Ágnostos

Chapter 15

Peter

We were loosing.

We had come so close to winning, I almost had the gauntlet. If it weren't for Star Lord — I would have had it.

Not that I blamed him. Thanos killed the love of his life.

If the roles were reversed, and Althea was the one killed by him — I wouldn't hesitate to activate instant kill mode.

But now the fact stood. We were loosing and loosing badly.

Tony was fighting Thanos, shooting and matching his every move. The two stopped to talk for a bit before going back to fighting.

I watched, helplessly, as Thanos began to beat Tony. I went to run to help when the doctor Wizard held me back.

"This is the only way," he said.

Thanos stabbed Tony. I leapt forward only to be held back by the doctor again.

"Tony!"

"I hope they remember you," Thanos said.

He drew his weapon back, ready to plunge it into Tony.

"No!!" I screamed out.

"Wait!" Doctor Strange said. "I'll give you the stone — just let him go."

"Strange, no!" Tony said.

Thanos ignored Tony, grabbing the time stone from Doctor Strange. He made a portal, ready to go through it to Wakanda when Tony jumped up, going to cut off Thanos' arm. But Thanos saw it coming. He quickly pulled his knife out, stabbing Tony in the heart before disappearing through the portal.

"No!!"

I pulled out of the doctors grip, running after them. But the portal was gone — and so were they.

I collapsed into the dirt, wondering when the world would stop taking away from me.

"Hey, kid... I'm sorry," Star Lord said, putting a hand on my shoulder. "I know what it's like..."

"You know what it's like to loose everyone you come to care about?"

Star Lord sighed. "All too well..."

I quickly stood to my feet, turning to Doctor Strange. "You have to get us there — to Wakanda."

"I can't —"

"No! You have to! I can't loose Althea too! I —"

I rubbed my face with my hands, tears forming down my cheeks.

"I need to get there... I'm not asking."

"Surly we haven't lost yet," Star lord said. "There's gotta be something we can do."

Doctor Strange sighed. "I will take us all there. But what happens there, must happen."

We arrived in Wakanda. Many of the avengers laid, knocked out on the ground. My eyes, however, were on Althea.

Her long black hair was thrown askew in front of her as a bright light emerged from her hands.

Her and Thanos were facing one another, yellow light emerging from Althea's hands and orange from Thanos. Underneath them was Tony's body. My heart ached once again.

Althea was beyond angry. She looked other-worldly as her eyes turned a bright gold and her hair whipped behind her. She looked like a vengeful goddess.

Thanos fell to his knees, putting up his second hand to add more power to his attack. Althea continued overcoming him, even with just the one hand.

The light became unbearable to look at. I had to shield my eyes until suddenly, darkness overcame.

I slowly opened my eyes, watching as those passed out emerged from sleep. Everyone began to emerge from the forests' depths to see what happened.

"Nona?!"

I moved my gaze to the voice that had just spoken. It was Thor. He was looking around hectically for something, or someone.

"What happened?" Natasha asked.

"Where's Thanos?" Steve asked.

It was then that I noticed the missing Titan. Along with him, Althea was no where to be seen, nor Tony's body.

"Althea?!"

I stumbled to where she had last been seen, falling to my knees in a pile of ash.

"She did it..." Doctor Strange said.

I looked up, seeing the man holding the green time stone. "Althea destroyed Thanos."

"And where is she?" Harley asked, stepping to the man.

"That much power... it would destroy someone like her...." Thor said sadly.

I let out a whimper, falling to sit in the pile of ash. I picked up a pile, finding a golden glittering jewel. I picked the necklace up and held it tightly to my chest letting out a sob.

Now I had truly lost everything.

A/n sorry for the super super short chapter — a lot happens though and I don't want to write the next part in this same chapter bc a lot more happens hehehe. Also, don't worry Althea is not dead — answers to come :)