Acts of God.

~ Los Angeles, California ~

~ Howard Stark's Villa ~

- August 7, 1968, 22h46 -

Maria Stark discretely put her ear against the door of the bathroom. She wears a black nightie, since yesterday she notice something odd with Howard but she can't quite put her finger on it.

Focusing her full attention on what's going on inside the bathroom she hear her husband speaking to himself in a low voice.

Looking at his reflection, Howard let out a slow chuckle.

" Howie ? I know you're still here at least partially, no strong enough to resist me but not weak enough to disappear completely. You really like to suffer. " he says to his reflection that seems to have tears in its eyes while Howard's face is impassive. " Now watch me enjoy our beautiful wife to the fullest. " he finish and turn to the door with a mischievous smile on his attractive manly features.

Behind the door, Maria quickly get away from it while lamenting the fact she didn't understand what her husband was saying to himself. Her thoughts are brought back to reality by the door of the bathroom being opens.

Looking at his approaching figure, Maria is not exactly sure what to expect but the passionate kiss Howard attack her with, make it pretty clear.

Embracing him with her arms, she answer to his aggressive kiss with a tongue as ferocious.

Breaking the kiss for a second, Howard look at her with a curious face.

" Were you doing something naughty like spying on your husband sweet Maria ? I think it deserve a punishment. " he taunt her in a deep voice while his hands roam her curvy hips.

Putting his right hand possesively on her butt, he give it a small slap and it elicit a small gasp of suprise from Maria.

" Are you sure you're okay Howard ? Since yesterday you seem to be elsewhere, I'm worried about you.. " she says while tenderly touching his face with her hands.

" Don't worry, I'm just a little bit tired. The world is changing and I'm destined to fall behind if I don't constantly pay attention to stay on the top... But I know the perfect way to recharge my batteries. " he explain while giving her a suggestive smile.

Putting his other hand on her soft and round buttocks, Howard lift her up and she circle his waist with her legs all the while still connected by their mouth.

Walking toward the king sized bed, he lay her on it and briefly separate from her to remove her nightie. Once she is completely bare before him, he kiss her neck and gently bite it, descending lower he lick her boobs and pay a delicate attention to her hardening nipples. While his mouth assault her upper body, his hands caress her smooth pussy. While he play with her weak spots, Maria doesn't stay idle, she help him getting rid of his shirt and scratches his back as well as his abs with her nails.

Plunging her delicate hand in his pants, she grab his length and slowly stroke him until his phallus harden.

Howard exchange a look of desire with Maria, he took off his pants and immediately put his rock hard member on her slightly hairy pussy. He grind against her warm flower to lubricates his dick and he start to enter inside of her vagina. Setting a stable but slow rythme, Howard rock his hips in a back and forth motions while Maria rotate her hips in response to his thrusts. Her feet are crossed behind his back and apply a constant pressure on Howard musculature ass to force him to stay sheathed fully inside her.

Increasing the speed, Maria moans and Howard grunt of pleasure start to echoes in the luxurious villa.

"Ah ! Yes ! Yes ! Keep going, make love to me ! " Maria says while panting and moaning, her face fixed in a loving and satisfied expression. Looking at the fine mesh of preparation on her sensual body, and the rosy skin of her cheeks from the pleasure he give her, a cheeky and smug grin appears on Howard.

" You like it huh.. Sweet Maria tell me, tell me how much you love it ! " He says playfully to her while still hammering inside of her, he feel her walls tightening around his length and her legs begin to spasms around him.

" Ah hah ah ! Right here ! I think I'm coming, yes ! I'm gon... " Her words are interrupts by the sensation of electricity running through her veins from the tip of her toes to the crown of her head. Slowing down to let her appreciate the high of her orgasm, Howard also get his pleasure with the way her vagina muscles tighten and massage his penis. He gives her another languid kiss and let her a second to catch her breath.

" Don't forget about me dear wife. I still haven't enjoy you enough, I want more. " he says while pulling out his length from her, his voice taking an alluring quality to Maria's ear. Pushing him to her side, she mount him and straddle his still hard cock with lower lips. She does this for a minutes while teasing Howard with her hands and mouth but his dominating personality asert itself once again. Shifting the position with Marie on four, he grab her hips and drag her on his dick until he is buried to the hilt in her warm and wet cavern again.

Staying still, Howard wait for a few seconds but see and feel Maria isn't making any movement.

It earn her a hard slap on her buttocks, it make her perky and heart-shaped shapely behind jiggle and she also let out a shout of surprise mixed with a moan.

" Work for it woman. Move that sinful body to please me ! " he exclaim while bending to touch her generous boobs with one hand and her clit with the other.

" And it's me who is supposed to be naughty ?! " she says playfully with a coy smile that make Howard's hard dick twitch inside of her tight vagina. Building up the rythme, the clapping sound from the contact of their bodies echoes in the bedroom illuminated in a purple dim light. Slapping her ass until the marks of his hands are burned on her skin, he grab her blond hair in a ponytail with a tight but gentle grip and he pull her back slowly to his naked chest.

Licking the nape of her neck, he reach her earlobe and nibble it with his teeth. The reaction is immediate.

" Ah ! Ah ! Hmm, you really are greedy tonight ! " she says while pushing her hips back against her husband who started to thrust back with her, the loud moans she try to contain indicate the imminent arrival of another powerful orgasm.

" I can say the same thing about you, you're very eager to play ! " he respond to her and chuckle a little before suddenly increasing speed at which he penetrate her. It results in her falling back on the bed, she grabs a pillow and put it against her mouth to muffle the increasingly higher moans.

Grunting, Howard gave one last slap on her red buttocks and he plunge his length the deepest he can inside Maria. Her walls clamping down on his phallus make his orgasm much more intense and he erupt inside of her, sprouting his seed inside her fertile womb.

Laying on his back with Maria legs draped over his midsection and her boobs pressed against his pectoral, their bodies still sweaty and out of breath but on their faces similar expression of satisfaction are present.

" I love you Howard. " she says with honesty while giving him a pointed look.

" Was I really this good ? I don't remember you giving me these words after our usual love making sessions. " he answer with a chuckle and raise eyebrows.

" Uh.. This massive ego will cause our death Mr Stark. Even if tonight was all fireworks and passion this is not what I meant to say and you know it. " Maria answer with a serious tone and facial expression.

" I know. And I promise you we'll have it, our own little thing to love infinitely. " Howard respond in a comforting manner. He give her a quick kiss on the lips and he watch her fall asleep because of the long day and the exhausting recent sportive activity they practiced.

~ The Plaza, New-York ~

- August 9, 1968, 4h03 -

Alastair carefully examine the luxurious hotel room. Taking a step forward, he make spinning motions with his hands and two glowing orange circles emerge in front of him. The symbols and sigles composing the circles betray their esoteric nature. The circles enlarge themselves and divide itself into smaller circles that proceeds to scan every inches of the large hotel suit.

Alastair, clad in a yellow monk robe don't stay idle, he look around the room in search of physical clues but it's already been a few days, every traces he could find have been cleaned and disposed of. Even the register was taken care of, Alastair haven't find anything at all and he fear to face his master without an answer.

The spell he cast earlier finally end and provide him with the informations it gleam from the magical energy present in the room.

' A faint lingering magical signature. Powerful, disgusting, malevolent... ' he thinks while analyzing the informations. The aftertaste of the magical signature make him want to throw up, the wrongness he feel in it make him shudder.

' There is only the barest trace of it but it's enough to make me feel like this ! I need to go back and warn her. How did we even missed something like this ? ' he continues his analysis but Alastair is clearly worried, raising up his left hand, he glance at the ring on his finger and he draw a familiar spell in the air.

A circular portal open up in front of him, the edges are sparkling and it show the interior of a temple decorated with ancient furnitures. He doesn't waste any more time, he rush through the portal and it close behind him.

Crossing the hallways, Alastair ignore his fellow disciples training their martial arts and studying books on the mystical arts. He walk at fast pace toward the wings dedicated to the masters of the Mystic Arts and of course the Ancient One.

Stopping in front of a large wooden door, he cast a anxious look at the statues adorning the walls, they depict old and forgotten creatures and he could swear their eyes follow his every movements.

Before he can knock on the door to announce his arrival, the door swing open without warning.

" Come in Alastair, I've been waiting for you. " a melodious voice says to him, it may sound like a sweat and gentle voice, but anyone sensible to magical aura can feel that hiding behind this sage like tone is a monster of power, an individual capable of massive destruction.

Advancing nervously toward the seated figure, Alastair slow down and he bow respectively to the bald woman who drink her tea with a compuse that express nothing else but serenity.

" Greetings Ancient One, I'm here to make my report on the situation in New York. " Alastair says with a formal and polite tone but with a stiff posture.

" Disciple Medas, there is no need to be so tense. I know that investigating these occurances can be quite taxing, so why don't you take a seat and explain everything to me over a cup of tea ? " the Ancient One answer calmly while indicating the seat in front of her with her hand. Alastair comply, he seat on the cushion laying on the floor and cross his legs.

A wave of her fingers and a cup full of tea appear and float closely to Alastair, grabbing it, he take a sip to calm his nerves before he beginning his explanation.

" It took me a little bit of time but I succeed in finding the original of the breach, it came from a suite at an hotel. I used the mirror dimension to search the hotel and it's surrounding discretely but whoever or whatever entered our dimension knows how to hide itself. I couldn't find any information on who has taken the hotel room the night it happen, the only clues I have is a faint magical signature. " Alastair report his findings in a professional tone, he didn't do a lot of missions for the order. The Sorceress Supreme look at him pensively, rummaging through hundreds years of memories, she try to find what entity correspond but she lacks details to find a probable culprit.

" Did you kept a sample of the energy you found ? " she asks with curiosity but also with the authority befitting someone in her position.

Alastair face lit up, his dark green eyes gleam with pride, he have a smile on his face and he slightly crinkle his nose unconsciously.

" Of course master. " he says with his smile still present, turning his hand with the palm facing up, Alastair call the eldritch energies of the dimensions to power up the spell he wish to cast.

A small glowing orange mandela circle appears above his outstretched hand, on the center of the circle, a little bit of energy colored in purple seem to be contained within the magical circle. So focus on the small wisp of energy, Alastair miss the grimace the Ancient One does.