Sunset Gravedigger of the Old Era, Sunrise Heir of the New Era

The ashes of the destroyed planet still drift in the universe, and the new Beckett with white hair and white eyes exudes a cold aura that keeps strangers at bay.

No, it's not just strangers who should stay away, but also acquaintances.

Neither The Other, nor Mera, nor even Woz dared to fly near Beckett in his current state, for fear of being slapped to death.

"Cowry..."

The icy water flowed through Mera's fingertips, and the queen, who had been hesitant to speak, finally decided to act, using her unique ability to create an ice coffin in front of Beckett.

An ice coffin that fits Thanos's size.

Although she didn't know what had happened between Beckett and his adoptive father, she knew that Beckett must be feeling terrible right now.

She knew very well how much this man had once admired his father; his constant references to "his father once said" were proof enough.

But now, he has personally killed the father he admired most.

Her lips trembled, and the words of comfort lingered in her throat but she couldn't utter them. In the end, Mera chose to stand quietly beside Beckett and watch him.

He watched as he placed Thanos's body into the ice coffin.

Thanks to this, Mera also saw what Thanos looked like after his death.

There was no ferocious expression, nor any resentment at dying with eyes wide open; the wrinkled face gave off a sense of peace.

If Mera hadn't just witnessed the two of them fighting to the death, she probably wouldn't have believed that Thanos would show such a peaceful expression as he faced death.

The Infinity Gauntlet, now devoid of the Mind Stone, was removed from Thanos's right arm by Beckett and thrown into Mera's arms. Beckett then hoisted the ice coffin onto his shoulder.

"?"

Just as Mera was about to pull Beckett into the energy barrier she had created to ask Beckett where he was going, she was so shocked by what she saw that she was speechless.

Centered on Beckett, the planets that had exploded due to the Mr. Popo of the battle were all restored to their original state with the Snap Beckett's fingers...

This includes Titan.

"How is that possible?!"

This scene, which defied the laws of nature, left Mera speechless.

How did a planet that was supposed to have been reduced to ashes come back?

"Is that not allowed?"

Landing on the familiar Titan, Beckett, carrying the ice coffin, walked to the place where the dream began and murmured to himself.

Beckett, I'm so proud of you.

Thanos's dying smile still echoed in his ears. Beckett placed the ice coffin down, right where Thanos had found him as an infant.

With his eyes closed and his attention focused, Beckett was still trying to use his own power and the power of the Heart of the Universe to resurrect Thanos, but in the end he found it was all in vain.

He can now restore countless destroyed planets, but he cannot resurrect a Thanos.

"Why..."

"Is it because my father was tainted by the energy of the Heart of the Universe when he died?"

Thanos's satisfaction before his death was enough to dissipate most of the anger Beckett felt towards him.

This is also why Beckett wanted to resurrect Thanos.

He wanted to ask Thanos in person again what that sentence really meant.

They've already become enemies, so why say such things?

Beckett's emotions at this moment were incredibly complex.

He couldn't help but delve into the implications of this.

After all, Thanos was his most beloved father.

If there really is some hidden story behind this...

"Woz?"

"Hey, what's wrong with you?!"

Before Beckett could finish speaking, The Other's panicked voice reached his ears.

Looking in the direction of the sound, Beckett saw that Woz was in a power outage and in hibernation mode.

"?"

"System data received. Woz is actively merging..."

Woz's eyes, which had lost their light, suddenly lit up, and his abrupt opening of his mouth startled the tense The Other.

"Merger and integration complete, Woz is restarting..."

"Reboot complete."

After the disordered data was restored to normal, a look of confusion suddenly appeared on Woz's face, who had completed the database evolution.

"Your His Highness Beckett, I... I think I've taken over all the databases in the Dark Order...?"

"What?" Beckett frowned, then brought up Woz's system data panel, where the (partial) permissions listed had disappeared.

This means that Woz now controls the most core and confidential information in the entire Dark Order, just like the Artificial Intelligence life form that only served Thanos back then.

To achieve this, Thanos's authorization would be indispensable.

But Thanos clearly already...?

"Child, congratulations! You have successfully defeated me and become the new master of the Dark Order."

"Father?!"

The sudden sound made Beckett turn around abruptly, and a virtual projection of Thanos instantly appeared on the ice coffin that Mera had created!

"Don't doubt it, this message is just a pre-recorded video. If I'm not mistaken, I should be dead by now, otherwise you wouldn't be able to see this message."

"As expected, the appearance of the [Heart of the Universe] signifies the end of the old era."

"It seems that my last act of resistance has failed."

In the video, Thanos sits on a floating throne, his smile kind and gentle.

Even when discussing his own death, he remained composed.

"Woz, when was the imaging time?"

"According to the base system logs, Lord Thanos's information was entered a day ago." With full access to the base, Woz easily found the result Beckett wanted.

One day ago?

"I once told you that you are the child I am most proud of. So I thought about it and decided to leave this message just in case."

"Please believe me, Beckett, you are indeed my proudest child."

"No matter what happens to you and me a day from now, this will never change, never."

Thanos spoke slowly, his deep voice filled with emotion.

"I know you've always wanted to break free from the constraints of the rules and become the strongest in the universe. But the test data after you absorbed dimensional power clearly shows me that you've reached the limit of your progress."

"Until Darkseid tore off your tail, creating a gap in the perfect energy loop within you, and the Grandmaster found me and told me the location of the Heart of the Universe."

"In fact, I understand the meaning of the Heart of the Universe better the Grandmaster." Thanos in the video said with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes when he mentioned the Grandmaster.

"I told you before that I knew about the Heart of the Universe, didn't I?"

"I'm telling the truth."

"The universe has existed for a very long time, long enough to be divided into countless eras. And in each era, there are the chosen ones of that era."

"These chosen ones once commanded the winds and rains of the universe, but in the end, they all met their demise shortly after the rumors of the 'Heart of the Universe' emerged."

"This is why I say I am destiny, which I have never told you before."

"The appearance of the message from the Heart of the Universe is essentially a declaration to me that my era is about to end and a brand new and unknown future is about to begin."

"That's when I had a new idea."

In the video, Thanos, standing beside the throne, drew a circle with his right hand, and a series of top-secret documents appeared before him.

"Beckett, every leap in your strength is closely related to changes in your emotions."

"The anger of Malekith on Vaton Alheim;"

"The murderous intent towards Ego on Sakaar;"

"The thrill of racing against death when detonating the Kree Empire Hala, and the determination to fight Darkseid to the death."

"You might not have noticed it yourself, but after reviewing your mission reports on how your strength has increased over the past few days, I've discovered some similarities..."

Beckett listened to the conclusion expressionlessly, but unconsciously clenched his fists, his lips turning slightly pale from the force.

"I am not afraid of death, Beckett."

"The emergence of the 'Heart of the Universe' rumor has always represented the end of an old era."

"And I am the guardian of this old era."

In the video, Thanos, sitting on his throne, remained perfectly calm as he uttered those words.

He looked up at the starry sky above, a slight smile even appearing on his lips.

"But you are different."

"Do you still remember the sunset I brought you back from Titan back then?"

"If I was the setting sun on Titan in the old era, then you, in my eyes, are the rising sun that will usher in the new era."

"I am the guardian of the old era, and you are the Inheritors of the new era."

"You can inherit my ideals, my strength, and my power. Then use them to create a brand new future that belongs to you."

"Having obtained the power of the Heart of the Universe, you are destined to be a unique god in this new era."

P. S.: Thanos's role is over.

In fact, this is the ending I can think of that best fits the image of Thanos in the book.

Thanos will not commit suicide; he will only express his attitude through actions.

He was not afraid of death, but worried about whether his ideals would be inherited after his death.

Beckett, whom he raised from childhood, was the perfect successor.

After all, Beckett was different from the rebellious Gamora.

I have written more than once before about Thanos regarding Beckett as his successor.

Thus, Thanos died, the old era ended, and the era of Beckett's Super Saiyan God began.

As for the final the Snap, can you guess?

PS2: It's only 930,000 words now. I still need to write tens of thousands more words of Dragon Ball side stories to reach one million words before I can finish the book, lol.

PS3: The image I posted in the book review section yesterday still hasn't been approved today. I'm so frustrated...