The mysterious man stood in the shadows at the edge of the battlefield, his expression cold and detached, like an indifferent observer.
His piercing gaze landed on Thanos, who was locked in a fierce clash with Alex Ray in the distance. A faint smirk of disdain curled at the corner of his lips.
He spoke slowly, voice low and dripping with sarcasm: "Don't you know who I am? Isn't there someone over there who looks exactly like me?"
The Avengers froze, their expressions filled with horror.
"How... how could there be another Thanos?"
"It's over. Our world is done for!"
"Oh no! The Infinity Gauntlet was snatched by that other Thanos who appeared out of nowhere! We have to retrieve it immediately," Steve Rogers said grimly.
"What universe is this Thanos from? Shit—is this the fallout of us messing with the Quantum Realm?" Tony Stark muttered, already furious with himself.
"The future is becoming increasingly... hazy," Doctor Strange murmured, his voice heavy with helplessness and despair.
"I remember the ancient tomes warning that traversing parallel universes is nearly impossible. So why are they showing up one after another? I might as well die already."
Watching this surreal turn of events, Doctor Strange wasn't sure whether to scream or surrender. He was numb.
He only knew one thing for certain now—this world had fallen into utter chaos.
Carol Danvers, having been ambushed and robbed of the Gauntlet, didn't have time to process any of that.
"Are you also Thanos? I don't care who you are—return the Infinity Gauntlet immediately!" she shouted, then charged at the newly arrived Thanos from the parallel universe.
But her attack might as well have been a feather thrown at a boulder. This Thanos, already wielding three Infinity Stones, didn't even flinch.
With a casual swipe of his hand, he redirected her through space. Carol reappeared directly in front of him—only for him to bring his foot down and slam her into the ground.
He loomed over the former Captain Marvel, eyes filled with mockery and contempt.
"Don't struggle, you worthless insect," he said coldly, casting his gaze across the battlefield as if searching for something.
"So this is another parallel world? How boring," he scoffed in disappointment, seemingly uninterested in this timeline.
Seeing Carol on the verge of being crushed, the rest of the Avengers sprang into action, launching attack after attack at the intruder.
But none of them could harm him. This Thanos—Hell Thanos, as he would come to be known—was far too powerful. One by one, the heroes were sent flying or knocked unconscious.
If not for the combined efforts of Doctor Strange, Thor, Wanda, and Alex Ray's Strange, the Avengers might have met the same fate as Carol.
"Thanos, why have you come to our timeline? What's your goal? Return the Infinity Gauntlet—now," Doctor Strange demanded, standing his ground.
"Why am I here?" Hell Thanos mused. "Obviously, to collect the remaining Infinity Stones... and for revenge. Someone recently stole my Mind Scepter. That same someone wiped out three of my Black Order. Only two remain." He turned his gaze toward Strange with a grim smile.
Strange's heart sank. He recognized the implication immediately. This Thanos wasn't a stranger from another dimension—he was from their very own timeline.
He whispered to his counterpart, "This Thanos... he's ours."
Doctor Strange narrowed his eyes. "I don't care which universe you're from. Hand over the Gauntlet. That's your last warning."
Hell Thanos let out a chuckle, eyes full of contempt. "Or what? You'll stop me?"
In Hell Thanos' timeline, he remained undefeated, a force of nature no one had ever bested.
To him, unless he was facing Odin or the Bald Man (presumably a powerful figure), no one on Earth could pose a real threat. And even against them, with three Infinity Stones in hand, he considered himself their equal.
But then, as if struck by a sudden thought, Hell Thanos' lips curled into a wicked grin.
Without warning, he tossed the crimson Gauntlet onto the battlefield, its clatter echoing ominously.
Doctor Strange and the others were stunned. Why would Thanos discard the Gauntlet so carelessly?
"Go ahead, take it," Hell Thanos said mockingly. "But I don't like that red one. It's ugly. The gold one's better."
From his pocket, he pulled out another Gauntlet—this one golden, unmistakably the original version used in the Snap.
To their horror, it already held three Infinity Stones.
That meant if Hell Thanos managed to claim the two stones in Alex Ray's possession and the Time Stone currently with Doctor Strange, he'd complete the set.
Strange's face paled. "It's over... he's targeting me now."
In that moment, he went from strategist to prey.
"Hand over the Time Stone, kid," Thanos growled, slipping the golden Gauntlet onto his hand.
"You talk too much!" Wanda snapped, stepping forward with blazing eyes.
She didn't care which Thanos this was. In her mind, every Thanos was responsible for Vision's death. And she wanted blood.
She'd been denied her vengeance once already when Alex Ray took down the original Thanos. But this one? This one was hers.
A tidal wave of Chaos Magic erupted from Wanda, distorting the space around them. The sheer force of her power warped reality itself.
"Oh? Looks like someone wants to die first," Hell Thanos sneered. "Don't worry—you all die here."
A swirling wormhole burst open behind him, and from its depths poured an alien armada.
That's right—Hell Thanos hadn't come alone. He brought an entire fleet with him.
The Avengers stared in horror.
They had barely survived the previous alien invasion. Most were wounded, exhausted, and drained of strength.
Now another army the same size had arrived—and another Thanos to lead them.
"It's over... it's really over this time," Tony said, voice hollow.
"Two Thanos... two fleets... the same damn endgame. It's like the boss respawned in the middle of the dungeon, and the cooldown timer hasn't even reset yet! How the hell are we supposed to win this?!"
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