The shells from the hand cannon slammed into the rubble. In an instant, the already cramped alley was filled with flying sand and stones. Jarvis's shout put everyone on guard. With a wave of her hand, Wanda sent red, ribbon-like power spreading from her fingertips across the walls of the surrounding homes.
Every flying fragment that touched the membrane formed by the red energy was bounced away. Iron Man's Iron Man suit bombardment failed to cause any major damage to the surroundings.
But that seemed to anger the Scarlet Witch. Since she would also be involved in the work of the Andromeda galaxy, she had been seeing Magneto more often. Now, she hated people who casually used their superpowers to wreck huge swaths of land. Yes, she meant Magneto and Polaris in particular.
Whenever that father-daughter pair fought, no matter when or where, there would always be flying dust and rubble, with smoke filling the air. As a result, Wanda had developed something of a physiological stress reaction whenever she encountered such scenes.
Before Jarvis could stop her, Wanda rose into the air. Her long hair streamed in the wind as powerful energy erupted around her. Red light flowed through her eyes, and fragments from the buildings damaged during the earlier fight with Venom began to rise, circling the witch.
Iron Man in his suit suddenly turned around, only for a crimson energy blast to strike him squarely in the chest.
"Boom!"
"Wanda! Stop!" Ben Reilly shouted.
"Wanda, don't let the power control you!" Jarvis shouted as well.
Hearing the familiar voices, Wanda's momentary loss of control was reined in. The force attacking the unfamiliar Iron Man eased slightly. After blasting the metallic figure away, Wanda redirected the flow of her power. Iron Man only had time to let out