Ultimate Darkness

"Now's the time!"

The dragon and arrow were swallowed up as Woz had anticipated. In his plan, Hela and Menis were not meant to overwhelm Dormammu's follower with absolute power.

After all, this is something that is impossible to achieve.

Hela is, after all, a soul, and her power is not complete; moreover, the power she can mobilize is also limited.

Needless to say, Menis, relying on his ancestral treasure, the Millennium Eye, might be a figure in Midgard, but in the face of the followers who have obtained Dormammu's power, he is ultimately still a step behind.

However, none of these are problems.

In Woz's plan, Hela and Menis only needed to hold off Cuba for one minute. He was confident that having analyzed Cuba's power, he could disarm the magical trap set by the Dormammu follower within that minute, thus rescuing Beckett and Hela's bodies.

In fact, just a second ago, the plan seemed to be progressing quite smoothly.

But a second later...

Tear!

The flesh and blood that exploded in the sky above the Nordic land fell to the ground with the snowflakes. The extradimensional creature summoned by the Egyptian Pharaoh Menis using the Eye of Horus could only last for a second against the Dormammu follower, Cuba.

A split second later, blood and foam flew everywhere.

"Is this all you've got?"

"If that's the case, then it's really boring."

"I thought your power would at least give me a little excitement."

Standing amidst the swirling blood and foam, Cuba, dressed in white without a drop of blood, looked up and cast his gaze toward Hela, who had put away her bow and arrows not far away.

With a sweep of his right hand, the surging magic power slammed the robot controlled by Woz into a daze, sending it crashing to the ground.

The silver cross binding Beckett and Hela's bodies was only one step away from the landing Woz robot.

But this one step away seemed like an insurmountable chasm standing before Woz, impossible to cross.

"No! It was so close!"

Woz controlled the robot to reach out its hand, trying to forcefully break through the magic barrier set up by Cuba, but its huge body was cut to pieces by the magic circle along with the flying snowflakes!

This is a power that could absolutely not be possessed by the humans of Midgard.

Confused and uncertain, Hela tried to make her soul return to its place automatically, but found that she could not reconnect with her body no matter what she did.

"That's right, this is certainly not my power, it is the power of the great Lord Dormammu, the Lord of the Dark Order."

"Do you know what I'm thinking?" Hela's face suddenly darkened as she floated in mid-air.

"Mind Stone, this is the wonder of the great Dormammu." Cuba spread his hands, and terrifying dark energy gathered on his body.

"Pooh!"

Having finally recovered from the backlash of the Eye of Horus Pharaoh Menis spat fiercely at Cuba to express his disdain.

"Traitor!"

"A traitor from Midgard!"

"Traitor to humanity!"

He roared three times in a row, each word like a knife, piercing Cuba's chest and sinking into his heart!

"Traitor?"

The smile on his handsome face grew even wider. Cuba opened his arms, tilted his head, and his eyes were full of disdain for Menis.

"I also chose to believe in humanity, to believe that humanity can use its own power to make the world a better place."

"But I was wrong."

"I became the Sorcerer Supreme's disciple, but was told not to interfere too much in the affairs of Midgard. The old man told me that the mission of their lineage, the Sorcerer Supreme, was to prevent otherworldly demons from entering Midgard."

His serious expression gradually replaced his playful look, and Cuba suddenly turned his gaze to Hela, who was standing at attention, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"I have experienced war, war instigated by you Asgard."

"My parents died in the war when I was three years old."

"So, can you know how desperate I felt when Agamotto forbade me to use my power to take revenge on you, when Agamotto forbade me to use my power to change this world that had become so corrupt?"

Cuba's smile widened even further.

No, you wouldn't know.

Why am I learning magic?

"If I cannot avenge my parents who died in the war, what are the two lines of tears I shed at their graves for?!"

"So your way of revenge is to side with Dormammu and sell him the world where your parents once existed?"

"Stop joking!"

Menis interrupted without hesitation.

Why do you think this is a joke?

"War, disease, bloodshed—this world is full of misfortunes, but Lord Dormammu's arrival can bring new life to it. Why do you think this is a joke?"

"Under Lord Dormammu's command, all humans will evolve and become beings beyond humanity. Why do you think this is a joke?"

Do you really understand Lord Dormammu's power?

Cuba retorted, pointing one finger to his own chest and the other to Woz, who was lying in a pile of parts still making modifications to save the giant robot, and Hela, who was floating silently in mid-air.

"Menis, you are a Midgard. You should stand with me, not with a warmongering Asgardians, an Artificial Intelligence life form from the Centaurus Galaxy, against me."

"Sorry, I can't give up my human identity."

"You're a treacherous person."

"What do you mean by surpassing humans? That's all bullshit!"

After recovering somewhat, Menis once again rubbed his hands against the Eye of Menis hanging on his chest, his fighting stance saying it all.

Cuba, with his handsome features, sighed. Dense dark energy gradually enveloped his body, his words filled with regret. "Since that's the case, then watch closely. Me, in this new form that transcends humanity."

The dark energy was silently transforming Cuba's seemingly frail body. As the darkness faded beneath the fluttering snowflakes, a silver-white figure wearing a golden crown and a black belt came into view of Hela and the other two.

"Taguba".

"Meaning: ultimate darkness."

With features exuding a kingly aura and strong, angular muscles, Cuba held his head high and raised his right hand high.

Boom!

Dense dark energy surged from beneath its feet, outlining a strange mark before directly knocking Hela and Menis were in mid-air, to the ground!

Bang!

The two figures crashed to the ground, sending snow flying everywhere!

Buzz!

Crimson flames erupted on Hela, Menis, and Woz the instant Cuba raised his left hand, scorching everything around them.

"Hela!!!"

Within the Dark Order, Odin, whose mind was severely disturbed by the playing images, was caught off guard and stabbed in the kidney.

Fortunately, with the Destroyer Armor protecting them, it was just a minor spark, nothing serious.

"Do not be distracted in battle, Odin."

Thanos, his breathing slightly disordered as he wielded his Great Blade, annihilated Dormammu's clone with a single Thanos and gave a curt reminder.