"Boy! I have bathed in the heart of stars and wandered the multiverse. My soul is a clenched fist, and Death has kissed it! Submit before me now, then die!"
Thanos's fist was truly the size of a casserole. Wrapped in the Cosmic Energy glow of the Infinity Gauntlet, it repeatedly hammered toward Zane's face like a pile driver. His other hand gripped Zane's throat, preventing him from getting away.
Compared to him, Zane was far less eloquent. Though he was about as tall and built as Spider-Man, he was only three or four years old this year—still a child with little life experience.
Previously, Ebony Maw had sweet-talked him into doing this and that, cultivating all sorts of mad hobbies.
But after leaving Ebony Maw, he had fallen into confusion. He had no stance of his own, only the desires in his heart.
And he had always been able to fulfill his wishes, so he calmly voiced his desire now:
"The Goddess of Death is mine! I'm going to marry her!"
As he shouted out his wish, one hand clamped around Thanos's throat while the other gathered Cosmic Energy and unleashed a furious barrage at his father's face.
In his eyes, the best woman ought to belong to him. His mother was naturally the best woman—there was nothing wrong with that.
Thanos wanted to stop him from marrying his own mother and breeding powerful offspring with her, so he was an enemy. Enemies had to be killed, because that was what his teacher, Ebony Maw, had taught him.
Their combat power was roughly equal now. After leaving the Marvel 40K Universe, Thanos had lost the power of the Infinity Stones. His advantages lay in his combat experience and life experience.
He had not wanted to kill Zane in the