New Body

"I have failed," Wanda announced, looking down to not meet Nagato's dangerous gaze. Her body still ached from the injuries, and her mood was even worse. She had been just a step away from that stone.

Nagato said nothing and turned around from Wanda instead. Pietro and Bucky were yet to come back, unlike Andrew, who was leisurely lying on the sofa.

"We didn't expect Avengers to intervene," Nagato mumbled, letting Wanda feel some of the weight slide away from her shoulders. It didn't mean that failing wasn't her fault, but she truly tried to stop Ultron with everything she had.

Nagato settled on a chair, tickling with his index finger on the table. It was partly his fault... he should not have depended on anyone else. Andrew and everyone else were excellent pieces to use, but relying too much on them would ultimately be his fault.

Though the appearance of the Avengers was truly something he didn't expect. Perhaps if they didn't show up, the stone would already be in Nagato's hands. Soon, they will know the consequence of their actions.

'Wanda may have lost now, but her powers still hold tremendous potential.' Nagato glanced back at Wanda, who was scratching her side, hoping to ease up the pain. 'With the right mentality, she will become much stronger. I just need to find the right moment.'

"So, now Ultron has both the stone and the woman?" Nagato asked.

"Yes. And Avengers didn't manage to stop him from escaping either." Wanda replied with a grunt, placing some bandages on her burnt arms. "He was already strong without the stone, now he is just going to be unstoppable."

"I will take care of him," Nagato mumbled and Wanda nodded, somewhat reluctantly. She had seen some of his powers and how promptly he defeated Ultron's body before, but would that be enough against the Mind Stone?

Her powers came out of that scepter, after all.

"Well, this situation is definitely not so favorable towards us." Andrew joined the conversation with his eyes drowsy. Since he escaped that hell of a place, basic comfort always made him sleepy. "But it's actually not so bad either. We won't need to try to find him anymore."

"Why?" Wanda asked, perking her ears slightly.

Nagato didn't bother to listen - he has already had this talk with Andrew.

"Since Ultron now has the perfect body he desired so much, it's clear that his next course of actions will attract a lot of attention." Andrew caressed the back of his head, opening his eyes more vividly. "Whether it's killing all the Avengers or something more grant, we just have to sit and wait until something extraordinary happens."

A smile surfaced on Wanda's face... at least they knew Ultron would still eventually come back. This fragile and always sluggish man actually turned out to be quite smart. Surprisingly.

"Andrew, force the entire Hydra to look for any traces of Ultron and spy on every single Avenger," Nagato ordered. "If there is going to be a threat to the world, they will surely be there."

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Ultron kicked the doors open, causing them to fly out of the way and reveal the sight hidden beneath. Hundreds of robots were dispersed throughout the workplace, constantly producing and destroying useful tools for future battles.

"Pathetic humans." Ultron stepped into his hidden base. Both of his hands were broken entirely, and his upper body worked oddly. This body was no longer good, but that didn't matter anymore.

"Avengers or that man... none of them will be a problem anymore." Ultron encouraged the woman standing beside him to work, pushing her on the back. She didn't offer too much resistance - Mind Stone truly worked spectacularly.

As Helen made her way towards an ordeal of constantly operating figures, she was greeted by the sight of multiple elements. Every tool she would possibly need to create Ultron's body was there, including a brilliantly lit-up stone.

The time was tight, so Ultron prepared all the materials needed beforehand. Now, Helen had to begin her work, and she did just that.

Surveying the process, Ultron settled on the chair beside Helen.

Barely half an hour later, his new body had already taken a humanoid form. It had an extraordinary red skin, joined with a golden chest plate. Magnificent.

Ultron grew impatient as he grabbed the switch, settled on the floor, and thrust it into his back. The body didn't stop forming for an instant, nanotechnology doing its best job at combining both vibranium and artificial tissue.

[26%]

[49%]

Ultron felt power surging through his cognizance.

[72%]

[99%]

A tremendous explosion reverberated through the hidden base, sending Helen and all the other robots flying away. From underneath the smoke caused by the eruption, Ultron's novel figure came out.

His eyes were colorless, almost resembling the abyss itself. It brought a certain feeling of threat, as well as making his crimson body stand out in this onslaught of smoke.

"This feeling..." Ultron rose into the air, launching past the broken doors and stopping only once he was high enough to overlook the entire forest. Power rushed through his new body... it felt spectacular.

"Now no one will be able to stop me anymore. I am the one above all and I shall rebuild this world anew!" Ultron roared, causing all wild animals on the horizon to shiver from fear. Taking one last moment to enjoy this outlandish strength rushing within his body, Ultron descended back into the base.

The explosion severely damaged the interior inside and Helen seemed to be on a brink of losing consciousness as well. Ultron approached her first, a smile forming on his face.

"Thank you, Helen. Your technology played a major role." Ultron's eyes flashed with an even scarier brightness, causing Helen to forcefully close her sights. "However, I must kill you."

Without even prompting any further explanation, a ray of light escaped from his right eye. Helen's body burned inside and out until eventually turning completely dark from the heat. It fell on the floor.

"Humanity's evolution is close." Ultron smiled even more creepily, all the other figures starting to work violently. "Just a few more steps."

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