Superman Marvel Adventures

"Hey Tony, I've arrived at school. Where are you guys?"

"Oh, we're over here in the auditorium. By the way, there are so many beautiful girls here. You didn't choose this university because of that, did you?" Typical Tony, saying something like that at a time like this.

Adam was speechless at this guy and said, "Okay, I'll be there. By the way, aren't you also graduating this year? How come you have time to come to my graduation ceremony?"

As the most talented young man in the Stark family, Tony Stark entered MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering at the age of 15 with high scores. Now 19 years old, he has already completed his studies and should graduate in the next few months.

"Hey buddy, I didn't come here to see you today, I came to see the pretty girls."

Adam smiled after hearing this and said, "Okay, but thank you for coming. I'm glad. I've already seen you all." After saying that, he hung up the phone and walked quickly towards Tony, who was standing alone and bored on one side of the auditorium.

On the other side, Tony also saw Adam waving and smiling, waiting for Adam's arrival. Tony, who was already 19 years old, was wearing a silver suit, had brown hair, and wore sunglasses, looking every bit the cool rich kid.

Adam came over and hugged him, saying, "Wow, you're getting more and more handsome, Tony."

Tony took off his glasses and laughed, "Of course, I'm Tony Stark, the genius of this century!"

Adam interrupted his narcissism, saying, "Alright, genius, where are Dad and Maria?" He had been calling Howard "Dad" since he was 18.

Tony shrugged and said, "Where could they be? Look, over there they're surrounded by a group of people."

Adam noticed the situation and said with a wry smile, "That's why I told them not to come, but Maria insisted that this is the most important moment in her life and her family can't be absent." He was secretly moved as he spoke. Although he stopped calling Maria "Mom" after learning about his origins, he could still feel Maria's maternal love.

Tony laughed, "Of course Mom's coming. Her proudest son is finally graduating today. How could she not come? Speaking of which, I'm even a little jealous of you." But there wasn't even a hint of jealousy in his eyes.

Adam patted Tuo Ni on the shoulder and said softly, "Hehe, what can I say? Having Dad, Mom and you is my greatest happiness." These were the people who had been there for him during his most difficult times, so he was deeply moved.

Tony's eyes reddened, and he quickly put on his sunglasses, saying, "Oh dear, I see someone crying, hehe. Okay, Mom sees us, let's go over there." He then walked over first.

Adam, of course, saw Tony's eyes and smiled slightly, saying, "This kid, really, is it so hard for him to show weakness in front of me once in a while?" After saying that, he composed himself and followed Tony to Howard Stark and Maria Stark's side.

Adam walked over to Howard and shook hands with the others. They knew that Adam was Howard Stark's son and a recently famous inventor, so they all congratulated him. Then, knowing that the family had something to say, they made an excuse and left.

Adam smiled slightly and said, "Father, Mother, thank you for coming."

Maria was overjoyed to hear Adam call her "Mother" again. Her eyes reddened slightly as she said, "Hehe, my good child, this is an important day in your life. How could we not come?" She then hugged Adam and kissed his forehead.

Howard looked at Adam with satisfaction, knowing that he had finally accepted Maria from the bottom of his heart. He patted Adam on the shoulder and said, "Hehe, Adam, I'm proud of you! You did a great job."

This annoyed Tony, who was standing nearby, because Howard hadn't said anything like that to him, so he said, "Hey, you guys forgot about me?"

Adam left Mary's embrace and said with a laugh, "You little rascal, don't be jealous. Although your dad doesn't say it, he's always been very proud of you. You don't know how happy he was when you got into university last time, he sang a song."

Upon hearing this, Tony immediately looked at Howard and asked, "Oh, Dad, is what my brother said true?"

Howard was displeased to find his secret discovered by his son. He said, "Hmph, you want me to be proud of you? Wait until you achieve what your brother has." He was afraid that if he nodded, Tony would become arrogant, so he was strict with him. After all, he was his own son, and Adam had always put his mind at ease with him growing up.

Sure enough, Tony's smug smile vanished with a single sentence from Howard, and he stood sullenly to the side. He had always hoped to gain his father's approval and longed for his father to tell him that he was his pride. However, Howard had always been very strict with him, which made him somewhat discouraged. After all, the reason he was so flamboyant was to prove that he was no less capable than his brother Adam. Moreover, Adam had said in some ways that he was inferior to him.

Adam, of course, knew Howard's worries, so he smiled and said, "Hey, you're not going to give up, are you? Surpassing me won't be easy."

Tony scoffed, "How could that be? I went to college at 15. I've already surpassed you in that respect. I'll definitely invent even more things in the future to surpass you!"

Maria then kissed Tony on the cheek and laughed, "Yes, you have ambition. You are worthy of being a son of the Stark family."

Soon, a pleasant melody began to play, signaling the start of the graduation ceremony. Everyone returned to their seats to witness this most glorious moment for the students.

First, a kind-looking elderly female principal went on stage, congratulated the students, offered some encouragement to these elites who were about to enter society, and then walked off the stage.

Then another principal went up, said a few words, and began reading out the list of students who received their degrees one by one. The students, filled with excitement, went up to the stage and received their degree certificates and the principal's blessings. In less than an hour, all the certificates had been awarded, and then Adam, as the most outstanding graduate of the year, was invited to speak.

Adam walked up confidently, then summarized his college life with simple and humorous words, wished all graduates good jobs, and finally made a joke about the school before finishing his speech.

Howard looked at Adam with satisfaction, thinking to himself, 'He's matured. It's time to give him that thing. As for the truth about our origins, let it remain forever buried in Jarvis's and my hearts.'

Chapter Six: Howard's Gift

The graduation ceremony ended, and Howard and Maria got up to leave. After all, it was the younger generation's turn to take over, and their presence would seem superfluous.

Howard stood up, checked the time, and said to Adam, "Adam, come to my lab tonight. There's something I've wanted to give you for a long time, but I haven't been able to make up my mind. But I've made up my mind today, and it's time to give it to you."

Adam was taken aback and asked, "Oh? What is it?"

Howard hugged his wife and said, "You'll find out when you get back tonight. Remember not to stay out too late; I have a lot to do tomorrow. You and Tony have fun now. We're going back." With that, he left with Maria Stark.

Tony pursed his lips and said, "He's got something for you. He's really biased."

Adam shook his head and said, "Don't say that. He loves you just the same. But speaking of gifts, what exactly is this gift he mentioned?"

Tony shrugged and said, "Who knows? Since that stubborn old man said he'd give it to you tonight, he certainly won't let anyone else know so soon. Hey, look at that blonde beauty over there. Guess what color her 'crop' is? Give me five minutes and I'll know."

Adam glanced at it and said, "Okay, I knew this would happen. You mean that one? Oh, the black, openwork kind. Do you want me to show you the others?"

Tony shook his head and said, "Hey, man, this is cheating. How could you peek?"

Adam shrugged and said, "I didn't peek. I was watching openly and honestly."

Tony was furious after hearing this and said, "Hey, I already said using your abilities is a foul!!! I should stay away from you. Fine, you can stay here by yourself. I'm going to have some fun." After saying that, he walked towards a girl with golden curly hair with a handsome smile.

After reading it, Adam smiled slightly and left the spot, walking towards the beautiful women nearby. Isn't this the perk of graduation?!

Time flew by as the alarm clock ticked, and before he knew it, it was around four in the afternoon. Adam said goodbye to his female companion and then started looking for Stark. He was going home, after all, such a day should be spent with family for a warm dinner, so the graduation party was held yesterday.

After searching around and finding Tony wasn't there, Adam casually picked up his phone and called Tony, but no one answered for a long time. Adam frowned, looked around, and then used his X-ray vision to look at the restrooms on the first and second floors. He quickly found Tony's trail in the leftmost restroom on the second floor.

Adam ended his X-ray vision with a sullen expression, picked up a glass of orange juice, and sat down below, waiting for Tony to come down. Sure enough, less than five minutes later, Tony came down looking radiant, but when he saw Adam waiting for him, he immediately became annoyed.

"Hey buddy, what's wrong? Don't you know that sometimes you can't make phone calls at a party?"

Adam smiled and said, "Alright, it's time to go back now. I want to go home and have dinner with my mother."

After hearing this, Tony said, "Oh, I see. Well, there's nothing fun to do here. Let's go back."

Adam said, "Yes, let's go." Then he and Tony left the auditorium.

As they were walking, Tony suddenly asked, "You weren't peeking at me just now, were you?"

Adam was slightly taken aback, then said, "Tch, why would I be peeking at you? My female companion is much prettier than yours."

Tony was stunned for a moment, then immediately retorted angrily, "Fine, you said you didn't look? You bastard!!! You peeping tom!!!"

Adam was a little annoyed and said, "Hey, I already said I didn't peek. I just glanced at you when I was looking for you, and you were already done by then, okay?"

And so Tony and Adam argued their way back home, which was a habit for them, wasn't it?

After getting out of the car, Tony suddenly said, "Hey Adam, how about you give me this car? Otherwise, I'll tell the old man about you spying on me."

Adam was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage, saying, "So, that's why you were so quiet the whole way here! You wanted a car too? Humph, no way!!!"

Tony laughed and said, "Alright, stop pretending and give me the key."

Adam shook his head and said, "No, this is a brand new car. I bought it only a week ago and haven't even driven it yet. This is the first time I've driven it."

After hearing this, Tony pointed to the keychain and said, "Then how do you explain the 'T'?"

Adam looked at it and said, "Your eyes are still so sharp, haha. I heard you mention it last time, so I ordered one. I originally planned to give it to you when you graduated, but I didn't expect you to go to my graduation ceremony today, so I just drove it over and prepared to give it to you tonight."

Tony chuckled and said, "Thanks, yeah, that's a nice car. Now I won't tell Dad you were spying on me, you can relax!"

Adam was immediately furious and said, "Hey, I already said I wasn't spying. I just glanced at you when I was looking for you. Don't make a big deal out of it."

Just then, Maria's voice came from the garage's smart terminal: "What are you two doing in the garage? Come out now, I've prepared dinner."

Adam shrugged and said, "Fine, I'll let you off the hook today. But if you slander me again, you'll regret it!"

Tony laughed, "Hmph, peeping tom!"

Adam chuckled sinisterly and said, "Hmph, since you've said that, I'll go to your house every day when you're looking for a wife, so you can't do anything and I'll disgust you to death."

Tony was stunned for a moment, and then said after a long pause, "Oh my god, you're not really going to do that, are you? You're my brother!"

Adam burst into laughter and said, "That depends on my mood, hmph." After saying that, he left the garage and quickly went into the living room.

When Adam entered the living room, Maria had already set the table with the food. Seeing Adam come in, she smiled and said, "You're here! Hehe, come in and wash up. The food is ready, you can eat now."

Adam nodded and said, "Yes, Mother, I'm coming." He then returned to his bedroom, and looking at the spotless room, he felt another wave of emotion.

After changing his clothes, Adam returned to the living room and found Tony already sitting at the dining table, waiting for him to come down. He apologized, and the three of them finished their dinner in a very warm atmosphere. After dinner, Adam spent some more time with Maria before getting up and leaving home for Stark Tower, then went into Howard's laboratory.

Howard was working when Adam walked in. Seeing Adam come in, he said, "Sit down here for a while. I'll be done here soon."

Adam nodded after hearing this and said, "Okay, I understand." He then sat down in Howard's chair and looked at some data on the computer.

A moment later, Howard finished his work and came over. Seeing Adam looking at the data on the computer, he said, "Oh, this is all data from the Cosmic Cube. I plan to hand this over to my old colleague in a few days, so I organized all the data today."

Adam stood up to offer him his seat, then asked, "The Cosmic Cube? Is that the blue energy that put me to sleep last time?"

When Adam was 15, he entered Howard's laboratory. Howard happened to be researching the Tesseract at the time, which caused Adam to faint on the spot. After several experiments, Howard concluded that Adam's body could absorb the power of the Tesseract. However, because the power of the Tesseract was too great, Adam fell into a coma to absorb energy and protect his body. Since then, Adam has never seen the Tesseract again. However, thanks to the Tesseract, Adam's abilities have continued to awaken.

Howard nodded and said, "Yes, that's it. Okay, now that you're here, I'll take out your gift." He then picked up a pen from the side, pressed the cap, and with a popping sound, the wall with the family photo on it rose up, revealing a model wearing a dark blue bodysuit.

Adam was taken aback and asked, "What is this?"

Howard seemed lost in memories as he said, "This is a gift for you. I know you've been doing some things all these years. I know that legendary figure in the urban legend is you. I thought you were still young, so I made you hide your abilities. But you've grown up and can choose your own path, so it's yours now!"

Chapter Seven: Adam's Debut

'Shadow Knight' is the result of Adam's actions over the past few years, based on the most profound memory in his mind: "With great power comes great responsibility." Simply put, it's about becoming an urban hero.

Of course, this urban hero isn't as well-known as Captain America, because he only occasionally helps the police solve tricky cases or intervenes in crimes like nighttime robberies. Furthermore, he doesn't operate during the day; he operates at night, wearing a black turtleneck coat, using his steel body and super speed to create a legend of chivalry in the city.

Moreover, these legends only existed in people's casual conversations, and no newspapers reported on the existence of the hero. Therefore, apart from some police officers and people who had been helped, everyone else believed that it was just an urban legend and that there was no such hero.

So when he heard Howard say, "I know you are Batman Begins," he wasn't surprised. He knew he couldn't hide this from his father, because after Tony heard the legend of Batman Begins, he came over and said with certainty that he was Batman Begins.

Moreover, with Adam's intelligence, he could easily figure out why Behemoth was just an urban legend and not the superhero that newspapers and media were reporting on so extensively—Howard had helped him cover up the information, giving him the environment to continue growing, for which he was very grateful to his father.

Adam went over and hugged his father, saying, "Thank you, Father, for protecting me all this time. Thank you for believing in me."

Howard nodded with satisfaction and asked, "I know you've grown up, so I won't object to your choice, but you must remember to hide your Adam Stark identity to avoid some unnecessary trouble!"

Adam shook his head and said, "Yes, I will remember it. Father, I'm sorry I hid these things from you before because I was afraid you would oppose me. And I felt that since I have special abilities, I should help those in need as much as I can."

Howard patted Adam on the shoulder and said, "You've chosen a difficult path, my son. Remember what you said today; it will affect your entire life! Go, put it on. This is a little bit of support I can offer you as your father!"

Adam smiled happily and said, "Thank you, Dad. With your support, I will have nothing to fear!"

Adam felt that the uniform looked very familiar, as if it should have been his own, so he couldn't wait to walk into the changing room next door and put the uniform on with super speed.

Adam took a breath and stood in front of the mirror in the dressing room, looking at himself. The dark blue uniform clung tightly to Adam's tall and straight body, making the large S-shaped logo on his chest particularly eye-catching, while the dark red cape made Adam look very elegant.