Another Timeline

However, these things don't look like ordinary things at all.

As he pondered this, doubts arose in Nick Fury's mind.

It's unclear how these things came about, or who they're connected to.

While he was wondering.

Another Timeline.

The massive Asgard warship was littered with corpses, and Ebony Maw walked among them, saying to the survivors, "Cheer up, listen to me."

"You are only alive now because of Thanos's grace."

"You may feel like you're in unbearable pain, but this is salvation!"

Walking through the piles of corpses, Ebony Maw smiled and said, "Because of your selfless dedication, the balance of the universe has not been cruelly destroyed. Smile, even in death, you are still Thanos's subjects."

Not far away, Loki stood to the side, looking lost and dejected, his gaze fixed ahead.

Thanos, clad in armor, stood there.

At this moment, Thanos turned around and said, "I know what defeat feels like. I thought I had victory in the bag, but I was utterly defeated."

As he spoke, he bent down, grabbed Thor was lying on the ground, barely alive, and then walked toward Loki.

Beside Loki, four Black Order subtly surrounded him, preventing him from escaping.

"Your legs can't even stand up straight anymore, can they?"

"You think you can hide?"

"Destiny will always come; no one can escape fate." Thanos smiled. "Now destiny has arrived, or you could say I am your destiny."

Thanos raised his left hand, on which the Infinity Gauntlet, with the Power Stone embedded within, gleamed with a purple light.

As he spoke, he grabbed Thor's head, which was short-haired, one-eyed, and bleeding from the mouth.

Thor, enduring the pain, retorted sarcastically, "You talk too much nonsense!"

Thanos ignored him, his gaze fixed on Loki. "The Cosmic Cube, or your brother's head?"

"I think you know what's good for you!"

Dressed in black, with disheveled hair, a pale and dirty face, Loki said stiffly, "Of course."

His next words were, "Kill him!"

Thanos didn't waste any words. He raised the Infinity Gauntlet, which was glowing with purple light, and pressed the Power Stone against Thor's temple.

Amidst the hissing sound, Thor, unable to withstand the force, developed faint, glowing cracks on his head.

Loki was able to remain calm at first, but after a few seconds of listening to Thor's screams, he couldn't keep his composure and shouted, "Enough! Stop!"

Thanos released his grip.

Thor was breathing heavily.

He said, "The Cosmic Cube isn't with us!"

"It was destroyed along with Asgard!"

Thanos didn't react much to Thor's words, clearly not believing them. Loki knew this too, and immediately raised his right hand.

In the blue light, cosmic magic appeared in his hands.

Seeing this, Thanos smiled, while Thor said with disappointment, "How could I have a brother like you! I knew you couldn't change your nature!"

Loki raised the Cosmic Cube and walked towards Thanos, looking at Thor as he said, "I assure you, brother, we'll be safe and sound!"

Looking at the Cosmic Cube handed to him, Thanos said, "Asgardians, even when you're about to die, you still like to talk nonsense."

Loki, upon hearing this, gave a stiff laugh and said, "I should mention first that I am not Asgardians."

"And then there's the Hulk."

As soon as he finished speaking, the green Hulk rushed over from a distance, knocking Thanos away, and the two began to fight each other.

Unfortunately, Hulk was no match for Thanos and soon collapsed to the ground, completely unable to move.

Seeing this, Thor got up and tried to attack, but Thanos kicked him away.

In the distance, Ebony Maw waved his hand, and chunks of iron flew up, directly immobilizing Thor was still trying to move.

Seeing that all hope was lost, on the other side...

Lying on the ground, Heimdall murmured, "All-Father, please allow me to use dark magic one last time!"

The next second, the beam of light from the Bifrost appeared and sent Hulk away.

Thanos said coldly, "You shouldn't have done that!"

With that, he raised his weapon and thrust it into Heimdall's heart.

"No!" Thor roared in despair, "You will pay for this!"

With a wave of his hand, Ebony Maw sent a piece of iron flying up and sealing his mouth shut.

Then, he raised the Cosmic Cube he had just snatched from Loki, saying, "Before your radiant figure, we are ashamed of ourselves. Only you are worthy of such power."

"No one is more powerful than you, no, no one is more noble than you!"

"Only you can hold both Infinity Stones in one hand!"

"The entire universe is at your fingertips!"

He knelt on the ground and handed the Cosmic Cube to Thanos.

Thanos picked up the Cosmic Cube and shattered it, then picked up the Space Stone and embedded it into the Infinity Gauntlet.

An immense power is being unleashed!

Seeing this, Thor felt even more desperate.

"There are two Infinity Stones on Earth. Find them and bring them to me."

The Black Order quickly and respectfully replied, "We will not let you down!"

At that moment, Loki's voice rang out, "Excuse me, but if you're going to Earth, you should take me with you."

"I'm more familiar with it."

Loki laughed.

"Are you referring to your experience of failure?" Thanos said coldly.

"Earthlings say that failure is the mother of success," Loki said respectfully. "Omniscience and Omnipotence Thanos, I, Loki, Prince of Asgard ..."

"Son of Odin... Jotunheim, God of Mischief..."

As he spoke, he approached Thanos, glancing one last time at Thor in the distance. He then discreetly placed his left hand behind his back, and a dagger appeared in his hand.

"I hereby swear to you that I will be forever loyal to you..."

As he spoke, he suddenly stretched out his left hand and stabbed Thanos in the neck.

Unfortunately, Thanos was prepared. The Space Stone on his left Infinity Gauntlet lit up, directly restricting Loki's movements.

You mean forever?

You can't understand the meaning of forever!

Thanos grabbed Loki by the neck with his left hand and lifted him up.

Thanos glanced at the struggling Loki, then at the bewildered and panicked Thor in the distance, and smiled contemptuously.

Loki understood something, and said before he died, "You... you can never become a god!"

Thanos's smile gradually disappeared, turning cold and expressionless, and he exerted force with his left hand.

Click!

Loki stopped struggling.

"No!" Thor shouted.

Not far away, Thanos said coldly, "This time, he's truly dead..."

Not long after, he used the Power Stone to destroy the place.

Boom! Thor was thrown into space by the explosion.

Just then, Star-Lord and the Guardians of the Galaxy appeared and rescued him, taking him into their spaceship.