17 June 1943
2 PM Europe, Liechtenstein
From a distance, a lone car could be seen approaching the now ''deadsilent'' Hydra facility.
Vroom!
After a few seconds, the car finally came to a stop right outside the facility.
Then the car's door opened, revealing a tall man with short brown hair and black eyes, the man's name was Johann Schmidt, also known as Red Skull; his usually stone-cold face seemed to hold a trace of anger.
He then started to walk towards the unusually quiet facility.
''thud''
''thud''
''thud''
After he reached the door, he knocked.
BANG! BANG! BANG!!
But even after 10 seconds no one answered.
The man frowned, starting to feel unsettled.
''Something's wrong, from the moment I got here there was only silence, not even a single person in sight''
"No guards, no patrol, nothing" thought Schmidt, his body filled with tension.
But then a very familiar smell assaulted my senses, It was the smell of blood!.
The man suddenly raised his leg.
BAM!!
The Door of the facility was kicked with enough force to send it flying.
And sure enough, inside the facility was a pile of corpses stacked upon each other.
The man's hand moved.
BAM!
''DAMN IT ALL'' shouted Johann Schmidt in anger, while throwing a punch to the wall beside him, leaving a knuckle-shaped imprint.
''Was it the Americans?'' he thought, but quickly dismissed the thought.
''No, unlikely, they can't mobilise troops without me or the whole world knowing it beforehand.''
''I have also planted spies all across their country, every move is reported to me one week before it even happens''he thought with confidence.
The eerie silence of the factory was suddenly interrupted by a faint beeping.
BEEP!
BEEP!
The man's head snapped towards the sound's direction.
''It seemed to be coming from the pile of corpses'' though the man while approaching.
But then the beeping intensified.
The man's eyes widened as a single thought passed through his mind.
''BOMB!'' thought the man while sprinting outside the factory.
BEEP!
BEEP!
BOOM!!
The previously silent but intact facility was now nothing more than a pile of rubble.
''DAMN IT! WHOEVER DID THIS KNOW I'M GONNA FIND YOU!!'' shouted Schmidt, who had avoided the explosion just in time with his ,mask? burned, revealing red skin underneath.
Wheaton, New Jersey, Camp Lehigh
A man was silently reading a newspaper.
Breaking News:Rumors say that a magician paid a visit to the Lehigh military camp located in New Jersey. He also brought 47 soldiers from Liechtenstein who were captured by the nazis.
''What a ridiculous world that we are living in'' muttered the man tired.
Knock! knock! knock!
''You may enter'' said the man while massaging his temples as if preparing to hear more nonsense.
A young soldier walked in, but this time with an excited expression.
''What is it this time?'' asked the man worried by the soldier's expression.
''Sir Colonel Philips, the Hydra base in Liechtenstein was just destroyed in an explosion'' said the young man with excitement in his voice.
''Who destroyed it?,Was it us?'' asked the colonel confused.
''Negative sir''said the young soldier who was also confused, then continued ''The explosion seemed to come from inside the facility, perhaps an accident''
Though still strange, the colonel first decided to dismiss the soldier.
''Very well, you may leave.''
And with a salute, the young soldier walked out.
Creak!
Thud!
"Well, at least it wasn't by voodoo bullshit''thought Colonel Philips relieved,but then he frowned "but who did it?"
The colonel suddenly realised.
It was the magician!; the men he saved were rescued from that very same base!.
Sign~
"No matter, at least he is on our side" thought the Colonel.
As the days passed, more Hydra facilities were destroyed, more and more prisoners of war were rescued, and even more evil was extinguished.
All those bases were destroyed in a similar yet more brutal fashion.
Some were outright crushed by solid shadow constructs and reduced to a mix of dust and bloody pulps.
BOOOM!!
Of course, before that the prisoners of war were safely evacuated.
Other Hydra bases experienced Horror beyond their comprehension.
''WHAT IS THAT?!''
''AAAAAAAH!''
''HELP ME!! MONSTER!''
4-meter-tall shadow figures tore their bodies apart, creating a scene out of a nightmare.
''Rip and tear'' said a lone floating man in a distorted voice.
He destroyed a total of 12 minor Hydra facilities all over Europe, and rescued a total of 167 men.
Thankfully, most bases did not have any prisoners, which allowed the man to destroy them instantly.
June 21 1943
''It is now June 21'' thought Eldrin while slowly lowering the platform with the last captured soldiers, looking at them cheering with a gentle smile on his face.
He then looked into the distance and thought.
''Tomorrow, America will give birth to their first ever Superhero, The One and Only Captain America, which is why I will temporarily stop destroying Hydra bases''
''After all, I need to be there to ensure nothing goes wrong''
''THANK YOU MR MAGICIAN!!''
''THANK YOU, AMIGO!''
The Captured Soldiers' voices filled gratitude interrupted my thinking.
I turned towards them with a smile and said.
''There's no need for gratitude, and I apologise yet again for my late arrival,I wish I could have prevented your capture altogether, but circumstances prevented me from doing so'' I said while slightly bowing.
''You need not apologise son,If it wasn't for you we would have never been rescued; we would probably have been killed by those Nazis after they used us for labor'' said one of the men.
''His right Son'' Said a man while walking towards Eldrin, the man wore a green military uniform with a military hat; he seemed to be a colonel.
''You have done us a great service by destroying those Hydra fuckers and rescuing those brave soldiers'' said the colonel with gratitude in his usually stern voice, the man was none other than Colonel Philips.
''Chester Philips'' The Colonel introduced himself while extending his hand for a handshake.
''Eldrin'' said Eldrin while shaking hands with the colonel
''Could I talk to you in private, Mr.Eldrin?'' asked Colonel Philips with a polite tone.
''Of course'' Eldrin answered.
Inside Colonel'S Office
Coffee or tea? " asked Colonel Philips.
''Coffee, if you could'' answered Eldrin.
''You heard the man " Colonel said to a nearby soldier.
''On it Sir'' answered the young soldier while walking out of the room and closing the door.
Creak!
Thud!
After the young soldier left, the Colonel then said to Eldrin.
''Mr. Eldrin, I must thank you yet again for warning us about the Hidden Hydra agent'' said Colonel Philips with gratitude, but then asked with confusion.
"But I feel like I have to ask, why are you putting such effort into helping us? with your power you could rule the whole world, yet here you are helping us instead of doing just that''
But Eldrin said in a Serious Tone.
''The world is not mine to rule.''
''I am merely just a man trying to make it a bit better than what it is today'' Eldrin then continued.
''A crown is warranted with Strength, but not just physical strength, a strong will and a great character are also required''
'' I'm not fit to be a ruler nor do I possess the qualities of one,'' Eldrin said with absolute certainty.