Wanda had only recently gained her powers, and her proficiency was limited.
Although Mind Blast could interfere with the mind, this mental attack was more focused on creating illusions and confusion.
It was not lethal, at least not yet.
As Wanda watched Tony Stark sink into the illusion, she could also see the nightmare in his mind.
—The Earth was destroyed because of Stark.
This completely stirred up Tony's guilt and anxiety, and would inevitably affect his next move.
"Simply killing you would be letting you off too easily. You must taste that helplessness and terror too..."
When she was ten years old.
Wanda's family had gathered around the sofa after a full meal, happily watching a black-and-white sitcom on television.
Those had been the happiest days of her life.
But a sudden explosion instantly shattered that happy family.
Their home collapsed, and their parents died tragically.
Wanda and her twin brother, who was only a few hours older than her, were trapped beneath the rubble for two days and two nights.
As they suffered from hunger and cold, a huge missile was embedded just two meters away.
It could pass merciless judgment on the two children at any moment.
The letters on it—Stark Industries—had become the nightmare of Wanda and her brother from that day onward.
Fortunately, it was a rare dud and never exploded.
But beneath the rubble, staring at their parents' corpses and the missile that could detonate at any moment, the siblings' fear was magnified without limit.
Only after they were rescued did that fear turn into hatred, etched into their bones.
For war...
And even more so, for Stark...
As their powers awakened, that hatred reached its peak.
Thinking of how the Avengers would soon be driven toward destruction because of Tony, an excited smile