MARVEL-THE MULTIVERSE TRADER

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MASS RELEASE CHAPTER→1

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The three giants of mutantkind — Charles Xavier, Erik Lehnsherr (Magneto), and Sebastian Shaw — didn't march on Washington D.C. to wage war, as the fearful public and jittery government had expected. No all-out confrontation, no ultimatums screamed from the Capitol steps. To everyone's shock, including Magneto's own underground loyalists, the trio came to negotiate.

To this day, nobody outside that sealed conference room knows exactly what was said. The specifics of the negotiations remain buried under countless layers of classified security clearances, sealed records, and political double-speak. Leaks were ruthlessly silenced, and both mutant and human insiders took those secrets to their graves.

What the world did learn — what Helios Network plastered across every screen, and what sent shockwaves through both mutant and human communities — was the outcome.

The Mutant Department was born.

A new, permanent, all-powerful federal entity tasked solely with the management, regulation, and protection of mutants within the United States. It wasn't a branch of the military. It wasn't a temporary emergency bureau cobbled together to handle a crisis. It was a cabinet-level department, answerable directly to the President — and critically, overseen by the newly-formed Mutant Oversight Council (MOC), itself born from those same negotiations.

Its authority was staggering.

Mutant law enforcement, education, registration, employment rights, public safety, and incident response — all now fell under its jurisdiction. It operated with its own investigative agents, tactical response teams, dedicated detention facilities, and even held judicial authority over mutant-related legal matters.

And with all that power… came control.

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Every mutant under the age of 21 was now legally mandated to enroll either in Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters or one of several newly-established government-run mutant academies. These schools promised balanced, public curriculums alongside personalized training to help young mutants control their abilities responsibly.

Important: These schools were neither detention centers nor closed boarding schools. While hostel facilities were available, enrollment as a boarding student depended on the decision of both the mutant and their parents. Families retained visiting rights, with free access to visit the schools provided proper notice was given in advance.

Students could live with their families, provided ability use laws were followed. Parents and civilians could visit schools freely with advance notice. Boarding facilities existed — voluntary in most cases — for mutants whose powers made home life difficult or unsafe.

Unsupervised mutant teens living outside recognized programs were not permitted. If a mutant under 21 was found without educational enrollment or appropriate guardianship, the Department had legal authority to intervene.

Students were free to move about outside school grounds, to shop, visit friends, and live normal lives like any other citizen — though their abilities were regulated in public areas, pending appropriate licenses.

Xavier's School itself underwent massive changes. Charles Xavier resigned as headmaster, stepping into a new role as a founding member of the MOC, alongside figures like Emma Frost and Mystique.

Similarly, the Hellfire Club opened its own accredited school for mutants — the Massachusetts Academy, carrying its own philosophy of mutant empowerment and rigorous control.

The Brotherhood of Mutants, however, did no such thing.

With Magneto officially retiring from public life — though whether a terrorist can truly "retire" remains debatable — the Brotherhood disbanded.

At least, that's what the official narrative claimed. What really happened behind the scenes… remained a mystery.

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The age of 20 became a critical milestone in every mutant's life — a moment where they were required to make a decision that would define their future.

At 20, they were given three carefully curated paths:

First Option: Opt for a normal civilian life.

Their mutant abilities would be recorded but remain sealed within the Department's confidential database. Their Mutant ID card would contain only personal identification data — name, age, residence, and designation as a mutant citizen — but omit ability details. These abilities could no longer be used in public without clearance, much like the Quirk Registration System in My Hero Academia's world. Mutants choosing this path could still use their powers privately or in designated safe zones approved by the Department.

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Second Option: Choose to integrate their mutant abilities into their profession. This came with specialized training, certification programs, and employment placement based on ability category and aptitude.

Examples included:

→ Healers and bio-manipulators joining medical fields.

→ Enhanced strength and durability types entering security, logistics, or public service roles.

→ Sensory or investigative mutants being recruited into law enforcement or intelligence.

In this case, their Mutant ID card would officially list their ability's classification and description — a publicly accessible record used for employment applications, travel permits, background checks, and in some cases, marriage licenses.

This pathway became incredibly popular. For the first time, mutants could acquire stable, respected government and corporate jobs legally, with open recognition of their powers.

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Third Option (Invitation-Only): The elite path.

A select few mutants with unique or particularly powerful abilities could be invited to join one of three high-level divisions:

→ The X-Men — now an official Special Response Unit tasked with mutant-related emergencies. While they held tremendous autonomy, their actions required post-mission justification to the MOC. They possessed the authority to conduct unscheduled facility inspections, both public and government-run, if mutant abuse was suspected.

→ The Government's Mutant Special Operations Division — a covert force operating globally in collaboration with federal agencies, military branches, and intelligence services. Their work was clandestine, often involving counter-terrorism, international diplomacy, and crisis management. This division contained both normal humans and mutants.

→ The Mutant Enforcement Bureau's rapid-response units — essentially mutant police officers. Each precinct across the country now had assigned mutant officers working alongside human counterparts. Their duties included handling mutant-related crimes, detaining unauthorized mutant ability use, and enforcing ability control regulations.

This third path wasn't something one could apply for.

You were chosen.

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The Mutant Department's authority was vast. It could:

→ Issue, suspend, or revoke mutant licenses.

→ Detain unregistered or dangerous mutants without a public trial.

→ Oversee and approve private mutant education programs.

→ Sanction or deny mutant-run businesses.

→ Control and regulate the use of mutant abilities in public spaces.

But crucially — thanks to those tense, secret negotiations — its power wasn't absolute.

An independent Mutant Oversight Council (MOC) was created as a check-and-balance measure.

This council, comprised of mutant leaders, federal appointees, civilian representatives, and neutral organizations, could:

→ Veto major department policies.

→ Launch investigations into abuses of power.

→ Suspend the Department's operations in extreme cases.

→ Enforce transparency reviews.

Its existence prevented the Department from turning into an unchecked regime — though how effective this balance would remain in the years to come, no one could say.

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The public reaction was swift, visceral, and deeply divided. Among much of the human population, the formation of the Mutant Department was hailed as a decisive, long-overdue measure.

News outlets ran breathless segments declaring it a new era of "order, oversight, and mutual coexistence." Political commentators praised it as a landmark compromise, a balancing act between civil rights and public safety.

Parents of non-mutant children flooded social media and news forums, expressing relief that mandatory registration laws and youth enrollment mandates would finally prevent "accidents" and unpredictable displays of mutant power in schools, malls, and public spaces.

In cities still haunted by memories of mutant-related incidents — collapsing buildings, uncontrolled bio-emissions, psychic assaults — the law was treated as salvation. The stock market rallied. Security firms and mutant-monitoring tech developers saw immediate spikes in demand.

Within the mutant community itself, reactions were no less conflicted, but shaped by history's weight. Many younger mutants — born after the worst years of Purge Orders, discrimination and black site detainments — embraced the new system as a long-overdue victory.

Community leaders organized peaceful rallies. Helios Network hosted roundtable broadcasts where families shared stories of lost siblings, imprisoned parents, and murdered friends.

Xavier's former students and Hellfire's new public ambassadors gave statements of cautious optimism. Parents of newly manifested mutants clung to the hope of safe schools, public acceptance, and a future where their children wouldn't have to hide.

Older mutants, however — those who'd fled death squads, lived through forced sterilizations, or survived genetic experimentation — felt a more complicated relief. The peace was welcome, but it was peace negotiated with those who had once hunted them.

Mutant chatrooms and underground forums debated the council's trustworthiness. Could the Oversight Council's human members be trusted? Would powerful humans quietly subvert the new system? Some mutants scrawled slogans of hope on district walls; others painted warnings like "A Collar's Still a Collar." Street murals showed Xavier, Magneto, and Shaw standing shoulder to shoulder, while fresh graffiti beneath read: "Bought in Blood. Watch Them." The age of hiding had ended. But the age of watching had only just begun.

But alongside relief came an ugly, venomous undercurrent of hatred. Hardline anti-mutant voices, long lurking at the fringes of public discourse, seized the moment to lash out. Commentators on talk shows and radio raged that mutants should never have been granted a seat at the national table.

Religious extremists branded the new laws a harbinger of apocalypse, claiming it marked humanity's fall to unnatural forces. Hate crimes against known mutant families and mutant-owned businesses spiked overnight.

Videos circulated of angry mobs defacing murals, torching homes, and leaving dead animals at the doors of mutant-run community centers. In online forums and conspiracy circles, wild theories spread like wildfire — claiming the Department was just a front for mutant world domination, or that mutants secretly controlled the media and government.

Politicians with fringe followings fed those fears, demanding harsher restrictions, secret surveillance programs, and military preparedness in case mutants made a move for power.

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CHAPTER:- (36-41

37 → THE GOBLIN'S DEMISE

38 → THE KILLER AT THE FUNERAL

39 → THE PARTY AFTER FUNERAL

40 → A DATE WITH MAY

41 → A MORNING WITH MAY

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