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Rox sat inside an abandoned subway tunnel beneath Queens.
The System had guided him here — miles of disused lines, sealed off during the '90s, long forgotten by the public, government, and even SHIELD.
> 🌀 [New Safe Zone Unlocked: Underground Base – Sector 0]
→ Modifiable | Expandable | Undetectable (Due to Fixed Luck)
→ Base Bonuses: +20% Tech Development Speed, +15% Stealth Mission Success
→ Free Add-On: Autonomous Drone Constructor (A.D.C.) — Powered by recycled StarkTech
The small capsule in Rox's hand unfolded into a spider-like drone, which immediately began cleaning, scanning, and building.
Within hours, the tunnel was no longer a ruin. It was becoming a fortress.
Steel doors. Surveillance nodes. Underground power. A growing command hub.
And at the center — Rox.
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> "Let's talk goals."
"The world's about to enter chaos. Heroes will rise. So will gods, monsters, and cosmic tyrants."
"And I'll be the only one with the power to tilt fate."
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🌀 [Personal Stats – Rox]
⚡ Power Core: Tesseract Residue (Spatial Sense Lv.1)
🎲 Trait: Supreme Fixed Luck – Active
🧠 Skills:
Probability Shift (Lv.1) – Manipulate outcomes in battle
Passive Spider Totem (Reflexes & Danger Sense)
🔐 Base Security: Shadow Protocol – Untraceable
🛠 Inventory:
Vibranium Sample (Ready for forging)
Stark R&D Access Card
Infinity Stone Detector (Stealth Mode)
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Suddenly, the System chimed.
> New Global Event Detected:
"Tony Stark will depart for Afghanistan in 12 hours."
"Kidnapping attempt by Ten Rings confirmed."
"Optional Intervention Available."
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🌀 [Side Quest: Intervene in Stark's Capture]
🏆 Rewards:
500 System Points
StarkTech Blueprint Access
Potential Alliance with Future Iron Man
🎲 Outcome: 100% success — method left to host.
Rox paced for a moment.
> "If I save him early, I gain a genius ally. If I don't… he becomes Iron Man. Either path benefits me."
He opened his palm.
> "But what if I engineer the entire scenario for both?"
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12 Hours Later – Afghanistan Desert
Miles away, Rox stood cloaked in adaptive camo as the Ten Rings convoy ambushed Tony's Humvee.
Explosions rocked the valley. Gunfire. Screaming.
Rox simply watched, eyes glowing slightly.
> "System, activate Probability Shift."
→ [Critical Impact Avoided]
→ [Arc Reactor Materials Secured for Later Extraction]
→ [Future Iron Man Timeline Preserved]
He waited until Stark passed out from the shrapnel wound.
Then Rox moved, invisible to both SHIELD satellites and the terrorists.
He reached into Tony's suit, and with a faint shimmer, placed a small device the size of a coin beneath the man's chestplate.
> ✅ [Tracker Embedded – Tony Stark]
→ Future ally tracking unlocked
→ Remote influence access granted
Rox whispered to the unconscious man, "Wake up, genius. The world needs you to be a hero. I'll be watching."
Then he vanished into the wind.
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Back at the Underground Base
> [Blueprints Received – Mini Arc Reactor Prototype]
[StarkTech Interface Now Available]
[System Points: +500]
Rox watched the glowing reactor designs appear in mid-air.
> "I just stole the future from under SHIELD's nose… again."
He sat back in his chair, hands behind his head, smiling.
> "I don't need to be a hero. I just need to make the board move."
"This is my game now."
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