Grace: I'm not sure why you seem so surprised with me reaching out to you especially after I had my troops assist in your protection in Bialya instead of using the time to infiltrate the local government
"While I'm aware that Hydra agents have acted in my defense during my time their I was uncertain of which leadership they were following. Although Hydra is a significant and formidable organization there is a lot of in fighting over the leadership of the organization"
Grace: I admit that we aren't as unified as we once were in the past and our philosophical ideals have divided Hydra we are still of one body if not one mind we know that Hydra is the true way forward for humanity even if we don't agree with how we get there and I can see that you are of a similar mindset.
Ah so that's what's going on she wants to recruit me and although I'm not adverse to joining Hydra I don't really have much of a need to do so. At this point joining Hydra would be more detrimental than beneficial to me and they don't have the best image especially with being a Nazi off shoot. Although recent iteration of Hydra is more inclusive to all that share their vision regardless of ethnicity I don't think it's enough for a rebrand though.
Technically this version of Hydra would be the ideal ground to grow the new imperium of man but to me it is like building on loose sand. Yet I could couldn't really disregard them either while I was building something it leaned far too heavily on the industrial side of society. Sure there were some gray areas but still wasn't anything like a private military or even anything like AIM. I needed to create an edge because while it was nice to have allies with those resources it didn't automatically give me authority to use them.
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M'shen POV (Red Room Headquarters)
I stomped down one last time crushing the skull of Anya also known as Orphan Maker. She was an attractive woman which would have given Julian pause as he would have tried to recruit her which is why she needed to die. She was too much of a liability and the last line of defense between me and my target the key to taking control of this operation. I needed to do this alone as Julian couldn't afford to damage his image which is why I haven't even told him of my plans. Hopefully he will forgive my indiscretion and see the utility of having such a organization under his control.
I know that Hydra will approach him soon and he might consider it as as there are many similarities between the imperium of man and Hydra but they were fundamentally different. They would be a hindrance as he wouldn't be their immediate leader but a member and even if he became a leader of their organization he wouldn't have supremacy within as there were other leaders. The Red room was more in line with what we needed especially since it wasn't as well known as Hydra and operated by self important individuals who were afraid to loose control. To ensure their supremacy they conducted experiments and by the standards of this reality it was cruel. In the imperium it would be considered needless waste the agents known as widows mind controlled and brain washed making them unquestionably loyal. They were given a shitty version of super soldier serum and I had conquered every other branch.
This was the last holdout run by a few pathetic high born who thinks that they pull the strings of the world. They thought themselves as guiding hands gardeners pruning unwanted weeds the reality was they stagnated and in their inability to let go prevents growth causing things to grow rank and in need of clearing. Now all I had to do was take down one last throne forsaken entitled piece of shit and then we can truly begin making moves.
Pulling out my laz pistol I easily blast through the door and see a man standing defiantly against me. This Tzeentch wannabe glared as if his stare could shred me apart of course that was foolish arrogance as he understood nothing especially of what was to come. He thought himself so clever trusting his godless machines to send his distress calls but they would never be received. I may not be a tech priest but even I could easily dismantle such primitive communication systems.
Aleksander Lukin: you know that even if you kill me you're already dead? My widows will tear you apart so enjoy...
I got tired of listening and broke his jaw. For someone that was the head of what was supposed to be the head of an elite espionage group that doesn't exist he seemed to love to talk. He wasn't necessary to keep around I easily went through all their systems and seized control. I just didn't want him to continue interfering and possibly compromising the future missions or any of Red room agents. This will be the true starting point for the Officio Assassinorum of this reality as while my apprentices were developing nicely it wasn't enough.
I remember what Julian said when those witches were located how he wanted to send to the Adepta Sororitas but they didn't exist here so I will convert these widows into true battle sisters but first I will allow myself some fun as Julian stressed it's necessity in this reality. The reason I didn't immediately execute this scum was to take my time torturing him as he awaited the arrival of his widows that would never arrive. Once he truly understood that even his last ploy has failed and that all his actions were nothing more than wasted energy then I would end him slowly in the most painful way possible.
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Reed Richard POV (Baxter building)
Where is Sue? She should be here. Why isn't she here? I know that I tend to block her concerns when I focus on something but she usually gets mad throws a tantrum or becomes depressed and waits for me to console her. This isn't even really the first time she walked out because I sidelined her needs usually she would have come home by now cooled off and ready to talk like an adult. Yet it has been weeks possibly longer as I've probably lost track of time. Why does she no longer follow her routine?
"Johnny why isn't Sue back already"
Johnny: So you finally noticed that she's gone?
"I could tell she was gone but usually she is back by now. Which is why I asked!"
Johnny: Your so smart use your head and figure it out!
Johnny didn't bother to wait for a response and simply walked to the balcony and flew away. I must've really missed something important for Johnny to be this upset about it as he usually just stays out of it unless it's his fault. I don't see Ben around and he is my go to guy when it comes to these situations. Sure I was a bit tunnel visioned while I was trying to wrap my mind around the Julian problem but I hit a wall and couldn't get around it. I finally decided to take time away before revisiting the issue and clean up the whole Sue issue only to discover things are worse than expected.