The silence of the universe shattered.
Levi raised his hand.
Space in front of him layered over itself, like pages of a rapidly flipping book.
The next second, he appeared behind Thanos.
Hundreds of black threads shot from his hand, instantly enveloping Thanos. A sharp hissing filled the air as his skin was riddled with holes, black deathly energy burrowing deep into his body.
Thanos roared.
The Reality Stone flared crimson, forcibly twisting and erasing the black threads while repairing his body.
Levi condensed a battle axe using the Space Stone, infusing it with the Law of Power, and swept it toward Thanos's back.
Blue light flashed.
The space before Thanos twisted into a vortex. The axe's trajectory was deflected, grazing his side and tearing open a massive wound.
Levi released the axe and lunged forward, hands shaped like claws.
Dense black death energy coiled around his fingers. He didn't need a weapon—he needed direct contact with the Law of Death.
Thanos's expression changed.
For the first time, close combat felt troublesome. Levi's regeneration rivaled his own, and that black power clung like a parasite, eroding his very essence.
He couldn't afford to trade blows anymore.
The Power Stone and Reality Stone lit up simultaneously. Purple energy formed a shield, blocking Levi's claws, while red light reshaped the environment—countless energy tendrils lashed toward Levi from all directions.
Levi snorted coldly.
With a thought, the surrounding space stretched infinitely, making the tendrils forever unable to reach him. At the same time, he opened his palm—a miniature black hole formed, devouring the shield's energy.
"Your Stones are borrowed power," Levi's voice echoed in Thanos's mind. "My power is my own."
Thanos's gaze sharpened.
The Soul Stone glowed orange, releasing an invisible shockwave that pierced the domain and struck directly at Levi's consciousness.
In an instant, countless illusions exploded in Levi's mind.
He saw Steve turning to ash.
Tony's armor sinking into the ocean.
Wanda's eyes going hollow.
Earth itself shattering apart.
Despair enough to break even a god's will.
But Levi only swayed slightly.
Within his mind, the mental laws copied from Vision and the magical talent inherited from Loki formed a defensive barrier.
I am here.
He repeated the core belief he had formed upon reaching the Celestial-tier.
The illusions shattered.
Levi's eyes cleared—more resolute than ever.
For the first time, true shock appeared on Thanos's face.
That single moment of distraction decided the battle.
Levi vanished—reappearing right in front of Thanos, close enough to see the astonishment in his eyes.
A straight punch.
Space, power, body, mind, time, reality—six laws forcibly fused together, with the Law of Death as the spearhead, slammed into Thanos's body.
Boom!
That wasn't an explosion—it was the sound of laws collapsing.
The Infinity Gauntlet erupted with unprecedented light. The four Stones spun wildly, trying to protect their master.
It didn't matter.
Levi's attack wasn't energy or matter—it was conceptual corruption and disintegration.
A massive charred void opened in Thanos's chest. At its edges, space fractured, time warped, and reality melted like wax. Worst of all, the black death energy spread outward, devouring everything.
Thanos's massive body was blasted backward. Fine cracks appeared across the Infinity Gauntlet.
Levi stood in place, breathing heavily.
That strike had drained nearly half the energy within his domain.
But he had won.
He looked at Thanos struggling in the distance, preparing to deliver the final blow—
Then suddenly, he turned toward Earth.
A terrifying energy fluctuation surged from the planet—something entirely unknown to him. It was pure annihilation, existing solely to erase. Its level surpassed even the Infinity Stones.
He sensed it—
On the battlefield of Wakanda, a massive device glowing with sickly green light had appeared out of nowhere, beginning a countdown.
The Time Variance Authority.
They were pruning this timeline.
Levi's expression darkened.
Without hesitation, he tore open space and stepped back to Earth.
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He appeared above Wakanda, staring at the device accumulating energy.
Its surface was covered in incomprehensible runes, each absorbing the flow of time itself, converting it into pure annihilation.
Thirty seconds remained.
Below, every Avenger looked up at him.
Steve's face was smeared with blood. Tony's armor was in ruins. Wanda knelt on the ground, holding Vision's lifeless body.
In their eyes—despair, unwillingness… and trust.
Levi took a deep breath.
He spread his arms. His domain expanded to its limit, enveloping the device.
"Within my domain—time stands still."
The green countdown froze.
For one second.
Then it resumed.
The device's energy level was too high—his domain couldn't fully suppress it.
"Within my domain—space collapses."
Space around the device imploded inward, attempting to compress it into a singularity.
The runes lit up.
A counterforce burst forth, forcibly holding the collapsing space apart.
The countdown ticked down.
Levi gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead.
He poured every ounce of power into his domain—space, power, body, mind, time, reality… and the newly acquired Law of Death.
"Within my domain—all things return to nothingness!"
The domain turned from transparent to pitch black, like a miniature universe seeking to devour the device entirely.
The device trembled violently.
The countdown numbers flickered, glitching.
…3…2…
Levi saw hope.
Then—
The device's core exploded.
A surge of pure green energy—foreign to this universe—erupted outward.
It had no laws. No structure.
Its very existence was annihilation.
Levi's domain tore apart on contact, like paper.
The green energy burned his body—his skin cracked, his flesh began to vaporize.
But he didn't retreat.
He stepped forward—
And wrapped himself around the device.
"Within my domain…" His voice was hoarse, blood spilling with every word. "This… does not exist!"
Black and green collided violently.
At their point of contact, an unimaginable reaction occurred.
Space began to tear.
Not ordinary rifts—but a bottomless abyss leading to an unknown dimension.
An irresistible force pulled from within.
Levi felt his body being dragged—torn apart.
He knew—
He was about to be swallowed.
He turned, looking down at the Avengers.
Steve ran toward him desperately.
Tony flew upward, trying to grab him.
Wanda reached out, scarlet energy pulling at him.
Too late.
With his final strength, Levi smiled.
Then, with his mind, he sent one last message into all of their thoughts:
I'll be back. Never give up.
The next instant—
The abyss devoured both him and the device.
The rift slowly closed.
The universe fell silent once more.
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On the Wakandan battlefield—
Deathly silence.
Tony hovered in midair, his nanomask retracting. He stared blankly at the sky, lips trembling, unable to speak.
Steve knelt on the ground, gripping his shield, his shoulders shaking violently.
Wanda collapsed, sitting on the ground, crying soundlessly.
Levi's final words echoed in their minds.
I'll be back. Never give up.
Give up?
How could they not?
Their strongest trump card—the man who was practically a god—had vanished into the unknown to save them.
And their enemy—
Still lived.
A purple portal opened nearby.
Thanos staggered out.
The horrific void in his chest remained, death energy writhing through it like maggots, eroding his life. Even the Infinity Stones could only suppress it, not erase it.
But he still stood.
He lifted his head, ignoring the Avengers, locking onto the glowing yellow figure in Shuri's lab—
Vision.
He stepped forward.
Slow—but unstoppable.
Tony reacted first, taking to the air, every weapon locking onto Thanos.
"Stop him!" his voice was hoarse.
War Machine, Falcon, every remaining Wakandan soldier unleashed everything they had.
Thor, newly recovered, roared as lightning filled the sky, forming a massive beam that crashed down on Thanos.
Faced with an attack capable of destroying a fleet—
Thanos simply raised his hand.
The Space Stone and Power Stone lit up. A barrier of twisted space and raw energy formed, swallowing and deflecting all attacks.
He didn't even slow down.
Steve charged.
His broken shield raised, eyes burning with unyielding fire.
Like a stone crashing into a mountain—
Small. Futile. Unyielding.
Thanos threw a punch.
Steve blocked with everything he had. The moment shield met gauntlet, the ground beneath him shattered. He was blasted away, tumbling across the ground.
The gap was too great.
Just as Thanos reached the lab—
A torrent of scarlet energy slammed into him from the side, staggering his massive body.
Wanda.
Her eyes blazed red, tears streaming down her face.
Breaking free from her grief, she hovered in the air—one hand unleashing overwhelming chaos magic to hold Thanos back, the other trembling against the Mind Stone on Vision's forehead.
"Wanda… do it…" Vision's voice was weak but resolute. "There's no time. Destroy it."
Under the force of chaos magic, even Thanos was held in place.
For the first time, his expression turned serious.
But he didn't struggle.
Instead, he raised his hand.
The Time Stone glowed green.
Time… reversed.
Wanda watched in horror as Vision's damaged body restored itself, as her own energy unraveled.
She tried to resist—but couldn't.
Seconds later, Vision stood whole again.
With a casual wave, Thanos blasted Wanda aside.
He stepped forward, inserting two fingers into Vision's vibranium forehead—and, ignoring his screams, tore the Mind Stone free.
The light faded from Vision's eyes.
He became nothing more than an empty shell.
Thanos placed the Mind Stone into the final slot of the gauntlet.
All six Infinity Stones—
Complete.
A power beyond comprehension surged through him. Even his body groaned under the strain; the gauntlet itself began to melt.
But he endured.
At that moment—
A bolt of lightning struck.
Stormbreaker, carrying all of Thor's fury, aimed straight for Thanos's head—
But this time—
It stopped inches away.
Thanos's face held no anger—only weary relief.
"You really thought… I'd fall for the same trick twice?"
Then—
He snapped his fingers.
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