In space.
An explosion destroyed the enormous spaceship.
It collapsed inward, shrinking until both the ship and the sparks of the explosion were swallowed whole.
A small spaceship was flying away.
John held the Space Stone in his right hand. He had not brought the Power Stone with him.
Instead, he had put it somewhere better.
It was a kind of insurance.
Using the Space Stone, he had destroyed Thanos's ship, wiping every trace of Thanos from the universe.
John tapped the ship's star chart system, selected a direction, and engaged autopilot.
"Titan technology."
John entered Sakaar's coordinates into the ship to set its course.
Titan technology was far ahead of that of many other places.
This ship was a product of Titan technology, with excellent flight capabilities and an array of Titan weapons aboard.
During the flight to Sakaar, John could think about what to do with the stones in his possession.
Including the Power Stone he had swapped out on Xandar, he had four stones in total.
Stephen had the Time Stone. John currently had no intention of wiping out half the universe's population, so he did not plan to collect them all.
In fact, he had realized something a long time ago.
"I don't seem to be able to get any stronger."
He rubbed his chin, pondering his own situation.
It was as though a limiter prevented John from growing any stronger.
"Power, space, mind, reality."
John reclined in his chair with his legs crossed, looking at the Infinity Stones.
He could withstand the power of three at most. Even with the Limited Gauntlet, his body still had its limits.
The best solution was to make these stones disappear from the universe.
Thanos was an excellent choice for that.
"Thanos had no one he loved, so after