Shadow of the Beautiful World

In the command cabin of the black battleship in the South Galaxy, Thanos, the mad titan sitting on the obsidian throne, took over the crystal that hides the soul gem.

Under Loki's gaze, Thanos crushed the gem in his fingers without much hesitation.

Between the flickering of light and shadow, the hidden information in the gem that Loki handed over appeared in his mind.

Regarding the most mysterious Soul Stone among the Infinity Stones, a star map was projected in Thanos' mind, which marked the planets on the other side of the Milky Way.

That place is called Vormir, and it's not a very well-known place.

It is said that the Soul Stone is guarded by mysterious people.

Loki bowed his head respectfully in front of the Obsidian Throne, and said to the silent Thanos:

According to the rumors I have collected, anyone who goes to Vormir to pursue the soul stone will encounter misfortune. It is said that the original stone has a certain degree of self-awareness.

So I want to persuade you, Lord Thanos, if you want to get that gem, you must be prepared to face danger.

Um?

Thanos raised his head, looked at Loki, and asked:

Dangerous, what do you say?

It is said that there are certain challenges, or trials from the Soul Stone.

Loki reached out and brushed her long black hair, and she unreservedly told all the news she knew.

Her slightly dignified voice echoed in the command cabin, she said:

Maybe to get the approval of the self-aware rough stone, you need to defeat powerful enemies, or maybe some dangerous word games.

This is also the reason why I didn't go to Vormir to check after I got the news. You know, I'm not very adventurous in nature. When faced with unknown threats, I always choose to avoid them.

Well, thanks for the reminder, Asgardian.

Thanos leaned on his throne, looked at Loki with peaceful eyes, and said politely:

I will go and see for myself. Whether it is dangerous or trial, it is a path that must be practiced.

But... Loki, you brought me information about the Space Gem and the Soul Gem, and brought me the Infinity Gauntlet, which saved my precious time. I should thank you.

Say it.

He raised his right hand with the golden infinity gauntlet and waved it in the air, like a king sitting on a throne, he said softly:

The reward you need.

Then I will not be polite, Lord Thanos.

A smile crossed Loki's beautiful face, she put her hips on her hips, and said softly:

I have learned of your ambition to re-plan the order of the universe. I know that the new future you have planned is inevitable. I want to ask for a sliver of forgiveness from you.

Regarding my country, my people, I want them to be spared the suffering of a trial.

Loki looks at Thanos and she explains:

The world of Asgard has been shattered, and we are forced to migrate to Earth to live next to mortals.

We're no longer hogging the universe's precious resources. On top of that, we've just fought a terrible war and we've taken a lot of damage.

This is equivalent to the fact that we have completed the number reduction of ourselves in disguise. I hope that, for the sake of my loyal service to you, the Asgardians can be eliminated from your grand blueprint.

Loki's request caused a look of surprise on Thanos' face.

He said in a puzzled tone:

I thought you hated your world. After all, you appeared in front of me as a loser. Loki, as an evil god, do you also have feelings for your civilization?

Not really.

Loki put her hand over her mouth and gave a chuckle, her green eyes shining with a different light, and she said:

I don't like Asgard. I have suffered too much failure and shame there, but just like you have plans for the future, I also have small plans for my future.

After all, no one wants to be king in a pile of ruins, and no one wants to rule a mud pit. What I want to inherit from my vicious father is a prosperous civilization.

My foolish people don't know the danger yet, but I will neutralize it before it happens, and when all the stars tremble at your might, they will know that it was I who saved them, not Stupid and stubborn Odin.

In this way, I will become the savior in the hearts of my people, and ascend to my throne in a legal and traditional way.

The Asgardian took a step back, she bent down to Thanos, and said sincerely:

This is my only request, Your Excellency Thanos, please grant my trivial wish.

Thanos didn't answer right away.

He inspected Loki in front of him with his own eyes. When the gauntlet on his right hand was moving, the golden gemstone inlaid on the back of the gauntlet danced like a halo.

In the shining golden light, Loki's thoughts could be felt.

Thanos can easily listen to Loki's heart, just like the king of vanity.

Loki's mind is chaotic.

It's like a group of dark and tangled threads, vague and difficult to be clearly perceived.

The Asgardian in front of me is, after all, a master of tricks and intrigues. He claims to be the god of pranks, and it is not easy to capture her thoughts completely.

But Thanos felt Loki's hatred of the god-king Odin, his alienation and resistance to the world of Asgard, and his strong desire to be recognized by his tribe.

That kind of hatred, that kind of disgust, that kind of feeling cannot be faked.

This confirms what Loki said from the side.

So after a moment, Thanos nodded, and he said to Loki:

You don't agree with my ideas and plans, which makes me feel a little disappointed. As a wise man in Asgard, you are still immersed in the boring protection of mortals and the desire for a heroic savior.

The same is true for the vast majority of creatures in this universe. They can't see the deep-seated crisis, can't transcend themselves, and can only sink into the illusion of mediocrity.

But I will satisfy your expectations and desires, Loki, I am a generous and promise-keeping person. But this also means that I need to change my plan for the stars for you, which is contrary to my values...

Thanos didn't finish his sentence, but Loki already understood what the mad titan meant.

She stood up straight and said to Thanos:

I will continue to serve you and assist you in completing the grand plan of planning the universe.

The Stone of Time and the Stone of Power have fallen into the hands of powerful forces. That is a field that I cannot set foot in. I cannot guarantee you their capture, but I will do my best to capture the Stone of Reality that has not yet appeared.

Loki breathed a sigh of relief, and she said:

I will return to Earth immediately, enough to affect the strange phenomenon of the entire Milky Way. The spectacle of the convergence of the celestial sphere once in 5,000 years will appear soon, and the seal of the Reality Gem will also be opened.

That thing has some origins with Asgard. In this regard, I have a certain advantage over other existences that covet the Stone of Reality.

Um.

Thanos nodded in satisfaction.

Talking to wise people is such a pleasure, the mad titan stood up, he reached for the golden battle helmet he had kept at hand, and buckled it on his head.

He glanced at the superstar half-kneeling in front of him, and said:

Then, I will send the superstar to return to Earth with you, and she will assist you in capturing the Reality Stone as an assistant.

You have received my promise, Loki of Asgard, because of your dedication, your civilization and your country will be preserved, and an old world will be preserved in the new era.

Go, do your business, I will wait for your good news here.

With that said, Thanos took a step forward.

The Infinity Gauntlet on his right hand shone with a blue light, opening a door to the stars for the Mad Titan, allowing his tall figure to disappear into the empty command room.

After getting the Space Stone, Thanos no longer has any spatial barriers in front of Thanos' eyes, and he can appear in every corner of the stars as long as he wants.

After Thanos left, the superstar kneeling on the ground suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

She glanced at Loki beside her with a complicated expression. In her memory, Thanos had never been so tolerant of failure.

This Asgardian woman really has a persuasive tongue.

Look, I've said it all, don't worry.

Loki caught the Superstar's gaze, turned her head to give the Superstar a flawless smile, yawned, and said:

Thanos is a conqueror with lofty aspirations. He doesn't care too much about immediate failure, and he pays more attention to long-term gains and losses than failure. Incompetent subordinates die as soon as they die. Anyway, there are many scumbags who are willing to work hard.

The god of mischief showed a malicious smile, she reached out and patted the head of the superstar, and said to the last son of Thanos:

Go, get ready for a long journey, I will meet you soon.

Loki stretched her beautiful body lazily. She walked out of the command room with her long legs. She said:

Before crossing the sea of ​​stars again, I have to sleep well, rest, and take good care of my skin. Women just want to treat themselves better... that's it.

With the sound of the hatch opening, Loki left the empty podium.

The superstar didn't stay here either, she also left here very quickly. A few minutes later, in the deserted command room, Loki's figure stepped out from the shadows at the edge.

She looked left and right, then walked quickly to the front of Thanos' obsidian throne, she rubbed her chin, looking at the quaint throne in front of her, her eyes were full of thoughts.

She was thinking about how to meet the death deity.

Merlin told her that beside Thanos's throne, there is a place among the stars where you can talk directly to the phantom of death, but how to do it?

A moment later, Loki waved his fingers, and gathered a cold starlight dagger from his palm.

She glanced at the weapon in her hand tangled, then touched her towering chest, and then, as if committing suicide, she stabbed the dagger into her heart.

puff

Cold blood was sprinkled everywhere, and Loki fell to the ground while his body twitched.

Her face was full of pain, and she could feel life passing by.

As she became weaker and closer to the boundary of death, in her blurred eyes, Loki saw an elegant lady in a long black dress sitting on the throne belonging to Thanos.

The lady has a perfect figure, with high heels embellished with skulls on her feet, with her legs crossed, her left hand resting on the armrest of the throne, and her right hand propping her chin, sitting on the throne in a reclining posture.

In her hand is a red rose that is constantly withering and reborn, and there is a black crow on her shoulder.

On her face, covered with a bony skull, it looked like an unfriendly mask.

She exuded an aura of indifference, and looked at Loki who was dying at his feet with a condescending attitude. She didn't speak, but Loki could feel her attention on himself.

The Great Death...

Loki said with difficulty:

You have also heard my prayer to Thanos. I know that the Titan who wants to plan the stars is not trustworthy.

After obtaining the complete Infinity Gem, he can smash his promise at any time. I don't trust him, but I am powerless to resist him.

I know that he is obedient to you, to a greater power, and I beg you...as a witness of my promise and his, to guarantee that promise will be fulfilled.

Faced with Loki's prayer, the phantom of death remained indifferent.

She was like an indifferent sculpture, unresponsive, but Loki sensed a flicker of doubt in the eyes of this projection of great power.

She seemed to be wondering how a guy like Loki, who has not even reached the heavenly father, knew of her existence, and knew that he could talk to death directly in this place.

I...I'm hiding something.

Loki explained in a weaker voice:

On Earth, I communicated with a powerful force, and he informed me of your existence.

In that world, I also met a follower of death who fell in love with you. His name is Wade Wilson. That unique earthling is trying his best to attract your attention. You are not only Thanos. Suitors.

I dare not ask you to help me for nothing, just like exchanging gems for Thanos' promise, and I will do something for you.

Hoarfrost! I know from mystic knowledge that it exists among the stars, a unique symbol of death that does not obey you.

Loki gritted his teeth and said to the phantom of death:

I will try my best to eliminate it from this side of the stars, so as to make the interpretation of death in this universe pure again, and I will not hide it from you, that is another plan by another person, but it No harm to you.

I will do my best to ensure the success of that project...

In a trance, Loki saw the phantom of death nodding slightly to him.

The next moment, as if waking up from a dream, Loki, who was lying on the ground, bleeding all over the ground, suddenly opened his eyes.

She subconsciously wiped her tall chest, there was not a wound pierced through the heart.

Everything that happened just now seemed to be an illusion.

But Loki knew it wasn't.

She got up from the ground and glanced at the empty Thanos Throne again. She threw a spell to wipe the blood on the ground, and then quickly disappeared into the podium.

The two messages that Merlin needs her to pass on have been finished.

Judging from Death's reaction, she didn't resist these things, and agreed to Loki's request over Thanos.

What Merlin said is true. All actions of Thanos seem to be guided and promoted by death.

He is just a pawn used by death to balance the power of the stars, a plaything, and the grand ideals in his chest are just the product of death's infusion.

The seemingly powerful Thanos is just a little wolf dog at the foot of death, tsk tsk, this is the final ending of licking a dog...

Loki curled her lips, she snorted, and said with disdain:

Lick it to the end and get nothing.