The moment Thanos saw the Fire Phoenix appear, he knew he was too late.
He had planned to flee the Marvel Universe to avoid her. He had not expected her to find him so quickly.
But she had helped him fight Infinity and had not forced her way into the Milky Way Dimension. That meant they could still talk.
After a moment's thought, he sent his true body beyond the Milky Way Dimension while preparing the true body in Hell to sever their connection at any moment.
Whatever happened, his own safety came first.
A short while later, Thanos appeared before the Fire Phoenix, and amusement glinted in her eyes.
Thanos had no idea how he could tell, but he could somehow make out that expression in eyes larger than galaxies.
A voice that sounded neither male nor female rang out in his mind.
"You're the one who stole my child?"
Thanos knew at once that trouble had arrived.
But there was no avoiding it now. He could only face her.
After a moment's thought, he shook his head and said, "What do you mean, I stole your child? I didn't even know the stone was your child. I thought it was just a strange rock.
"Then, without warning, it started absorbing me. I regret getting involved. Your child has already consumed more than half my Black Hole, and now I have to keep devouring other universes just to stay alive. Otherwise, your child will eat me away completely.
"Now that you're here, hurry up and take your child back."
The Fire Phoenix froze at his words.
She had never imagined he would offer to let her take her child home.
With her limited intelligence, she could not tell whether he was telling the truth.
But truth or lie, she