Homelander: New Legacy

[56] : Captain Marvel!

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"Ahhh!!!!"

As Roger unleashed his heat vision, he roared with fury.

The sudden intensification of his heat vision exceeded what his eyes could endure, causing a sharp, stabbing pain as he unleashed the beams.

But Roger knew it was all worth it.

The golden-red heat vision was immensely powerful, piercing through Zombie Thanos's decaying body, shooting right through him!

Roger then jerked his head to the side, neatly slicing through Thanos's chest and left arm.

Only after severing the arm holding the Infinity Stones did Roger retract his heat vision. His eyes were bloodshot, his vision blurred, and he hovered in the air, not descending for a while.

The supercharged heat vision was powerful, but it also strained his eyes. Roger couldn't yet unleash its full potential; he needed a few more days of sunbathing.

After waiting for his eyes to recover, Roger finally descended and approached Thor.

As soon as Roger had split Thanos in half with his heat vision, Thor had wasted no time in smashing Thanos's head with lightning. He then walked over to the fallen Infinity Gauntlet, picked it up, and brought it to Roger.

"So... did we succeed?"

Roger glanced around at the nearby zombies, then grabbed Thor's shoulder and lifted him into the air to avoid the horde. He then said to Thor:

"I'd say so... but Thor, your hand..."

Turning to look at Thor, Roger noticed his arm was covered in wounds left by Thanos's grasp. Thor had held on, preventing Thanos from closing his fist and using the Infinity Stones, without defending himself.

Breathing heavily, Thor looked at his hands, then pushed the Infinity Gauntlet toward Roger.

"It's alright, didn't we succeed? Now... we just need the Mind Stone... and..."

Thor's voice grew weaker as Roger took the Gauntlet and put it on his left hand. He then said to Thor:

"Hang in there, I'll use the Space Stone to open a portal and find Vision!"

"I... I know... but, you need to let me go now."

Thor, barely holding on, patted Roger's shoulder and managed a faint smile.

"I won't last much longer. While I still have my wits, let me go and go find Vision immediately. Don't let me infect you, understand?"

"..."

Roger looked at Thor with mixed emotions.

He had only known the Avengers for less than a day, yet in that short time, they had accepted him as a comrade they could rely on, including Thor.

Roger felt the same. Compared to the people in the world of The Boys, he preferred these heroes of the Avengers. Fighting alongside them to save the world made him feel like a kid again.

Like the time he dreamed of becoming a hero.

But now, as a hero himself, he had to abandon his companion.

"I understand."

Taking a deep breath, Roger nodded to Thor and, under Thor's relieved gaze, released his grip, letting Thor fall into the horde of zombies below.

Abandoning a comrade was wrong. The younger Roger, during his rebellious phase, would never have done this, but he was no longer a boy. He knew the importance of prioritizing.