Although Captain America had been taken to a lounge,
he had hardly suffered any unfair treatment.
To be precise, he had suffered none at all.
But elsewhere, Doctor Zola's maneuver was the real finishing blow.
Changing Hydra's image in the public eye would accomplish nothing.
This world did not run entirely on rules and laws.
It was a world of interests and allegiances.
Hydra had once chosen the wrong side, and so it had been eliminated from the game.
But now Zola wanted to lead Hydra to a new position-a fresh and correct one!
At that moment, in the most heavily secured office in the United States, Doctor Zola was deep in discussion with the President over a proposed bill.
"Mr. President, you should understand the true nature of these so-called superheroes. They do slightly more harm to society than good, especially those Superhumans who operate without oversight."
Doctor Zola continued, "I know there are many Supernatural Forces in this world that we simply cannot challenge. But we still need to regulate Superhumans and integrate their lives with those of ordinary people, rather than let pressure from the Supernatural Forces bring us to a standstill!"
Doctor Zola pushed a somewhat incomplete proposal across to the President.
Its title read, "Superhuman Registration Act"!
Interest appeared on the President's face, and he raised many questions about the bill.
Doctor Zola walked out of the room, a mechanical smile curling his lips.
It worked!
Hydra's reputation had finally been restored!
All those Hydra assets he had surrendered, all those connections he had called upon-it had all been worth it!
"The Outer Gods stand above the Great Old Ones.
It is said that the Outer Gods cannot be named, looked upon directly, or described."
Fear welled up in Tony and Strange as they