*BEEP* *BEEP* *BEEP...*
The next thing he knew, he woke up in a hospital private room. Lots of machines were attached to his body. On his face was an oxygen mask. He turned his head down and saw there were lots of bandages. Then he felt strange and breathed faster.
He couldn't feel his left arm. He turned his head and indeed, there was no left arm. But he remembered his mom and sister and the loss of a hand didn't seem too saddening to him.
In front of him, on the wall was a television, showing the news. He read the headlines, "Iron Man saved the day..."
There was no news about the death of his family.
Tyson's eyes were half-open, he was in a terrible mental state right now. Unable to think about anything.
*KNOCK KNOCK*
All of a sudden, the door opened after two knocks and two men in suits entered. They looked to be detectives or some federal agents by their demeanour.
Tyson guessed they were here to get his testimony for what happened.
"Ah, good thing you are awake. I am agent Max and this is agent Ava. We are from a department that cannot give its name to you. We are sorry for your loss, Mr Nox." The woman spoke.
Tyson just looked at them and listened, hopeful that they would be here to help him get justice. Then, the man took out a piece of paper from his pocket.
"We understand what happened must be paining you a lot, for this, they have decided to properly compensate you. This case is a matter of national security so courts cannot be involved. Here." The man named Max handed Tyson the paper.
Tyson, with much effort, held it in his right hand and read it. It was a simple cheque with one and six zeroes after it. They were trying to hush up the matter. Tyson's eyes turned red in anger and the machines started making louder beep noises. His blood pressure rose and he felt warm all over his body.
"I-Is this the price of a human? O-One million?" Tyson asked with a low yet voice full of anger.
"Son, this is not our decision. We understand your pain but this was decided by the people we can't even dare to look at," Agent Max said, even his eyes showed a tint of pity.
Magnus's blood pressure kept on increasing. "1 Million? 1 life?... thanks..."
Agent Max and Ava were confused as to why he thanked them.
*BAM*
Just then the door opened and a doctor and 3 nurses ran in. They must have seen the alarms ringing on their computers. As soon as they entered they were shocked seeing the two strangers.
The doctor burst into anger, "WHO ARE YOU TWO? GET OUT... Emma, call the cops."
The two agents backed up, "We are the cops, we're just leaving."
The doctor was still angry, "Doesn't matter, if something happens to him, I will find you to blame. GET OUT NOW..."
The doctor quickly tried to fix Tyson's state but his pulse and blood pressure were continuously increasing.
"QUICK, get me an injection of lisinopril." The doctor shouted. The nurse hurried to get the injection.
"What happened to him? He was in a stable state." The doctor was confused. Then his eyes fell on the paper in Tyson's hand. He took it and read it. It was a cheque and he immediately understood what happened.
He was told to stay silent about Tyson's family as he knew what had happened to him. He felt angered knowing that the two agents were here to hush up the matter.
"Don't worry, I will give this to you later. I will keep it safe for you." The doctor assured him.
But Tyson was not responding. His eyes were bloodshot red as he stared at the television. Some kind of a press conference was going on.
"I AM IRON MAN." Tony Stark's voice came and then all the journalists rushed up to ask the questions. The screen showed Tony Stark looking straight at the camera, and Tyson felt as if Tony was directly looking at him.
"Look for a new file named under traitor." The masked man said.
The accountant did as asked and found all the details. "He's speaking the truth... wait.. you hacked my device?"
"Yes, I can offer you digital security services too if you want. But, before that, do you want these?" He inquired.
Kingpin got up with a smile. He was honestly feeling a bit overwhelmed right now. Looking into the man's eyes, he felt like he was making a deal with the devil.
He checked the assault rifle, "How do you charge these?"
"You will have to buy tanks of refill plasma from me, they don't cost too much and each tank can refill up to 500 cartridges of Pistol or 300 of the rifle." The man answered.
"Good, so what will be the cost? How much do you want?" Kingpin asked the main question. He was very much interested in these weapons. He also wanted to deal like a businessman as he felt that this man had some kind of big backing that made him sound so proud.
"Not how much but what. I don't want money, Kingpin." The man answered.
Kingpin was shocked, "Then what do you want?"
"Blood, the blood of the mutants. As many as you can. I don't care how you get them to me. The blood of an ordinary combat mutant will be worth 100,000$. Blood of an Alpha, Beta, Gamma combat mutants will be worth 50 Million, 10 Million and 1 Million. The blood of an Omega will be worth anywhere from 100 Million to 500 Million. This is how we will trade, Kingpin." The masked man replied.
Kingpin scratched his chin, "This is a hard task, but I like it. If this is your cost, I won't have to worry about getting cash."
He did not ask why he needed the blood as it was none of his business.
"I will reward you more if you can bring me the blood of a few specific mutants." The man demanded.
"How much are we talking about?" Kingpin got greedy.
"500 Million to 1 Billion." the man answered, making Kingpin excited.
"I can try, give us the names and addresses if you have them," Kingpin asked back.
The masked man took out a list and handed it to him. "The biggest priority is Jean Grey, an Omega level. She has not manifested her powers yet completely, if you can get her blood, I will give you weapons or cash and gold worth 1 billion.
"The second is Logan aka Wolverine, considered a Beta level Mutant. I will give you 300 Million for him.
"Third is Charles Xavier, aka Professor X. He's a very powerful Omega. If you can get his blood, I will give you nukes if you want. If you want money, I can give you 5 billion dollars. All of them live in Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in North Salem."
Kingpin read the list and his brows furrowed. He knew Wolverine and Professor X. But, the money was too enticing.
He put his hand forward and asked, "Pleasure doing business, what may I call you?"
The red eyes of the masked man looked into Kingpin's eyes as if checking his soul, "Ravenflame."
[A/N: Tyson Nox Ravenflame is the protagonist of Marvel Fanfic with the anti-hero I told you about.]
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