The Black Lion - A small step for men... (Patreon)

Harrison Evans, Sanctum Sanctorum, New York

"Do you call this magic?" Loki said looking elegantly and condescendingly at Steven, who simply raised an eyebrow before the Goddess of lies

Harrison simply rolled his eyes and cast a stinging spell at Loki's beautiful and huge butt, eliciting a small startle cry and causing the sorceress to frown at him, although there was amusement on her face

The Asgardian sorceress enjoyed making him angry

"Behave," Harrison ordered with amusement in his voice

"Yes, daddy," said the lustful Goddess with a false tone of submission

Steven simply sighed and continued with the lesson, to no one's surprise, Loki mastered magic with alarming ease, finding special interest in a particular spell that conjured magical chains

And with obvious perversion, the beautiful Norse Goddess looked at Harrison with innocence in her gaze and spoke

"Look daddy, so you can use them with me tonight" before conjuring chains and placing her body in a suggestive position

For Merlin, the Asgardians were crazy, Harrison thought in disbelief

To Harry's surprise, Loki had fit into his group with alarming ease, as well as being skilled in magic, she was also extremely vain, spending Harrison's fortune on clothes, accessories, jewelry

And shoes, lots of shoes

She was the favorite shopping companion of his beloved white queen

Harrison still remembered the famous "inspections" after each trip, where Loki and Emma posed for him everything they bought, usually accompanied by some mischievous comment about how Harrison would take off the same clothes sooner rather than later

 "No dear, although you are a mere ant compared to my dear King, your power is considerable, as is your skill, yet you possess the delicacy of a war hammer, magic, it is delicate, precise, an art, it is a deadly dagger and must be treated with precision," Loki said firmly, at the same time proceeding to do the spell that Steven had taught her,  but better, more efficient and with less amount of magic

Harrison could only laugh loudly at the sight of Steven's expression

Loki just laughed and said

"Don't take it personal darling, I have thousands of years of arcane experience, however, it is evident that you are a prodigy of magic, considering that you are a simple human," Loki said as she walked to an elegant sofa and took a seat crossing her legs, sending a mischievous look at Harrison

Steven looked at Harrison and said

"How do you bear it?" he asked

Harrison shrugged his shoulders and said

"You become fond of her with time," said the Black Lion with amusement, at the same time that he took Loki's winged seat and with a gesture, invoked tea and cookies to chat

Steven, understanding the indirect message, and took a seat in front of both sorcerers

“The lesson was invigorating Mr. Evans, but something tells me that the reason for your visit is something else," Steven said, taking a seat and a cup of tea.

Harrison looked at him respectfully as he nodded calmly

"Aye, on my visit to Asgard, they mention was made of a particular magical event, they called it 'the plague' and it resulted in the involution of magic in the human race, I wish to know if you have knowledge of this," Harrison said, while, with a snap, he summoned a folder in front of Steven, who proceeded to read it calmly

Loki, on the other hand, simply drank from the delicious tea and biscuits, giving a sigh of pleasure

"Exquisite and sublime concoction dear, what is it made of?" asked the beautiful goddess

"You're right, this is exquisite," Steven said, looking at his cup with obvious pleasure

Harrison just looked at them with amusement and responded

"It is a tea made with magical plants and fruits, product of my experiments, its main use is the reduction of arcane fatigue, in addition to improving concentration," said the young genius taking a sip of the exquisite concoction

“Would you be interested in trading?” Steven asked with extreme seriousness, obsessively looking at the cup in his hand

Shrewdly, Harrison smiled and replied

"Possibly, if you give me something interesting in return," said Harrison

Steven just looked at him and said

“I know what event you are referring to, it is in the records of the Sanctum Sanctorum, it happened in the late 1800's, the native magic of this planet changed, it became wild and indomitable, the supreme sorcerer of that time relates how prominent magical families, who had had the Gift for generations lost their magical connection, many of them are still active today,  like the Bones, the Blacks and even the fearsome Potters," Steven said, at the same time that he opened a small portal and put his hand in, evidently looking for a book

"I remember that, The All Father forbade us to visit this Kingdom for two decades, he looked really worried about whatever would hit your beloved planet," Loki said, with a thoughtful look

Harrison nodded and said

"It's funny, though, magic didn't disappear Steven, it just devolved, look at this," Harrison said, showing Strange the studies done and the relationship between Gen X and its ancient predecessor, the magic gene, called Gen M

The sorcerer devoured the report in a matter of seconds, staring at Harrison in amazement

"It's incredible, and it makes a lot of sense, the real explosion of mutants happened right after the Plague, I had never related the events to each other," said the man with realization on his face

"Do your records mention the origin of "the plague" any patient zero or origin?" asked Harrison with interest

Steven just sighed and nodded

"Yes, there is no mention of a patient zero, however, the ancient sorcerer supreme says the origin was in Scotland, somewhere in the High Lands," Steven said curiously

At those words, alarms began to ring in Harrison's head, and he asked

“Scotland? Do you have a map?” Harrison asked, with some urgency in his voice

Surprised and suspicious at Harrison's reaction, Steven stood up and walked over to a particular bookseller, picking up an old diary

"According to the sketch, the origin of the problem arose somewhere near this area," Steven said, staring at Harrison's face

The Black Lion could only curse in his mind, recognizing the place in question very well, it was hard not to

In the north of Scotland, near the coast of the North Sea, lost among the Highlands and with the characteristic lake on one side

The location of Hogwarts Castle

Another fucking problem, Harrison thought

"I see from your reaction, that you recognize this place," Steven said with interest in his voice, while Loki looked at Harrison with interest

Harrison simply nodded

"I have preparations to make, but, if I'm not mistaken, you and I will have an interesting excursion," Harrison said, staring at Steven

Steven stared at him in silence for a long time, judging and analyzing the Black Lion's words until, he simply created another portal and took out a small jewel, it was simple, made of bronze and without any ornament

"The Sling Ring I told you about, in exchange for a lifetime endowment of this exquisite delicacy and the information you have about "the plague"- said the man looking at the cup with crazed eyes

Harrison smiled like a cat who had caught a canary and taking the ring gently, he replied

"A pleasure to do business with you, I will send one of my drones with more details after the flight of the Stingray," Harrison said

Steven nodded elegantly and they began to talk about more banal topics, enjoying a pleasant talk about arcane arts and magical techniques, with Loki included, who seemed to enjoy the technical aspects of magic quite a bit

It was a pleasant afternoon for everyone

Emma Frost, Hellfire Club, New York

"We've arrived, Mr. Evans," said Mark, as they landed in the privacy of the beautiful mansion that would host the gala tonight

"Thank you, Mark, have fun with your daughter, and tell her happy birthday," Harrison said, handing a small gift to his driver, who took it gratefully

The door opened on its own, allowing Emma to come down with elegance and pure seduction, a revealing dress, which left her beautiful legs uncovered, with an exquisite and elegant neckline, her hair was straight and long, her throat, adorned with the Evans choker

The guests of the club looked at her with desire, Emma simply rolled her eyes, those looks would disappear in an instant

Behind her, the presence of her owner and fiancé captured all the attention in the place, those imbeciles who looked at her like a piece of meat quickly averted their gaze, not wishing to attract the Black Lion's anger for looking at his wife

Because, for everyone present at the gala, Emma Frost belonged to Harrison Evans and no one else

It would be an interesting meeting

"Emma dear, Harrison," said none other than Paris Seville, one of the queens of the club, who walked towards Emma with a huge smile

With a small but genuine smile, Emma greeted Paris elegantly, a kiss on each cheek

"Nice to see you again Miss Seville, as beautiful as the last time I saw you," Harrison said with amusement and possessive eyes, devouring Paris's mature and exquisite body with his eyes

The powerful woman smiled, though she wasn't able to stand Harrison's domineering gaze on her for long before lowering her gaze

"As handsome and charming as ever, Harry," Paris said with a genuine smile

Emma looked at the interaction approvingly, the introduction between Paris and Harrison ended just as Emma had predicted

With Paris Seville completely enchanted by the Black Lion

Emma didn't have to be a genius to notice the longing looks the beautiful woman sent to her fiancé, it was evident what she wanted

And Emma, as the generous woman that she was, was willing to give it to her, for a price, of course

"Shall we go?" Harrison ordered elegantly and firmly, at the same time offering his arms to both women

Emma smiled, at the same time as she took Harrison's arm naturally

However, Emma watched with amusement as Paris shuddered, the White Queen did not doubt for a second that Paris' pussy was completely wet

The businesswoman took Harrison's arm and together they entered the mansion, under the curious and envious looks of the members of the club, none of them suspected the changes that tonight's meeting would bring to the entire organization

Emma walked gallantly and arrogantly, enjoying to the fullest how everyone made way before her and Harrison, something natural in her opinion, that the inferior beings looked at those who were far above them with longing and envy

It was nature at its best

“All set?” asked the Black Lion

Both queens nodded elegantly, as they entered the meeting room, where the rest of the club's "high council" was

Emma found only pathetic beings, clinging to their poor, useless shreds of power that they thought they had

Several minutes later, Emma and company arrived at the main room where the White Queen's initiation was to take place

And inside was the next obstacle for his beloved Black Lion

Sebastian Shaw, the jerk who thought he'd have the privilege of fucking the White Queen

Emma snorted at the stupid notion, Harrison would atomize Shaw if he tried anything on her, the beautiful blonde thought with satisfaction

"You've arrived," Shaw said with mixed feelings 

At his side, the usual imbecile lackeys, "powerful" men in the world

Donald Pierce, Justin Hammer Sr., and even Warren Worthington II, looked at Emma and Paris warily, seeing who was the man escorting them

There were more people in the room, including an elegant and exotic Mediterranean woman behind Shaw, who watched the exchange of power warily in her gaze

Wise for her part, Emma thought approvingly

"I'm afraid this is a private meeting, Mr. Evans," said Shaw elegantly, but with a cold look

"Oh, I'm aware, Mr. Shaw, but my fiancée Emma and my new friend Paris, they have something to tell you, I think," said the young tycoon with amusement

Paris decisively stepped forward and said

"I nominate Harrison Evans as a candidate for White King of the Hellfire Club," said the beautiful woman firmly, to the disbelief and, to Emma's pleasure, fear of the rest of the members

Included, even if he wished to hide it, Sebastian Shaw

"Under what cause?" asked the mutant with a completely serious face

At this point, Harrison stepped forward and calmly opening his arms, spoke

"Ius Sanguinis, you know perfectly well what I mean," said Harrison, remembering the talk with Fleur, and without bothering to wait for confirmation, he knew perfectly well that, with the nomination of Emma and Paris, his place was guaranteed

Behind him, both queens followed the new White King, taking a seat on either side of his new throne

"That's not your place, White Queen," said Shaw with evident fury in his voice

“It is from now on, Emma is my fiancée and, therefore, one of my queens, do you have anything to say about it?” Harrison said, infusing his voice with magic and channeling it into the rest of the council members

Everyone shuddered at the inexplicable sensation, including Shaw, though to his credit, he quickly recovered

“Shall we start with the meeting?” Harrison said with a predatory smile, as he placed one hand on Emma's leg and the other on Paris's, for the "secret" pleasure of the latter

 Shaw leaned forward in silence, the challenge was more than evident, there were two alphas running the club and everyone present knew that, sooner or later

Only one would remain standing

Peter Parker, Launching station, New York

"Calibrating last details, the flight controls are as smooth as baby bubbles," Ben reported with pleasure, looking ecstatically at the cockpit of the Stingray

Dr. Richards nodded with pleasure and said

"Perfect, keep it firm, I'll check the defensive barriers and the weapon system," said the man before running to the rest of the stations

Peter was nervous, he had been fully trained, was adept at handling telemetry, and would monitor cosmic rays with Miss Storm

“Nervous?” Susan asked with a smile of understanding, watching as a terrified Peter checked his station for the tenth time

"Quite a lot, this trip is simply historic, I'm very nervous" Peter said with a constipated smile on his face

"Don't worry, I had the same doubts and I talked to Harry, everything is under control" said the beautiful woman with a maternal smile

Peter nodded with one of his own, at the same time that the image of Harrison Evans appeared on the ship's computer

“Control to Stingray, do you receive me? Conducting communications tests”

Susan, with surprising speed and a radiant smile on her face, replied

"We hear you loud and clear control, I'm glad to hear your voice Harry," Susan said with a tone suspiciously similar to the one Gwen used to talk to the big boss

“As you know, the date and time of the takeoff was leaked thanks to Jhonny, and you will have an audience at your takeoff, there are at least ten thousand people live and all the world networks are covering the event, do you need anything? Do you want to abort the mission?”

Susan frowned furiously at the reminder of Jhonny's stupidity, but smiled again at Harrison's words

"No, everything is perfect," Susan said

"No problem on this side," Reed replied, still focused on vector calculations

"All in green boss" said Ben

"Prepared and ready" was Jhonny's response

For a moment, everyone looked at Peter, waiting for his answer

"OHH, everything is in order Mr. Evans" he said with some embarrassment

Nodding, Harrison replied

"Excellent, then have a good trip, we're in touch," Harrison said, at the same time that communication was cut off

Reed instantly took command

-Perfect, all the systems in green, to their posts, ready to make history?” he asked with emotion

They all gave affirmative answers, trembling with emotion

“Take off!” shouted the scientist

Ben started with protocol and the powerful pulse engines began to roar, powered by the Evans reactor that powered the entire ship

The irony for Peter is that said reactor, it was the size of a fucking shoebox, but it had reached a point where he simply wouldn't question the genius of Harrison Evans and his favorite hobby

Making physics his bitch, over and over again

"Dropping anchors and lifting ourselves," Jhonny said with emotion, at the same time that they rose into the atmosphere, crossing space debris and the atmosphere

To everyone's surprise, no one felt absolutely anything, apparently, the inertia dampers worked perfectly

Within seconds, they were out of orbit, with a beautiful, stunning, terrifying sight

"It's beautiful," Peter said, looking down the cockpit deck towards his beautiful planet, an act that was accompanied by the rest of the crew

At least, until Harrison's call interrupted them

"Stingray, do you receive me?" Asking for confirmation- Harrison asked

Susan took the message and replied

"We receive you loud and clear, successful takeoff, I repeat, successful takeoff, we leave the atmosphere" said the beautiful blonde with a smile

"Perfect, let's proceed with part two, at your discretion Ben," Harrison said, cutting off communications

"Well, fasten your seatbelts, it's time to test the Evans-Richards engine," said the bald man, as he made all the preparations

-Sensor calibration, adjusted vector parameters? - Reed asked

Susan replied, totally focused

"All ready, sharing a route to follow, destination, Charon, Pluto," Reed said, preparing everything

"Ready Ben," Reed said, with obvious excitement in his voice

“Here we go!”  Ben said, starting the launch sequence

The power of the ship increased, at the same time as a bubble of green energy enveloped them and an instant later, Peter was one of the first humans to break the speed of light

The stars disappeared and an infinite vortex of green flooded the view of the ship's bridge

"We're in transit, E.T.A. 15 seconds," Ben said in full concentration

"Normal telemetry parameters, within expected standards," Peter said, seeing that everything was completely in order

"Emerging from the hyperjump in 3, 2, 1...," Ben spoke, at the same time as the impressive vortex disappeared, leaving them in front of a huge sphere of ice

Peter could only inhale strongly, he was seeing live and direct what a few weeks ago he had seen at mission control, Charon, Pluto's moon

"Madam and gentlemen, before your eyes, Charon, the farthest object in our solar system, we are the first humans to travel at hype luminal speed," Reed said, as he began to clap his hands with a smile, excited for the moment

Soon, the rest of the crew did the same, even HERBIE, the ship's A.I. that Dr. Richards had designed, played celebratory music, while lights of various colors illuminated the ship's bridge

An instant later, a transmission from the earth was present

"Stingray, this is mission control, what's your status?" - Harrison asked calmly

Susan, as usual, was quick to answer

“Everything in order Harry, the jump was a success, the first hyper light flight in the history of humanity was a success! Sharing images of Charon," Susan said, before connecting the ship's systems to the transmission

"Perfect equipment, let's collect data and prepare for the next jump, let's go back to Earth and plan the next expedition and..." however, Peter stopped listening to Reed, seeing that his sensors received something particular

"Team, receipt, a transmission, it's cyclical, coming from the center of Charon," Peter said with extreme curiosity, sharing the strange transmission to the ship's systems

“Interesting, it's obviously artificial, but... What is that? Reed said in amazement, at the same time that, to the disbelief of all present, a blue light began to shine from the icy depths of Charon”

"High seismic activity on the surface of the moon, imminent implosion, something wants to emerge," said Peter with evident anguish in his voice, at the same time that, in front of the exploration ship, Charon disappeared completely, tons of ice shot out in all directions and only thanks to Mr. Evans' kinetic barriers, they were safe

The ship shook non-stop, as a result of the imposing rain of debris from the planet's crust, however, the surprises did not end there

Where Charon once stood, there was now a strange alien object, it was huge, according to scanners at least fifteen kilometers long, with powerful rings that glowed with a soft blue glow

"Are you watching this Harry?" Reed asked in disbelief, looking forward to the immense object

"Yes, however, I have no record of this, it seems active and dangerous, return to Earth to plan a second expedition and..." however, Harrison's voice was interrupted by HERBIE's warnings

"Danger, cosmic storm detected, danger, cosmic storm detected," said the A.I. as he showed on the screens how a fucking cosmic storm appeared out of nowhere and headed towards them and towards the strange object

In alarm, Reed shouted

"HERBIE, get everything ready and we'll get out of here, Ben, start the jump, NOW," Reed ordered, watching as the storm approached at a terrifying speed

"WE WON'T MAKE IT REED," Susan shouted, reading the telemetry and coming to the same conclusion as Peter

With alarm, and seeing that the storm had already touched the alien structure, Reed ordered HERBIE

"EMERGENCY JUMP, ANYWHERE, NOW!" he Scream, seeing how the storm wreaked havoc on the artifact, the huge rings began to rotate with great speed, at the same time that a blue silver glow combined with the cosmic storm

"Emergency jump, ten seconds," said HERBIE

"Fucking mother HERBIE, WE DON'T HAVE TEN SECONDS" said Jhonny, terrified to see the space storm approaching

And in an instant, the inevitable happened, the cosmic storm powered by the artifact hit the ship, breaking through Harrison's barriers and piercing the bodies of the entire crew, with Ben receiving the most exposure

"JUMP INITIATED," HERBIE shouted, at the same time that everyone in the cabin fainted, simply overwhelmed by the amount of power they were exposed to

-Reed? What happened? Reed? REED! SUSAN! ANSWER! - Harrison shouted in alarm, seeing that there was no answer

The fate of the crew members, at least for the moment, was unknown, completely overwhelmed by the discharge of energy, their bodies needed time to adapt to the changes, when they woke up, the world they knew would have inevitably changed

Forever