"Become a god?"
"I refuse."
The old man, who called himself the Great Sage, was met with a scoff from Beckett, his eyes filled with disdain.
What was so good about being a god?
Beckett didn't know if Malekith, whom he had beaten so badly that he didn't recognize his own family, counted as a god.
Just recently, Hela, who explicitly called herself the Goddess of Death of Asgard, had been pinned to the ground and beaten by him. Not to mention going back in time, there were so many so-called gods who had died by his hand on missions.
There were Gods of Darkness, Gods of Light, and gods of wind, fire, thunder, and lightning. They had all died miserably. The only one who had a good ending was a God of Food whose weapon was called the Light and Dark Cleaver. Beckett had left him with a whole corpse because his cooking was quite good, though the portions were small.
The divine powers flying all over the sky looked cool, but in the end, it was still just a matter of his single strike.
They used the most flashy movements to deal the least damage, and they all talked too much.
Saying things like they were getting angry and would make him pay.
The only one who was somewhat presentable, Hela, had voluntarily handed over her spoils.
What was so good about being a god like that?
"You seem to have a misunderstanding of the definition of a god."
Seeing the disdain in Beckett's eyes, the Great Sage Gubo coughed, so violently that Jennifer had to gently pat his back... his turtle shell?
"Teacher, your body..."
Jennifer looked worriedly at the aged Great Sage. This old man, who had raised her, was getting weaker by the day. This was also why she had taken the risk to seek out Beckett for a deal.
According to Gubo himself, if his old bones didn't get out and move around soon, they would probably be completely useless.
"True gods are extremely rare existences in this vast universe, and the people you've encountered are merely possessors of divinity."
"Those people, like you, only have the qualification to become gods."
Beckett waved his hand, signaling Jennifer that he was fine. The Great Sage Gubo tapped the ground with his cane.
"Don't be so wary, child."
"Sit down."
The stone table and chairs slowly took shape under the energy fluctuations. Gubo smiled and sat down first.
"How did you know what I was thinking?"
Beckett narrowed his eyes, a dangerous glint flickering within them.
He hadn't mentioned the "gods" he had encountered, so how would Gubo know?
"If I said I could read your mind, would you believe me?"
The old man sitting on the stone chair looked up. His kind face was empty one moment, and the next, Beckett's fist was just an inch away from his nose.
*BOOM!!*
The turbulent air current swirled Jennifer's long skirt, but Beckett's fist could not advance any further.
It was as if an invisible wall stood between him and Gubo.
"Teacher!"
Jennifer, finally reacting, cried out in alarm. Purple energy instantly covered her fists, and she punched directly at Beckett's back!
"Huh?"
"Huh!!"
Beckett didn't even look back. His crimson tail directly wrapped around Jennifer's arms, and he swung her into the pile of stones!
Golden-red light instantly attached itself to the tips of Beckett's hair. Having switched to Super Saiyan form in an instant, Beckett coldly stared at the old man, who was shorter than Woz. He opened his fist, which had been unable to advance, and energy gathered in his palm.
"Relax, child, I'm past the age of casually reading other people's thoughts." The Great Sage Gubo showed no fear on his face. The purple light flowed around the turtle shell on his back, and the energy barrier, which was already showing cracks, solidified once more.
"If you still want the Infinity Stones, then the most important thing you should do now is sit down, and we'll talk properly."
"What do you think?"
"I think I've changed my mind now." Beckett remained unmoved.
"This isn't a choice a king would make."
Gubo smiled, and the tip of his cane suddenly shone brightly. An irresistible force instantly pushed Beckett's body away!
"This is the Power Stone of the Infinity Stones. Besides the map to the Soul Stone, I can give you this as well."
The purple gem that emerged from the tip of Gubo's cane made Beckett's pupils contract sharply!
"Warning! Warning! His Highness Beckett, this is the Power Stone with its energy field fully activated!"
"Warning! Warning! His Highness Beckett, this is the Power Stone with its energy field fully activated!"
"Warn..."
Woz's warning alarms sounded in Beckett's ears. Beckett, whose feet were uncontrollably sliding back on the ground, creating a trail, was on full alert.
[Each Infinity Stone contains world-destroying power.]
This is something recorded in adoptive father Thanos's Gem Dossier.
"So that's it, the Infinity Stones isotope in that woman was given to her by you." The true owner of the Power Stone was not Jennifer, as Beckett had initially thought, but this elder whose hair had turned white.
"Teacher!"
Jennifer, emerging from the pile of stones, flew to Gubo's side, covered in dust.
"Now, tell me your choice, Beckett."
"I agree."
Beckett, his golden aura gone, completely ignored Jennifer's glare.
"Then, let's go."
"Huh? Now???"
Jennifer, who had landed beside Gubo, was utterly confused.
"Yes, now," Gubo said firmly, his smile fading.
"If we don't act now, it will be too late."
...
Knowhere Control Center.
Hela awoke from her stupor, opening her eyes to see the figure of Knowhere King Robin.
Purple armor, purple helmet, fully armed.
"You bastard!"
Enraged, Hela struggled fiercely but could not break free from the shackles on the cross.
"It's useless. These chains were specially made for you. Even Death Divinity cannot break them."
Robin, looking down at the city below, spoke without turning his head.
"Is that so?"
After trying several times and finding she truly couldn't break free, Hela gave up struggling.
"For that Soul Stone map, you're willing to betray The Collector?"
Hela clearly remembered Robin stealing the Soul Stone map from her room the moment before she closed her eyes.
"I never served him."
Robin turned, his eyes, vast as the starry sky, met Hela's mocking gaze.
"I am only loyal to my own ideals."
"And now, I've found an opportunity to truly realize my ideals."
The Soul Stone, one of the six Infinity Stones like the Power Stone, should be enough to replace the mechanical behemoth The Collector had gifted him.
"Your ideals?"
"That's right, my ideals."
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