"Two more."
Sean gazed at the four gems set into the metal gauntlet. Their brilliant radiance blended together, weaving captivating colors.
Even though Ancient One had been unwilling, the Time Stone within the Eye of Agamotto had ultimately fallen into his hands.
At this point, Sean had gathered every Infinity Stone on Earth. Only the Power Stone, lost beyond the stars, and the Soul Stone, which would require an enormous price to obtain, remained.
He was curious. In this thrilling game of competing for the Infinity Stones, Thanos had clearly become a loser. Would the great catastrophe Ancient One spoke of, the one that would engulf the entire universe and make countless lives wail and weep, still happen?
Sitting in his office at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, an interesting thought flashed through Sean's mind. As the butterfly's wings beat ever more fiercely, what kind of tornado would they eventually stir up?
With four Stones and fifty percent of the Sentinel Force, he had no fear even if he faced Thanos again.
Yet when he used the Time Stone to observe the future, he saw a blurred image: the colossal shadow of the Mad Titan looming over the entire universe.
That meant Thanos was still the final Boss in that unpredictable ending, the one who would bring endless suffering.
"An unpredictable story is often the most interesting."
Sean laughed at himself. After erasing the past and severing the future, it was as though he had broken free from an invisible set of shackles.
To this world, he was unique. In those parallel worlds created by different choices and different changes, there would no longer be another him.
No past, no future. He stood only in the present.
"A perfect ending."
Thinking of the ongoing war between Ancient One and Dormammu, as well as