Chapter 298: Thanos (3)
Death itself, one of the five gods of the universe!
As Li Mo became a high-dimensional being, coupled with his increasing knowledge, he already knew many secrets in this universe. Strange, as the guardian of the Earth, certainly knows that.
The five gods of the universe, the ignorant may think of them as anthropomorphic gods, just one level above Thor.
But the stronger the power, the more you can feel their ultimate fear.
What does it mean that eternity and infinity are abstractions of time and space in the multiverse?
For example, Li Mo is now a dimensional demon god and a high-dimensional creature.
As long as he enters this universe, he can distort the space for wormhole traversal, and he can completely erase the past of three-dimensional creatures.
And if he provokes infinite displeasure, a ten-dimensional space that is completely incomprehensible will be thrown over.
Eternity can be erased and timelines can be built at will.
Annihilation is the existence of all things, and the moment you see it, it is equivalent to non-existence.
Death is the creator and manipulator of all souls in the universe, the source and end of all life.
Know that the soul is something that transcends dimensions.
Even the most bizarre and hilarious planet eater represents the collection of matter and energy in the entire universe, and is itself a cosmic regulator.
Many people only see him hungry and beaten, but when he is fully fed, he feeds and creates, and he is a key part of the existence of this universe.
Li Mo felt that he had fallen into blood mold, and if he had a choice, he would not have participated in this matter if he was killed.
Strange was also a little square, swallowed and looked at Li Mo, "Do we still have a chance to leave?" ”
Li Mo's mind went blank, but then he saw that death only glanced at them, and there was no next move.
"We should be fine..."Li Mo suddenly realized, "Death, as an abstract concept, does not kill people for no reason. ”
"What... What do you mean? Strange was a little confused.
"We will eventually die, but death will not kill us, because we have death in our own being."
Although there were some tongue-twisters, Strange still understood what Li Mo meant, and let out a sigh of relaxation, "What is so special about Thanos that can win the favor of death?" ”
"I also want to know..."Li Mo gritted his teeth, "Don't make extra moves, let's keep watching!" ”
…
After embracing death, Thanos seemed to let go of the knot, looked at death in his arms and asked, "Why me?" ”
"I told you that it was your fate." Death smiled and said, "This is also the law of the universe, when life reaches a limit, you will be born with it." ”
Thanos hesitated, "What do you want me to do?" ”
Death smiled meaningfully, "Unleash your nature to destroy and die and balance the entire universe." ”
There was a hint of struggle in Thanos' eyes, and then he lowered his head in some resignation, "As you... Wish. ”
…
In the time that followed, Thanos showed no obvious anomalies. Instead, under the guidance of death, many mysteries were gradually learned.
Not only has the world changed, but the physical potential has gradually developed, and the body shape is like an inflatable ball, from a thin teenager to a strong man.
Although he understood his duty and the significance of his appearance, he did not go on a killing spree on Titan, but instead looked at the world with an absolutely rational tenderness.
He knew that what he was going to do was not understood by the world, so he hoped to help his planet as much as possible before leaving.
But things have changed...
Titan's population has been exploding due to its long peace and the long lifespan of its inhabitants, and it has finally surpassed the burden of the planet.
The council led by Arals was bickering every day, and everyone sensed a looming crisis.
Looking at his father's increasingly haggard face, Thanos finally couldn't help but ask Death: "I feel the death of this planet and race, but why, we already have developed technology and the ability of interstellar colonization." ”
Death looked at the sky and said calmly: "The universe has its own laws, and the more powerful and vigorous the race, the smaller the number. ”
"Although the Titans have the ability to colonize the stars, your long lifespan is maintained by guiding the life energy of the planet, and there are not many planets in the universe that are full of life energy like this."
"So..."
Death smiled, "They are doomed to extinction, and the solution is to reduce half of the population so that the other half has hope of living." ”
"The cycle of life and death, all things move the universe forward in the process of growth and death, and only from death can there be life."
"It's... It is the mercy of death. ”
Thanos was silent, because he embraced death, so he could feel the kind of compassion that did not contain any emotion, did not have any good and evil attributes.
There was another quarrel in the National Assembly, there was complete chaos on Titan, and with the depletion of life energy on the planet, many people had reached the end of their lives.
Only when death comes, you will know how terrible it is.
Some people are completely insane, and some people have developed evil technology to extract life energy from living beings, causing panic everywhere...
It is clear to all that the planet is collapsing.
At this moment, Thanos entered the circular hall of light and shadow of the National Assembly with heavy steps.
Faced with many eyes of disgust and fear, Thanos said calmly, "I have a plan to save the Titans. ”
"We must embrace death and survive death!"
"It has been calculated that as long as half of the population dies, the remaining people will be given plenty of time to wait for the planet to recover, or to find the next planet of life energy."
Everyone was stunned, Titan is a highly developed and civilized planet, and they really can't accept Thanos's thoughts.
As correct as it is, it seems inhumane.
Thanos ignored them and calmly looked at his father, Arals.
"Father, I know you've been aware of this for a long time, not only controlling population growth, but also burrowing in the lab since I was born, trying to find hope for the transcendence of the entire civilization."
"But I know... You've failed. ”
"We have no other way, this is the most effective option. And death is randomly drawn, which means that anyone will have a hope of living, and this hope is 50%. ”
"If you don't, the chances of perdition are one hundred percent!"
Watching Thanos calmly say these things, Arals realized that he didn't seem to have seriously understood his son's thoughts all along.
He was a brilliant scientist and immediately calculated that his son's plan would be 100% successful.
But he was also a benevolent, or rather weak, leader. Otherwise, they would not have left the country to avoid fighting.
Just as he hesitated, all the members of the National Assembly angrily accused Thanos.
They also know that the success rate of this program is high.
But... No one can stand genocide in a civilized country, and the point is, who lives and who dies?
If they are chosen at random, it means that they, the high-ranking councilors, will also join the ranks.
Anger, shame, all kinds of emotions completely removed the fig leaf of civilization, and the parliamentarians issued vicious curses.
"Executioner!"
"Freak!"
"Mad devil!"
Thanos endured all this calmly, and the moment he embraced death, he was ready.
Seeing his father's hesitant expression, Thanos sighed and calmly exited the hall, knowing that his father would not accept his plan.
So, it's up to you to do it!
Thanos' eyes were instantly filled with determination.
As I passed through the hallway, my mother, who had not been seen for a long time, appeared.
She somehow ran out, her hair messy and saliva dripping from her mouth, staring at Thanos with a vicious gaze.
"I know what you are."
"I know what you want to do!"
"Oh my God, what have I brought to the world..."
"Die!"
Susan suddenly pulled out a scalpel and stumbled towards Thanos.
With a hint of sadness in his eyes, Thanos tossed a coin in the air and looked at it, then grabbed his mother's neck and let the scalpel scratch weakly on the hard skin.
"Mother, although you have always wanted to kill me, I still love you, and this pain should not be borne by you, so... Rest in peace. ”
As Susan struggled and gradually lost her breath, a tear fell from Thanos' eyes, "Why did you give birth to me..."
In the distance, the young star fox Eros sat on the ground in fright, ran into the hall of the National Assembly frantically, and cried out sharply:
"That madman killed his own mother!"
Everyone was stunned, and when Arals came out with a large number of guards with a pale face, only Susan's peaceful body was left on the ground...
In the period that followed, Thanos unleashed a horrific massacre on Titan.
No one could find him, only that when he appeared, it would bring widespread death.
Personnel are randomly selected, no one can find out the pattern, and the panic spreads, but the society that is about to collapse on Titan gradually stabilizes.
This terror lasted for a full year, and when only half of the population remained, Thanos disappeared.
The Titan survived, and the people who survived hugged their heads and cried, and sent vicious curses to Thanos.
On a spaceship, watching the celebration of the people of Titan, Thanos turned off the surveillance screen and drove the spaceship to the vast starry sky with a determined expression...
The name of the Mad Titan Sanos began to spread across the universe, leaving a sea of corpses and fire everywhere he went.
Hundreds of years later, Thanos grows stronger, but he also has an aversion to killing.
"How long am I going to do it?" He shouted angrily at death, "I can't count how many people I've killed, isn't that enough?" ”
Death smiled, and suddenly waved his hand to cast a shadow of light, it was a somewhat lonely universe, there was no interstellar civilization with a vast territory, let alone gods and demons, and there were no so-called superheroes on earth.
Li Mo's pupils shrank, a bit like where he came from.
"This is the normal universe." Death said calmly, "It is completely capable of carrying life, and this universe has far exceeded the load. ”
Thanos clenched his fists, "How long am I going to do it?" ”
The expression of death is meaningful,
"Forever... It will not be until half of the population of the universe is destroyed that it will have a chance to breathe. ”
"What!"
Thanos' eyes widened, and then a punch shattered the metal wall of the ship, "I'm not doing it, get out!" ”
Death smiled calmly and faded away...
Thanos left everything behind and finally enjoyed a time of debauchery.
He wandered around the universe, attracting countless women with his erudition and strong body, leaving behind many children.
But he doesn't get bored with every woman for long, because he knows that his heart has long been surrendered to death.
Another point is that all born children have purple skin and wrinkled chins.
It seems that the eternal curse that lingers prompts Thanos to flee from the newly established family, leaving behind the mother and son who have been waiting for him.
Until one day, I met my first child.
The child is addicted to killing, even to the point of complete madness.
He didn't have any sense, and everywhere he went, he didn't grow anything, and even began to eat people.
Thanos was completely furious, and shouted frantically around him: "Come out, I know you're there, come out quickly!" ”
The figure of death was gradually revealed, this time the skeleton of a woman in a black cloak.
"Why, why don't even my children spare!" Thanos punches death in anger, but he can't touch it at all.
"Oh... Little poor child, I have always been there for you. Death's hand brushed his face, "There is no contact with your child at all." ”
"Then why..."
As soon as Thanos asked, death interrupted him, "It's your nature, it's only hereditary, it won't disappear." ”
Death then stroked Thanos' chest and continued, "You are unique, there is no addiction, there is no good or evil, only true and pure death. ”
Thanos stopped talking and looked sadly at the sky.
Death surrounded him, and a gentle voice kept ringing: "Don't think about suicide, it's useless." You are mine, you cannot escape your responsibility..."
For a whole year, Thanos sat like a rock on a mountain of corpses, staring at the stars without saying a word.
His face gradually calmed down, and his eyes were once again filled with melancholy and contemplation.
Then, ignoring death, he turned around and got on the spaceship and ran to the stars.
In the next few years, he found out his children one by one and killed them all without mercy.
Every time he killed a child, he would always say, "I'm sorry to bring you into this world..."
Thanos, who started killing again, has an even more prominent background, and countless villains gather around him, but Thanos is becoming more and more melancholy.
He doesn't have any material comforts, the only good thing is to cultivate the land by himself on an agricultural star, feel the flourishing of life, and watch the sunrise and sunset.
Finally, one day, he returned to Titan again.
The population on Titan is out of control again, and without his participation, it has gone to its own demise.
By the time he found his father, Arals had gone mad and kept tugging at his collar and yelling, "You're right! You are right! Kill me, kill me and save Titans..."
Thanos pursed his lips, a trace of sadness appeared in his eyes, and a knife pierced his father's heart.
Arals slowly slid off him, his eyes regained clarity, and muttered, "Thank you, Thanos, my child, I'm really tired..."
Thanos buried his father next to his mother and quickly left in the spaceship, with the collapsed Titan behind him.
He sat halfway up the mountain on his agricultural planet for a whole day, watching the slowly rising sun and gently caressing the dew-stained grass...
"I'm tired, I'm going to collect Infinity Stones!"
Death didn't speak, just quietly leaned on his shoulder ...