Chapter 20: Endgame
--Titan--
Peter dodged the debris by jumping and gliding through it. Moments before, Thanos used the gauntlet to pull a entire moon towards the planet. Most of the Outriders in the attack died but some heroes were wounded. Pietro got caught with a metal pole, T'Challa was knocked by a falling chunk of a destroyed moon and Ben was covered with a building.
Thanos walked over to the Fantastic Four and Avengers while Carol and Strange went back to their respective groups. They knew that Thanos had enough power to take care of himself. Maybe too much. He was smiling and he was walking slowly, like a normal day at the park.
But Thanos looked up and saw multiple ships still falling to the planet. The Time Stone lit up and the ships were placed in a continuous loop. That was a problem solved for everyone which was fixed by one simple stone.
And then a whole army of Outriders started swarming Thanos. He felt amused and the Reality Stone lit up. All Outriders that were within fifteen feet of him were turned into acid. He then used the stone again to turn it into water.
"Are you going to deal with the Creator or keep on smiling?" Steve asked as he punched his way into a brawl between Carol and multiple Outriders.
"Just give me a moment, Captain. I have to help everyone first." Thanos grinned as he pointed the gauntlet towards the ships that were in a continuous loop. He stopped the loop and the Power Stone lit up. He made all the ships fly towards the Creator and it stumbled a bit. "Looks
like our guest isn't happening."
"No question." Strange said. The Creator was already landing a punch towards the planet but Thanos was too busy helping the Fantastic Four. "Damn it,"
Strange created a portal where the hand was going and it led directly to the face of the enemy. He closed the portal and its hand was cut off.
"One limb off! We still have a lot more to go!" Strange shouted, as he continued to help with the battle.
"Leave it to me, Strange." Thanos appreciated Strange's efforts but he wanted to be the star.
He walked over to Thor who was dismantling the Outrider's army with Mjolnr. He helped Thor by using the Mind Stone. The Outriders started hitting their heads against the dirt. Thor looked confused until he looked at the Mind Stone which was lit up.
"What do you want from me now, Mad Titan," asked Thor
"Thunder. All you have," smirked Thanos, opening multiple portals that led to different parts of the Creator.
Reed and Logan were fighting beside each other and they tried to clear all of the Outriders out. There were roughly five thousand left so they knew they weren't clear yet. Johnny, Hope, Scott and Nova were treating the ones who were hurt while the others started clearing out. But the main person who was plowing through the Outriders was Carol. She used her super-strength, speed, flying, lasers and other things she had to dismantle the Outriders. Once there was one thousand left, everyone started to calm down.
"We're about to win, Captain," Thanos said, approaching Steve who was fighting Outriders. There were already five hundred left and Thanos was getting bored, "Let's end it early."
The Reality Stone and Soul Stone lit up and all the remaining Outriders turned to dust. Thanos chuckled as he walked towards a platform which was facing at the Creator. It was confused, tired and scared. It was about to meet its maker.
"Creator. I just wanted you to know that there is a second chance at everything," All of the Infinity Stones lit up and he pointed the gauntlet towards the Creator, "Even resurrection."
A bright light followed and once it was over, the Creator wasn't there. Thanos sighed as he took a seat on a stable piece of debris. Everyone who was fighting for this long took a breather except for Strange and Carol as they had just started fighting. Strange knew something wasn't right so he wake over to Steve.
"He isn't giving the Infinity Gauntlet back. That's a sign," whispered Strange.
"Of power." Steve stood up and he and Strange slowly approached Thanos but Thor reached them there. "We have to stop him."
"Wait." Strange placed a hand on Steve's chest so he could move back.
"Where did you get the Mind Stone?! Why were you out for so lo-" Thor stopped talking when Thanos pulled out Loki's lifeless body.
"I hope this answers your question," chuckled Thanos.
Thor walked away from the group but no one could blame him because he lost someone he cared about. Strange and Steve knew this was going to end with them on the receiving end.
"We have to stop this now," Steve said as he pushed Strange away, "Thanos! Hand over the-"
"Hey, not too aggressive, Cap," chuckled Quill. But Quill knew something was wrong as well when he looked around. And it wasn't about Thanos, "where's Gamora?"
Thanos was about to speak but Strange cut him off, "Don't you even dar-"
The Space Stone lit up and a portal showing Gamora dead on the floor was shown on front of Quill. Peter and Reed knew what was about to come when Quill started becoming teary-eyed. Strange reached his hand towards Quill but Peter stopped him from reaching his blaster.
"Quill, he wants this to happen," said a worried Peter, "you're going to get us all killed."
Quill, who had tears coming out from his eyes, looked at Strange, "Did you know Thanos was about to kill her?"
Before Quill could break the web that Peter was holding him in, Steve knocked him out. He chuckled but his punch was overshadowed by Thanos standing up.
"I hope they remember all of you," smiled Thanos, as a faint light glowed from the Infinity Gauntlet.
A yelling Thor came in with a sharp piece of metal with thunder coming out of it. The thunder was striking Thanos who was being overpowered by it. When Thanos was un-guarded, Thor pierced the metal through his chest.
Everyone watching, the Fantastic Four, Avengers and Guardians stood there in shock. They couldn't believe that Thor killed Thanos single-handedly. But Wanda could feel that he was still breathing.
"You killed my brother," Thor leaned over to Thanos's ear and whispered, "this is what you get."
"You know," smiled Thanos, "you should have aimed for the head."
All they could hear next is the snap of his fingers.
--To Be Continued--
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