in shock as The Presence appears
flanked by green glowing skeletons. "Yes, it is I and I bring with me a new dawn and the blessings of a new kind of life. Blessings I will share with the entire world." The radioactive monsters charged forward,
attacking the Avengers. "Strike, Avengers. Strike hard and sure." Thor bellows as he fires lightning at these monsters. "We must force these unnatural creatures back,
unless they overwhelm us and the world." Firestar keeps blasting away
but the monsters quickly overwhelm her. Luckily, Quicksilver is there, pulling her clear of the danger and he looks to
his friends, aware that they are having little effect on the creatures. "There must be some anti-radiation phone back at the century stations
on the borders of this hellish place. Maybe they'll have an effect."
He shouts at his comrades as he races away. Meanwhile, over at Prince Edward Island, Canada,
a group of Avengers are fighting against the barbarian hordes of Atlantis who are aided by a massive monster. The others fight against the hordes while Jack of Hearts
and Wanda square off against a beast. The monster lashing out, knocking Jack to the ground. "Blast it. Where is Hank? We could really use the strength of Goliath
right about now." Wanda shouts and Hank suddenly comes flying in
on a floating disc, now dressed his Yellowjacket. "Here I come to save the day."
He sings with a big smile. Hitting the beast of a biodisruptor blast, but it has no effect
and the monster smacks him out of the sky. As the battle rages on, the Atlantean Usurper
known as a Attuma, watches from a distance, standing next to his mage who controls the monster Torg
with a magical orb. Meanwhile, over in China, She-Hulk, Black Widow, Warbird,
Silverclaw and Vision fight against the Deviant armies. Aiding the Chinese army, it doesn't take long before the Deviants
are beaten and they flee back to their underground lairs. Back over in Siberia, the team is now armed
with anti-radiation foam guns. They seem to be holding off the radiation monsters. "But carefully, don't waste the foam. It's the only weapon that we have!"
Captain America shouts to his team. But the guns suddenly explode, now useless. The green light appearing again. "You still live, Avengers." The Presence asks them, floating before them,
flanked by Starlight, his wife. "When I left, I thought my followers would have
disposed of you far sooner than this." He says and Captain America steps forward. "We want to talk, Presence.
If you've mutilated these people unwillingly, you've got hostile intentions." He begins but The Presence immediately waves his hand
and a blast of energy rips through the Avengers. Back over in Canada, Triathlon figured out
where and his major are at. He leaps across the water, grabbing a hold of the orb
that controls the monster known as Torg. "Mind if I borrow this? Thanks."
He jokes as he flips away. The monster suddenly becoming docile again. "What is this? What is Torg doing?" The monster growls and Jack of Hearts flies forward. "I'll tell you what you're doing now
is taking a nice, refreshing dip." He shouts as he punches the monster across the face,
knocking him into the water. The battle quickly ends with the Avengers
convening inside of a military tent, trying to figure out their next move. Janet asks why Hank would appear
in his Yellowjacket costume. "I just felt like it and things worked out."
He tells her with a smile. But suddenly, he clutches his stomach
moving towards the entrance to the tent. The wars across the Earth continue with Kang and his son
watching from their ship in orbit. "The Avengers have changed. They're more suited
for a global crisis." Kang notes. "Still, they have much to cope with." He says with the wave of his hand
as his screens now show him the various battlefields throughout the world with Scarlet Centurion
questioning his father about his tactics, wondering why they don't just attack with their armies, questioning whether their tactics are honorable. "Honorable, make no mistake, Marcus. Honor is a man's greatest possession. But honor is personal, war is fought through the surrogates. Otherwise, it is merely a duel." Kang teaches him, explaining to his son
that if they attack with their armies, the Earth would unite against them. But to allow them to fight among themselves
and weaken themselves is the overall goal. Meanwhile, over in China, the ground begins to quake
beneath the team of heroes again and with it giving out beneath them,
it causes them to tumble into a vast cavern and Carol raises her hand, creating an energy glow
that illuminates the armies of the Deviants around them. "Yes, humans. You are in my domain now, so let us see how well you fare against us this time." Their leader says with a smile. Back over in Canada, Janet is called into the tent by the soldiers
and they found Hank passed out on the ground. Janet grabs him, staring in shock
as his hand begins to fade from existence. Back over in Siberia, Firestar begins to awaken,
surprised to find nobody nearby. "I'm alive? But when I felt the radiation on that level, it should have been more than enough to--" she begins to say to herself
but the smoke begins to clear, revealing Thor nearby. "Good. The madman's lightning could not affect me. The others must be around here as well." Thor says as Firestar runs to him, but out of the smoke
comes a glowing hand and the radiation creature that was once Captain America
grabs a hold of Thor and lifting him into the air. "No, it cannot be!"
Thor shouts. Aboard his ship, Kang continues to watch,
bursting out laughing at his conquest. "I must admit. There is such a joy
in a campaign so successful." Beneath the earth, Carol steps forward,
pointing at the hordes of Deviants. "Who leads this rebel? I name you a coward. Hiding behind weapons and bodyguards,
tower and worse. I name you unfit to lead!"
She shouts. She-Hulk looks at her in shock. "What are you doing?" She whispers and Carol
shakes her head and glances at her. "Shhh." She hisses,
pointing her finger, challenging the leader to single combat
for the right to lead. "I am Dulpus, a woman cannot challenge
for leadership nor a human." He laughs at her, but she calls him a coward,
causing the other Deviants to look at him in doubt and Dulpus finally nods. "Very well. You shall battle my designated champion
as my right as leader. And when you fall, you shall become my body sleeve." Bringing cheers from his army in the Deviants' part,
revealing a large slug-like creature. "Oh, great. What is he, nine feet tall? It may not be as easy as I'd hoped for."
Carol whispers to herself. Meanwhile, back in Siberia, Thor and Firebird continue to fight,
blasting the radiation monsters that were once their friends. Thor grabs the former Black Knight, throwing him into the ground
but Quicksilver is suddenly there, rapidly punching him across the face and staggering the god. "Quicksilver's strength has been greatly magnified
and his touch burns." Thor says as he waits the blood from his mouth and begins to whirl his hammer,
creating a wind blast that tosses the monsters away. He then turns as Captain America leaps at him
but Thor reaches out, grabbing a hold of his shield. "Fight this, Captain. Assert thy indomitable will and break free
of this unseemingly thraldom." Firebird turns to him as she continues to blast away. "You have to forget Cap, Thor.
That's his body but his mind is still dead." She shouts, but the anger begins to boil up in Thor
as he raises his hammer up over his head, lightning cracking through the skies. "Blow winds, roll clouds, stones of the Earth and sky. Thor, god of thunder commands thee!" He says that he takes his hammer in both hands. "This man this hero, he should not have died like this
and by my hammer, he shall be avenged." But back aboard his ship, Kang continues to watch
all of the conflicts below. "And on it goes, the old debts. With a few words,
they rise at each other's throats." He says with a smile and he turns as Scarlet Centurion
enters the room telling him that the first recruits from Earth
have arrived to swear allegiance to him. Kang nods as he floats out into the room. Looking around those that have gathered, he points to one, demanding to know
why he should be qualified to join Kang's army. The man seems confused but quickly begins
to list off his qualifications. But the man is interrupted as a Whirlwind enters the room,
passing the others away with gusts of wind. He laughs at Kang, telling him about his power
and demanding that he be made general. "Well then, I have your first assignment, General." Kang says as he pushes a button on his floating chair,
and with a blast of energy, Whirlwind suddenly disappears. "Kang already has power." The conqueror says to those that have gathered around him. "What I seek is obedience, ability and discipline.
I will not tolerate anything less!" He shouts. But back down on Earth, Carol hits the Deviant known as Gloom with an energy blast
but the blast merely goes through his gooey body. The Deviant laughs, reaching out grabbing her,
pulling her close as she begins to get sucked into his body. "Now, you will feel the embrace of Gloom."
He bellows. And over in Siberia, Thor and Firebird continue forward as
Thor's storms are creating a path through the green monsters. Finally having them land in front of Presence and Starlight. "Strike, storm clouds,. Let these fouled beings
feel thy wrath for Thor would speak to the master undisturbed." He bellows into the wind.
The Presence doesn't seem overly impressed with him. "Thor, you have great power,
pretender to godhood. But I have The Presence, I am power personified. If you cannot be transformed,
you will be slain." He says, shooting a blast of energy at the god. But Thor holds up his mighty hammer, blocking the blow
and beginning to absorb the energy. "I think not, Presence. I am Thor and thou shalt judge for thyself
whether I am pretending!" He shouts, stepping forward, beginning to absorb the energy
from The Presence's body. "Thou has used thy power badly, and thou shalt use it to no more!" Thor says and The Presence begins to wither
before their eyes. But back down beneath the Earth,
Carol has been sucked inside of Gloom's body. Inside, she sees nothing but darkness
but she can sense something. She reaches her hand out, finding a shard of a crystal
within the Deviant that acts as its only organ. The crystal shatters in her hand and Gloom falls to the ground,
releasing her from his grasp. Carol quickly catches her breath, struggling to her feet. "So your deviantness-ness? What's it gonna be? Surrender or a complete betrayal
of what passes for your code of honor in front of your men?" She finally acts Dulpus. But back over in Siberia,
Thor continues to absorb the energy. With The Presence falling to the ground,
but Starlight calls out, asking him to stop. "Please, don't kill them. I share his power. Perhaps I can drain it from your comrades. Restore them."
She says and Thor agrees. Stopping his assault, but he questions why
she would save the monster. "Just as I share his power, I share his curse. Our lethal power prevents us
from associating along with others. Without him, I would be alone."
She says as she cradles The Presence. Thor looks at them.
"Perhaps, woman, thou wouldst be better off that way." Time passes and Thor and Firebird standby
while scientists continue to work on their friends, making sure that they're okay
after being returned to normal. And beneath the earth, Carol now sits on her new throne,
watching his the Deviants follow her orders and disarm themselves. They all check in with Janet Van Dyne
who puts in a word with the US government, telling them the Avengers are ready to fight back
against Kang. Secretary General thanks her hanging up the line,
turning to his coworker as they both walk out of the room. "They'll be here and I hope that they come up with a way
to end Kang's threat swiftly and cleanly, because I don't mind saying,
'I don't like the backup plan'." He says as they walk into the next room,
staring up at rows of Sentinels being prepared. And this is the beginning of Kang Dynasty,
also known as Kang War. This is parts 1 through 4,
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