[The image shows a middle-aged man in scarred mechanized armor, his face marked with wounds. The armor on his right arm is destroyed by an terrifying force. On the back of his hand, six glowing gems are embedded...]...
Marvel World
People looked at this familiar figure in utter shock.
Tony Stark, who had just announced himself as Iron Man not long ago, was actually the savior?
This was incredible!
At that moment, Nick Fury was on his way to Tony's location to implement the Avengers Initiative.
"The future savior?" Nick Fury murmured.
A serious expression gradually appeared on his dark face. If Tony truly was the savior, what terrible things would happen in the future?
And those six gems in his hand... why did they seem somewhat familiar?!
The more he looked, the more apprehensive he became, and even his pace quickened significantly.....
In deep space, Thanos, having just completed the purge of a planet, stared at the Infinity Stones in Iron Man's hand, utterly stunned.
He was still searching for the Infinity Stones himself—how could a mere mortal have collected them?
"Is this the far future? Or the near future?"
"If it's the latter..."
Thanos fell into deep thought. From this image alone, he knew he had collected the six Infinity Stones!
And what was his purpose? This sparked endless curiosity in him.
He hadn't been concerned about the powerful beings from previous videos, as they didn't exist in this universe and posed little threat.
But now, the appearance of the six Infinity Stones made every ambitious being entertain dangerous ideas.
Within Asgard
Odin stared at the six Infinity Stones, his mouth slightly agape, his single eye filled with shock. This was an Earthling—
how had he collected all six Infinity Stones? Even Odin himself had chosen to abandon the quest during his own collection, particularly because of the Soul Stone.
Thousands of years ago, Odin had led Asgard's warriors in a decisive battle against the Frost Giants on Earth
and left the Cosmic Cube with the seemingly weak humans. Now, judging from the video, had humanity developed to this extent?
On Earth
The Ancient One frowned. Even she hadn't clearly seen a fraction of this future. Now, the owner of this video had exposed it.
"What an incredibly powerful being, to play with the timeline like this!"
"Was even the Time Stone taken by this human?"
She was deeply interested in what the future held.
The unchanging course of history seemed to be shifting.....
Tony Stark, currently partying, looked up at his own image in the sky.
He was dumbfounded.
How was he up there? And what was this about being the savior?
And why did he look so old? He had never designed that armor.
"How is this possible? How can I be the savior?!"
It wasn't that he didn't believe it—he had his doubts. Right now, he was dying. The reactor in his chest was nearly depleted, and he was experiencing poisoning symptoms.
"Could it be that I found a new element?"
If this was the future, then he might still be alive.
The thought excited him immensely, and he even tossed aside the expensive wine in his hand.
"I hope the video shows how I found the new element!"
"But I'm actually the savior? Heh heh heh!"
He hadn't expected his future to turn out like this, though he wondered who had beaten him into such a state!
[Screen continues]
[The young, handsome Tony, now a billionaire tycoon, had elevated Stark Industries to the top arms dealer in the United States.]
[He partied constantly and was notoriously careless. Every morning, Pepper Potts had to clean up the mess from the night before....]
[Until one day, while demonstrating new weapons to senior military officials, he was kidnapped and hit by a weapon of his own creation!]
[When Tony woke up, he found himself in a dark, hot place, his body bandaged in multiple places, with a protruding device on his chest....]
[Cough cough]
[He looked around and saw a man shaving in front of a mirror....]
[As Tony tried to sit up, the man spoke to him...]
["If I were you, I wouldn't move..."]
[Horrified, Tony discovered wires connecting his chest to a nearby electrical box. In panic, he tore off the bandages to reveal an electromagnet embedded in his chest....]
[Fear gripped him, and he breathed heavily. He thought it was a nightmare, but this was reality!]
[He was on the brink of death...]
[Tony sat up weakly and asked in a hoarse voice, "What did you do to me?"]
[The man laughed, stirring food in a pan, and said with a smile, "What did I do? No... I saved your life!"]
["I removed as much shrapnel as I could, but there's still plenty left inside you."]
["The shrapnel would travel through your bloodstream to vital organs and kill you soon. But I used an electromagnet, connected to a power source, to attract the shrapnel to it...."]
[If Tony left the electrical box, death was certain.]
[The man tossed Tony a small bottle containing pieces of shrapnel...]
[As they spoke, the kidnappers entered....]
[Tony learned they wanted him to build missiles. When he refused, he was treated inhumanely....]....
Countless Americans watching felt unbearable sympathy.
They hadn't expected Iron Man to have endured such suffering.
Pepper Potts looked heartbroken. Even though Tony had told her about it before, seeing it was far more painful.
People's hatred for terrorists grew stronger.
Many organized themselves to resist these groups....
[On screen]
[Tony was brought outside, his head covered. Surrounded by terrorists, escape seemed impossible....]
[He pretended to start building weapons....]
[With Yinsen's help, using limited materials, he successfully created a small Arc Reactor, replacing the bulky battery....]
[In front of the terrorists, he built a suit of armor and prepared to escape!]
[In just one week, they created the first-generation armor—Mark 1!]
[The terrorists thought they were building missiles, even new types, until they noticed something strange....]
[Tony donned the armor and broke through. Even concentrated fire couldn't stop him....]
[But during the escape, the man who changed Iron Man's life died there....]
[That man's name was Yinsen...].....
Tony Stark saw Yinsen's death again and felt a mix of emotions.
Without Yinsen, he wouldn't have survived.
Without him, there might be no Iron Man today.
"Yinsen..."
Tony covered half his face with one hand, tears welling in his eyes.....
[After escaping, Tony Stark completely changed his previous stance. He shut down Stark Industries' weapons manufacturing division and ceased producing weapons of mass destruction....]
[Later, Tony discovered Stark weapons in many conflict zones. To combat this,...]
[Tony successfully produced the Mark 2—sleek, heavily mechanized, with multifunctional artificial intelligence...]
This drove countless men worldwide crazy. Humanoid armor that fit the body was a dream come true!
"Is this the power of technology?"
Dragon Ball World
Bulma's eyes shone as she watched. She turned and headed back to her lab to start researching.
For someone who could create a time machine, this wasn't too difficult....
[Screen continues]
[In Gulmira, as terrorists were about to execute hostages, a red figure descended from the sky and landed abruptly!]
[The terrorists stared in horror, unsure what was happening!]
[Terrified, they opened fire wildly.]
[Rat-tat-tat-tat!!!!]
[Countless bullets ricocheted off the armor, useless, only producing the clang of metal.]
[He swiftly took down the terrorists, one punch at a time, and destroyed all their weapons....]
[Meanwhile, the military also noticed the appearance of the humanoid armor....].....
In a military conference room.
Senior officers looked at James Rhodes and were speechless.
Not long ago, they had been discussing military exercises.
Well, well, well!...
[When Obadiah Stane saw the news that his terrorists had been eliminated, his face darkened, and his ambition began to show!]
[Tony, completely unsuspecting, was attacked by Obadiah, who stole his reactor...]
[Tony was on the verge of death, but fortunately, Pepper had earlier turned the original reactor into a keepsake, saving his life....]
[To rescue Pepper, Tony went alone...]
[He uncovered Obadiah's entire plan: to seize everything, hiring terrorists to attack and kidnap Tony, etc....]
[The two armored warriors clashed in the streets. Americans once again felt the fear of chaos and fled everywhere....].....
There were no physical blows—just a battle between machines—but it felt entirely different.
[Tony lured Obadiah to high altitude, where the freezing air instantly froze Obadiah's armor, rendering it inert and sending it crashing to the ground!]
[But Obadiah wasn't dead... Instead, Tony, out of energy, was cornered!]
[In the end, Pepper released the full energy of the large reactor!]
[A beam of light shot into the sky, blowing Tony away and engulfing Obadiah, reaching into the heavens!]
[The crisis was resolved...]
[Days later, at a press conference, Iron Man discarded his script, looked calmly at the media, and said:
"I am Iron Man."]
This was the birth of Iron Man—and the beginning of everything.