Crack...
The Tyrant's Blade, the weapon that had accompanied Thanos through years of battle, was caught between Thor's fingers with ease. A crack appeared, and the entire weapon rapidly fractured and crumbled, turning to dust.
Thor waved his hand and smoothed out the Law of Space that had given him some trouble earlier. The surrounding space instantly bent to his will, forming pale blue spatial blades that flew at Thanos one after another.
Thanos didn't dare underestimate them. He activated the Reality Stone again to heal his injuries, then clenched his left hand into a fist. A beam of pale purple energy shot toward the spatial blades, and the two rapidly canceled each other out and vanished.
Thor casually hurled countless spatial blades and masses of Law of Power energy at Thanos, forcing him to retreat nonstop and defend himself in haste.
Thanos with three stones was indeed powerful, but Thor now commanded four complete laws. A mere Thanos could easily be destroyed!
Thor gave Thanos no chance to catch his breath. The Law of Reality instantly formed a sharp blade, and Thor teleported to his side. Raising the blade, he slashed down at Thanos's left hand!
Thanos reacted with incredible speed and immediately prepared to activate the Space Stone. The stone on the Infinity Gauntlet had already lit up blue, but the emerald-green Law of Time instantly spread from Thor and enveloped Thanos's entire body.
Thanos was frozen in place for two seconds. It was neither particularly long nor particularly short, but it was enough time for Thor to easily chop off his hand.
Pssh...
Empowered by the Law of Power, the blade pierced Thanos's indestructible body without the slightest effort. His left hand, still wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, separated from his body and floated in the starry void.
"Ugh... Ah..."
Thanos was a tough one, all right. The pain of losing his hand drew only a single cry from him. Seeing that defeat was certain, he hurriedly operated his floating throne and retreated wildly.
Thor casually clenched his hand toward the fleeing Thanos, and a pale blue spatial cage trapped both him and his floating throne.
Then, looking somewhat disgusted, he picked up Thanos's severed hand, pried out the three Infinity Stones, and pocketed them.
He slowly flew toward Thanos, who had caused him a little trouble earlier, and even found the time to tease him. "Hey! Thanos! Weren't you so arrogant before? Didn't you keep saying you were going to bury me? How come you're in such a sorry state now, Lao Mie?"
Thanos ignored Thor's teasing and looked down at his severed wrist. There was no fear on his purple face, only an icy calm. His voice was low and hoarse:
"I have seen the end of countless worlds, but I never expected to fall at the hands of a Thor who commands multiple laws."
"You are strong, Thor. Closer to the truth than Odin, closer than any god I have ever met."
"But remember this-balance will not end with my death."
"One day, desolation will return to the universe, and everything you protect will eventually return to nothingness."
"You have won the present, but you cannot win eternity."
Slash-!
Thor gave the overlord of the universe a final measure of dignity, waiting until he had finished his last words before chopping off his head.
"Alas, I'm still too kind. I can't bear to see suffering in the world."
Thor sighed. Even the universe's overlord Thanos had to make his final departure so ceremonial.
With a gentle wave of his hand, the Law of Power swept along the Law of Oblivion, rapidly annihilating the massive, three-meter-tall body and reducing it to nothingness.
He would only face more versions of Thanos in the future, not fewer. This was the first, but it wouldn't be the last. Most people had at least some special memories and feelings about their first time, and he supposed killing Thanos for the first time counted as one of those, didn't it?
Thor looked at the floating throne drifting quietly through space, and his eyes lit up. If he remembered correctly, Thanos's throne seemed to be a treasure too.
Tsk, tsk, tsk... Is this throne really that valuable? It even has an owner-recognition system, and it's bound to Thanos's Titan bloodline. Oh well, it doesn't matter. Who told him I was a cheater?
The all-purpose Law of Reality went to work once again, forcibly altering the floating throne's owner-recognition system.
Great. Thanos's former private ride is now mine alone. Wait... doesn't that sound a little wrong?
Forget it, forget it... I'll take it back and let that little brat Valeria study it. This thing isn't much use to me now anyway. It can fly at close to the speed of light and make short-distance spatial jumps, but unfortunately, I have the Law of Space. Its attack and defense systems are even less useful to me.
Thor used the Law of Space to create a personal pocket space and stuffed the massive floating throne inside.
"All right, now I'm a man with a four-dimensional pocket too. Hmm... am I forgetting something?"
Thor floated quietly in space. Suddenly, he remembered.
Oh no!
Classic Loki, Betsy, and the others were still on the planet. He turned to look at the planetary debris flying everywhere and fell silent for a moment.
With Classic Loki there, they should be all right, shouldn't they?!
Huh?!
How did they end up on that doughnut?
Thor instantly expanded his perception, then his expression froze. Classic Loki really was Classic Loki. He never dropped the ball!
After silently praising Classic Loki, the greatest sorcerer in the Nine Realms, he used the Law of Space and vanished.
Meanwhile, aboard Thanos's doughnut ship, Rocket Raccoon was chasing Chitauri soldiers all over the place with his energy gun.
"Don't run, you bunch of sour radishes! Eat this!"
"I am Groot!"
Baby Groot now had not only a bamboo-copter on his head but also a pair of little wings on his back. Carrying a hammer several times his own size, he followed Rocket and smashed one Chitauri soldier after another.
Star-Lord Peter, Gamora, and Nebula stood quietly where they were, paying no attention to the two goofballs, Rocket Raccoon and Groot. They watched Betsy beat up Corvus Glaive and his wife all by herself, while Classic Loki continued drinking tea nearby.
At some point, Supergiant had been mentally countered and was hanging in the air from a thick shackle of divine power. Cull Obsidian, whose mental resistance was zero, had long since fallen asleep. Even Black King, who had worn a mental shielding helmet, had been easily taken down by Classic Loki before, let alone this big oaf.
Ebony Maw was struggling to hold on. The telekinesis, mental manipulation, and dark magic he was so proud of were child's play before this Loki, who was even drinking tea while attacking him.
His opponent didn't take him seriously at all!
He had always been the one to deal with enemies elegantly. This was the first time an enemy had elegantly crushed him.
Ebony Maw, accustomed to elegance, felt so helpless and furious for the first time. This Classic Loki from another universe was far too powerful, worlds apart from the Loki His Majesty Thanos had previously sent to attack Earth!
"Getting distracted on the battlefield is a bad habit, Ebony Maw."
At some point, Classic Loki had slipped around behind Ebony Maw.
When?!
Pssh...
The sound of a blade piercing flesh rang out. Ebony Maw stared in disbelief at the long blade protruding from his chest and asked one resentful question before he died:
"Aren't you a mage?"
Hearing this answer, Classic Loki thought of some past he couldn't bear to remember and said calmly:
"Don't forget, I was once the greatest assassin in the Nine Realms."