"The entire time I knew him, he only ever had one goal..." Or so they thought...
Perhaps Thanos needed to retrieve all six Infinity Stones to complete his mission of balancing the universe, but he also needed them for something else: to reawaken th...
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"Oh yeah, you're much more of a Thanos." Stephen addressed the towering purple-skinned alien donning gold armour, including a gauntlet, who had just arrived on Titan via a portal.
Thanos glanced around. "I take it the Maw is dead?" Stephen nodded and Thanos sighed. "This day extracts a heavy toll. But he accomplished his mission."
"Perhaps. But you may regret that. It brought you face-to-face with the Master of the Mystic Arts."
This threat didn't seem to phase the Titan. "And do you know where he brought you?"
"Let me guess: your home?"
"It was. And it was beautiful-" There was a flash of red as Thanos used the Reality Stone to transform the destruction to a thriving, vibrant world. "Titan was like most planets: too many mouths, not enough to go around. We began to face extinction and I came forward with a solution."
"Genocide?"
"At random. Dispassionate and fair to rich and poor alike. They called me a madman. A monster."
"Well, they weren't far off. You're still killing."
"But what I predicted came to pass-" Another flash of red returned the landscape to its current ruined state.
"Congratulations, you're a prophet."
"I'm a survivor," Thanos corrected.
"Who wants to murder trillions, all over the universe."
"It's not just a want, but necessary. With all six Stones I could simply-" Thanos snapped the fingers of his uncovered hand. "-And they would all simply cease to exist. I call that mercy."
"Well, then we have different definitions of the word." Stephen rose to his feet. "And then what?"
"I finally rest, after a lifetime of carrying out my destiny, my mission. And I sit and watch the sun rise on a grateful universe. The hardest sacrifices require the strongest wills."
"Well, in that case, I think you'll find our will equal to yours-" Stephen cast a spell.
This had the desired effect. "'Our'?"
"Incoming," mocked Stephen.
Realizing his foe was not alone too late, Thanos was taken aback and unprepared when a large piece of debris landed on him.
Tony had pushed it. "See, piece of cake, Quill." He rubbed his hands together to brush off imaginary dust.
"Yeah, if your goal was to piss him off." Quill put on his mask as they launched into action.
