With dark skies, towering mountain peaks, and thin mist blowing on Thanos, Vormir is a desolate planet with stunning scenery... But unfortunately, Thanos is not here to enjoy such beautiful scenery.

Slowly turning his head, Thanos looked at Gamora beside him and said with a serious face, "The soul gem had better be here, otherwise your sister will be dead."

Gamora, who had been held in Thanos's hand, broke free from Thanos' grasp, threw away the huge palm, looked at Thanos and said calmly, "This is it, the Wo where the soul gem is buried."

Mir…”

Thanos turned his head and looked at the towering mountain peak not far away, narrowed his eyes slightly, and then walked forward without saying a word.

There are only a few final steps left to realize his dream, find the Soul Stone, then use five Infinity Stones to defeat Ashes, find the sixth Infinity Stone from him... and finally snap his fingers.

Having said that, Thanos's face is still so calm, neither sad nor happy. Everything is within the plan. All he has to do now is to execute the plan perfectly.

Thanos did not stop, and took Gamora all the way towards the mountain... Ebony Maw, who had ulterior motives, and Loki, who didn't know what he was going to do, followed closely behind...

Ebony Throat stared at Thanos's back. He was very nervous now. To be honest, after following Thanos for countless years, he knew the methods of the super strong man called Thanos in front of him. Once he betrayed

If the matter is exposed or the betrayal fails, then no one can save yourself!

But if he doesn’t betray himself, what if he continues to side with Thanos? After all, he already has four Infinity Stones in his hands. If no one stops him, he will probably get the fifth one right away. By then... there will be someone else

Can you stop him?

Touching the scar that still existed on his throat, a trace of gloom flashed in Ebony Mouth's dead fish eyes. If he didn't betray him... he would really be dead! The curse left by that woman was still faintly visible.

It hurts. Once she or he detonates the power buried in his throat, he will definitely die.

In short, now I have no other way out except finding an opportunity to rebel. Even if I rebel, I am still walking on a tightrope.

Thinking of this, Ebony Throat turned his face carefully and glanced at Loki walking beside him. What on earth was this guy thinking? Why didn't he look nervous at all?

As if aware of Ebony Throat's gaze, Loki turned his face, smiled at Ebony Throat, and nodded gently. Then he continued to walk behind Thanos with his head held high, and there was no hint of betrayal.

appearance.

As Ebony Throat saw, even at this juncture, Loki still had a faint smile on his lips, his steps were still so relaxed, and he still had the same cynical look before, with no signs of panic at all...

"Welcome to Vormir, Thanos...son of Arals, Gamora...son of Thanos...Loki and Ebony Maw, welcome..."

An ethereal voice, although the voice is low, but everyone can hear it, sounded in the mountains...

Thanos, who was advancing, stopped and looked at the end of the mountain road. A figure suddenly appeared there, blocking their way. A black robe that covered his whole body was fluttering in the wind, as if floating in the air.

Like a ghost…

Thanos stopped and stared at the figure that suddenly appeared and floated slowly towards this side. He frowned slightly and asked, "Do you know us?"

"I'm cursed to know everyone who comes here..."

Thanos, who didn't want to talk any more nonsense, took a deep breath, looked at the figure and asked calmly, "Where is the Soul Stone?"

The ghostly figure floated in front of Thanos. Facing this powerful being who had mastered four infinity stones, he was not afraid at all. He said to Thanos calmly, "Before I tell you, I hope you know...

The price of getting it is very high! It is far beyond what ordinary people can afford."

Thanos narrowed his eyes, took a step forward, looked at the ghost floating in the air and said lightly, "I'm ready..."

"We all thought so at first, but... we were all wrong..." While saying this, this ghost-like existence slowly raised its head, revealing a ferocious and terrifying face under the black hood...

The red skin is taut on the face, and there is no fleshiness visible. It is as terrifying as...a red skull!

Looking at Thanos' indifferent expression, the red skull nodded slightly and continued, "But...it seems like you are not ready to give up just yet, so...come with me, and I will take you to the altar."

After speaking, the Red Skull slowly turned his head and floated upward towards the mountain road behind him...

Thanos frowned slightly, but still walked towards the path led by this weird guy...

As he walked, Thanos stared at this ghostly figure and couldn't help but ask, "You seem to know this place and the soul gem very well. Who are you?"

The Red Skull did not stop or turn his head, but said calmly as if telling a story, "I also pursued the Infinity Stones in my last life, and even held one of them in my hand, but it refused.

I, exiled myself here, let me guide others to find the treasure that I am destined not to possess."

Red Skull's tone was very calm, as if he was telling someone else's story, as if what he was talking about was not himself...

As he spoke, the Red Skull led a group of four people to the top of the mountain, and a towering altar appeared in front of everyone.

Red Skull stopped, slowly turned his head and looked at Thanos behind him and said lightly, "This is it. Everything you are looking for is in front of you, and everything you fear is also here."

Loki, who was standing behind Thanos, tilted his head slightly, looked at the cliff in front of him and asked curiously, "What is this? Where are the Infinity Stones?"

Red Skull looked at the cliff in front of him and said softly with an indifferent expression, "This is the price... Among all the infinite gems, the soul gem is the most special existence. It can even be said that he has a certain degree of wisdom, so he wants to get it.

You have to pay a certain price.”

"What does he need? Tell me..."

Turning his head, Red Skull turned towards Thanos who asked this question, and said expressionlessly, "In order to ensure that the person who owns it understands its power, the soul gem needs to be sacrificed..."

Hearing the word "sacrifice", the expressions of Loki and Ebony Throat, who were standing behind Thanos, suddenly froze. What is needed for sacrifice? Naturally, it is a sacrifice. So among the people present, there is someone better than them.

Who is more suitable as a sacrifice?

Especially Ebony Maw, he was originally a sinner. Thanos kept him and brought him here just so that he could explore the way for him... To put it simply, Ebony Maw himself is a consumable...

Thanos seemed to have exactly what he was thinking. After turning his head and glancing at Loki and Ebony Maw behind him, he looked at the abyss at his feet and continued to ask the Red Skull, "What needs to be sacrificed?"

"To get the Soul Stone, you must lose someone you cherish..."

Upon hearing this return, Thanos, who was staring at the abyss, suddenly turned his head and looked at the Red Skull behind him with a horrified expression...

Looking at Thanos in disbelief, Red Skull took a deep breath and said, "One soul... in exchange for one soul!"

Thanos understood why no one could obtain this mysterious Infinity Stone from beginning to end, and why no one even mentioned it...

Exchange a soul for a soul, and it must be the soul of a cherished person... very few people can do this.

Hearing this, the nervous Loki and Ebony Throat breathed a sigh of relief and sacrificed the souls of their cherished people. It had nothing to do with them anyway. Naturally, they couldn't be Thanos's cherished people~

In other words...Does Thanos, a cold-blooded monster, really have anyone to cherish?

"Ha..." Gamora, who harbored the same suspicion, suddenly sneered, and gave a cheerful smile to the silent Thanos, "I have been dreaming all my life that one day... for a moment, I can get your retribution!

And I'm always disappointed... But now, the universe has finally judged you... You kill, you torture... and you call it mercy?"

Having said this, Gamora came to Thanos, looked at Thanos, who had his back turned to her and his head lowered, and gritted his teeth and said, "You wanted to get the reward, but it rejected you! You failed,

Because you have never had love! You don’t love anyone!”

Thanos slowly turned around and looked at Gamora behind him... What surprised Thanos and the two people behind him was that Thanos actually showed a sad expression at this moment!

Thanos, who had never shown any emotion even when faced with a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, showed a sad expression at this moment... and even had some moisture in his eyes...

Seeing the tears in Thanos's eyes, Gamora showed a contemptuous expression, sneered and said, "Really? You still shed tears?"

The Red Skull, who had been standing on the edge of the cliff, slowly raised his head, took a deep breath and said, "No... he is not crying for himself..."

Hearing this, Gamora's expression froze. She turned her head to look at Thanos again, only to realize that this monster with tears in its eyes was staring at her... staring at her with loving eyes...

Gamora, who had never seen such a look since being brought to her by Thanos, finally recalled that she had seen this look before, in the eyes of her mother... after she was killed by Thanos.

She had seen this look in her dead mother’s eyes before!

Loving…and sad…

The smile on her lips slowly faded, and Gamora retreated bit by bit...and Thanos also took steps, approaching Gamora step by step...

Looking at Thanos who was staring closely at her, Gamora pursed her lips and said coldly to Thanos who came to her, "No... this is not love!"

Thanos slowly stretched out his hand, caressed Gamora's trembling cheek, and whispered sadly, "I have ignored my own destiny, and I can't make the same mistake again... not even for you, I'm sorry.
Chapter completed!