Destroying the Avengers [Book 3]

Chapter 10: Olivia

"Hello Father. I have returned." I call out into the great hall as I exit the portal. "Father?" I walk into the hall. It is so silent and dark. I dont think that anyone is here.

Suddenly the torches on either side of the room light up. They light one by one. Starting at the back of the room and quickly making their way to the front. Once the last torch illuminates, I can see Thanos. He is sitting on his throne, his gauntlet on his hand. He is just staring at me silently.

I walk quickly towards him and kneel. "Father. I have delivered the mes-" I start. I feel as if i cant speak anymore. I try to force out more words. "The me-" it feels as if their is a hand atound my throat. Slowly closing. Crushing my neck. Stopping my breathing. I try to move but i cant. There is an invisible force holding me. I begin to rise off the floor and into the air. I am being raised up by my neck. Every time i move higher the invisible grasp around my neck gets tighter and tighter. I try and gasp for air but none comes. My vision begins to blur at the edges and my thoughts fade away.

Just as i am about to black out, i am deopped. It is almost a 50 foot fall by now. I vaguely feel myself falling to the ground.  Most of the sensation is unrealized by me. I am too distracted by the fact that I can now breathe. I inhale a deep breath. Only for it to be quickly knocked out of me when I land hard on my back.

A loud cracking noise echoes through the hall. If I wasnt a god, I would be dead by now. I lie on the floor gasping for air. Slowly my lungs begin to fill with the precious substance. Rejuvinating my body and recovering some of my strength.

I pull myself up into a sitting position. "Father. What is happening? Why are you doing this to me."

He stares at me. He looks at me as if he is a hunter and I am prey. Weak prey. Injured prey. Easy prey. He stares for a few more seconds then quickly twists his wrist. The one with the gauntlet on it.

I jump a little, expecting for something to happen to me. Nothing
does. Instead, I see all of the lights in the hall turn on. It is now as bright as day. At least, it is in the section where im sitting.

In the area where Thanos is sitting, it is now pitch black. I cant even tell if he is still there. For all I know he could be sneaking up behind me right now, readying to snap my neck. For what reason, I do not yet know. But I will find out soon enough I suspect.

I hear thanos' dee, growling voice echo through the hall. "Come forth child. Face you punishment." I step forward and into the darkness near his throne.

"Father. What is it that I have done wrong?" I ask.

"You killed one of them." He replies angrily.

"It was neccisarry." I say.

"It was not." He replies. "I wanted them all alive. And now I have to deal with having only five of them. Not six."

"But father, i thought that you would be proud of me. I killed one of your enemies." I say.

"No. You killed one of my pawns. And for that you shall pay." He growls. "You shall spend three nights in the negative zone. I will come fetch you when your time is up."

"I thought that the negative zone was where they held all of the heroes who didnt register during the civil war. Didnt cloak pull it onto earth in the final battle? I thought that it was impossuble to access now?" I say.

"Oh it is possible. But the negative zone is even more treacherous now than ever before. Now you will be alone. No one to care for you or to keep you sane." Thanos says. "I would wish you luck, but it wouldnt help you much out there."