All destroyed?
Because of one person?
"Who exactly are you!"
At this moment, Ronan's eyes were filled with both rage and fear. His face twisted in disbelief, unwilling to accept the scene before him.
Syd glanced at him briefly, uninterested in dragging things out further. He stretched out his hand and grasped the Power Stone.
Instantly, a wave of destructive energy surged into his body, the purple glow enveloping him completely.
However, in no time, this energy, transmitted from the Power Stone, was suppressed by his divine body and the energy within him.
In the blink of an eye, his body returned to normal.
Ronan stood there, utterly stunned as he witnessed this.
This force, which could easily obliterate life, was terrifying beyond belief—yet this man was able to endure it so easily?
What kind of body does he have?
"You're no mere mortal. Who are you!" Ronan shouted in disbelief.
He knew that even if he could withstand this power, it would never be this effortless.
In fact, he'd need to embed the stone into a weapon just to wield its power safely.
But this man...
Ronan knew what this meant.
This man's body was monstrously strong!
It was possible that he could even control all four of the Infinity Stones surrounding him.
At that moment, Ronan's confidence in his own strength shattered.
How could there be such a vast difference between people?
Ronan's face twisted further in frustration, jealousy, and bitterness.
But the next moment, he had no time to think any further.
Hovering in the air, Syd glanced down at Ronan, feeling the immense power coursing through him. His right hand clenched the Power Stone, and he unleashed its energy.
Boom!
Under everyone's gaze, a massive purple energy wave shot toward Ronan.
Ronan tried to dodge, but after only a few steps, the wave engulfed him.
"No!" Ronan screamed.
The purple energy enveloped him entirely, and despite his strong body, he could not withstand it for long. The moment he made contact with the destructive force, his body began to disintegrate.
Perhaps…
I shouldn't have come here…
In his final moments, Ronan's thoughts were filled with despair and regret.
The next second, his entire being turned to ash and vanished.
Watching this terrifying scene unfold, Star-Lord and the others were left speechless, frozen in fear.
"So this is the power of an Infinity Stone?"
"It's truly terrifying…"
But more than the stone itself, what scared them most was the one wielding it.
The abilities Syd had displayed seemed even more incomprehensible than the stone's power itself.
Even without using the stone, he could have easily destroyed Ronan's forces and Ronan himself.
Wasn't that frightening enough?
Having dealt with Ronan, Syd contemplated his next steps.
With Ronan dead and the Power Stone back in his possession, it was time for him to leave.
As for Star-Lord and the others, without Ronan, their story would return to its original course—they would form the Guardians of the Galaxy and continue their morally ambiguous adventures.
This journey had been worthwhile, but it was time to move on.
Additionally, the black stone artifact he had acquired needed further study, which he preferred to do alone.
Syd replaced the Power Stone in his hand with the blue Tesseract.
The Tesseract emitted a radiant blue glow.
Looking over at Star-Lord and the others, Syd spoke softly, "I hope we meet again someday."
As his mysterious voice echoed, his entire body was enveloped in blue light, and then he disappeared from sight.
Star-Lord and the others stood dumbfounded, unable to comprehend what had just happened.
"That was the power of the Space Stone," the Collector, Tivan, said with a hint of regret. "He's left the planet. You won't be able to find him."
Glancing at the ruins of his once-grand collection room, Tivan felt a deep pang of sorrow.
"My collection!"
This time, he had lost so much.
Hearing the Collector's words, Star-Lord and the others finally understood what had happened, their emotions mixed.
"It feels strange… having someone like him around, and then suddenly he's gone," Star-Lord remarked.
"It's better that he's gone," Gamora reassured. "That man was dangerous."
Not only was he dangerous, but the objects he carried with him were equally hazardous.
She couldn't even imagine what kind of chaos would follow if he stayed with them.
At this moment, they heard the Collector mutter, "Who exactly was that mysterious man…"
Like Ronan had screamed before his death, this man was definitely no ordinary mortal!
"White Knight?"
"Is there such a person?"
The Collector was reminded of how Syd had introduced himself when they first met.
He had said that some people liked to call him the "White Knight," and they could address him that way.
As the Collector murmured, Star-Lord suddenly had a flash of insight.
"White Knight?" Star-Lord muttered under his breath.
"What's up, Quill?" Rocket and the others looked at him curiously, wondering why he wore such a thoughtful expression.
Suddenly, they heard Star-Lord exclaim, "Could he be that White Knight?"
The Collector and the others were puzzled.
Before they could ask, Star-Lord explained.
"There was a rumor circulating a while ago about my home planet, Terra. It said two powerful figures appeared—one called Messiah, and the other called White Knight."
Rocket and the others were shocked.
"Your home planet?
"How strong are these people?"
Then they heard Star-Lord's awe-filled explanation.
"The rumor said that one of them could destroy an entire city in an instant, while the other could wipe out countless lives with ease…"
"What? Destroy a city in an instant?"
"Wipe out countless lives with ease?"
Rocket couldn't believe what he was hearing.
Seeing their expressions, Star-Lord chuckled bitterly. "At the time, I thought the same as you—that it couldn't possibly be true."
"After all, my home planet, Terra, is weak. There's no way such powerful beings could exist there, so I dismissed it as a ridiculous rumor."
"All my memories from childhood, and everything I've read about Earth, led me to believe it was just a wild tale…"
"I even thought the person who started the rumor was crazy and needed to see a psychiatrist!"
"But now…"
Star-Lord paused, not finishing his thought.
Even though he didn't say it outright, Rocket and the others understood what he meant.
(End of Chapter)
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That white-clad warrior—was he the same white-clad warrior from his home planet?
The one who could easily wipe out large numbers of lives?
Gamora and the others were in shock.
Also, how exactly does one wipe out a large number of lives?
Like before?
Or could it be that he was still holding back his true strength?
Confused, they also thought of another person Star-Lord had mentioned.
"The Messiah?"
"Destroying an entire city?"
"What kind of outrageous monster is this?!" Rocket quipped. "And that white-clad warrior can even be compared to him?"
So, this was the supposedly weak Terran planet?
At that moment, the Collector, Tivan, seemed to recall something, looking at Star-Lord in surprise.
"Now that you mention it, I remember there was some rumor circulating a while back..."
It was so exaggerated that he had dismissed it as fake news and forgotten all about it. If Star-Lord hadn't brought it up, he wouldn't have remembered.
Meanwhile, Gamora, Rocket, and the others also recalled hearing similar rumors some time ago.
"Why don't we visit your home planet, Earth?" Gamora suggested.
"Maybe it's just a coincidence?"
Rocket and the others agreed.
Indeed, without seeing it for themselves, all of this could just be a coincidence.
After all, the strength of the two individuals in that Terran rumor was ridiculously terrifying.
That white-clad warrior just now didn't seem to match up to that level.
Was it even the same person?
Of course, it was possible that the other had been hiding his strength, or that the rumors had exaggerated his abilities.
Either way, they would need to see this Earth for themselves to know the truth.
Hearing their discussion, Star-Lord seemed intrigued and said, "Alright, let's plan a trip to Earth."
...
Earth.
While Star-Lord and his team were discussing, Syd also returned to Earth.
With a flash of blue light, he appeared in a secluded alley he'd visited before.
After a quick glance around, seeing no one, Syd's gaze shifted to the Power Stone hovering around him.
"This thing in its exposed state is quite dangerous..."
Recalling the immense power he felt earlier, Syd couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive.
It truly lived up to being the Power Stone, one of the Infinity Stones—its energy was overwhelming, and the burden it placed on its user was immense.
Using it lightly, like before, was manageable. The energy drawn was minimal and wouldn't cause any major issues.
But if he were to ramp up its output, enough to destroy a large area, even with his current fourth-level divine body, he could still get hurt.
In such a scenario, relying on his own abilities was preferable—it was safer and carried no risk of injury.
"Perhaps after reaching the fifth level of the divine body, I'll be able to use the Power Stone without any concern?"
Shaking his head, Syd decided not to dwell on it further.
After all, the Power Stone's main value lay in supporting and amplifying the other stones.
But, without the Infinity Gauntlet as a conduit, that wasn't possible right now.
Unless, of course, he was willing to use his body as a conduit.
Obviously, that wasn't going to happen. His current physique wasn't up to that level yet.
If it were so easy to use, Thanos wouldn't have needed to forge the Infinity Gauntlet—he would have just used his own body as a conduit.
With that thought, Syd picked up the Orb's outer casing with his left hand. Under the red glow of Chaos Magic, the Power Stone floated back into the casing.
With a click, the Orb closed.
Since it was just a simple closure, there was no need to worry about it being impossible to reopen.
Syd's mind stirred.
Under his control, the Tesseract and other Infinity Stones flew into his backpack.
With the Power Stone issue resolved, Syd's attention turned to a black stone in his backpack.
"Is this thing really an artifact?"
He could indeed sense divine energy from it, though it was a different type of divine energy.
The black stone, the size of a fist and resembling obsidian, floated to his right hand, enveloped in red light.
Staring at the stone, a look of curiosity flashed in Syd's eyes as he recalled the Collector Tivan's story.
It was said that those who possessed it could see the time of their own death.
"What's my death time, I wonder?"
Syd was both curious and apprehensive.
However, Tivan had mentioned that no one had ever succeeded in seeing this so-called death time—not even he had managed to do so.
"Could it be that it lacks divine energy?"
Hesitant, Syd began channeling his inner light energy—better described as divine power of light.
In the next moment, radiant light erupted from his right hand, with the brilliant energy flowing into the black stone.
Syd's expression shifted slightly.
The black stone felt like a black hole, continuously absorbing his light energy without stopping.
One-tenth…
Three-tenths…
Five-tenths…
It didn't stop, even at five-tenths.
Unable to bear it any longer, Syd forcibly cut off the flow of light energy.
"Why does this thing consume so much?"
"No wonder Tivan couldn't do anything with it..."
Syd felt a bit helpless.
Glancing up at the long-lost sun, Syd stepped into the sunlight.
Slowly, the light energy within him began to recover.
As he basked in the sunlight, he pondered how to deal with the black stone in his hand.
Should he wait for his light energy to recover and continue feeding it?
Or...
Suddenly, Syd thought of the Power Stone.
Perhaps the Power Stone's energy could fuel this object?
"Forget it. I'll stick with light energy. This thing isn't like the other Infinity Stones—it probably can't handle the Power Stone's destructive energy."
Time passed, and his light energy gradually replenished.
One-tenth…
Three-tenths…
He had just funneled in another four-tenths when the black stone suddenly emitted a dense black light, accompanied by a strange ripple.
Syd's vision blurred, and an image appeared before him.
In the pitch-black cosmos, beyond Earth's blue atmosphere, appeared an enormous red giant. Its massive body seemed to rival the size of Earth itself.
The giant's body looked as if it were made of metal or stone, with red light coursing through it.
At this moment, it was gazing down at Earth.
Watching this scene from a third-person perspective, Syd instantly knew the answer.
"A Celestial?"
Syd was a bit hesitant.
(End of Chapter)
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