Chapter 13: Aegis
Eric felt as if he had slept for a century before he opened his heavy eyelids with extreme reluctance. The dirty ceiling of the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info came into view, and the chandelier overhead had not been renovated for many years, hanging with dusty spider silk crumbling.
Try to recall as if it were from a previous lifeβKelly Samir had always been his enemy, lurking around him with ill intentions to watch over him. But he always couldn't blame her from the bottom of his heart, but had a faint sense of guilt. It is precisely because of getting close to himself that the life of a girl who should have lived her life according to the route of an ordinary girl has undergone earth-shaking changes, and now it has been ended by him himself. Even if she had been completely a monster before that, it would have only made Eric feel a little better.
Continuing to recall, he switched to the mode of Armored Superman's abilities, and then used his thermal vision to unleash full power to take down the enemy......
It should be because the first time I released that level of energy, my body was overloaded and fell into hibernation. He had already figured out the way to this armor, and it seemed that every time the ability to urge the armor was linked to his own physical strength and vitality, and when he fell asleep due to overconsumption, the armor automatically disarmed and fell into a dormant state with him.
However, he estimated that after getting used to it, the next time he released full power, it shouldn't be unbearable.
The memory ended there, and it seemed that after that he had fallen for no apparent reason, and he was still in a state of stupor.
So where is he now? Who moved him here?
Looking around for a moment, he noticed that he was lying on a wire bed that smelled musty. It's more of a storage room than a room, and it seems to have been forgotten for so many years that you can't even remember the owner. The only window glass was half shattered, and the remaining half was covered with spider silk that could not be seen.
Eric faintly heard what seemed to be someone talking behind the door.
As soon as he sat up from the bed, the wire bed, which he didn't know how old it was, made an overwhelming "squeak" sound. The man behind the door immediately heard the movement, pushed open the old wooden door and walked in.
That's quite a pretty woman. She has a tall figure, small black leather boots, and dazzling blonde hair, exuding a unique temperament between charming and capable strong woman.
What's even stranger is that Eric feels as if he's seen her somewhere.
"Who are you?" Eric asked, "Where is this?" β
"Don't worry, I didn't take you too far, this is still New Jersey, just found an abandoned storage room with no one." The woman said.
She grabbed the strap of her backpack and lifted the armor that had retracted into her backpack form: "This is your armor, right?" I've seen you fight, and this thing is really powerful. β
Eric's face changed slightly: "Give it to me!" It's ......."
He thought that no matter who the other party was, he would definitely not be so easy to talk to, but he knew that the other party snorted lightly, and threw the backpack back without saying a word.
Eric grabbed the backpack - even though it was a folded piece of armor, the unique material made it extremely light and agile in its portable state. He didn't expect the other party's straightforward attitude at all, and he was stunned for a while, and he didn't even know where to start.
"I know you have a lot of questions, but I guess I can't explain much to you." The woman spoke, "First, because what I know is really limited, and second, because of my position. But I can answer the first question - my name is Sharon Carter, and I'm an agent for a government department......"
Sharon Carter, Sharon Carter......
The name was like thunder slicing through his mind, connecting his memories. He finally remembered where he had seen the woman.
Sharon Carter, one of the more famous S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, is the niece of the great Captain America's first love, Peggy Carter, and became Captain America's girlfriend later in the comics. Although she doesn't have any superpowers, she is a trained intelligence officer and martial artist, and her qualities as an agent are impeccable.
But he remembered that he hadn't just seen her in film and television works.
"The clerk at Amir's Cafe? Earnest? Eric asked, "I'm so flattered that I'm so much to be noticed by so many big people." β
"Yes." Sharon graciously admitted, "I've been placed as a clerk in the cafΓ© you frequented for a year, and my job is to observe, analyze, and get to know you better. And as you said β you are very important. β
Eric rubbed his temples, his drowsy head recovering little by little.
"Aegis...... Right? He asked nonchalantly.
Sharon's face changed slightly: "Why do you know?" β
"It doesn't matter. So, what do you know about me? Aegis's intelligence or something should be a specialty, right? Eric asked, "About my father...... This is an incredible system of armor, that's why you're all interested in me, right? Speaking of which, who is the organization that transformed Kelly into that? β
"You have too many questions, and I don't know much." Sharon put aside the question of Eric's knowledge of Aegis and said, "I can only explain as best I can. All in all, your father, Padraic Charlotte, and your mother, Yvette Charlotte, are both rare geniuses in science, and until fifteen years ago they were researchers in our organization, known as Aegis. β
"My parents are Aegis...... Researcher? β
Sharon nodded, "Yes, until fifteen years ago. Then, when you're about three years old, they take root with a mysterious force that we don't even know the details of, and it seems that they set out to work on a new project. However, forces that even we don't know the details of are generally meant to be troublesome. We don't know what they studied, but based on the current situation......"
"It's this armor...... Right? Eric stared thoughtfully at the armor in his hand that had folded into a backpack.
Fifteen years ago, it happened to be the time when his parents suddenly left home and left him without any news, right? What is the matter with this set of armor that seems to record the abilities of the major elders of the Justice League that has not yet been established? Why do you want to entrust this thing to your own hands?
If that's really what parents meant...... What exactly do they want me to do?
"One last question." Eric asked, "Why did you save me?" Wouldn't Aegis want to get this armor and that incredible system? β
Sharon shrugged.
"I don't know, that's what the boss meant, I'm just carrying out orders." She said, "Maybe my boss thinks it's better for you to hold it?" Or maybe he had something else in mind...... My boss's intentions are hard to guess. Normally, if he doesn't want to say, no one can guess what he's thinking. β
What does that mean by Nick Fury? Eric's instincts told him that Fury might know better.
He put on his backpack and stood up: "Thank you then, and by the way, thank you to your boss for me." But I'll continue to investigate it myself. β
"Don't panic, maybe I can help you." "About the two genetically modified products that you've been encountering so far...... I may have some clue and am preparing to follow up. Do you want to come with me? Maybe it has something to do with the organization you're looking into. β