In the seventy years of peace since the Second World War, many people had forgotten how cruel war could be.
After all, people always longed for a peaceful, stable life. They wanted to live in safety, but unfortunately, the outbreak of war was rarely something ordinary people could control.
The turmoil in this world seemed to have begun eight months earlier.
At the time, in a corner of the New York Times, a small item appeared: "The Sokovian government announced that it had recently suffered a terrorist attack by Mutants."
At the time, the news occupied no more than a patch the size of an eraser on the entire page. If the paper's editor had given it a prominent spot instead of letting some celebrity's affair take up half the page, perhaps the world could have prepared a little sooner for the coming war.
However, Sokovia was an obscure country, and it wasn't even one of those African nations. If not for its connection to the Mutants, it wouldn't have gotten even an eraser-sized spot.
Who could have guessed that this insignificant country would draw the attention of the entire world in barely a month?
Sokovia was originally a European country with a population of less than a million. It had no particularly notable resources, so few people around the world had heard of it.
In reality, however, the country was a major stronghold under HYDRA's control.
Baron Strucker was Sokovia's leader and one of the heads of HYDRA. He was also the greatest enemy of the siblings Wanda and Pietro.
After confirming it from Ulysses Klaue, Wanda went alone to Sokovia to avenge her parents.
Driven by hatred, Wanda's powers were several times stronger than before. She returned to the place with ease and even slipped into Strucker's castle