Thanos's Surprise Attack

"Thanos helped you take control of the Bifrost so you could return to Asgard, while you drew fire at the Golden Palace so his subordinates could infiltrate the vault and take the Tesseract. At the same time, he conveniently helped you awaken your army of the dead. So what now? Do you have further plans to cooperate, or are you square from here on out, each going your separate way?"

Xiang Qian's questions were consistently ignored by Hela. The goddess of death stubbornly tried to rise and fight back, only to be knocked to the ground again and again.

The Reality Stone slowly materialized in solid form, its crimson radiance swiftly filling every inch of the hall. Hela's army of the dead continued to surge up from underground, but the instant they touched the Stone's red light, they scattered like wisps of smoke, as though they had never existed in this world.

"You'd better give up this pointless resistance. Or do you want to find out just how much power of the Infinity Stones I can wield?"

The Stone's glow cast Hela's pale, lifeless face in red. For the first time, an utterly helpless despair appeared on her face.

What had always limited an Infinity Stone's power was never the Stone itself, but its wielder. Even if Xiang Qian could only draw out a tenth of its power—or less—it was still far beyond what Hela could contend with.

"Tell me, what does Thanos want? Where is Heimdall? And where is the sword that controls the Bifrost?" Xiang Qian controlled the Reality Stone, its immense tidal wave of energy forcing Hela to lower her head and kneel. "I've already checked the Bifrost. The ground was covered in corpses, but Heimdall wasn't there, and neither was his sword."

"I'm asking you one