"It's no use. I know my body better than you. I've been studying it for a long time and haven't gotten anywhere. You won't get any results either."
"Trust me."
In the Centauri Galaxy, the Black Quadrant.
Woz, in a white lab coat, pushed up his auxiliary glasses, completely ignoring Carol Danvers's listless pleas. Nothing could stop his passion for research. His flights of fancy always managed to lead him to a way to crack a secret.
"Failed again..."
Whether due to an imbalance in the formula or something else, the blood and living cells extracted from Carol's body exploded on the lab table once more.
"That's not right..."
"Which part of my hypothesis is wrong...?"
The cells and blood, which contained the Space Stone isotope energy, could not be separated no matter what experiments Woz performed, nor could he reverse-engineer the path of the original fusion. This was a first for Woz. He was one of the most brilliant AI lifeforms in the Black Quadrant, and he had never encountered such a tricky problem.
Murmuring to himself, the puzzled Woz turned his attention once more to the pale, weak Carol leaning against the wall. A long, thick test tube had appeared in his hand.
The expression on Carol's face instantly became tense. She instinctively tried to curl up, and the chains binding her limbs rattled.
No...
My body is getting weaker and weaker. If this keeps up, I'll never have a chance to escape...
Knock, knock, knock...
"Come in."
The crisp knocking on the door stopped Woz in his tracks.
"Woz, the system has detected an energy anomaly on Asgard. His Highness Lothar might be in danger."
Gaitz, the cat-like robot butler from the side hall, wearing a blue checkered apron, burst into the dungeon.
"An energy anomaly on Asgard?"
Woz's expression tightened. He immediately pulled up his data panel to check on Lothar, but found nothing out of the ordinary. Lothar hadn't even transformed into his Super Saiyan form, and none of the reactions that usually followed intense activity were present. Everything seemed perfectly normal.
"But this alarm came from the main system. I just have a bad feeling about it." The worry on Gaitz's face hadn't faded. "Maybe you should take the ship and go find His Highness Lothar."
"Hmm, yes, let's go." When it came to Lothar, Woz couldn't be careless. He could do research later; but if something were to happen to Lothar today because he wasn't there to provide auxiliary analysis, he would regret it forever.
Squeak...
Bang!
The dungeon door was securely locked. Woz, worried sick about Lothar, rushed to his ship, the Lothar, and flew toward Asgard.
....
Thirty minutes ago, Earth, Sanctum Sanctorum, the Dark Dimension sub-space.
Thanos, who had been gathering his strength to prepare for his final strike, opened his eyes again. A surge of immense pressure erupted from them, but it failed to intimidate Dormammu, the returning lord of the Dark Dimension.
"Odin is dead."
"Your son killed him, Thanos."
A fleeting, ethereal voice made Thanos stand up. He calmly looked around, but he couldn't find Dormammu.
"That's not surprising."
"He has the strength to do it."
Thanos was indeed unsurprised. With the power of Super Saiyan 4, along with the Reality and Power Infinity Stones, and even the Mind Stone if necessary, if Lothar couldn't kill Odin, Thanos would have to re-evaluate the Lord of Asgard who almost became his in-law.
"What a shame."
"I wanted to kill him myself." Dormammu made no attempt to conceal the murderous intent in his voice. Being used as a tool by Thanos and Odin to express their paternal love thousands of years ago filled him with rage, especially since he, the pawn, had been sealed away for so long. If it weren't for the fact that the current Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One, was drawing more and more power from the Dark Dimension, he might never have been able to escape.
"But that's okay."
"Even though Odin is dead, you're still here."
"Don't worry, I won't kill you that easily."
"I will make you watch your son die, and then I will slowly kill you..."
The sub-space of the Dark Dimension, which should have been in eternal darkness, suddenly showed a vision from Asgard. Thanos could see clearly that his son was standing on the high platform in Asgard's ancient square, accepting the worship and prayers of the people below.
So that's how it is... Odin is dead, and Hela has escaped her seal as well...
Thanos, knowing the hidden meaning, his eyes softened slightly. A Hela who controlled Asgard wasn't a bad thing.
"I'll be waiting."
Facing Dormammu's threat, Thanos, the formidable figure, remained completely unfazed.
"I hope you're still so defiant then." Dormammu's sinister voice was filled with contempt and killing intent. Then, the biting cold wind vanished without a trace, and silence returned to Thanos's ears. He was waiting with anticipation.
The Fire Giant Surtur, one of Odin's past slaughters.
At that time, Odin was an ambitious, supreme king, leading Asgardian armies to conquer the Nine Realms. Surtur's homeland had been engulfed in the flames of war. As the strongest of his kind at the time, Surtur fought a decisive battle with Odin for the fate of his kingdom, but he lost in the end. He lost completely. Even the Eternal Flame, Surtur's family heirloom, became Odin's spoils of war.
After faking his death with a secret spell and luckily escaping, Surtur was filled with grief and rage, but he knew he was no match for Odin for the time being. He had to wait for a chance, a chance to destroy Asgard and exact his revenge. And now, it seemed he had found it.
"Odin is dead, Frigga has been thrown into the dungeon, and Asgard's defense forces have been completely wiped out."
"That is the message my master wants me to deliver to you."
A man in a gray hooded sorcerer's robe delivered the news of Odin's death to the awakened giant before him.
"Who is your master?"
"Dormammu."
Another sorcerer, corrupted by the Dark Dimension, was acting as Dormammu's pawn, stoking the raging heart in Surtur's chest.
"Why help me?"
"My master says that you and I share a common goal—the destruction of Asgard."
The gray-robed sorcerer formed a magical hand sign, and a magnificent magic circle appeared in his hand...
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