The apartment felt alive again. For the first time in days, everyone wasn't running from monsters, fighting gods, or arguing with Avengers. They were just… there.
Kimiko sat cross-legged on the couch, remote in hand, flipping between soap operas and local news. Frenchie tinkered with the fridge again, insisting it wasn't "purring at the right frequency." Hughie was buried in his laptop, muttering about encrypted files and timelines. Butcher was in his natural state—cracking open beers like they were air.
Alex sat back, eyes heavy, almost relaxed. Almost.
Then Deadpool burst through the living room like a hurricane.
"STOP EVERYTHING! EVERYBODY LISTEN! Do you even realize what day this is?!"
Butcher groaned. "Christ, what now?"
Deadpool leapt onto the couch, pointing both katanas at the ceiling like he was crowning himself king.
"THIS. IS. OUR. 100TH. CHAPTER!"
Everyone just… stared.
Hughie blinked. "...What?"
Deadpool spun dramatically, gesturing toward nothing. "Don't you dare play dumb, Hughie. You've been comic relief for a hundred chapters now, you're practically contractually obligated to know this is the milestone episode! Cue the confetti! Cue the montage! Cue the—" He pointed directly at the air. "—AUTHOR. Yeah, you. Don't think I forgot about you. You've been torturing us for nearly a year. Trials, deaths, trauma, Zack Snyder levels of grimdark monologues, and don't even get me started on the Sword-Zombie-Immortal-Vale guy. Seriously, dude, therapy. Get it."
Butcher chucked an empty beer can at him. "Shut yer gob, you spandex prick."
Deadpool dodged it and immediately grabbed Kimiko's popcorn. "You're just jealous I'm the only one who knows what's going on! Hundred freakin' chapters, people! You know how much fanfiction that is? That's like—" He started counting on his fingers. "—a Netflix binge, a mid-life crisis, AND an anime filler arc all rolled into one!"
Kimiko just snatched her popcorn back.
Alex rubbed his face. "Oh my god… we're really doing this?"
"YES!" Deadpool shouted, posing dramatically in front of the TV. "We're celebrating! We made it this far without getting fully canceled! Honestly, I expected Marvel lawyers to kick the door down by, like, chapter 12. But nope—we're still here! Thank you, thank you, I'll be here all week—"
Then the TV cut to breaking news.
The room froze.
A live feed showed the skyline of New York, cameras shaking as something crackled open in the sky. Blue energy tore reality like paper. A single figure floated out, red cape flowing, smug face perfectly lit in the moonlight.
Homelander.
His smirk hit harder than a punch. The news anchor's voice cracked through the static:"—appearing once again over New York City after a two-year absence. Authorities… powerless to respond—"
Alex sat upright, heart pounding. No. Not him. Not now.
Hughie muttered under his breath, pale. "He's back…"
Frenchie exhaled smoke, muttering a curse in French. Kimiko's hands clenched into fists.
Butcher? He didn't even move at first. He just stared at the screen, jaw tightening, eyes narrowing with a rage so sharp it felt like it could cut glass. Finally, he spat.
"That fin' c again."
The memory of their last encounter burned hot: the colossal kaiju tearing through the city, Deadpool atomized into dust, Alex nearly broken, the gauntlet changing hands. Homelander had left smug, untouchable. And now here he was—back.
Deadpool sat down slowly, mask expressionless but voice carrying a different weight."Well… happy 100th, kids. Guess the gift is trauma."
Homelander hovered on the screen, tilting his head, that smile daring them to step outside.
Butcher crushed his beer can in his fist.
"Time to wipe that f***in' grin off his face once and for all."
🎉 CHAPTER 100 SPECIAL 🎉
We made it to 100 chapters, and you're all still alive. I don't know how, considering the MC has a system, the Gauntlet, Deadpool, and now casually throws hands with both Supes and Avengers. But here we are.
I just want to say — if you've been lurking, now's the time to show yourself 👀
Tell me your favorite moment in the story so far.
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