When the Black Order arrived with their fleet and knelt to welcome the Dragon King's return, Thanos had just completed his union of flesh and soul with Death. He was in the state of a triumphant "winner in life."
Putting his blue uniform back on and donning that smooth helmet, the Mad Titan Thanos returned to the world once more.
"Goddess, get aboard. Tell me who you want killed, and I'll make your wish come true!"
He spoke tenderly to Death beside him. The Goddess still looked unsatisfied and somewhat frustrated. To hide her emotions, she changed back into her skeletal form, yet replied in a coy voice:
"No, Thanos. I don't want you to help me kill anyone. This time, someone wants to kill me. I need your protection."
"What? Who wants to kill you? Who would dare?!"
Cosmic Energy immediately surged from Thanos's body. Within several hundred meters, the crops he had painstakingly planted were instantly ripped out by the roots. The Black Order kneeling before him were blasted backward by the shockwave, their knees carving furrows into the ground as they gritted their teeth and endured.
The violent energy storm reflected Thanos's mood. Hearing that someone wanted to kill Death, he was utterly enraged.
That fury drove him even further into madness, and his power began to rise with it.
"It's people from a deformed Parallel Universe. They're all lunatics. Their goal is to kill every 'Death' in every world. I'm just a weak woman who works silently for the balance of the universe. I've never done anything bad. You have to protect me."
Death leaned against Thanos's arm again, gently rubbing her icy cheek against the back of his huge hand. It was as though tears were flowing over that rough purple skin, and she trembled