"Look, son! Look at these beautiful little things."
Ego pointed at the planetary projections filling the room and told Star-Lord with absolute confidence, "My goal-our goal-is something I like to call the expansion plan."
"Over the past few thousand years, I've planted thousands of extensions of myself on thousands of planets."
As Ego spoke, the projections conjured an image of his past self, a hippie in a red jacket.
He "plucked" a glowing blue object from his neck. It looked like the seed of a flower that had yet to develop.
The view rose, revealing the deep layers of soil beneath him. Ego's projection planted the "flower seed" in the ground, and in an instant, its roots penetrated the planet's core.
"I intend to fulfill life's ultimate purpose: to reproduce and thrive."
Ego's voice grew impassioned, and the planetary projections changed with it. The blue points of light gradually expanded, spreading across their surfaces until every projected planet had turned blue.
"All life will be replaced, until all that remains is..."
"Me!"
Ego straightened, his eyebrows lifting slightly and the corners of his mouth curling upward. His eyes burned with fanaticism and an arrogance that placed him above all others.
For a moment, he seemed to see the flawless cosmic empire his meticulous preparations would create.
The universe would have only one ruler, and that ruler would be him.
Ego blinked and turned his gaze toward Star-Lord, who was absorbed in the visions within the "light."
"I had just one problem: the power of a single Celestial is limited. But two Celestials..."
He pointed at Star-Lord and smiled. "Well, now there's no problem."
Star-Lord said nothing. Ego had helped him unlock some of his Celestial power, and the immense sensation of being able to control everything intoxicated him.
Although he