mesbooks Chapter 2029 Thanos's ideology and the will of "Destiny"; What do you take life for!
Chapter 2029 Thanos's ideology and the will of "Destiny"; What do you take life for!
Chapter 2029 Thanos's ideology and the will of "Destiny"; What do you take life for!
Steve Rogers looked at the jade bottle Tony handed him, his hand already subconsciously rising slightly, ready to politely accept this gift from his companion in a parallel universe.
Although he felt he didn't need it, it was basic courtesy to accept and express gratitude since it was the other party's kind gesture.
But Tony's words and subsequent actions left his hand awkwardly frozen in mid-air.
Then, he watched as the lustrous white jade bottle traced a brief arc in the air before being casually tossed by Tony to the local Tony, who was watching the scene with great interest.
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Steve's hand froze in place.
He looked at the jade bottle that Tony from this world had caught and deliberately waved at him, then at the obviously intentional expression on Tony's face in the parallel universe, and finally smiled helplessly and withdrew his hand.
He could tell from this that Tony in this parallel world had probably also experienced the "Winter Soldier" incident and still harbored resentment towards him.
But it was just resentment, not anything deeper.
He believed that in that world, he and this Tony were still good friends fighting side by side, and this emotion would not really affect their relationship.
Tony from this world caught the jade bottle that was tossed to him, paused for a moment, and then a playful smile appeared on his face.
He raised an eyebrow at Steve.
Steve responded with a speechless look; he was more concerned with the important business that was about to begin.
"Alright, that's enough of the greetings. If we keep going on like this, it'll be dark soon."
Tony from the parallel universe clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention back from the little incident. The relaxed smile on his face disappeared, replaced by a calm and reliable focus.
"I'm going to go find Thanos right now and check on things."
"Just hearing the description doesn't feel quite right; I have to see for myself how he is truly 'destined for life'."
"What did you say? Do you want to come with me?"
He looked at the Avengers present, his gaze sweeping over Thor, Steve, Strange, and the others.
Thor was the first to step forward, his eyes resolute, his voice booming:
"Of course! I have to go! I need to see for myself what's really helping him!"
The resentment and doubt of being defeated by Thanos continued to burn in his heart.
Strange nodded and said:
“I will go with you.”
"I'll go as well."
Tony from this world immediately responded, carefully collecting the jade bottles while quickly heading towards his armor storage area.
Count me in.
Black Widow Natasha flexed her wrists.
"Avengers, assemble."
Captain America spoke succinctly, already slinging the vibranium shield over his back, and looked at Tony in the parallel world.
How can we cooperate with you?
"A portal?"
Dr. Banner adjusted his glasses:
"I don't care, but Hulk..."
Hulk is terrified of Thanos.
"Banner, you stay at the base."
Seeing his hesitation, Tony remembered this and spoke up directly.
With the personnel confirmed, Tony stopped wasting time.
The power originating from the Space Stone emanated from his body, and in an instant, a deep blue light appeared.
"Location complete."
A glint flashed in Tony's eyes, and he snapped his fingers crisply as he smiled slightly.
"Snapped!"
A gentle ripple of energy spread out, instantly enveloping Thor, Doctor Strange, Tony from this world, Natasha, and Steve, who had decided to travel together.
The next moment, a flash of light appeared, and everyone's figures vanished without a trace from the conference room of the Avengers Tower, leaving only a somewhat stunned Dr. Banner.
Meanwhile, on a primitive planet in the universe, lush with vegetation.
The sky was a clear, deep blue, dotted with fluffy white clouds, and the warm, gentle sunlight shone on a carefully cultivated field.
A huge purple figure was bending over, tending to the crops in the field with unusually gentle and focused movements that were completely out of proportion to his size.
He removed his menacing armor, leaving him only in a coarse cloth shirt stained with mud.
He was holding a rather simple-looking wooden-handled hoe.
The metal gloves inlaid with Infinity Stones were nowhere to be seen; in their place were a pair of large hands covered in fresh mud.
Thanos, the Titan overlord who struck fear into the hearts of the universe, slaughtered countless planets and wiped out half of all life in the universe with a snap of his fingers.
At this moment, he is like an ordinary old farmer, carefully loosening the soil and weeding a few plants that look like alien potatoes in his cultivated field.
His expression was calm, even carrying a strange sense of satisfaction and peace. There was no trace of violence or madness on his huge purple face, only a calmness that came from seeing through the ways of the world, and a single-minded focus on the simple work at hand.
The sunlight fell on his bald head and broad back, creating a pastoral tranquility.
Not far away was his simple hut built of wood and stone, with some animal hides and fabrics drying in front of it, and wisps of smoke rising slowly from the stone chimney.
A scene of tranquility and peace.
However, in this tranquil atmosphere, the space next to Thanos suddenly rippled violently without warning.
Immediately afterwards, the blue light dispelled the surrounding tranquility, and the intense spatial fluctuations startled the birds in the forest.
As the light faded, Tony Stark, Thor, Doctor Strange, Iron Man, Captain America, Black Widow, and others appeared in the pastoral landscape.
They also saw the purple giant who was bent over, holding a hoe, looking up at them with a bewildered expression.
Time seemed to freeze at that moment.
The scene before them was in stark contrast to the scenario the Avengers had rehearsed in their minds.
A pastoral scene of birdsong and fragrant flowers, a simple stone and wood cottage, wisps of smoke rising from the chimney, and a purple giant dressed in coarse cloth, holding a wooden hoe, gazing at them.
Steve instinctively gripped his shield tighter, his eyes filled with disbelief.
He never imagined that this executioner who slaughtered half the universe would end up on such a primitive planet after completing his insane "feat," living like a retired farmer.
Natasha's pupils contracted. Was this really the Titan overlord who could wipe out countless lives with a flick of his finger?
Is the giant in front of me, who exudes an idyllic pastoral atmosphere, really the same person as that cosmic butcher?
Tony Stark in this world also froze, his expression beneath his visor.
Jarvis was rapidly scanning the surrounding environment to confirm there were no ambushes. Energy readings showed that, apart from Thanos's powerful life signal, the area was unusually "clean," even peaceful.
This is very abnormal.
What is Thanos up to? Is he really planning to retire here?
Only Thor, though his eyes burned with the same intense rage, was not too surprised to see this scene.
He had already "seen" this scene in the memory copy he uploaded to the chat group.
After fulfilling his "destiny," Thanos retired from the military and attempted to spend the rest of his life in peace.
He just didn't expect that Thanos in reality would act so quickly and change his mindset so "thoroughly".
Thanos!!!
Thor's hair stood on end slightly due to the power of the thunder.
He took a step forward, cracking the ground beneath his feet. With a loud "boom," he gripped the Storm Axe tightly in both hands, and violent lightning instantly coiled around the sharp axe blade.
"Do you think you can wash away your sins by hiding here and pretending to be indifferent to the world?!" "The lives of half the universe! The cries of countless planets! Asgard, Earth—their blood, their souls, are all demanding your life!"
Stormbreaker was raised high, and destructive lightning energy gathered wildly, instantly covering the sky with dark clouds and crackling lightning, as if the whole world was responding to the wrath of Thor.
"Today, I will use your head to pay tribute to all the souls who died because of you!"
Thor's momentum reached its peak, as if he were about to recklessly swing his axe forward and cleave the "farmer" in two at any moment.
But Thanos's reaction to Thor's overwhelming killing intent and the thunderous power capable of splitting stars was terrifyingly calm.
He didn't even reach for the double-edged sword lying on the edge of the field. Instead, he carefully placed the wooden hoe at his feet, then patted the dirt off his hands, as if afraid of getting his next task dirty.
He straightened his massive body. Although he was dressed in coarse cloth, his towering figure and the invisible pressure accumulated from countless killings still made the air seem to freeze.
"You've arrived."
"It's faster than I expected."
Thanos spoke calmly, but before they could answer, he continued.
"I see the future."
"Countless possibilities, countless struggles, countless sacrifices and resistance. But in the end, the wheel of fate rolls forward, unstoppable."
"I have completed my mission, realized my dream, the universe has regained balance, and resources and life have returned to a state of harmony."
"Although the process is accompanied by pain and sacrifice, it is necessary."
He looked at the furious Thor, then at the other Avengers who looked like they were facing a formidable enemy, and slowly shook his head. His expression was like that of an elder looking at a child.
"I know why you have come."
"For revenge, for redemption, for denying this 'necessary price'."
“Anger, sadness, resentment. I understand these emotions; I experienced them myself when Titan was destroyed.”
Thanos's tone carried a hint of understanding, but he quickly changed the subject, his face revealing a Taoist-like satisfaction and composure.
"But my dream has been realized, and my mission has been accomplished."
"For me personally, life and death are no longer of any importance."
He spread out his muddy hands to indicate that he was unarmed, then slowly took two steps forward, only a few steps away from Thor's Stormbreaker, whose blade flashed with terrifying lightning.
“If killing me can quell your anger and make you feel that you have gotten justice for the ‘half’, then do it.”
"I will not resist."
After saying that, he closed his eyes, raised his head slightly, and revealed his purple neck.
This calm and resigned acceptance of death caused Thor, who was filled with murderous intent, to pause for a moment. The Stormbreaker he held high and the raging lightning that swirled around it seemed to freeze for a moment because of the target's posture of offering his neck for slaughter.
Anger burns, hatred roars, but when the target of revenge gives up resistance, or even calmly awaits death with a sense of "I have completed my mission and have no regrets," the strike of revenge becomes somewhat powerless.
Thor stared intently at Thanos's calm face, his chest heaving violently, a tremendous sense of suffocation almost overwhelming him.
This butcher! How dare he?! How dare he make such an expression?!
He loathed, no, he hated Thanos's current state!
That calm, that composure, that sense of "fulfillment" as if one had completed some great mission and could face death peacefully, was like the most vicious mockery, piercing Thor's heart and the souls of everyone present who had lost loved ones because of Thanos.
What did he take those trillions of vibrant lives for? What did he take their loved ones, friends, children, parents, and the hope for the continuation of civilization for?!
Is a string of numbers that can be erased at will, just to achieve his distorted theory of "balance"?!
He wished he could chop the purple monster in front of him and his ridiculous "ideal" into pieces with an axe!
But killing an enemy who didn't resist, even if it was Thanos, made Thor feel an indescribable sense of frustration and humiliation.
This is not revenge; it's more like a performance to make the other party "martyr"!
Just then, a calm voice, tinged with a strange sigh, rang out from the side.
"Indeed, seeing it with my own eyes is different from seeing a memory copy."
The one speaking was naturally Tony.
He had somehow moved to a slightly forward position, his hands casually in his trouser pockets. His young and handsome face showed little anger or hatred, but rather a calmness tinged with understanding.
"Now that you have accomplished your goal, you have accepted all the consequences that come with it, including our revenge and death."
"Heh, perhaps all the strong are like this."
"Whether it is good or evil, they must all have a belief that they hold firmly, even to the point of being fanatical."
Tony shook his head slightly.
Thanos's philosophy is balance; he actively eliminates threats to prevent what he perceives as even more devastating destruction.
What others saw as utterly insane slaughter, he saw as "necessary evil" and "salvation."
He doesn't consider himself wrong because of anyone's hatred, revenge, or moral judgment; or rather, conventional notions of right and wrong are simply insufficient to judge him and what he has done.
That involves the meaning of life, the laws of the universe, the value of sacrifice, and the will of "destiny".
This is a conflict between ideas and between modes of existence.
Thanos, who had been waiting to die with his eyes closed and was completely indifferent to everything around him, slowly opened his eyes and looked at Tony after hearing Tony's words.
Then they discovered another Tony wearing Iron Man armor, following this one.
Thanos's gaze shifted back and forth between the two Tonys for a moment, then he said in a tone of sudden realization:
"So that's how it is, two Tony Starks, parallel universe counterparts?"
"No, it doesn't seem to be that simple."