Unknown Location, Unknown Galaxy.
I forced myself to stand on the piece of land that was once a planet. My condition was terrible — there was blood, both mine and his, all over me. Wounds that would mean instant death for any ordinary human were healing at an alarming rate, along with my armor, thanks to my magic.
But that was the least of my concerns, because what was coming my way was what I really needed to worry about.
Extending my senses, I perceived everything happening galaxies away — and realized just how far I was from Earth. I was at a safe distance, which meant I didn't need to hold back against him.
Again, that wasn't what mattered.
Because what truly mattered was floating right in front of me, wearing that arrogant smile, raising the golden gauntlet on his arm — three glowing stones embedded in it.
Thanos stood, as confident as ever, radiating only one thing: power. The raw, pure essence of the word. Enough to satisfy the greed of anyone else — but not him.
I could see it from here. Thanos wanted more and more, even if it meant destroying the entire universe in his path.
"This isn't right. Where's our beautiful symphony of destruction, son of a ****?" Thanos asked, his voice echoing through space itself, making no further move, no action — just waiting for my response. He was so certain of his strength that he left his guard completely open. He was just waiting.
A response I had known from the very beginning of this fight.
"BLOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!"
I held nothing back. The moment I made my decision, I unleashed all my tyrannical power in every direction, creating a lightning storm that turned this entire fragment of land into dust.
Thanos stepped back a few meters, waiting for the grand finale. All he wanted now was a good fight — and I would give it to him.
Without warning, a massive vortex of black clouds appeared. A storm — but not just any storm. Its size was so immense it covered an entire galaxy. Cosmic winds strong enough to pull planets and moons out of orbit.
Lightning bolts so vast, powerful, and fierce they could destroy entire solar systems.
In the midst of this cosmic storm stood Thanos and I. I raised my arm and grabbed something out of the air — it materialized from nothing in the shape of a lightning bolt, more like a spear, radiating energy in all directions.
"This is my answer!" I declared, my voice pure power, echoing and shaking the very fabric of space.
"Now I'm sure — together we will compose a beautiful symphony for all of creation!" said Thanos, finally moving.
The stones in the gauntlet shone in perfect sync, filling the Mad Titan with power — if not infinite.
Thanos charged straight at me, fist raised, aiming at my head with pure destructive force — and at that very moment, I did the same.
Swinging my lightning like a wide spear, at the same time his fist and my lightning clashed.
The resulting destruction was immense — and yet, compared to what's coming, it was nothing.