Doomed to Die: The Collector
In the vast universe, there are countless galaxies, and in each galaxy, there are hundreds of millions of small star systems, similar in size to our Sun System.
Of all this information, there is only a tiny fraction of a percent chance of finding a planet suitable for life.
Even with such a low probability, the sheer number of such planets means there are still countless habitable planets.
Even with powerful civilizations existing in the universe today, many of which have already entered their own space age, countless planets suitable for life to thrive remain unexplored.
Even if all the empires in the universe drew a unified interstellar map, there would still be too many omissions.
The Collector, a being of the Elders of the Universe level, possesses an ancient lifespan but lacks a powerful physical body. After being frightened by the Avengers and fleeing his lair, he ran to a secluded small galaxy.
This galaxy does not appear on any known interstellar map of the universe, and even the wormholes that allow it to jump are extremely well hidden.
The Collector remains hidden here, continuing his genetic engineering research while secretly monitoring the outside world, hoping one day to escape and reclaim the Infinity Stones.
As one of the oldest living beings in the universe, he has many lairs, and this is just one of them.
On this planet, which he named XG-27, lives an indigenous human species with purple skin. It was discovered by the Collector tens of thousands of years ago, and under the Collector's deliberate control, its civilization remains at a level equivalent to Earth's Bronze Age.
For the residents here, the Collectors are like gods.
He controls all the resources, beliefs, and even the lives of the natives on this planet.
The Collector's residence is a colossal statue, thousands of meters high, based on his own likeness.
This was to demonstrate his authority and also to give these indigenous people an opportunity to show their respect for the gods.
The Collector metal to produce a large number of building components, which were then assembled piece by piece by hand over several decades.
In a civilization with extremely low productivity, the difficulty of building such a large statue, with a house structure inside, even if it was just assembly, is unimaginable.
It can be said that this statue building was built with human lives.
The head of the colossal statue is the Collector's palace on this planet, and also Sanctum in the hearts of the local indigenous people.
Lying in a huge bathtub spanning tens of square meters, the Collector opened his mouth to enjoy the planet's specialty fruit, which the girls around him were feeding him mouth-to-mouth.
Dozens of young girls were attending to him as he bathed, and hundreds of beautiful young women stood outside the bathtub, along with some male guards.
The Collector took another sip of the wine and exhaled a comfortable breath.
"What a perfect life! This kind of life should last forever, Infinity Stones..."
The Collector murmured to himself, saying that he had accumulated enough wisdom and wealth in his long life, but the longer his life was and the more he had enjoyed it, the more he feared the death that might come one day.
For countless years, besides researching certain genetic engineering techniques to make himself as powerful as possible, he also dreamed of collecting all Six Infinity Stones, not just to unify the universe.
The most important thing is to kill those individuals in the universe that pose a threat to us and destroy those highly advanced civilizations.
The entire universe would resemble the planet beneath your feet; this is the perfect universe in the Collector's mind.
"One day, I will become the sole god in this universe, and all the planets will tremble beneath my feet, at my beck and call."
As he pondered this, the Collector suddenly raised his arm and shouted.
The surrounding girls ignored it; they were used to their deity's unintentional shouts.
But this time was different. After he raised his arms and shouted, it was as if he had made a wish on Aladdin's Lamp, and the air in front of the bathtub distorted.
A tall figure with purple skin appeared out of nowhere in the room.
"Destroy... Thanos!!"
The Collector looked at the figure that appeared before him and spoke in a trembling voice.
"Very well, you recognize me, the Collector. Although you don't currently possess any Infinity Stones, you are on the death list."
Thanos finished speaking expressionlessly, then reached out menacingly towards the Collector.
In the sky outside, countless armies under Thanos's command were teleported across space by an inexplicable force.
Thanos carried out an indiscriminate Carnage on the planet, wiping out half of all life, continuing his signature style.
The Collector's Thanos caused no ripples in the universe, but Thanos then began randomly appearing on various planets with his army, carrying out the Carnage that he was always meant to do.
These planets were selected by the Time Variance Authority. Originally, Thanos was supposed to be searching for the Six Infinity Stones, especially the ones in the Collector's possession and Infinity Stones Xandar, and this was done incidentally along the way.
These are all planets in interstellar civilizations, most of which are far more advanced than Earth's and have long since begun to integrate with the universe.
And so, the title of Mad Titan once again resounded throughout the universe, and every planet trembled under Thanos's threat.
Meanwhile, Xia Yu, who was far away at the Avengers Compound, also received a call from Star-Lord immediately.
"That's pretty much it. I've already spoken to Gamora about it, and as far as she knows, Thanos's Carnage plans are usually quite random; they've never happened so frequently before."
"His ultimate goal is still the Six Infinity Stones, but now, except for the Soul Stone, they're all with you. I have a feeling that this Thanos has a very evil plan. You need to be careful, buddy..."
After explaining the situation to Xia Yu, Star-Lord concluded.
Xia Yu fell silent. When watching the movie, he only knew that Thanos liked to Carnage half of the life on a planet, and that he ultimately killed the Collector and Xandar for the Infinity Stones.
But Xia Yu had no idea what Thanos did along the way, or how many planets Carnage.
What exactly is he trying to do?
Xia Yu thought to himself.
Thanos... Thanos... Thanos...
Xandar... and Chinatown...
Got it!!
He is fixing fate!!
Xia Yu slapped his thigh and jumped up; he knew what Thanos was doing.
Stan Lee once said that the universe would begin to oppose Xia Yu because Xia Yu had changed too many things, which was absolutely wrong in the eyes of the Cosmic Will. It needed to correct these mistakes, but it didn't know what method to use.
Or what kind of people would be used? It seems that Thanos is one of them, or at least one of them.
So, in that case...
What came to your mind?
Star-Lord, on the other side, was startled by Xia Yu and exclaimed in surprise.
"Where are you? I'll bring you back to Earth immediately. Gamora might be in danger..."
Xia Yu said anxiously.