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As I promised, here it is. Apologies for the delay, was celebrating Mother's Day with my mom.
Anyway, I hope you all enjoy! With love, corn!
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[Alex Walker POV]
After Thanos had finally decided to pick a place for me to tell him what he had to do, he left, leaving in a bitter state of mind. I mean, I had created no less than forty over the top structures, and in the fucking end, he had decided to pick the middle of the room.
I created twelve castles, and eighteen skyscrapers!
But, in the end, it didn't matter.
As long as he was on his mission, I could deal with my disappointment.
As to how he took the information about his mission? Well, he took them particularly well, sure, he didn't know he had to kill Gamora to get the stone, but he had understood the fact he had to go to the planet with her to get the stone.
Only her. A fact Maw didn't like at all, so, as to avoid Maw fucking my plans by convicing Thanos I was a scammer of some sorts, I altered his memories, creating a version of him that would support my plan instead of fucking it up.
I remember a time when such tricks were out of the question for me.
I guess I have outgrown my morals.
Anyway.
With Thanos on the path I wanted him to be.
I teleported back to my office.
I still had much to do.
Knull was coming, and while I had done many things to prepare for him already, I was still extraordinarily underprepared.
I had the armies to fight his, but that would not win me the war.
I sighed, suddenly remembering something. A long time ago, I had acquired a crafting item that at the time I had no use for, a fragment of the universe before the bang, before the creation of the stones, meaning said fragment predated the current universe just like Knull.
[Fragment of the Cosmos - Legendary Crafting Item.
A piece of what was before the bang, elemental like the six aspects of the universe, but hollow lacking a purpose.
This can be used for crafting.]
"I wonder if that can help me," I muttered, reading over the item's description.
[A new quest has been created = The Weapon of a God.
With war drawing closer, you can feel the darkness lurking at every corner, as you feel the weight of everyone's lives lay upon your shoulders, it is more than clear you need a weapon worthy of a God, to guide those who oppose the old order of things.
A weapon capable of opposing the god-killing monstrosity that is All-Black, Knull's weapon, a weapon specifically forged to slay divine beings.
Objectives = Craft a weapon of unmatched power using the fragment of cosmos within your possession.
Rewards = The Weapon of A Singularity, ?????.
Failure = Possible death, Broken Fragment of the Cosmos.]
Huh, it's been a while since I got a quest.
A good one at that.
I chuckled, reading over the quest one more time before sighing.
Crafting a weapon, I guess the question now is, what do I want for a weapon? Unlike my Uru weapons, or Vibranium/Adamantium ones, my decision here was permanent, after all, I only had one [Fragment of the Cosmos - Legendary Crafting Item.]
So, I had to be absolutely sure when it came to my choice. Not only that, but I also had to consider what was the best weapon choice to fight Knull.
He had, All-Black, a weapon specifically forged to kill divine beings.
I guess I could always uno-reverse his own idea, by forging a weapon specifically to kill him. But that felt like a waste, not in the immediate time, but after I dealt with Knull.
Sure, he was the biggest threat as of the moment, stronger than me, and most of the universe, but in the big scheme of things, he was inconsequential, as I was.
So this project had to serve a greater purpose than just defeating Knull.
I wanted a weapon with the power to aid me beyond my immediate problems.
And that only made my quest to forge one, even harder.
I chuckled at the thought, looking over the [Fragment of the Cosmos - Legendary Crafting Item.] that laid in my hands.
Perhaps I didn't have to choose.
Why bound myself to a single weapon, a single style, a single approach with it, after all. The universe was ever changing, ever expanding, so why couldn't my weapon be just like that?
I grinned, I liked the sound of that.
A weapon without form, one ever adaptable, to fit any and all situations.
I could work with that.
Now the question was? What fundamental purpose would this weapon serve?
Knull created his weapon with the sole purpose to slay those who had disrupted the old order. The gods, the celestials, the divine beings and their creations intruding and shattering his perfect world of darkness. That was All-Black's purpose, to be the end of everything in creation.
That purpose made All-Black stronger, the same way an attack with a name was stronger than one without one. Names, just like purposes, gave the weapon and attack, power and intent, one that made them vastly more powerful on a fundamental level.
I guess it was because it gave them an identity, one bigger than just an attack or a simple weapon.
I needed to find that before I crafted my weapon, I needed to find the name and purpose of it.
A purpose beyond just being my weapon.
And a name to identify that purpose.
I had my work cut out for me, but I couldn't really complain, nothing that was ever worth the trouble was easy to achieve, be it power, money, or love, all of it required work, hard work, one way or another.
Sure, some had an easier path to some of those things. With some being born into money, like Tony Stark, and others being born into power like Tiamut, but regardless of how easy you had it from the start, there would be the day, where you would have to work hard for something, be it love, power or something else.
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[Emily Walker POV]
At times, I hated being a kid.
I wasn't blind, I could see Dad worrying like never before, and just like always, I was nothing but baggage.
If I only were older, I could help him, if I only were older, he would confide in me.
I knew it was silly to think like this, but it pained me seeing him like that. Pretending everything was okay just for me and Nat, smiling to avoid worrying anyone around.
It made my heart ache, because I knew he was suffering, and I couldn't do anything about it.
"Em, are you okay?" Vest asked in a soft tone.
"I.. I am," I nodded, giving her a weak smile.
"Don't lie," Vest smiled, giving me a hug, "You can count on me, for anything."
I smiled, it was uncanny really, she had this presence that made me feel, okay, no matter the situation, "I'm worried about dad," I sighed, "I know something is coming, I can see it on his face, and I… I feel useless, I wish there was something I could do to help him, anything."
Vest smiled, giving me a warm look, "You being safe, it's all he needs, but I understand the sentiment."
"I know," I nodded, petting Goose as she came to the room purring in an attempt to cheer me up, "But, I don't want to be safe, I mean, I don't want to be safe if that means Daddy will have to face everything alone."
"A valiant sentiment," Vest smiled, offering Goose a treat, "But you have to understand, there is a time for everything. There will be a time where you will be able to help him in many ways, it's a part of growing up, leaving your parents' wings to fly right beside them."
I liked the sound of that, flying beside Dad, "I hope that time comes soon."
"Don't, you should be enjoying your time as a child," Vest chuckled.
"You talk as if you were older than me," I replied, rolling my eyes.
"I am," Vest winked.
"A few months at best," I chuckled.
"Older is older," Vest chuckled back.
Enjoying my childhood, that sounds sweet and all, but I would trade all of it just to help Dad, I know Nat would too.
As I mused over that thought, the entire room went dark, leaving me and Vest sitting on the floor, as Goose started to hiss in a mix of fear and anticipation.
"What happened?" I muttered, creating a ball of light with eldritch magic, only for it to be immediately destroyed by an unknown force.
"You are his, aren't you?" A mysterious voice whispered behind my ear, freezing me on the spot. The voice was deep and husky, having low tones that scraped like nails on a blackboard.
"Who are you?" I managed to ask, shaking, not out of fear, but cold, unbearable cold.
The voice chuckled, and for a moment, I felt as if something was moving around the room.
I gave Vest a look, who unbeknownst to me had grabbed my hand, realizing I had to save her, she had no play in this.
"Right now? Nothing but a shade, biding my time, as the seal wears down, but once upon a time child, I was the King of Old, The Embodiment of Darkness, The Lord of the Abyss," The voice began, whispering, sounding thin and pained. And little by little, what had started as a whisper rose to a scream so high I had to cover my ears in pain, "I AM KNULL THE KING IN BLACK!! And your father will learn what it means to oppose me! So child, hope not ever to see Heaven. For I have come to lead you to the other shore; into eternal darkness; into fire and into ice."
As the monster screamed, I could feel something forming in front of me, I couldn't see it, but I didn't need to see it, to know what it was, a weapon, an instrument to end me.
I refused to end like this.
"Vest behind me!" I shouted, starting to create a shield around me with Eldritch magic, using all of my power to fuel it, however, before that came to happen, Vest took a step forward, her hand stretching into the darkness, grabbing a hold of something, as a dark look dawned upon her face. "Vest?" I muttered in shock.
For a second or two, she said nothing, simply staring into the darkness with a look I had never seen on her face before. After a moment, she smiled, turning to face me, "Don't worry, everything will be alright."
Before I could ask what she meant by that, she turned to face the darkness once again, and with a tone devoid of any emotion, she spoke in a language I had never heard before, "Δεν θα πειράξεις τον δαίμονά της, και αν προσπαθήσετε ξανά, θα σας εξοντώσω προσωπικά." Soon after she said that, a high pitched scream of agony was heard, as the darkness around us dissolved like a mist, soon enough, returning things to normal.
"What was that?" I asked, staring into Vest.
"A message," Vest smiled, turning around to face me, "Now, if you don't mind, can we keep this a secret between us? Pretty please?"
"I have to tell dad about the attack," I replied.
"I know, I apologize for my bad wording, what I meant to ask was, to just… leave out my part, if possible, of course, if you don't, I won't hold it against you," Vest requested with a bright smile, to which I nodded.
She was strong, I could see it now, with but a touch of her hands, she had vanquished whatever had infiltrated my room with shocking ease. So for the moment, I would compromise as best as I could, she had saved my life, after all, so I would try to avoid telling anyone what she did, but if Dad asked, I would not lie.
"I will, but if Dad asks how in too much detail, I will tell the truth," I replied, hoping that she didn't get mad, she was my friend, and friends kept secrets, but I didn't like the idea of lying to my father, not a little bit.
"It's okay, you are a good child, as you should," Vest smiled, giving me a hug, "Like I said, I won't hold it against you, not a single bit."
I smiled, letting out a breath of relief I didn't know I had been holding, "I will try my best to not say it though."
"That's all I ask," Vest nodded.
"But… how did you do that?" I asked, tilting my head.
"One day, I'll show you," Vest winked, her reply making me pout, if I had that power, I could actually be of use for a change, "Don't pout, I truly mean it, one day, I'll show you."
"Thanks for saving me," I sighed, giving her a small smile.
"No need to," Vest replied, kneeling to give the terrified Goose another treat to calm her nerves.
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