The world had enjoyed a long period of peace since World War II, but the global order had always been remarkably fragile. The alliances led by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council had been locked in a dangerous balance.
As a result, even the slightest change could trigger a domino effect. The Sokovia Incident was clearly a major factor in that balance.
After Luo Xia left, Sarah had Belcher impersonate him for a while. But a fake could never become the real thing, and Belcher wasn't exactly a robot with Oscar-worthy acting skills. So he had always avoided interacting with people who knew Luo Xia well.
Perhaps for that reason, the AllSpark Company had stopped communicating with S.H.I.E.L.D. about the Anti-Mutant Act. S.H.I.E.L.D. was also happy to pretend nothing had happened. They certainly weren't going to take the initiative to deal with such a troublesome matter.
So although the Anti-Mutant Act hadn't continued to escalate, it was still a long way from being repealed, as had once seemed likely. In these circumstances, the Inhumans' resentment toward S.H.I.E.L.D. only grew deeper.
This time, Wanda's situation had merely been the fuse that ignited the conflict. The real reason was that people with superhuman abilities could no longer tolerate living beneath others. Whether Mutants or Inhumans, aside from their special abilities, they were physically superior to ordinary people in almost every way.
How could a people like that accept being the ones who were discriminated against?
The Mutant revolution began in Sokovia.
Although Sarah had sent mechanical forces to destroy Hydra's castle, Jiaying and Lorna had discussed it and taken responsibility for the attack. The Inhumans and the Mutant Underground Organization admitted to attacking Sokovia, and exposed the gruesome human experiments conducted there.
The attack on Sokovia had received only