Ágnostos

Chapter 16

Althea

The odds were deeply in our favor.

Wanda stayed inside with Vision and Shuri while Harley and myself fought with everyone else on the battle field.

I hadn't used my powers since the incident in New York, but in those moments, were my friends and family were in danger, it proved very easy to control and hone in on my powers.

While fighting, a strike of lighting came down and Thor came out of it with a raccoon, a walk tree and a girl with small horns and long black hair.

"Uncle Thor!" I called out with a smile. "New hair?"

"Hello little Stark," he said with a fond smile. "New powers?"

I chuckled aiming my hands at a beast, I felt the energy fade from the lot of them and enter through me. With a swipe of my hand, the lot of them where wiped out.

"These are my new friends, Sweet Rabbit, Talking Tree and Nona," Thor said.

"Rocket!" Yelled the raccoon as he blasted an enemy.

"I am groot," said the tree.

"I am Althea Stark," I said.

"Watch out!" called Nona.

I ducked and she jumped over me, stabbing the enemy who was lunging at me. "Thanks," I breathed.

"Anytime," she said with a smile. "And by the way, Groot said you're hot."

She ran off to follow Thor. I stared after her, then looked to Groot. It was hands down the oddest moment of my life.

Things began to calm down. I met up in a clearing in the woods of Wakanda where the others were.

"What now?" Harley asked.

Steve looked around the clearing. "Well, the warriors seem to have everything handled. I guess we prepare ourselves for Thanos' arrival."

"Is there anyway to prepare ourselves for a giant purple Titan who wants to wipe out half the universe?" Harley asked.

Everyone turned to look at him. "What? It's the —"

Suddenly, a portal opened up, revealing who could only be Thanos. What I didn't expect to see, was my father with him — a knife plunged through his heart.

As the portal closed, he dropped my father to the ground — his eyes open and lifeless.

"No!!!"

I ran to my fathers side, tears already pouring from my eyes. I looked up at the Titan with a glare.

"You monster," I sneered.

Thanos' eyes twinkled with recognition.

"Althea Biakòri... it can't be..." he muttered.

I stood up, sucking in a deep breath of energy, feeding off of all the powers surrounding me. I felt overcome with power and raw energy.

I lifted my hand, bright light exploding from my hands. Thanos was quick to bring up his gauntlet hand to shoot his power at me. But the more power he shoot my way, the less he had and the more I gained.

He fell to his knees, confusion and fear written on every feature. Suddenly I saw every fear of his — I saw his past, his present, his future. I saw his three daughters — tortured and enslaved, joining together to destroy him. I saw Gamora die and the fear he had that her death was in vain. I saw him weak.

"You are nothing," I said, my voice deep and unlike mine. "You will always be nothing!"

All the power and energy I had inside of me, I pushed out, unleashing all my power onto this monster in front of me.