Thanos, who was absorbing a star's energy, reluctantly put away the Reality Source Stone.
There was little Origin Power left in the Reality Source Stone after it had absorbed the galaxy's black hole last time.
Until he found a way to replenish it, every bit he used was gone for good.
But to keep his pawn from dying, he had used Origin Power to help Gorr unleash his power.
Only after experiencing it himself did he realize that the protagonists in movies and comics who suddenly powered up always had someone quietly paying the price behind the scenes.
The question now was what kind of energy the Reality Source Stone needed to absorb to convert it into Origin Power.
Just then, the star in his hand ran out of energy and became an ordinary, enormous meteorite.
It no longer gave off light or heat.
After a moment's thought, he pointed the Reality Source Stone at the star's remains.
But he was asking too much of it.
The Reality Source Stone was no trash can. It did not absorb just anything.
It showed no reaction at all to the remains before him.
He could only put it away and head for the next star.
The universe's vastness did have its advantages.
Space made distances difficult for people to cross, but it also gave him inexhaustible resources.
In a smaller universe, his daily absorption would have drained it long ago.
But for the Reality Universe, losing a few hundred million stars was like losing a few drops from the sea. It made no difference at all.
In the Gods Galaxy.
Zeus was stunned when he heard that Apollo, the sun god, had died.
Even his favorite horseback riding slowed.
"How is that possible? Apollo was one of the twelve chief gods,