The Gem Shattered

Vision discovered that none of his modules could analyze Deadpool's behavior or thought patterns. The less he understood, the more determined he was to investigate. Pushing the Mind Stone to its limit, he tried to peer into Deadpool's deepest secret and find the driving force behind that chaotic mind.

In less than a second outside, his thoughts had plunged into the deepest reaches of Deadpool's mind. It was far from the clamor, far from the chaos—an inner place even Deadpool himself did not know existed.

"What is this?" Vision burst out of a bizarre, kaleidoscopic world and found utter silence before him. There was nothing here. Above, below, left, right, front, and back were all darkness that seemed capable of swallowing light. His curiosity prevailed, and he continued peering deeper. Faintly, he saw a blurry female figure in a black robe. Her back was turned to him, but she seemed to sense his gaze and looked back.

With a crisp crack, Vision experienced an emotion he had never known before. He had always believed he would exist forever. Now, he knew he had been wrong. That woman's indifferent glance alone had brought his life to its end.

Vision saw Death.

The Mind Stone in his forehead was utterly unable to bear that gaze. First came a crack, then it spread rapidly like a spiderweb. The energy within his body completely ran out of control. Countless golden rays burst from his Vibranium body, which swelled to its limit and was about to explode.

Captain America shouted, "Take cover!" The last things he saw were Vision's utterly terrified face and Deadpool running over with his arms swinging.

In the twenty-first century, Daisy, who had been listening to a report, suddenly froze. Put more mystically, she had once been half a step