As soon as Aaron spoke, Malekith instantly awoke all the clansmen from their hibernation chambers.
The bridge was not small, nor was the ship itself, and thousands of Dark Elves were more than enough to turn this human into dust.
In the blink of an eye, a powerful fighting spirit surged from the Cursed Warriors and Dark Elves behind Malekith. Malekith himself exuded an all-encompassing, freezing aura.
"My people! After sleeping for countless years, the time for war has finally come! Our enemy wants to destroy our family! My dear people, tell me, what should we do?"
Malekith's legendary tone instantly electrified the crowd.
"Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!"
"Very good!" Malekith said, drawing his war blade from his waist and aiming the sharp point at the enemy. "First, we kill this one. Then we attack Midgard!"
The Infinite Gems… soon they'll be mine! Malekith's plan was well thought out. In that moment, over a dozen Cursed Warriors, each exuding a terrifying aura, drew their weapons and charged at Aaron.
And what about Aaron? He stood indifferently, stifling a small yawn. Two Infinity Gems hovered beside him; either one was enough to destroy the entire group of Dark Elves.
"Life is so fragile."
The Cursed Warriors were created by the Dark Elves using black magic and the power of the Aether. Their lives were fleeting. These dozen or so were the only warriors to have survived the ancient battle, preserved in their dormant chambers. As long as we capture these two gems, it's nothing for the Dark Clan to restore our former glory!
But in Aaron's eyes, they weren't Cursed Warriors. They were just pitiful souls who, on the king's orders, had sacrificed their bodies to become war machines, ready to slaughter everything. As for the Cursed Warriors' strength, it was not weak. In the movie universe, they could completely crush Thor and even catch Mjolnir with their bare hands. That fact alone showed their power.
Unfortunately, they weren't facing the humans of Midgard. They were facing Hades, the King of the Underworld, who had already claimed the human world as his own territory. The powerful Cursed Warrior rushed forward, his rage building as he swung his giant fists down at Aaron's head.
The Cursed Warrior's Demise
"Clang!"
In a flash, the hulking warrior found that his hands couldn't press down at all. Just an inch from Aaron's head, the fists were repelled. Aaron simply flicked a finger.
Snap!
In an instant, the Cursed Warrior was completely obliterated right in front of Malekith. His dark armor shattered, and his skin was quickly corroded by an extreme darkness. The giant body turned into a wisp of smoke and completely vanished.
"What is this?! Who is this man?!" Malekith was stunned. The moment the Cursed Warrior made his move, Malekith thought victory was certain. But when the warrior died so completely, Malekith realized he couldn't win at all.
"Couldn't we have been friendly? Did we really have to do this?" Aaron brushed some ashes from his robe and stared at the group of Dark Elves.
Malekith narrowed his eyes, knowing he'd met an immovable force. "Give it to me! Take him down!" he shouted, channeling all his magical power. The power of the Casket of Ancient Winters was also released, and the dark magic, mixed with a powerful freezing breath, surged toward Aaron.
In that instant, Malekith watched as Aaron's body turned to smoke and disappeared right before his eyes.
The War for the Universe
"Crack!"
In the City of Hades, Aaron sat calmly in front of a chessboard. He had just crushed his own chess piece, a Knight, a few steps away. "Sigh, the quality of this thing isn't good enough. Orichalcum would be stronger, otherwise, it can't withstand my power."
Vera, watching from the side, was very curious but didn't dare to disturb Aaron while he played. If a chess piece had this much power, what crisis would the Dark Elves face next?
"My King! The enemy! The enemy is dead!"
When Aaron's chess piece dissipated into smoke, it meant death for the Dark Elves. Upon receiving the news, Malekith was instantly excited. He led his people back to the bridge and gave an order.
"Let's go. We'll conquer Midgard first. Once we find the Aether, we'll counterattack all Nine Realms!"
A red light shot from the starship, and outside the massive vessel, countless smaller spaceships appeared. All sorts of individual crafts swarmed into the universe, their destination clear: Earth!
The Starry Show
"Sir, armor damage has exceeded 30%. I suggest you return to Earth immediately!"
"Forget it!" The energy of the armor could last for several hours, but the extreme cold was causing immense damage to its performance. Tony was piloting the suit, now far above the clouds and in space.
"They're the enemy!" Iron Man's armor instantly locked onto the huge spaceship in front of him. But just then, the stealth coating on the individual spaceships was automatically removed, and thousands of ships appeared right in front of him.
"J.A.R.V.I.S! Get the ballistic missiles ready! Prepare to shoot down those ships!"
"Yes, sir!"
Beep! Beep! Beep!
In the City of Hades, Aaron placed another pawn on the chessboard. In that instant, a figure slowly appeared from nothingness outside the Dark Elves' fleet, above Earth.
"We're under attack!"
The chess piece had transformed into Aaron himself, wearing a dark black robe and exuding a shadowy, cosmic aura.
"Take him down!" Countless rounds of ammunition swept toward the figure. But the body, a manifestation of the chess piece, slowly raised its right arm. With a gentle pinch of his palm, a purple light gathered. The thousands of individual fleets were instantly crushed to powder, and vast swaths of Dark Elves evaporated directly from their original places. Even their souls turned into atoms and dissipated.
"Boom!"
In that moment, a brilliant explosion of fireworks erupted in the universe, visible from every corner of the Earth. A magnificent spectacle of color filled the starry sky. The mighty shockwave threw Tony Stark's space suit far out into space. The poor Mr. Iron Man passed out, having no idea what just happened.
(End of Chapter)
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