Picnic Day

From now on, it will be one chapter per day, but as an incentive, here are the goals for extra chapters beyond the daily ones: 

Top 1 - 4 extra chapters.

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I'll stop posting the text asking to suppress negative critiques, liking the positive ones. But the bet still stands. As long as you send the negative messages to the end of the reviews, you get one more extra chapter.

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Man, you guys made me post another chapter today. You bastards. Thanks for taking us to the Top 3. YOU CUTE GUYS.

I also wrote an auxiliary chapter. Check out the images later.

The next is a fun chapter. And also appreciated by men of culture.

Enjoy!

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After a long kiss, we separated and looked into each other's eyes.

"Well, this is still a bit strange for me, even though I've seen the future." She said with a hint of humor and a smile.

"Don't worry. It'll become normal. Do you want to meet the girls now, or later?" I asked with a smile.

But she shook her head and said, "Not yet. I'd prefer to solidify our relationship first and then meet them later." She replied after thinking for a moment.

"Alright. I had planned to start studying magic today, but I changed my mind. I want to spend the rest of the day with you." I said affectionately with a gentle smile, holding her hand. 

This woman had finally freed herself from the pain of being corrupted every day by the dark dimension, the pain of having her body fail in every way and only standing through sheer willpower and magic. 

I wanted to make this day perfect, so she would always remember it fondly.

And how did I know about her body? Besides my own theories and what she had told me, I had analyzed her body when Yao was fused with the Extremis, and, man, it wasn't a pretty sight. It's easy to understand how she lost to Kaecilius under those conditions.

Yao simply nodded, and then, with a wave of her hand, she transported us to a forest where a picnic blanket was already laid out on the ground. 

Magic!

"So, where are you from? You must already know enough about me, so tell me about yourself." I asked, curious.

Yao raised an eyebrow at me and pondered.

She then looked at the sky with a smile, and said, "I'm Celtic. I was from a small village. I was an orphan, but the villagers there were kind to me. I was adopted by a man who was a doctor, and from an early age, he taught me how to heal people. It was he who gave me my name." 

"Yao is not a Celtic name." I said, confused, interrupting his narration.

"My father was not Celtic. Now let me tell you my story." She said looking at me with a hard look.

"OK! No need to be mad." I raised my hands in surrender.

"Healing and saving people, that's what my father taught me and that's what I loved. But one day, I found myself faced with a choice." she said and looked back at the sky.

*Flashback*

"Yao! Run!" A bearded, burly man shouted anxiously to the little girl who stood paralyzed in front of a demon in front of the man.

The man waved his hands anxiously, and a portal appeared beneath the girl's feet, causing her to fall into the portal.

The girl's eyes widened as she fell because the last thing she saw was the claws coming out of her adoptive father's abdomen.

*End of Flashback*

"Later, I found out that the place my father threw me into was Kamar-Taj. And that demon that attacked us was the one who killed my biological parents. My adoptive father saved me before I was devoured by the demon. I was born with a rare magical affinity, and my soul was simply too tempting for demons." Yao said with an emotionless face. Her blue eyes stared blankly into space.

"And then?" I asked, comforting her by wrapping my arm around her shoulder.

She sighed and continued, "*Sigh* I was devastated when I found out that because of me, not only did my parents die, but the entire village I lived in was exterminated. The sorcerers had also killed the demon sometime later, robbing me of my revenge. So I had to find a new purpose. I decided to care for those who couldn't. To protect this world from hurting itself by fighting something they had no preparation for." She said, looking me in the eyes, and continued.

"In the end, with my talent, I surpassed any other sorcerer before me. The burden of being the Sorcerer Supreme, along with being the guardian of the Time Stone, fell into my hands. The world seemed to give birth to me to be its guardian, but it seemed to forget that I had a finite life. Through the Time Stone, I saw the ends of a world without me, and it wasn't beautiful." She said bitterly.

"So you sacrificed yourself once again. In exchange for an even heavier burden, you protected the Earth. Hoping that the Earth would give birth to a guardian once again... Strange." I said, making my assumption.

She nodded.

"Well, my life wasn't all sadness. I got to observe more of this world than anyone else. Moreover, I continued what my father taught me, healing and saving people." she said, smiling at me.

"Huh? Is that why people with disabilities can go to Kamar-Taj and receive healing through the learning of mystical arts and then leave?" I asked, surprised.

"Yes, but it also benefited Kamar-Taj. Many of those who were desperate ended up finding a home in Kamar-Taj and defended it with their lives." She smiled at me.

I'm increasingly impressed with this woman.

I smiled at her and gave her a peck on the lips, catching her a bit off guard.

She looked at me and gave me a cute smile.

After that, we spent the rest of the day talking, sharing about ourselves, teasing each other, and baring our hearts to each other.

During this time, I made sure to kiss and hug Yao many times. She was still a bit awkward with it, as she had always been focused on her duties and had never had a romantic relationship. But it seemed that because she had seen our future together, she was trying her best to be open in our interactions. And it was working.

It was already night, and we were about to part ways.

We stood up, hugging each other and we kissed.

Parting our lips, she rested her head on my chest.

"It feels so good to be with you." Yao said, looking into my eyes.

"I know." I smiled mischievously at her, and she smiled back at me, giving my chest a playful tap.

"I enjoy being with you too, Yao. I don't want you to go. Are you sure you don't want to stay with me for a few days? Take a little vacation." I said seriously while stroking her hair.

"I can't. As long as Stephen Strange doesn't inherit my mantle, I have to stay in Kamar-Taj. Unfortunately, the Sorcerer Supreme doesn't take vacations." She said with seriousness.

I remained silent for a few seconds and then said, "...Wong did."

She froze slightly, but still replied, "Well, technically there were two Sorcerer Supremes, so there wasn't a problem."

I looked at her, and she looked at me. Then we both burst into laughter.

After we laughed, I kissed her forehead.

"Tomorrow, I'll come to you after lunch. I'll learn magic, and we'll spend time together when you're available." I said.

"Okay." She simply replied, hugging me tighter.

"Changing the subject, you mentioned Strange, but will he still be the Sorcerer Supreme? I'm afraid that if he is, one day I'll wake up, and Dormammu will be having tea while destroying the Earth. Besides, I plan to release the Extremis to regenerate limbs in the future, so I don't think he'll want to take on such responsibility when his hands are good." I asked with furrowed eyebrows.

"Well, he really is irresponsible sometimes, but he's also very afraid of failure, so he'll do anything to fix his mistakes. Don't worry. As for the Extremis, if you release it to regenerate limbs, the whole world will be against you in an attempt to obtain that technology, even if you keep the process of how it's done hidden. It's easy to understand the logic that if you can rebuild tissue and regenerate limbs, stopping the aging process is just one step away. And for immortality, man will be like a moth to a flame, even if he knows he'll get burned, he still won't hesitate." Yao explained and cautioned.

Well, I had already thought about it, but according to Yao's warning, the problem would be even bigger than I thought, and I didn't want such a huge problem in my life.

Some problems are not something that can be solved with just a show of force. Blood has to be spilled... and I don't want to do that, so let's avoid the problem.

I'm already selling highly functional synthetic prostheses, so I won't get into trouble.

We talked a little more and reluctantly parted ways.

Returning home, I found Pepper had just arrived.

"Did you have a fun day today?" She asked as she took off her coat and hung it up.

"It was fun, Peps. Hey, did you know that Earth has a protector? And she's a mage, extremely powerful? And she's kind of like the master of a Hogwarts mixed with an army that trains mages to defend the Earth?" I asked with a playful smile as I sat on the couch and pulled Pepper onto my lap.

Pepper raised an eyebrow at me and said, "Tony, I shoot energy beams from my hands and traverse the universe with my body. I really didn't know about this, but it's not that shocking."

"Hahaha! Well, you're right. But do you remember what I said about Odin?" I laughed and asked.

"That he's one of the most powerful beings in the universe? What's the matter?" Pepper asked, confused.

"Well, this protective mage, now that I've helped her recover, said she's as powerful as Odin in his prime. And she has almost a thousand years." I said, smiling mischievously.

"Uhmm, Okay? I guess. But why are you talking like that?" Pepper was getting more confused with each passing moment.

"Well, now she has an even more shocking identity... your sister-wife!" I said, puffing out my chest, triumphant.

I finally managed to put a slightly shocked look on Pepper's face.

"Ugh! Tony, you're getting more absurd by the minute." Pepper gave up and simply lay on my chest, closing her eyes.

But soon she had to open her eyes because there was a hand that wasn't doing anything good...

Ah! Life is as beautiful as ever at the Stark house.