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Dinosia didn't have an army in the first place. The country was made of nerds and just nerds. So, Dinosia did what they were good at. They analyzed the war, made strategies, developed weapons, planes, ships, tanks, bombs, and decrypting technology.
On top of that, Dinosia was so rich that they handed out money like it grew on trees.
Recruitment drives were held across the world in many nations. Dinosia raised an army of paid volunteers of varying nationalities, numbering ten million. Bulletproof vests, helmets, best-in-class weapons, and a quick and efficient training developed by nerds of Dinosia made war-ready soldiers.
After that, the Allied military provided actual war-tested commanders of varying experience to lead Dinosia's army. From there, the tides started to turn. Germany and Japan were already on the losing front as Marshall's public declaration had created rifts within.
No longer did everyone follow Hitler or the Japanese Emperor. God had personally spoken, after all. But still, the machine wasn't easy to stop since so many interests were tied to many things. Those at high ranks and with something to gain wanted to keep going.
To stop that machine, a hard, brutal pounding was needed. And with Dinosia bankrolling the entire war, thousands of planes were built, tens of thousands of bombs were dropped. Helvar the Godson, as he was called, became the symbol of strength.
The demi-god flew across Asia and Europe and decimated enemy lines. Entire tank divisions were ruined, and entire enemy camps were cratered. The Allies started to sweep into Europe from the southwest and the northwest, liberating land piece by piece.
In the meantime, Captain America, the first super soldier, alongside Captain Carter, the second super soldier, conducted operations behind enemy lines, focused on Johann Schmidt. There were no more super soldiers, however, as Abraham Erskine left for Dinosia and took the serum formula with him. As Dinosia wasn't interested in making super soldiers, the scientist felt at home, where he could do anything he wanted.
America could do nothing but swallow their annoyance. Dinosia was already funding the war; they couldn't afford to anger the First Man.
Slowly, Allied forces started to encircle Germany from all sides.
It was a costly win. Over a hundred million lives had been lost already.
But at last, the end was in sight.
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Somewhere over the Arctic,
"Gaaaaaaah!" Red Skull screamed, holding the Tesseract in his hand.
"Sweet baby Jesus! Blast me already! Pull the trigger, you walking abortion, end this shit!" Marshall roared, watching Red Skull struggle to hold the cube. Captain America and Captain Carter were right behind him, trying to fly the plane away from America.
But the Red Skull was too busy just staring at the cube. Marshall didn't want that. He could feel an insane amount of energy coming from that cube, enough to kill him. Enough to make him powerful. It was getting so hard for him to grow stronger that he was willing to take this risk as well.
"Not on my fucking watch! You're firing that crap straight at me, love it or choke on it!"
Seeing the energy rising, Marshall ran forward and jumped, his body flying perpendicular on top of Red Skull. Right then, a blue energy beam shot up and struck Marshall. Just as Red Skull started to turn into shreds, Marshall's body acted the same, but much slower.
"Hold on!" Marshall shouted, wanting to actually die and not just get injured. "It's working!"
"Sir!"
"Shush, boy!" He waved at Rogers. "This is all a part of the plan. Been doing this shit longer than you were a speck of dust. Trust the fucking process."
Red Skull kept screaming. Marshall kept laughing. He could feel his life ending. Too bad it didn't happen in a snap because it was fucking painful. His body was being overloaded with energy and getting destroyed. But he wanted that.
"This is it! Hah! I can feel it! Any moment now and—"
Marshall vanished with a poof. His body exploded into dust.
Pop!
The very next second, even less than a second, he returned to the same spot. Red Skull wasn't there, and before the Tesseract could hit the floor, he grabbed it with his naked hand. Nothing happened to him as his body itself inhabited the same properties as the cube and what was inside it.
"Wooooooh! I can feel it! Running through my damn veins, all the blue energy. One swing and I could glass a whole goddamn country… or yeet myself clear across the cosmos. Interesting!"
"Sir, the plane is going to crash!"
"No shit, it's got no power source," Marshall replied and took the reins, holding the entire plane in the air using his telekinesis. He just kept the aircraft in one spot and lowered it gently to the ground on top of the thick ice sheets.
After that, they deboarded the plane safely, and from a distance, Marshall raised his right hand towards the plane. He felt the itch to try his new pure energy-based attack.
Boom!
His claw-like hand shot a massive beam of blue energy. The plane got decimated, and the nukes on it exploded at the same time. The cloud that formed in the sky was gorgeous.
"Hah! Unlimited power!" Marshall felt like screaming that, and he did.
But the fun lasted a short moment. The shockwave came and swept Steve and Peggy. Marshall had to fly and catch them. After that, he just flew with them back to civilization. All the while, he had the Tesseract in one hand. He planned on giving it to his nerds to do some research on.
Since the two super soldiers weren't normal, he flew fast and dropped their asses in the middle of New York City. He saw Steve eye the Tesseract, but he pocketed it.
"Cool, that's fucking wrapped. Now go strangle Hitler till his eyes pop. After that, garrote the Japanese Emperor for dessert. I'm done here, peace out."
Marshall flew straight up from there, towards the clouds. He could hear military jeeps coming from all sides, and he didn't want his mood to be spoiled. It was an amazing feeling, so powerful. He even wanted to go to Asgard and spar with Odin.
Feel like making another kid with Hela tonight. Maybe I should, she's always ready.
He flew even faster after that, booming past the clouds.
Shhhh!
But his path was blocked, forcing him to halt abruptly. He hadn't seen that massive spaceship in so long that it took him seconds to remember it. It was the same ship the Eternals had arrived on Earth long ago.
"Marshall!" Ajak appeared at one of the hatches, shouting towards him.
He flew straight towards her, wanting to celebrate his power-up with her as well. But seeing the frown on her face, he reckoned that wasn't going to happen.
"Marshall!" She screamed. "It's arrived!"
"What?" He asked back.
Ajak pointed towards the sky. "The Aspirant! The Celestial Destructor is here!"
Marshall looked up as well, and right there, he noticed a shadow. It was so distant, but also massive. He could only see the head; it was so huge that it covered the entire sky. It had a helmet-like head with many spikes, with red, gleaming eyes. Like most Celestials, it had a mecha-like body.
Usually, Marshall believed in fighting problems head-on. But this creature, he didn't know how to beat. The last time he fought a Celestial, it took a team of powerful beings, and Firehair on his side. And that Celestial was barely awake. But this one… this one felt powerful, and its own job was killing Celestials.
This was an Aspirant, nothing he'd seen or fought before.
Snap!
"What the—!"
Marshall jolted, his head looking around. His body just got teleported against his will and appeared right in front of the Aspirant's massive head, mainly near the middle of the two glowing eyes.
"Big ass or small ass, still an ass!" Marshall roared and attacked without holding back. He used his recently acquired energy beam, as it was the strongest. He added cosmic flames to it. His beam was humongous, and it hit the Aspirant on the forehead.
Not a fucking flinch?
No flinch, no blink.
Marshall kept pouring out the energy from his body. Not even a small crack appeared. He remembered that this creature was extra-dimensional, extra-universal. This creature predated many universes.
No longer was Marshall the oldest guy in the room. This was a literal creator and destroyer of entire worlds and species.
"I have crossed the cosmos to reach here, human."
"Oh, it speaks!" Marshall snarled.
"Your ordinary existence has extraordinary meanings, hidden even from my eyes, and so feels the First Firmament. You shall journey with me for the First Firmament to understand you, for you are a creature of none."
Marshall stopped casting the beam because it was practically doing nothing. "You're here to kidnap me? Not a chance, buddy. I'd rather die."
"Your tricks hold no mystery to us. We understand the force you carry, Marshall S. Grant, and I can shape your choice. Come with us, or let your world fall to nothing."
Marshall couldn't read this creature. There was no face to read.
"Very well, we begin with your pet. It has lingered by your side the longest. We have seen every moment." Celestial Destructor's voice was all telepathic, yet it felt booming. And as if everything obeyed its will, a new figure popped there out of nowhere.
"Leave Marty alone!" Marshall roared and tried to fly towards the T-Rex. He saw the shocked, scared, and confused expression on Marty's face. The guy was nothing special, just a slightly powerful dinosaur. "Let him go!"
"We have studied you, as I said. One clear lesson must be carved into your insanity filled thoughts so you finally understand."
"Nooooo! Marty!"
"Rwaaaaar!"
Marty roared towards Marshall.
Marshall tried to fly towards him.
But he couldn't even move an inch. An invisible energy kept him in place. He tried to use his powers, but nothing worked. That same energy kept him confined entirely. And right before his eyes, Marty's body disintegrated.
"Let us continue with your firstborn."
Before Marshall could even digest what had happened, Helvar popped out of nowhere, equally shocked.
"Dad? What's happening? Where's Marty? He was with me."
Marshall didn't speak. He glared at the giant Aspirant with primordial rage. Marty was all that mattered. Marty was what kept him grounded. Marty was what kept him sane for millions of years.
Marty was everything.
"I'll go with you."
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