Chapter 286: Ten Ring Heroes II
After Aizen stepped back, the silence lingered for just a moment—before being shattered by a familiar voice.
Tony Stark casually strolled up to the mic, hands in his pockets, smirking like he owned the sky.
"Well, if you’re all done with your presidential addresses," he said with a wink, "I guess it’s my turn to make it dry and dramatic."
A few light chuckles rippled across the audience and viewers.
He gestured broadly to the rings behind him.
"These ten little cosmic mood rings? Yeah—they’re the real deal. Alien-made, reality-warping, and each one packs enough punch to give Thor a bad day."
Tony’s smirk faded into a rare moment of sincerity.
"They’re also the beginning of something new. The Avengers were Earth’s mightiest heroes... once. But the world’s changed. The stakes are bigger. The threats are multiversal. Galactic. Mythic. Political. You name it."
He raised a hand, displaying a holographic globe spinning behind him, with glowing lights appearing all over it—representing active candidates.
"That’s why we’re launching a global talent search. A trial, if you will. We’re not looking for gods, billionaires, or soldiers this time. We’re looking for something else."
He turned, pointing back at the Ten Rings glimmering under the sunlight.