"Goddammit. You 't be judge, jury, and executioner every damn time. You and yod plex," Fury screamed over the phoer Liam had returned from finishing the finals.

  "Yeah, well, the mountain of evidence sent to you would result iher a hundred years of impriso or death in any court. I just fast-tracked the process," Liam replied. "And I don't have a god plex; I just do what o be done."

  "But that is not ht to decide," Fury said.

  "Fury, at the end of the day, the ws are made by men themselves. There is no god that sits ohrone," Liam said. Fury had no words to ter. Though he yelled at Liam, at the bottom of his heart, he was gd that this piece of shit was dead.

  The more he learned about this man, the more appalled he was. The maniputions, the murders, the extortion, drugs, and bckmail. The sheer amount of crime was too much, and at the end of the day, Liam had just saved a lot of taxpayers' money by getting rid of him. He was just scared that Liam would bee a killing mae if he went down that path.

  The finals had ended, so Liam had a lot of free time for himself and had been fog his energy on the current game he was trying to plete. He was making sure that he didn't die, and though it was taking some time, it was rewarding for Liam too, as he was learniricks in the game.

  It had been more than a month sihe i at the Expo, and the cold had finally started to settle in.

  "EDITH, how is the progress on the javelins for Tony?" Liam asked as he was busy bcksmithiH had been with Liam since his birthday, but EDITH wasn't some high-funing AI like Ultron and was only capable of answering and handling orders. It was not as self-aware as BT, but it did the job for Liam when he wa to.

  "Mr. Stark and Mr. Yinsen have made siderable progress in the knowledge of the arist, and it is assumed that they have made new armors, but that information is something I don't have access to," EDITH replied.

  "Oh! Did JARVIS boot you out?" Liam teased.

  "Yes, Sir."

  Liam wasn't that surprised that EDITH had been kicked out from the server. Since Liam had specifically told him not to share the knowledge with ahus JARVIS might have isoted itself.

  Truth be told, EDITH was used more by his mother than by himself. SiH was ected to the home appliances, his mom would often use EDITH to make her life easier. A gift from Tony Stark was now used to order fancy food. What a great use!

  Phing.

  "Hello..." Liam answered.

  "We have a situation here, and we will need your help," Fury spoke oher side.

  "Here means where?" Liam was fused.

  "New Mexico." Liam's eyebrows squinted when he heard that. He would have to go a long distance for whatever shitstorm they might have raised there.

  "I am on my way," Liam replied.

  "Mom, I am going to LA," Liam came down from his room and announced.

  "LA? Why?" Olivia wasn't happy at all. Sihe finals had ended, she wao go for a vacation in the UK.

  "Uh. I have a project with Tony. Don't worry, Mom, I will e back fast, and then we go to the UK. There is still time."

  "You better be home early. I will give you a week," Olivia said.

  "And Mom, don't tell ahat I left for LA. It's a super secret project," Liam said.

  "It has something to do with Iron Mage armor? Liam, I don't want you to mess with Iron Mage armor. You are already dragged into the senate hearing," Olivia said.

  "Mom, no. The project is on energy. Marvel and Stark Industries will ehe energy business," Liam said. Olivia pted for a bit and looked at the i blue eyes of Liam.

  "Fine. I believe you. But you better not get involved with the Iron Mage armor. I don't want you to be a hero," Olivia said.

  "Mom, that is the work of el Rhodes and Tony. I am just a teenager," Liam replied.

  "You sure don't act like one," Olivia said. Liam smiled as he took his luggage ao his car. His car didn't go to the airport, but rather to a secluded pce away from the city where the skies were clear. He then summohe Storm javelin and flew high. While he was among the clouds, he proceeded to summon the Hor.

  Mid-air, he ehe cockpit and then flew his way toward New Mexico. After about half an hour, he found himself he coordihat Fury had sent him. While still in the air, he summoned his Hor bad then started free-falling. A few seds ter, he nded on the ground.

  Liam looked around the dusty terrain of New Mexico, his boots sinking slightly into the soft earth as he stepped away from the impact crater. Liam was wearing his Wraithborn armor and slowly started approag the temporary SHIELD camp. He could already see a few figures there, who seemed to be waiting for him.

  These were SHIELD agents. Their ons weren't raised, but their tense postures showed they were on high alert. As he closed in, he saw Fury e out of the camp and look at him.

  "Wele to SHIELD, Wraithborn," Fury said.

  The SHIELD agents were surprised that Fury seemed to know the Wraithborn. All of them had read about Wraithborn before, but none of them had seecher in real life. Now that he was here, wearing the same medieval-era armor with a mask that could send shivers down the spine of anyone.

  Even when he walked closer, one could feel the ess seeping in, even in this hot, desert-like weather. Fury looked at the SHIELD agents and had a smirk on his face. It was always o surprise your own people rather than surprising some strangers off the street.