The huge spaceship descended from the sky, covering the sky and the sun, and it was magnificent. However, if you look closely, it is not difficult to find that the spacecraft is actually quite damaged, as if it had just escaped from the fire of war.
This giant ship did not land directly, but floated in the low altitude, and then released a relatively small spacecraft, which flew to and stopped near the altar.
After the small spacecraft docked, dozens of people got off the ship. Most of them were Shia, but there were also a few other races, such as a green-skinned Zehuberi.
Some of the dozens of people wore weapons on their waists and were dressed as warriors, some were gentle and minister-like, but most of them had dirty looks on their faces, and some were even injured.
Walking at the front was a middle-aged man and woman, both wearing robes and crowns, looking very noble. There was no doubt that they were the emperor and queen of the Shia Empire.
"The soul gem is the last hope of the empire. I hope the legend is true, otherwise the empire will be completely destroyed..." The emperor walked towards the altar and murmured.
The Queen, who was supporting each other, hesitated softly: "Can I defeat Thanos if I get the Soul Stone?"
The emperor almost interrupted her and said without hesitation: "It must be possible. The infinite stones are the original power of the universe. No one can defeat them. The infinite stones... are the destiny!"
The queen was speechless and silently followed her husband to the top of the altar. The team of dozens of people were also silent, as quiet as the desolate planet Vormir.
The Shia Empire was once one of the three major technological empires, as famous as the Kree Empire and the Skrull Empire. Compared with the other two empires, it was younger and a young empire full of hope.
Unfortunately, the young empire suffered a devastating blow before it reached its expected peak.
Under the leadership of Thanos, a military group evolved from interstellar pirates swept across the entire Shia galaxy in a nearly crushing manner, and Shia was subsequently removed from the three major empires.
Emperor Shia, who had lost all his trump cards, was completely desperate. In despair, he could only pin all his hopes on an ancient rumor whose authenticity was unknown - the soul gem buried in the planet Vormir.
So he led the exiles from the empire to find this inconspicuous desert star at the edge of the universe, hoping to be favored by fate.
"The Emperor and Queen of the Shia Empire." Luo Wei appeared in front of the couple.
"Who are you?" Emperor Shia was startled and looked at him with great vigilance.
The guards behind him also grasped their weapons, prepared for battle, and stood ready.
Due to the soul curse, Rowe is always covered with a shadow, looking like he is wearing a broken black robe, which is very close to the Red Skull's dress in the movie, ghost-like. No wonder the soldiers reacted this way.
"I am responsible for guarding this place." Luo Wei said slowly, "I know you are here to seek the soul gem."
Emperor Shia said solemnly: "So we have to defeat you first?"
"No." Luo Wei shook his head, "In fact, I am happy for you to take away the soul gem, although this kind of thing is almost impossible to happen."
Emperor Shia frowned: "Why?"
Luo Wei: "The soul gem has its rules. Only by sacrificing the soul of the person you love, will it fly into your hands and obey your orders."
"Absurd!" Emperor Shia obviously didn't believe it.
Luo Wei said calmly: "I don't need to lie to you. If you don't want to try, just leave Vormir."
"Capture him first!" Emperor Shia said, and immediately several soldiers stepped forward, preparing to capture Luo Wei.
But they obviously couldn't do this. Even if they drew their guns and fired lasers, they couldn't hurt Luo Wei at all.
And when Luo Wei raised his hand, blazing flames flew out of his palm, melting the weapons of several warriors into molten iron and dripping all over the floor.
"What!" Emperor Shia and dozens of others were shocked.
Luo Wei looked at them: "If you think you can get the soul gem by defeating me, then you can leave here."
While speaking, an idea suddenly popped into his mind.
During the decades he had been guarding Vormir, he encountered visitors three times, and twice of them attacked him. This is not surprising. Suddenly he encountered someone who jumped out and said that he had to sacrifice his lover to get you.
If you want something, most people will be suspicious and hostile when faced with this situation.
In comparison, Thanos's reaction was really strange - he believed the Red Skull as soon as he said it, and threw his daughter off the altar on the spot.
And he still loves his daughter deeply.
As expected of a purple sweet potato spirit... he is indeed an extraordinary person.
Facing Luo Wei's powerful combat power, Emperor Shia finally faced his statement, and his face changed for a moment: "Are you telling the truth? You must sacrifice the person you love in order to obtain the soul gem?"
"Yes." Luo Wei nodded, "Among the six Infinity Stones, the Soul Stone has a respected status, it can even be said to be the core, and it has its own will.
"You can only obtain the soul gem if you are satisfied with it." As he spoke, he walked to the edge of the altar, which was also the cliff of the mountain.
Emperor Shia was silent.
After a few seconds, he turned to look at his wife and said in a trembling voice: "Dear, I'm sorry, I did this for our country..."
"No, no." The queen looked at her husband in horror and stepped back.
"For the Shia Empire, to defeat Thanos!" Emperor Shia stepped forward and grabbed her arm, repeating excitedly, "Forgive me, my dear, forgive me for what I did!"
The queen screamed in horror and despair, collapsed on the ground at the edge of the steep altar, and begged: "We are husband and wife, please!"
"Because we are husband and wife!" Emperor Shia gritted his teeth and immediately threw his wife down.
Accompanied by a long scream, Queen Shia fell from a height and hit the ground below. The sound stopped suddenly and she turned into a corpse.
The blood of the corpse slowly overflowed and spread at the bottom of the altar.
Emperor Shia looked at the bottom of the altar, his body was shaking, his breathing was heavy, and he could not regain his composure for a long time.
After a while, he came back to his senses, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and turned to look at Luo Wei: "Now, can you give me the soul gem?"
Luo Wei did not answer.
In fact, the soul gem told him the result at the moment Queen Shia died.
The verdict of the soul gem is only a short sentence: "No love."
"Where is my soul gem?" Emperor Shia waved his hands and asked again.
Luo Wei shook his head: "Unfortunately, according to the judgment of the soul gem, you do not love your wife, so the sacrifice is invalid."
