Chapter 418
Thanos stood on the bridge of Sanctuary II, gazing through the observation window at the dark red starfield.
Two gems on the gauntlet on his left hand glowed in the dim light, purple and orange.
The Power Stone's radiance reflected a deep violet halo across his purple skin.
The Soul Stone's glow was softer, almost warm orange, forming a strange contrast with the cold surroundings.
His eyes looked deeper and heavier beneath the dark red starlight, like two cooling pools of lava.
Ebony Maw stood half a step behind him.
The leader of the Black Order, who had traveled back from the future, had barely left Thanos's sight since returning to the past.
His pale face remained expressionless, but his black, pupil-less eyes resembled two pieces of obsidian.
Always watching, always calculating, always evaluating every existence that might threaten Thanos.
"The Dark Elves' planet," Ebony Maw said, his voice as smooth as silk.
"It is marked on the map as Svartalfheim. Thousands of years ago, it was the capital of the Dark Elf Empire.
During that war, Bor, Odin's father and king of Asgard, led the Asgardian army and destroyed Dark Elf civilization.
Malekith fled into the depths of the universe with a handful of survivors and has remained hidden ever since."
"Where have they been hiding?" Thanos asked.
"In the darkest corners of the universe," Ebony Maw replied.
"The Dark Elves are creatures of shadow by nature. Their warships can travel without emitting any energy radiation.
Their bodies can adapt to the harshest environments. For thousands of years, the Asgardians believed they had gone extinct, but they had not.
They were waiting for the day the Reality Stone awakened."
The corner of Thanos's mouth shifted slightly.
"The Reality Stone. Where is it?"
"Beneath Svartalfheim. During the war