2 The big Apple

I'm standing next to the lake buck naked looking at my reflection in the ripples of the lake. The cold isn't bothering me which I assume is because of the Appoplexian DNA, white furred ones have resistance to cold or something along those lines.

I looked at my reflection and found my face to have a resemblance to tiger shroff which is kinda ironic so I can see why the goddess changed me to like him. Though my skin is like white jade which might be from my fathers side. Inanna transferred a little information about my biology which indicated my parents origin.

Male was a human and the female was an Appoplexian which is kinda scary. Female Appoplexians are stronger meaning that my tiger side is going to be a lot stronger than I predicted. Funny thing is Appoplexians pick their mates through combat, they fight and the winner marries the other unless the other declines after the fight, the other party would be respectful to their decisions.

She made it so my dad won the fight and that he was a huge furry, this information was just to piss me off and it worked. My height changed from 5ft11 to 6ft8, my muscles swelled and I felt my spine tingle which would allow me to move on all fours easily. My teeth sharpened and my upper wrist popped a long black blade claw that can carve through metal like a knife through butter.

My eyes glowed green and my senses increased a lot because I could now see in the dark. I looked back down to my reflection and noticed my hair, it was pitch black but had orange highlights resembling a tiger stipe on the sides. My figure looked powerful and my claws looked deadly. I retracted then and popped them over and over again to get a feel for them. My breath was powerful generating steam like a pissed off bull.

I calmed my nerves and thought about relaxing which made me shrink back down. I looked back at my body and found black stripes on my torso which resemble a tattoo but I know they aren't. I feel weaker than earlier but a lot stronger than my last life. I decided to go for a run and test how much exactly.

Should have found shoes first because the rough stones of the park scratched my feet as I ran. Didn't break the skin which shows I'm much more durable now. When I bulk up to my "rath" state I could swing a tree like it was a child's foam bat which shows how strong I am.

The difference between the two is that when I'm in rath mode I get bigger, can pop my claws, run up walls, run on all fours and get much more aggressive. The marks still remain no matter what shape I'm in but I don't really mind. In my human form I'm at peak Olympian levels as compared to when I was just a human who went to the gym a lot.

My first step was to head into the city to find clothes and money for food. The cold doesn't bother me meaning I could sleep outside with no issue. I also seem to have gained some sort of predator instinct because all the animals run for their lives when they spot me or smell me.

I entered an alley off a building not to far away in the upper east side. It's marvel universe and at night which means "well well what do we have here, you know the naked cowboy performs in Times Square right. Some naked freak running around our turf isn't welcome" said some dirtbag accompanied by two goons in track suits.

Mafia? Or is it magia in this world, Spider-Man called them that. The middle one who reeked of hair gel and was whinging at me didn't like being ignored so he popped a switch blade and thrust at my chest. It bent once it impacted my body. "Wha-!" The asshole exclaimed before I grabbed him and choke slammed him into the concrete.

I got oissed so I bulked up "LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING MAGIA GOONS! NO ONE STABS RATH! RATH DOES THE STABBING! IF YOU DONT LIKE IT GET OUT OF RATH'S KITCHEN!" I shouted before swinging the possibly dead guy by his leg like a bat straight into the other two sending them straight into a dumpster. I heard something cracking breaking which means it was effective.

I shrunk back down and took a deep breath, so when I change I addressed myself as rath on instinct which is good. Don't want people tracking me if I screamed my real name. Though I was kinda speaking gibberish I can't really complain.

I walked over to the three goons and started stealing. Three wallets filled to the brim, uh these guys were really a stereotype. They were named mario, tony, and Luca. Well their clothes fit kinda, I stole their shoes and bits of each outfit. The fat one had a stretch T-shirt that covered my muscle body a little to well, the tracksuit also fit nicely on me.

Mario had a rewards card for some deli so I grabbed his phone, it was a stark phone and was high tech enough to unlock with a thumb print. The date said 2008 and tony stark had just been kidnapped according to a news app. Stark tech is ahead of the curb so I don't have to adapt to much.

I googled the location of the deli and went to get a bite to eat. Now once I found it I ordered the nicest thing I could from a place called "Lenwhich" I ordered the big daddy sand which, the chimichurri steak and the havana as well. I also got a few bottles of water. Next I went towards a side store and bought a cheap backpack.

When the sunrise came I headed towards a T J MAXX, GAP, Under armour and several other stores so I could buy some more clothes. After that I just used my claws to scale an alley and rest on a roof to get some sleep for a bit to de stress. I sat there and watched the city from the roof, it's so busy here compared to back home, I had parents from two different countries with one falling in love while studying abroad so I moved in between the two frequently. My mom was Portuguese and my dad was Irish, his brother married a Japanese woman so that's why I went to visit.

I pondered on what it was that I should do, I could use a job but I'm technically an illegal so it's gotta be somewhere cash in hand. Running over what I knew in my head about marvel and nyc the only things I could think off were construction or a shop in Harlem. My skin is white so Harlem might be out however despite my appearance I'm half Portuguese and half Irish. Though I don't think my last life counts but I can still speak Portuguese.

I decided to head towards Harlem to try and get a stable job for a while, why Harlem? Simple the hulk and abomination will be there which means I can find a problem that needs to be taken care off before it becomes something disastrous. Samuel sterns, the leader....