Chapter 720 - Green Green (1/2)
”Huh, where am I?” Bruce looked at the dark sky. It wasn't even a sky. Just something he could see while lying on something hard against his back. The 'sky' comprised of roiling black smoke in its entirety.
”You're awake!” A chipper voice called out, attracting Bruce's attention as he looked to his side, finding two peculiar figure. One was a young girl, probably a teenager, with straight silver hair with thick bangs covering her forehead while the other figure looked straight out of some fantasy figure. Overly curvaceous body with a strangely pigmented pinkish skin, a pair of bat wings, short but visible grown out from the back of her waist while long pink hair. Beautiful eyes and even more beautiful smile that woman had as she was barely clothed. Her bosom hanging against some form of leotard that only covered the lower portion of her b.r.e.a.s.ts and acted as underwear down below.
'Is that a tail...' Bruce's attention was finally turned towards the softly swaying tail behind the scandalous woman.
”Where is Jennifer?” Bruce inquired, worried about his cousin as he looked around and his gaze fell on something... someone.
Large and tall. A being he didn't like but was saved by on multiple occasions.
Green and grunting as he...
”How the heck...” Bruce's eyes widened as he found the perfect copy of the voluptuous woman in front and behind the hulk. However, there wasn't only the hulk. Another figure was in a similar position. A large-scaled figure that looked quite similar to Dr. Connor's lizard form but larger and far darker.
”That guy gave me more trouble. He's far more stable mentally,” Ray looked at the other form hidden within Bruce all along and smiled.
As Bruce was instantly subdued, in the real world, his body was tucked in. Three figures sat in Ray's and Mj's apartment. Well, Mj tried to ignore Ray's guest at first, but when Ray revealed that the clearly exotic and gorgeous woman was interested in Nik... Mj felt forced to stay.
”So? How am I to be your sister-in-law?” Loki inquired, her leg crossed as she gazed at Ray and Mary. Her glimmering gaze full of amus.e.m.e.nt, hiding the calculations running in her mind.
”Well, I'm like Nik,” Ray smiled, ”And since I have my eyes on your brother, I figured that having a chat with you is fruitful.”
”And her? Why is a mere mortal allowed to hear of such chat?” Loki looked at Mary, ”Be it Nik, you, or I, she is not at the same level as us.”
”You'd think that, wouldn't you?” Mary replied with a mocking tone as she suddenly felt Loki's presence shift, no, it was her vision that shifted as Loki's figure turned into her greatest nightmare— an enormous c.o.c.kroach.
”Now, now, she's a friend,” Ray snickered as the roach dissolved into a pink mist, making Loki's pupil shrink while Mary found herself bathed in her sweat.
”You're lucky, girl,” Loki smirked, ”I don't enjoy mortals around people of my interest.”
”But you do tolerate them when they're around Nik, right?” Ray replied instead, ”Think Mj here as the same. The two have quite the history!”
”What?” Loki furrowed while Mj looked away, a bit embarrassed.
”How can a man have such poor taste?” Loki sighed in disappointment while Mary turned to look towards Loki. Ultimately, she kept a leash on her tongue. Unlike her previous self that would have lashed out, she had changed quite a bit, fully knowing that having spunk and having the power to back the said spunk is a completely different concept. Even though she eagerly gave up the power brought by the goddess, she still trained, wishing to grasp strength with her own fists.
Seeing no response to her provocation, Loki turned to Ray and smiled, ”You said that you have crucial information on Nik. What is it?”
”Before that...” Ray tilted his head slightly, ”How about we get to know each other? I'm interested in these gods of Asgard. Maybe—”
”I refuse,” Loki instantly refuted, ”My deal with Nik is far beneficial. Gods number more than goddesses in Asgard, and if you're really like Nik, then you stand to gain too much. Just some sentences about Nik is clearly not enough for such a prize and... since I shall be the empress of Asgard, you'll fare well if you keep your claws to yourself.”
”Claws?” Ray pouted and looked at his hands. He made sure to keep them clean and softer than even many girls. ”A pity. But, you didn't have such reaction towards my interest in your brother. Thor, was it?”
”Go ahead. You have blessings of the entirety of Asgard,” Loki shrugged, ”Thor would do well with you instead of some mortal woman.”
”I see, thank you,” Ray smiled as Loki observed the apartment with a narrowed gaze, ”If there is nothing else of importance, I will take my leave.”
After Loki left as quickly as she returned with Ray, Mj looked at Ray with a glare, ”What's the meaning of this? I don't like her at all... and I'm not a disappointing choice at all!”
”Of course, not!” Ray smiled and instantly lied his head on Mary's lap, ”But you know, you get afraid too quickly. Just like with Loki right now, you also got afraid of that power of yours. Although you somehow retained quite a bit of knowledge in handling weapons, it stands to reason that you might benefit from taking risks.”
”And you think Nik is a risk worth taking?” Mary pursed her lips, her gaze growing complicated once again.
”Nah, Nik is like one of the most safer choices, relatively speaking,” Ray smiled, ”I wasn't lying when I said I know a lot about Nik. He's a big softy, you know. A risk would be jumping in front of a train and hoping for another miracle,” Ray snickered.
”You're an ass,” Mj pressed her thumb against Ray's nose, making the boy squirm before she let go of him. ”And... what about the other woman you brought?”
”A gift for Nik!” Ray proclaimed.
”Ah, get off! I hate you,” Mj huffed and stomped her way into her room as Ray shrugged and called Strange out.