Homelander: New Legacy

[136] : The Pursuit by the Guardians of the Galaxy

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The Reality Stone embedded in Roger's chest glowed, casting light onto Nebula, who had attempted to assassinate him. She was now bound to a stone pillar Roger had conjured, her body tightly secured by strong ropes.

Roger looked at Nebula with amusement and asked, "Even Ronan was no match for me, yet you still thought you could assassinate me. What were you thinking?"

"...I came to make a deal," Nebula replied coldly, her voice raspy as she struggled against the unyielding bonds, to no avail.

With a subtle flicker of the Reality Stone, the ropes around Nebula tightened, causing her to gasp for air.

"Attacking me with your little toys right from the start? I wouldn't say that's the best attitude for making a deal."

"I needed to test the strength of my potential ally."

"Defeating Ronan wasn't proof enough?"

"Thanos can defeat Ronan as well," Nebula retorted icily.

Roger nodded, acknowledging her point.

Compared to the alternate versions of Thanos in What If...?, the Thanos in the real MCU films was extremely powerful, not one to be taken down by his own minions or obliterated by a single laser from Ultron. True Thanos was formidable, cautious, and skillful. Defeating a power-hungry fool like Ronan who thought the Power Stone made him invincible was well within Thanos' reach.

As he eyed Nebula, Roger decided to let go of her assassination attempt. Using the Reality Stone, he conjured a chair for himself and settled in, asking, "You said you're here to make a deal. Let's hear it."

"Help me... kill Thanos!" Nebula quickly voiced her demand.

Her life's sole mission was to kill the man who had turned her into this half-machine monstrosity. Despite being Thanos' daughter, Nebula knew Thanos only truly cared for one daughter: Gamora. Nebula was merely a secondary, unwanted addition.

Thanos wasn't entirely indifferent toward Nebula, but compared to his affection for Gamora, his care for Nebula was practically nonexistent. Each time she failed in a fight against Gamora, another part of her body was replaced with cybernetic enhancements. This only increased Thanos' favor toward Gamora and made his treatment of Nebula increasingly indifferent.

Growing up in such a family, it was no wonder Nebula harbored no love for Thanos.

Her motivation to kill him was strong, and it was no surprise that she made this request of Roger. After all, Nebula was imprisoned and tortured by Thanos in Infinity War while trying to assassinate him.

But there was a question.

"Why should I help you?" Roger asked, genuinely curious.

He might go after Thanos in the future, but certainly not now. Without fully understanding Andrea and the existence of the Infinity Stones, Roger wouldn't bring unnecessary trouble upon himself. And even if he could kill Thanos, he had no reason to strike a deal with Nebula.

Nebula was silent for a moment before answering, "If you kill Thanos, I'll do anything you ask, assassinations, espionage, combat... I can be your sharpest blade."

Nebula showed no regard for her own freedom.

Since fully severing ties with Thanos, her sole purpose was to see her so-called father dead. As long as Roger could achieve that, she would do anything he required. If her cyborg body had been more alluring, she might have even offered herself as part of the bargain.