The death of Nickel marked the complete defeat of this Centaurian seed squad. With their new king, their strongest fighter, dead, the remaining warriors were no match for Beckett. Despair and sprayed blood formed a tragic melody in the primitive jungle.
Silver combat boots, glinting coldly in the sunlight, stepped over the bodies of fifty Centaurians as they approached the escape pod's hatch.
"Woz, modify the program."
"Understood, His Highness Beckett." Light shot from Woz's wrist communicator, forming a holographic projection of the robotic cat beside Beckett. Using a gadget Beckett had plugged into the escape pod's console, Woz began altering the pod's backend systems. The Artificial Intelligence, Diff, which had previously conversed with Nickel, was no match for Woz's external assistance. In just a few minutes, Woz had completely purged it.
"Modification complete, His Highness Beckett."
"Inventory the supplies." Beckett sat on the console, tilting his chin up as he watched the data flashing on the screen. The supplies and information stored on the escape pod, designed for fifty people, were more than Beckett had anticipated.
Beckett had no interest in the civilization data of Centauri Prime, yet that was precisely what this escape pod contained the most of. The remaining survival supplies were scarce, at least in Beckett's opinion; they weren't even enough to satisfy his adoptive father Thanos's Dark Order.
"Old rules. Notify Ebony Maw. Have our people handle the aftermath here." After inventorying the spoils of war, Beckett rose and left without hesitation.
"Your Highness Beckett, aren't you going to look at the historical records?"
Once Beckett returned to his warship, Woz, who had already notified Ebony Maw, appeared on the Vegeta's console, helpfully reminding Beckett that the Centaurian race had a long history, and their historical documents might contain information about Planet Vegeta and the Cosmic Emperor Frieza.
"No need. Let's head back."
"Understood, His Highness Beckett."
The warship, named Vegeta by Beckett, began its journey back under the control of the Artificial Intelligence Woz. Having shed his silver armor for a black combat suit, Beckett entered the ship's training room to begin his daily extra training.
As his age increased, his strength grew, and his experience deepened, the concept of the multiverse finally took root in Beckett's mind. Neither the Cosmic Emperor Frieza nor Planet Vegeta belonged to this current universe; Beckett had confirmed this by compiling the information he had gathered over the years.
His adoptive father, Thanos, had also confirmed the existence of other universes beyond their own.
According to Beckett's speculation, the reason he appeared in this universe was likely due to the simultaneous cataclysm that befell Planet Vegeta and Titan. Two immense energies erupted at the same time, creating a brief opening between the two universes. He, placed in an escape pod by his mother, had just happened to rush through that opening at that precise moment, descending from the destroyed Planet Vegeta onto Titan, which had also suffered a cataclysm.
This meant that to avenge his mother, he first had to open the connection channel between the multiverses. And to create such a channel...
Beckett was self-aware. His arrival in this universe by chance was due to the power generated by the simultaneous destruction of Planet Vegeta and Titan. Now, even his adoptive father Thanos's full power was not comparable to the energy of a normal planet's core exploding instantaneously.
Even with a power amplification item, it wouldn't be enough. Moreover, Beckett didn't know what kind of power amplification item could provide such a significant leap in his strength.
Beckett had also considered directly destroying two planets and using the power generated by their explosions to open the channel, but after calculations, he decided against it. He was still too weak, too weak to withstand a planetary explosion without injury. This was why Beckett trained whenever he wasn't on a mission, even when traveling through space.
He had to train hard, to become stronger. The path to revenge was long, but Beckett found satisfaction in every small, steady step of progress.
This was his war alone, and he had to bear it alone.
Without knowing the coordinates of his original universe, he could only focus on improving his strength.
In the gravity control room, Beckett was drenched in sweat, his muscles straining against the altered "force" as he struggled to move. This was a training method that had once been popular on Titan; a young Thanos had also left behind memories of sweating profusely in Titan's gravity chambers.
After Thanos's modifications, the gravity training room, originally designed only for the Eternals, was also made accessible to Beckett, a Saiyan.
"Your Highness Beckett, there's news from Lord Thanos."
Woz's electronic voice suddenly echoed in the gravity training room. Beckett, who had completely lost track of time during his training, reached out and opened the door to the gravity control room, transitioning from a shaky gait to agile movement in the space of a single doorway.
"Father."
With sweat still clinging to his face, Beckett arrived at the warship's control console. An image of Thanos, clad in golden armor, stood there, awaiting his arrival.
"Are you training again, Beckett?" Thanos turned upon hearing Beckett's voice, his eyes filled with affection as he looked at his adopted son's sweat-soaked combat suit.
"Yes."
"Stop training for now. Recover your condition and head to Chitauri Prime."
Although Beckett had a unique constitution, caring for his adopted son was a routine matter for Thanos.
"To Chitauri Prime? Father, are you finally preparing to move against the Chitauri?"
Connecting this with the earlier escape of the Centaurians, Beckett quickly understood. His adoptive father's patience with the current Chitauri King had reached its limit.
"Although this race is inferior, they still have significant value for utilization," Thanos shook his head, wanting to clarify this with his adopted son. Otherwise, where would he find such fearless soldiers if the Chitauri were wiped out?
All it took was a change of mind for the Chitauri.
"This time, your target is the current Chitauri King. Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive are already there. Once you reach Chitauri Prime, go directly to them. They will brief you on the Chitauri King's situation."
"Understood, Father."
Thanos's image vanished from Beckett's view after Beckett acknowledged the order.
"Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive, huh?"
Beckett, having Woz change the course, bathed in the water, his mind flashing with information about the two. The fact that his adoptive father, Thanos, had dispatched two of the Black Order simultaneously showed how deep Thanos's anger towards the Chitauri ran.
My friend said there's a book on the new book charts where the protagonist turns into Thanos, and another where he's Thanos's son... (#Д)
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