"You'll tell me." Thanos spoke calmly, then raised his left fist and clenched it tightly.
The Space Stone on the middle finger of the Infinity Gauntlet and the Reality Stone on its ring finger glowed blue and red respectively.
As Thanos bent his arm and pulled, the distance between them shrank infinitely.
An invisible force shoved Aaron from behind. Caught off guard, he flew straight toward Thanos.
The corners of Thanos's mouth lifted slightly as his free right hand reached for Aaron's throat.
A mage's body was frail, utterly incomparable to a cosmic Titan's. As long as he could seize him, this battle was won.
Aaron seemed not to have reacted at all before that massive purple hand clamped around the throat of his fate.
"You're quite good at tricks, mag—"
Before he could finish the word "mage," Thanos took a palm strike to the chest.
Thanos's soul left his body and toppled backward.
In a daze, he caught a trace of mockery in Aaron's eyes.
At that moment, the Soul Stone on the little finger of the Infinity Gauntlet released an orange glow and swiftly pulled Thanos's soul back.
Light returned to his vacant eyes. Before Thanos could adjust, he discovered that his right hand was empty.
That shouldn't have been possible! His soul had only left his body for less than a second, not a full minute. How had he broken free of a Titan's strength?
Thanos was baffled, sensing that he had overlooked something.
Then a flash of orange-red appeared before his eyes. He instinctively leaned back, and a sharp blade scraped across his golden armor, throwing off several sparks.
"Vishanti's Sacred Sword." Aaron casually flicked the orange-red longsword in his hand. "I don't really like using blades, but it'll do."
Thanos brushed a hand over his