Marvel: A New God's Reign

Chapter 88: End of a War (1)

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"Are you really trying to shoot me? I like you."

- Dio, (Jojo's Bizarre Adventures)

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<(Atem POV)>

"Stop stalling and fight me, or are you too much of a coward to do so?" Ronan yelled with an angry expression on his face, enraged at the languid pace with which I was flying towards him.

Honestly, I was just pondering about the best way to go about this. I was still confused if I should kill him, try to enslave him somehow, or just ship him back to Thanos after breaking all his limbs to send a message. All of those options had their own benefits and downsides, but the question was which one to choose. Do I go the safe route and neutralize the threat, try to use him and his army for my own benefit, or increase my fame and reputation by sending his battered body to Thanos? It was truly a dilemma.

"Have some patience blue-balls. I am trying to think of the best way to use your little worthless life here." I grumbled before landing in front of him on the ship's hull with a thud. "Plus, what's the rush? It's not like you need to go anywhere or have anything better to do." I smirked.

"Such arrogance... I will enjoy breaking you." Ronan remarked before raising his weapon at me while gritting his teeth.

Suddenly, without warning, a crimson-red beam shot out from the war hammer in his grasp, hurtling towards me at blinding speed. My senses, however, were sharp enough to detect the incoming beam, allowing me to effortlessly block it with a silent 'Protego' charm.

Yet, it looked like Ronan had only begun to showcase the might of his weapon as he silently rotated the top part of the weapon's handle, causing his war-hammer-esque weapon to emit a sinister purple glow. Aiming the weapon at me once more, a surge of purple energy burst out from its tip, swiftly coalescing into a cone-shaped barrier enveloping my entire body, as if attempting to immobilize me to prevent any further movement. It was like a spectral prison meant to prevent even the slightest twitch of my muscles.

Truthfully, it was an ingenious way to imprison or bind a target, something that even Susan should take inspiration from but for someone like me who possessed strength rivaling that of Hulk, this was like being bound by a wall of thin cardboard. I didn't even have to pour that much effort into destroying the barrier around me. All I had to do was just normally walk forward without even acknowledging the forcefield; and voila, the barrier shattered like fragile glass.

Ronan, witnessing the effortless destruction of his forcefield without any apparent attempt from me, was virtually rendered speechless. Despite his attempts to conceal the immense shock on his face, his surprise became increasingly evident as I approached him.

"You are stronger than most, but not invincible," he declared, flicking his weapon toward me like a magic wand from Harry Potter, unleashing a torrent of sharp wind vortexes aimed to tear me to pieces. Yet, he didn't stop there. Along with the vortexes, he launched a relentless onslaught of energy beams, seeking to find and exploit any vulnerability in my defenses. However, his efforts were all in vain as I effortlessly erected an invisible telekinetic shield before me, easily blocking the incoming attacks. The beams did put some strain on the shield, mainly due to my limited training in telekinesis, but it held firm against the barrage of energy blasts.

The Kree warlord was not deterred by the ease with which I parried his attacks. On the contrary, he appeared somewhat smug, as if he was assured of his imminent victory, and still had many tricks left up his sleeve. With a slight smirk, he tapped the ship's metal beneath us with his weapon's base, which seemed to trigger a special function of the Universal Weapon, altering its purple radiance to a darker hue.