"His body has already been destroyed by energy. I'll leave him to you—whether you kill him or lock him up is your decision. I have things to do, but you can come visit Earth sometime if you get the chance."
With those words, Mr. Hawking disappeared from Titan.
He had no real grudge against Thanos, at least not yet.
He had originally come to deal with Thanos for Justice Points, but now he was doing it to fulfill a promise.
That was why he had spared Thanos in the end. Whether to kill him or imprison him would be up to Gamora and the others.
In any case, he had already used Supreme Power to destroy every cell in Thanos's body. Even if they did not kill him, he would spend the rest of his life as a living corpse—conscious and able to speak, but incapable of moving his body.
Still, he felt that Thanos would not escape death. Even if Gamora was willing to spare him, Nebula and Drax would not.
That was no longer his concern. What he needed to focus on now was acquiring Spiral Power and integrating it into his Supreme Power system.
"Load Simon template!"
Spiral Power enveloped him, and Simon's memories began flashing through Mr. Hawking's mind.
Born underground, he had lost his parents to an earthquake. His extraordinary talent for digging tunnels had earned the village chief's favor, along with the nickname "Simon the Digger."
At the age of seven, he discovered the Core Drill and accidentally activated Lagann. He followed his big brother Kamina out of the underground world to venture across the surface, joined the Gurren Brigade, fought the Spiral King, and met Nia.
His most beloved big brother, Kamina, died in battle. He defeated the Spiral King, became the leader