A massive spiral-shaped warship lay across the silent void, radiating an unspoken menace.
This was the Kree Empire's formidable battleship, the Dark Aster, and also the flagship of Ronan the Accuser.
Two faint points of light rapidly approached the Dark Aster. After confirmation from the bridge's intelligent system, the two small ships entered its interior.
"Supreme Public Official, two women claiming to be Thanos's envoys have come to visit."
A soft female voice echoed through the empty hall. Ronan, completely naked, sat up from a pitch-black pool. The water on his blue skin evaporated, and his solid, powerful muscles resembled steel, exuding an imposing aura.
He was one of the Kree Empire's Supreme Accusers, a notorious warlord throughout the universe. During the Kree Empire's landing campaign against Xandar, he had committed the bloody crime of slaughtering tens of thousands of prisoners in one stroke, leaving Xandarians fearful of him to this day.
Moreover, this man who commanded a space fleet was a fanatic who craved war. During the Kree Empire's conquest to establish colonial worlds, he frequently orchestrated large-scale massacres, his methods ruthless and his disregard for life absolute.
"Thanos... I heard he suffered a rare defeat on some remote planet in the galaxy."
With the help of his servants, Ronan put on his black armor and prepared to meet the two envoys.
Rumors said that Thanos's Black Order and the vast Chitauri army had returned in crushing defeat after invading a backward planet called Earth. The Cosmic Overlord himself had supposedly suffered grievous injuries and was on the verge of death, currently recovering in seclusion.
But no matter how rampant the rumors became, as long as Thanos remained alive, who would dare defy the Cosmic Overlord so easily?
The civilized planets where half of all living beings had been