Chapter 498: Who Made Moon God Bloodthirsty? (Part 1) (Patreon)

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"Not taking action, that word isn't very accurate," Schiller replied.

He opened his mouth and showed a hesitant expression on his face, as if he didn't know how to express himself. He said, "I know you want me to provide some evidence so that you can shift the blame for this matter onto S.H.I.E.L.D."

"After all, Russian spies fall within your scope of work, and Hydra falls within S.H.I.E.L.D.'s scope of work. When the KGB used Hydra to successfully take over and expose all of this, both sides want to blame each other for their failures."

Marc squinted his eyes and asked, "So, Nick Fury did..."

Schiller first shook his head, then nodded slightly, followed by another shake of his head. Finally, he didn't say anything.

Subsequently, no matter how much Marc inquired, Schiller remained silent. Marc understood that he might have hit a crucial point.

So, with a growing urgency to get answers, he repeated his questions and looked for other opportunities to make Schiller speak.

Schiller remained silent for a while, nearly exhausting Marc's patience. He finally spoke again, asking, "Aren't you a CIA investigator? Interrogation shouldn't be your job. Why are you bothering me here?"

Marc crossed his arms and stood in front of Schiller, seemingly hesitating whether to answer the question.

During an interrogation, a constant refusal and aggressive questioning weren't always the best approach. Some compliance and answering, through seemingly unimportant questions, could help make the interrogated person talk. Agents often used such minor questions to prompt the interrogated to talk more until they revealed their information.

"I was originally a field operative, but due to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s operational mistakes that damaged U.S. international reputation, the CIA came under significant pressure. So, I was ordered to thoroughly investigate this matter."

Before saying these words, Marc made sure he didn't reveal any important information, but Schiller had gleaned the intelligence he sought.

Marc Spector, a CIA agent, was also the Marvel superhero Moon Knight.

In the comic's storyline, Marc, after leaving the CIA, became a mercenary. He was killed during a mission in Egypt and later resurrected by Moon God Khonshu, becoming his agent on Earth, the so-called Moon Knight.

This superhero's background story leaned towards mystery, but even more interesting was his other aspect – he had dissociative identity disorder, also known as multiple personality disorder.

In the comics, he had three personas: the mercenary, the millionaire, and the taxi driver. In the TV adaptation, these personas transformed into a mercenary, a timid museum employee, and an enigmatic third persona named Jack.

Currently, Marc's mental state appeared stable, despite Schiller's attempts to provoke extreme emotions. The so-called Moon God Khonshu was nowhere to be seen.

If we follow the comic's timeline, Marc, who hadn't yet resigned from the CIA, might not have gone to Egypt for the mercenary mission, meaning he likely hadn't encountered Moon God Khonshu and hadn't become Moon Knight yet.

Schiller sighed, feeling somewhat disappointed.

Originally, his plan was to provoke Marc's emotions, force Moon God Khonshu to appear, and then capture him to work for the Avengers.

If it's the Moon God Khonshu from the comics, she's purely a villain, and getting beaten up is just what she deserves. The TV show's Khonshu has some signs of being redeemed, but she's still powerful, and getting beaten up wouldn't faze her. Regardless of which version of Khonshu, she's definitely a Spacedemon god – getting beaten up is the least of his worries.

But now, the timeline isn't going as expected. Despite Schiller's presence, the entire Avengers Civil War storyline has already concluded. Iron Man and Captain America have had numerous clashes, and they're still in a cold war. However, in reality, the current timeline is still in its early stages. Many villains and superheroes haven't yet stepped onto the New York stage.

Since pretending to be hurt isn't working, Schiller doesn't want to waste any more time here. Every moment he spends here, Hydra loses precious power. So, he transforms into a grey mist on the spot, breaks free from the restraints of the interrogation chair, and drifts into the air.

Marc widened his eyes, shocked by Schiller's sudden change in appearance. Just as Schiller was about to float away, he saw Marc step back two paces and shout, "Costume!"

In an instant, a silver cloak resembling moonlight descended upon the room, and Marc, wearing the Moon Knight costume, appeared in the center.

He crossed his hands over his chest, lethal glints emanating from the twin crescent blades in his hands. The eyes under the hood ignited, and in a moment, he lunged toward The Grey Mist.

It was clear to see that The Grey Mist hesitated in mid-air for a moment, then decisively dispersed, evading Marc's attack. It reformed in a corner, taking on a humanoid shape. Schiller extended his hand and said, "Wait! Moon Knight? Khonshu? Moon God Khonshu? Are you here?"

Accompanied by a flickering sound, the lightbulb's blinking grew faster. Amidst the interplay of light and shadow, a massive figure materialized in the center of the room, drawing closer to Schiller.

Schiller looked up at him, gazing at the terrifying, hovering head with a long bird-like beak. He asked, "Moon God Khonshu, is that you?"

At this moment, the descending Moon Knight, Marc, also froze. He looked at Schiller and said, "You can see him?"

Schiller didn't turn his head to look at Marc; he kept his focus on Khonshu. Just when Marc thought Schiller was about to convey something important to Khonshu, Schiller opened his mouth and said, "Khonshu, have you heard of the Sanctum Sanctorum?"

Initially facing away from the two, Khonshu slowly turned its head 360 degrees, hollow eyes fixated on Schiller.

From this face, Schiller couldn't read any expressions, so he continued, "If you haven't heard of it or have no relationship with it, let me introduce you. The Nine Realms Sanctum Sanctorum is a high-end club established by the supreme sorcerers of Asgard and Earth's Kamar-Taj. It's dedicated to maintaining relationships with Spacedemon gods and creating a harmonious dimensional ecosystem…"

"Since its establishment, Sanctum Sanctorum has been providing top-notch service and attitude, offering various services to Spacedemon gods. It has thousands of successful cases. Khonshu, as an Egyptian deity, I must also mention that we had a membership gift in our previous season…"

"I believe you're familiar with a certain Panther and a certain Lion. In the last season, they received our membership gift, which should have been of great assistance to them. Here, let me introduce you to our membership package…"

Moon Knight stood there, utterly perplexed. He couldn't grasp what Schiller was talking about. However, when Schiller mentioned Panther and Lion, the terrifying giant figure slowly turned towards them.

Bending down, its massive bird-like beak drew close to Schiller's head. Schiller silently took two steps back and then said, "Um, if you're not interested in membership, I can also introduce you to our time-based billing and per-use billing…"

Suddenly, a deep voice resonated in the room, "It's you all who granted Bast such formidable power?"

"Correct," Schiller nodded, speaking earnestly, "And that was just our seasonal membership gift. In the future, there will be a continuous stream of membership gifts for all our Advanced Members…"

In an instant, the figure of Moon God Khonshu vanished, leaving behind a voice filled with murderous intent echoing in the room, "Marc, kill him!"

With a "bang," Schiller transformed into The Grey Mist again, evading the attack of the twin blades that came his way. The Grey Mist swiftly passed through the railings and the door, racing down the corridor. Moon Knight also sprinted at the same speed, chasing after Schiller.

Schiller shouted as he flew, "Even if you don't like sales pitches, is killing me really necessary?! Your temper is terrible!"

"Iron Man! Captain America! Spider-Man! Come quickly!

Spacedemon gods are invading!

Where are the Avengers? Help us out!

!"

Flying along the twisting and dark corridors of the S.H.I.E.L.D. base, Schiller caught glimpses of Moon God Khonshu repeatedly appearing in the dark corners. His terrifying hollow eyes locked onto him. Although the monstrous face, distorted in shape, didn't display any expressions, Schiller could feel the anger emanating from her.

As The Grey Mist finally emerged from the underground base to the surface, Schiller noticed that it was already nighttime. Strangely, the moon in the sky was becoming rounder and rounder. Schiller was perplexed. Which sentence did he say wrong to make Moon God Khonshu so furious that she altered the celestial phenomenon?

Simultaneously, Marc, who was chasing after Schiller, had the same question. Everything was happening too quickly.

Initially, he saw Schiller manifest non-human traits and instinctively summoned his costume. However, to his surprise, that eerie and horrifying mist spewed out classic sales lines with every breath!

What surprised Marc even more was that Moon God Khonshu was an extremist hate-driven marketer who directly ordered him to kill Schiller.

While Marc didn't intend to follow Khonshu's command, he needed to stop Schiller and understand what was happening.

Under the moonlight, between buildings, the two kept running and chasing. After circling around New York, Schiller finally stopped.

He realized that tonight, the Avengers seemed to be on vacation. There was no Iron Man flying in the sky, no Spider-Man leaping between buildings. Even if he led Khonshu around again, there would be no one to fight the threat.

Schiller sighed and halted on the rooftop of a building. He transformed back into his human form and extended his hand, saying, "Stop! Let's first figure out what's going on, okay?"

Moon God Khonshu still radiated a desire for violence, but Marc managed to control his rationality. He stopped and gazed at Schiller with his glowing eyes. Schiller began by asking, "How did you become Moon Knight?"

Marc paused, seemingly surprised that Schiller asked him this question. However, upon hearing it, he instinctively began to recall that thrilling adventure in Egypt.

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