American Comics: I Just Want a Peaceful, Ordinary Life

"I've always felt like I was an incomplete person. It filled me with intense anxiety and thirst, driving me to seek something from life, something that could make up for what I lacked and restore my dignity. But no matter how hard I tried, the outcome never changed much. I hoped to become a new person who could replace the old me, but in the end, my shortcomings remained uncorrected, and hardships always arrived without warning."

Ian Tartarus said,

"So, can you understand my pain?"

"..." Dormammu.

"What do you want? Just say it."

Ian turned to Dormammu with a smile,

"I just want to borrow a teeny-tiny bit of dark energy from you. But given how close we are, I probably don't need to pay you back, right? And I might borrow a little more from time to time. Not much, just a tiny bit..."

"You..." Dormammu.

Ian smiled as green light flickered in his hand.

"..." Dormammu.

"Fine! I'll give it to you!"

This novel and its characters are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real people or events is purely coincidental. Do not imitate.