In Marvel: You Think Being the Sorcerer Supreme Is Easy?

The truth was...

The Ancient One had known this snake was Thanos from the moment she first saw him.

The Ancient One knew magic that let her see through things.

Seeing through to a soul was nothing unusual for her.

So she had spotted Thanos's soul inside the snake long ago.

She had brought Thanos back to Kamar-Taj because she wanted to see what he was up to.

Which was why, when Thanos had acted cute just now...

The Ancient One almost couldn't take it.

Imagine the purple-skinned Thanos, with his cleft chin, sitting there acting cute and squeaking, "Eee!"

The Ancient One thought it was even more terrifying than Mordo making cutesy noises.

At the thought of that...

The Ancient One looked at Zhang Yang and said, "Apprentice, how does snake hot pot sound?"

Thanos: "...???"

Zhang Yang: "Not bad."

Thanos: "..."

Wait. I think I can still explain...

Thanos felt like crying.

Yes, Thanos admitted he was wary of the Ancient One. But if he hadn't been turned into a snake, he would never have been this afraid of her!

If that damned sorcerer Zhang Yang hadn't turned him into a snake...

Would Thanos have to swallow his anger and cower before the Ancient One like this?

He had broken out in a cold sweat, and now they were threatening to put him in a hot pot?!

For fuck's sake.

Forget it. I'll endure it!

Keep my head down, build up my strength, and don't do anything reckless.

With that in mind, Thanos carried the Tesseract over to Zhang Yang, then gently rubbed his head against Zhang Yang's thigh.

Next...

He carefully wound his tail around Zhang Yang's leg.

Yes.

Thanos was clinging to Zhang Yang for protection.

He did it because he could see how fond the