Catching Turtles in a Jar / Unboxing the Guardians of the Galaxy

Excruciating pain struck as his body rapidly healed the wounds caused by that energy. Destruction and restoration battled across his body, and gradually, his regenerative power began to gain the upper hand.

This time, Dane's process of enduring the Power Stone was far more perilous than Ronan's had been. With the energy spilling outward, he had to shoulder even greater risks.

Moreover, he had no divine artifact by his side to help bear that energy. Ronan had only been able to barely wield the Stone largely thanks to the Universal Hammer, which had helped him withstand the worst of the damage.

Yet Dane not only had to endure the now-rampaging Stone, but also had to bear its energy entirely with his physical body. The difficulty of the two was worlds apart.

Fortunately, after spending some time on it, he ultimately managed to withstand it.

The violent Stone energy within his body was tamed and finally became usable by him.

Still, Dane found a container and sealed the Stone inside. His body had only just adapted to the Power Stone's energy, so it was unsuitable for prolonged exposure to its radiation.

Worthy of being the Stone that represented power among the six Infinity Stones, merely absorbing a portion of its violent energy had nearly filled Dane's current body to bursting.

This was a body with the bloodline of a God-King. The fact that it could leave him feeling stuffed showed just how enormous the amount of energy he had absorbed was.

Catching a Turtle in a Jar

Over the following period, the Astartes who had already seized the Dark Aster turned the warship against its former allies, using its missiles and cannons to attack every Necrocraft.

The Kree, who still had no idea what had happened aboard their flagship, rapidly suffered