New Star In Marvel Chapter 157: Pataphysics? A Detective – Lu Murphy!

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Now reading: Chapter 157: Pataphysics? A Detective – Lu Murphy! from New Star In Marvel, a Action novel by Dragonscribe31.

Inside the mysterious halls of the SCP Foundation, O5-10 stood tall, her voice echoing in the live broadcast feed that connected countless screens across the Marvel universe. She didn't hold back the truth anymore.

"It was the best of tis, and the worst of tis... for the Foundation," she said, a trace of sadness in her voice. "But that chapter has ended. And not well."

The truth about the Rebirth Plan was finally being revealed.

She continued speaking calmly, stepping aside from her identity as one of the most powerful people in the Foundation.

"The era of Pandora's Box ended for many reasons. Kondraki destroyed Site-19. 'Incident Zero' happened. And then there was Abel... who slaughtered his Oga-7 teammates. That's how it all ended."

Hearing this, Jas furrowed his brows. He knew the truth about what really happened during Zero Hour. Abel hadn't been the villain—he had been the savior, thrown into bla because of a shattered tiline and manipulated facts.

Kondraki's destruction of Site-19, too, wasn't simple. Jas believed it had more to do with the actions of the O5 Council than with Kondraki himself.

Still, Jas didn't interrupt. He let O5-10 speak.

"The Council knew the Foundation had spun out of control. So, they cracked down hard. Every project was frozen. Senior staff were stripped of their power. Research into anomalous technology? Shut down. From then on, it was all about containnt, not innovation."

She sighed.

"And so, nine long years passed."

Her eyes t Jas's.

"As you've seen, anomalous events are rising again. Thousands of SCPs have been recovered in just a few years. New threats are appearing every day. The Foundation is stretched thin. The Council is desperate. They know they need a new approach."

Jas asked the obvious question: "So... you've resud SCP research beyond basic containnt?"

"Not just resud," she replied. "We've revived cross-dinsional experints, restarted weaponization programs, encouraged academic freedom inside the Foundation, and even introduced a new SCP class: Thaumiel—SCPs designed to contain other SCPs."

She gave a small smile. "We're even digging through old Bowe-era personnel files—trying to polish forgotten weapons for modern use."

"Rebirth Plan..." Jas whispered.

"Exactly," she nodded. "And a key part of that is reviving 'Pandora's Box'. Oga-7 is reborn as Alpha-9—'The Last Hope'."

Jas's eyebrows rose in surprise. Alpha-9?

The livestream chat exploded:

> "Wait, Iris got transferred to Alpha-9?" "Damn... so this is the Foundation's final gamble." "A whole thousand SCPs in a few years?! The world really is falling apart." "Pandora's Box could reverse doomsday before. What the hell are they trying now?!"

O5-10 turned back to Jas. "Originally, we planned for you to lead one of the new initiatives. But your brilliant performance in prior assignnts... made change that plan."

Jas stayed silent, his expression unreadable.

"I decided to give you greater freedom and unrestricted authority," she explained. "Not locking you into any one project. Judging from your neutralization of SCP-3396, I made the right call."

It was rare to see an O5 speak with this kind of trust.

Jas respected her for that. Among the shadows of the Council, O5-10 was surprisingly human—sothing rare for people at that level.

And when a person has humanity, Jas knew, you could negotiate.

"I have a request—" Jas started.

But O5-10 cut him off. "Your request is already being processed. But while that's happening, I need you to help a departnt. Just for a little while."

Jas squinted. "Last ti it was Tactical Theology. What is it this ti?"

She ignored his sarcasm and asked instead, "Have you ever written a horror story? Or a screenplay?"

Jas looked confused, but answered, "Yes. I've written."

"Good." She nodded in relief. "Then in three days, report to the Pataphysics Departnt. They're dealing with a complicated anomaly."

"Pataphysics?" Jas repeated. Even he looked thrown off by the strange word.

The audience watching online was even more confused.

"Is this Foundation propaganda?" "What kind of na is that?"

Thankfully, O5-10 explained. "It's a branch of the taphysics Division. But to understand it, you need to know what pataphysics really is."

She took a breath.

"Pataphysics is a philosophical concept. It's absurd, strange... literally aning 'the science beyond taphysics.'"

"In Foundation terms, it refers to narrative-based anomalies. Entities that can control or manipulate the story layer itself."

Jas's eyes grew sharp. "Control... the narrative?"

She nodded. "Our reality is the upper narrative. A book is a lower narrative. But imagine if a character in a book could change not only their story—but ours."

Jas blinked. "You an... characters inside fiction can break out and rewrite our reality?"

"Exactly."

The chatroom went ballistic:

> "What the hell?? Fictional characters changing our world?!" "No way. That's too much." "Bro. Second dinsion waifus are real now???" "Okay now I'm terrified."

anwhile...

---

At S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, even the battle-hardened agents were stunned.

Natasha Romanoff stared. "Lower stories affecting real life? What kind of madness is this?"

Nick Fury rubbed his forehead. "The real problem is... how do you contain sothing like this?"

---

At Kamar-Taj, magical apprentices were lost in the taphysical talk. The Ancient One, however, understood.

And she looked terrified.

"If the Marvel Universe is the upper narrative... and the Foundation Universe is just fiction in Jas's mory... but that fiction can change our reality..."

It was enough to shake her belief in reality itself.

---

In the depths of space, at the Observer Dinsion, Watcher Uatu was having a breakdown.

"Pataphysics... no, no, no! That can't be!"

He had always believed the Marvel Universe was the top narrative layer.

But what if... soone was observing even them?

The thought terrified him.

"If I can learn how the Foundation handles these threats," he muttered, "Maybe I can... break free too."

---

Back at the Foundation, O5-10 went deeper.

"SCPs with pataphysical properties can change the foundation of existence. If narrative creates reality, then these anomalies rewrite reality by changing the story."

Jas's eyes sharpened.

"So the Pataphysics Departnt is your front line in handling these threats?"

O5-10 didn't look hopeful.

"Not quite. They're uncontainable."

The livestream froze.

> "WHAT??" "Like the Scarlet King? Or the Death Brothers?" "You're telling there are SCPs that even the Foundation can't contain?!"

She explained, "These entities ss with the rules of storytelling itself. They can rewrite the truth from the bottom up."

Jas now understood the full scale. "Then... who's the target I'm dealing with?"

O5-10 gave the file number:

"SCP-3143."

Then she paused.

"To be exact, he's not really an enemy. He's a fictional detective from a novel. Goes by another na too… 'Lu Murphy.'"