On a barren stretch of land in the universe, Thanos sat broad and imposing in his armor, leaning against the backrest of his floating throne. Behind him stretched the boundless starry sky, glittering brilliantly.
Thanos's purple face was broad and long, domineering in appearance, with deep vertical grooves carved into his chin.
He sat beneath the stars, his floating throne supporting him as his deep, emotionless eyes flickered with thought.
Ever since Ebony Maw had become trapped on Earth, Thanos's plans had once again been halted.
He had not expected Ebony Maw, sent to Earth to retrieve the Mind Scepter, to fail before Odin had even made a move.
With Odin not acting and Ancient One not intervening directly, Thanos had believed that as long as Ebony Maw obtained the Mind Scepter, he should have been capable of securing the Space Stone within the Cosmic Cube for him.
Yet Thanos's calculations had been completely overturned.
Did Earth actually have someone capable of dealing with Ebony Maw while he wielded the Mind Scepter?
Ebony Maw was, after all, a renowned user of mental powers across the universe, a strange verbal sorcerer capable of bewitching and controlling enemies through speech. With the Mind Scepter in hand, his mental powers would be greatly amplified. Who could defeat Ebony Maw when neither Odin nor Ancient One stepped in?
Thanos truly had not expected that such a remote place as Earth would conceal a powerful figure capable of defeating Ebony Maw.
And Ebony Maw's failure had directly forced Thanos to temporarily suspend all of his subsequent plans.
The original plan had been that even if they failed to seize Earth's Cosmic Cube, as long as Ebony Maw brought back the Mind Scepter, they could proceed with the plan to seize the Power Stone from the