The Invincible Iron Man Page #2

It's just gonna have to do.

You dare show concern

for that man?!

- Ach.

- Uh!

He may have doomed us all.

Ohh!

I will never understand

why you do not show such courage

on the battlefield.

There is much about me

you will never understand.

I would advise you

not to lose sight

of your responsibility, Li Mei.

My responsibility is the only

thing that keeps me here.

Master Chu, four elementals

have awakened.

Where are they now?

They have risen into the sky

and set off upon their

quest for the rings.

I hear someth...

uhh...

Howard, listen,

Tony's disappearance,

as painful as it is,

may be the best thing

for the company.

You know, you lawyers

are all alike.

That's my son

you're talking about.

Even so,

you need to hear this.

I've been contacted

by the Chinese government.

They've got questions,

like how our weapons ended up

in the hands of known radicals.

They can't blame Tony for that.

Let them blame

whoever they want,

because if they

start looking at you,

the board's gonna

throw you to the wolves.

I don't believe that.

It's my company!

It's a public company,

and don't think for a second

they won't do whatever's

necessary to protect it.

Tony, easy, man.

Just relax.

Ho Yin.

That's right.

You're gonna be okay, buddy.

Just breathe.

What happened?

You were attacked.

It got pretty bad, man.

Wh... Rhodey.

Sorry, Tony,

but this hardware's

all that's keeping you alive.

You saved my life.

No, he did.

Thank you.

How is he?

Ask him yourself.

Tony, meet Li Mei,

the only decent soul

in this den of cutthroats.

Pardon me for not getting up.

I am happy to see you are alive.

That makes two of us.

Thank you.

Li Mei, can you tell me...

why are we prisoners?

I must go.

Huh. Well, heh heh.

That's a first.

You scared off a woman.

Easy to do when you

look like Frankenstein.

How about we find a way

to streamline this a bit?

Your weakness sickens me.

If only I possessed your strength.

Then you would be my son

instead of my disgrace.

I am sorry, Father.

Do not call me that.

I am angry, Li Mei.

I am angry that when

the Mandarin rises,

it is you who will

face him, not me.

It was my right.

I do not want this life.

Your life means nothing.

You are on this earth

to serve another purpose.

It is served with honor.

When it's time, do not fail.

Amateur video shot by tourists

revealing powerful entities

tearing through Trafalgar Square...

The elementals have the first ring.

We are running out of time.

But Tony Stark has

not yet recovered.

Naah! He's well enough.

We must begin now.

Hey, Tony.

Rhodey, we have to figure out

what they plan to do with us.

Whatever it is,

it ain't gonna be good.

In the end,

Wong Chu will kill you.

No doubt.

Why are the Jade Dragons

so up in arms?

What you have

accomplished in months,

they have spent 3,000 years

trying to prevent.

You mean raising the city?

What could they

possibly be afraid of?

The Mandarin.

But he's nothing but dust now.

Many do not see death

as the final step in one's existence,

and the prophecy

foretells his return.

So because I lifted the ruins,

people think the prophecy

is coming true?

It is as written:

"The city will rise,

and the demon elementals

will awaken.

They will gather the bands

of the underworld

and with them

resurrect their master."

That's just crazy.

If that is what you believe,

there is no point in saying more.

I'm sorry. It's just hard

for me to swallow.

Tell me, what are

these bands of the underworld?

Five were fashioned

for the Mandarin

as conduits to the afterlife.

Upon his death,

four were stolen by monks

who sacrificed

their lives to hide them.

They were the first Jade Dragons.

These are the locations

of those bands.

So once these things are found,

the Mandarin is supposed

to come back to life?

Yes.

His demon elementals have

already begun to gather them.

Stop the elementals

and you prevent

the Mandarin from rising.

Me? But I...

Stand up!

Do you want to live?

If I have a choice, yes.

Then you will reverse

what you have done

to the ancient city.

Look, the fiber steel

that's holding it up

is pretty much indestructible.

You will find a way.

We will provide you

with your own technology.

What if I can't do it?

You owe your life to this man.

See how your unwillingness

repays him.

Please, just stop.

I'll help you.

You have one week,

or he dies.

What are we gonna do now?

We get to work.

Oh. Hi.

Thank you.

What will that device do?

It's a macrobiotic nullifier.

If it works, it'll soften

the fiber steel under the ruins.

Will you finish it in time?

Hope so.

I will let you get back to work.

Li Mei.

You don't belong

with these murderers.

Why are you doing this?

The Mandarin will rise,

and many will die

in the East and in the West.

Their souls will be

offered as payment for...

Okay, that's the company line.

Now what about you?

I have a responsibility.

It has been passed down

from father to son

ever since the Mandarin Dynasty.

Father to son. But...

I had no brothers.

And your father?

He...

is dead.

I take it he wanted a son.

No.

He needed a son.

Instead he got me.

You would not understand.

Maybe I would.

You're not the only one who's

faced a father's disappointment.

Tony...

do you know why you

are on this earth?

Does anyone?

Yes. I do.

I have always known.

So this is the life

you wanna live?

My life does not matter.

This thing's amazing.

Where'd you get this idea?

Just something I came up with.

- Tony.

- What's going on?

Wong Chu is coming.

You must escape.

No!

Get back.

Demonstrate your device now.

Hey, no problem.

Allow me.

Okay, sample is in place.

Let's see. Activating

thermal scan constrictors.

Setting atomic, uh,

nine iron to 350 and, uh...

adjusting

the permanent press settings.

And, um...

hmm.

Ahh.

Your deception will

cost you your life.

Aah.

This way!

Master Chu.

Whoa.

Yaah!

Whaah!

Li Mei, it's okay.

It's me, Tony.

Go. Leave.

Not without you.

Just get out of here

and promise me

you'll never come back.

I won't leave you here.

Goodbye, Tony.

Come on, man.

We gotta go.

Climb on.

Phew. Stuffy.

That's the last time I ever

wanna put this thing on.

What should we do with him?

Why are you asking me?

You are now

the senior member.

I do not care.

He is the one.

No, it is not him.

Li Mei, look at it.

It is undeniable.

The prophecy

continues to unfold.

He is the Iron Knight.

He is destined to battle

the risen Mandarin.

It cannot be him!

What is the matter?

It is a good thing.

The Mandarin

can now be defeated.

We do not know

who will be victorious,

only that one will die.

Stark Air 6-0-1,

you are cleared for landing.

Proceed to runway three.

Hands in the air.

What's going on here?

SHIELD Agent Drake.

I'm placing you under arrest.

For what?

Arms dealing.

The Chinese government

is charging you

with selling weapons

to known radicals,

the Jade Dragons.

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