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Chapter 94 - Chapter 89: A War For The Universe

At the Avengers HQ, Strange went on to find people for support. They were going to fight in a war like no other. And he thought that humanity will need all the help they can get.

Alexandra was fiddling with the infinity stones and with the help of the mind stone, coupled with her mind that can process information millions of times faster than normal people. She learned more and more about the multiverse.

"Darn it, I keep on getting knowledge about this universe only... Ramiel is in other universes than this one. And there's countless of them out there." She was disappointed, but she did learn of other things that were very interesting in the Marvel multiverse.

There are numerous other things that they could obtain to get power. Though she wasn't quite confident in dealing with them without Ramiel. Like the celestials and the other forces in the multiverse like the phoenix force cosmic powers.

And in her mind, Godhood is their endgame. Not some stones that could just give you powerups.

"Hello ma'am, thank you very much for helping us!" Peter greeted her while she was brooding, she was about to get annoyed. But noticed that he is just a polite boy.

"You are welcome, I received some payment already anyways. It was just a part of the job, yeah?" Alexandra gave a rare smile, liking the polite kid even though he was stronger than majority of the people that fought earlier. Only outclassed by Thor and the hulk. Peter, if trained. Can kill almost anyone in the Avengers.

"Yeah, but it was pretty scary for us. I imagined my aunt disappearing because of Thanos. My friends too, so thank you nonetheless." He bowed and she was really liking his attitude.

"Hey kid, I like your politeness and gratitude. How about I teach you a few things?" Alexandra was thinking of training him a bit.

"R-really? But I don't use a sword. Won't that big sister there be more equipped in teaching me with hand to hand combat?" Peter pointed at Tifa who looked like a beautiful next door big sister, reading some books.

"Where do you think she learned how to fight like that? From me and my brother, though my brother is more inclined to CQC. I am still the best after him." Alexandra puffed her chest in pride.

"What would you want from me though? I don't have things like infinity stones you know?" He chuckled.

"Well, I like polite kids who respect authority. And you're the only one who thanked us in saving half of the universe. Now, let's go to the courtyard. I will make a killing machine out of you." Alex smiled and Peter broke into a cold sweat, feeling his spider senses tingle to the max.

"Woah! Woah, let's calm down for a moment please." Tony interjected because Peter was his ward. And turning a teenage highschool boy into a killing machine wasn't good.

"You are Stark, right? The smart guy of the team? If you are so smart, then why are you disapproving this? The boy has so much potential, he can tear off your heads with just one punch. Yet he does not even know how to throw one." Alexandra snorted.

"We don't do that here, kids aren't made to be killing machines." Tony thought it must be a difference in culture.

"Well, we don't do that back home either. But we still do, because monsters who are in control of themselves are the best fighters. Especially this one, he is polite and has a good attitude." Alexandra argued and pulled Peter with her.

"Uncle, she's right you know? What if he needs to throw hands for real in another instance of his life? And you held him back from receiving lessons on fighting from the strongest?" Tifa raised a brow at him and Tony couldn't retort to that.

"Yeah, besides. Did you know why she was going to teach him in the first place? It's because she knows that he won't use it to kill people nonchalantly. For a genius, you suck at logic old man." Aerith put the nail in the coffin and Tony didn't have any smart quips.

"They're right man, just let him be get taught you know? It's much better to know how to disable people and don't need it than find yourself in a situation where you do, but you know jack shit." Zack chimed in and Tony could feel the same vibes from Zack and Peter. Yet he was calm and just playing games with Cloud.

"They're correct Stark. Ever since I was a wee lad, I've participated in battles. Look how strong I am now!" Thor puffed his chest and Tony deadpanned at him.

"You're an alien with super strength Thor, I don't think it's all because of the battles you went in." Tony rolled his eyes.

"Well, just let them be Tony. I think Peter will definitely get a lot of skills from her." Bruce agreed with them also, especially because he wanted to control the hulk like how Alexandra described an ideal individual back in the past.

"You worry too much, he needs to protect himself as much as possible." Natasha commented and thought it was the best thing Peter can get now.

"Well, let's just watch how they'll do it then. I'm worried for the kid, who knows if he'll just rip people's throats out or something." Tony sighed and they watched Alexandra teach him.

Alexandra's left hand shone and the mind stone turned bright. She then put her hand on his head and he went limp, in a daze.

"What are you doing?" Cap was worried and Alexandra shrugged. "I'm transferring to him knowledge on how to fight and move. He has amazing reflexes, but he know jack about using his muscles to its maximum potential."

After a few minutes, peter kneeled down and started panting. A headache attacking him. "That... That's insane." Peter looked at Alexandra with awe.

He learned that they can use any muscle they have on command. No wasted movements, energy, etc. It was like they programmed their bodies to move with maximum efficiency and power. Even a single muscle that was uncoordinated will result in massive power losses.

"Now, I teach you how to throw a punch." Alexandra put a barrier on him and started beating the shit out of him.

"Hey! That wasn't part of the deal!" Tony was about to step in, but Wanda stopped him. She felt that Peter was absolutely safe. "He's protected, like a condom?" She couldn't make a proper metaphor for the barrier covering him.

Peter then began to slowly combine his spider senses and newfound knowledge to dodge and even counter attack.

And when he began to get used to it. She smacked him right to the ground and casted a Regen spell on him to repair his muscle tears that will be inevitable due to the maximum efficiency it was being put to use.

"Again, I will be picking up the pace." She started beating the crap out of him even faster and a vicious cycle started. She even dampened the barriers so he would dodge for his life.

And he was given a reminder when one of her blows hit him on the ribs and cracked the whole right side of his ribcage. His liver rupturing and he was down on the ground like a ragdoll, gasping for breath.

"Again." She healed him up and he was chipper again, but he was more vigilant than ever. His spider senses being trained as well to the maximum.

"T-that's brutal. I heard his ribs crack, 6 of them." T'challa winced and she continued the cycle again after healing him up. The worst and best thing is, Peter's skills skyrocketed. Even Thor wasn't sure he would want to fight Peter in a slugging match.

After an hour of brutal training, due to Peter's spider senses. He received her nod of approval. "Passable, you can now fight in the front lines with me. Be proud, kid."

"Wow, that kid is skilled as hell. She approved of his techniques in just an hour." Aerith was impressed with Cloud.

"Geez, I wish he doesn't have some trauma about that though." Zack was worried, Alexandra almost killed him multiple times after all. They were conditioned to expect that since childhood, but Peter was just your friendly neighborhood spiderman.

"Thank you very much! I'll make a statue out of you, ma'am!" Peter bowed and Alexandra nodded in satisfaction.

"I'll send a message to the purple man everyone, we will be battling on a planet called Titan." Alexandra announced and it sinked in to everyone that they will be fighting a war for the universe.

Everybody prepared to the maximum and they hoped that Strange could find people for help.

At dawn, everyone was suited up and were armed to the teeth. They waited for Strange and they received a message from him that they will arrive at Titan through portals as shock troops.

"Hmmm, a fine day for war." Alexandra breathed in the morning air and stretched like she was going for a jog.

"Right? The air is so nice and crisp today." Aerith smiled and the Avengers thought they were insane.

Alex opened a rift and they went to Titan. Everybody saw ruined ruins and a barren wasteland.

And what was waiting for them was Thanos' entire army. "Giving it to me, will save you from a great deal of suffering." Thanos squinted his eyes and had an ace in his sleeve.

"You failed to get them, and where did your failure bring you? Back to me." Alexandra had a wide grin on her face and was ready to kill them all.

"Should we show these guys how to fight? I wanna bring one of those flying things back, it's kinda cute." Aerith looked at one of the flying aliens that were armored to the brim.

"Cute? It looks like a goddamned oversized worm with armor." Zack was baffled and Cloud didn't even want to go there.

"So, are you guys just gonna talk or do something?" Tony was fighting his nerves as they were in front of millions upon millions of alien enemies that wants to tear them apart.

"Aerith, show them some real magic." Alexandra gave her permission and Aerith smiled. "Finally, I can use my spells to its maximum power! I didn't want to injure the planet, so I've been holding back."

She spun her staff and bright blue orbs appeared in the sky like suns. Her Mako leaked out of her like blue fire and tendrils of energy connected themselves to the orbs in the sky.

They then glowed brightly and Thanos used the reality stone to erect titanic walls of stone. The ships then deployed energy shields to the maximum.

The surroundings became silent, and the next thing the Avengers and heroes of earth saw was simply awe inspiring.

A thin beam of blue light fanned through the battlefield and anything it hit immolated. A massive explosion rocked the earth as the beams pierced tectonic plates.

Earthquakes rumbled all over the planet and volcanoes started erupting. Alexandra put up a shield as the shockwaves hit their positions.

Everything around them were devastated by the massive explosion, like nuclear weapons were set off. It was like hell on the planet, lava flowed out of the cracks. Hurricanes raised dust everywhere. Mushroom clouds of dirt rose to the skies and meteorites of molten rock and metal fell from the heavens.

"Fuck me, I thought magic was supposed to be just let your finger disappear or something." Tony commented as they watched the apocalyptic spell of Aerith ravage everything.

"Crescent cleave!" Alexandra added another one, massive energy blades sundered the ground. Creating giant rifts on the earth. The energy blades spread out and it was like hot knives slicing butter.

But when the dust settled, they saw that the army was mostly unscathed. Due to the use of the space stone, Thanos was able to redirect the attacks in time.

"I can control reality as I wish, we won't be defeated today." Thanos pointed his double edged blade forward as the enemies began their charge.

Cap gulped, but his mouth was dry. Seeing an army go for them. And they were outnumbered heavily. A few hundred thousand to one.

"Zack, Cloud. Thin them out." Tifa gave them orders and they put their swords on their shoulder.

"Aye, aye. Come and get it you alien freaks!" Zack loaded his blades with energy and they elongated to 10 meter blades of pure plasma

Cloud's Mako coated his body like a super Saiyan as his hair waved back and forth. He then disappeared with a Sonic boom. Leaving spider cracks on the ground as he charged.

Cloud suddenly appeared at the vanguard and he was holding his sword high. "Mountain cleaver." He struck the ground and split the earth for miles.

Thousands of aliens fell to the rift on the ground and Zack followed suit. His blade was like a light show. Swinging them as fast as he could, reaping enemies like wheat.

Every swing of his sword erupted with fire and vacuum blades that sliced everything apart as they burned.

"You just gonna stare or something? Come on, do something." Alexandra looked at the Avengers and heroes who were gobsmacked.

"R-right! Avengers, assemble!" Cap started running, but he didn't quite know where to fight. Tony and Rhodey fired their arsenals at the enemies that looked like they weren't decreasing.

Wanda and Vision used telekinesis to throw massive rocks and lava to Thanos' army.

Thor threw his axe every

While the more normal humans were at the rear, firing guns and mundane weapons. "I think we're just tickling their numbers." Bucky fired his assault rifle, but it felt like it was useless.

"Shut up, keep firing!" Natasha shouted as they kept on firing until the barrels of their guns melted.

Ant man was stomping on the enemies as a giant while the wasp acted like a bullet that changed trajectories, piercing enemies aplenty.

Alexandra and Tifa went on a standoff with Thanos. With their eyes glowing with Mako.

"You ready to surrender? Or have you forgotten how you lost the last time?" Alexandra smirked at him.

"Oh, I know I can't beat you. But he can." Thanos pointed at the sky as he opened up a portal that was very large. It spanned multiple planets in size.

Something exited out of it, and it was the silhouette of a man with raw cosmic power coating his form. (pic)

"Fucking hell, I should've really killed you earlier. Tifa, beat him up and give me the stones!" Alexandra didn't have time to take care of Thanos as Galactus was going to swat the planet.

Alexandra flew to the skies and the infinity stones glowed brightly. Her skin started cracking, violet, green, and golden light escaped from the vents on her body. Leaking cosmic energy as she stopped time and slugged Galactus on the face while powered up by the power stone.

Cosmic energy pulsed and destroyed the nearby planets, Alexandra shielded Titan and he cracked her neck with a vicious grin.

"I'm your opponent! Come at me!" Galactus fired a planet sized laser right at her from his hand and Alexandra waved her sword, a violet energy blade splitting it in half.

"What an interesting human. You can actually use the infinity stones to their potential without external help? No matter, the infinity stones will be my sustenance." He created a cosmic storm of pure and unadulterated energy. Threatening to swallow the star system they were currently in.

Alexandra laughed and her eyes glowed brightly. "My brother would've turned you into toast with these stones already! I would be a disappointment if I can't even beat you with it!"

She clapped and roared. Reversing time to make the storm disappear. "We're only getting started! Let's dance!" Their energies clashed and the galaxy they were in started getting unstable.

The two cosmic power houses then began a battle for supremacy.

"I won't be as careless as last time. My sister needs those stones. And I'll rip them apart from your still warm corpse." Tifa squinted her eyes and took out her glaive. Completely serious now with their battle.

"Then come, little one." Thanos prepared for battle as well and was focused to the maximum.

Golden portals opened all over the battlefield and Strange arrived with the full force of the sorcerers. As well as other support that will even the playing field.

Though they were surprised by the scene they watched. The fight ceased to a halt as the puny mortals watched beings who can use the power cosmic in their battle.

"My god, she's using the infinity stones to even the playing field... What a monster." Strange looked towards their fight that destroyed any nearby celestial body.

"Charge! Defeat them all now!" Thor shouted out as he began the battle once again. Strange and the shock troops pincer attacked the alien army and they made quick work of them with Zack and Cloud's help.

Tifa then buffed herself to the maximum. Red lightning fell on her glaive and her right arm crackled.

She jogged lightly and her eyes turned to slits, pinpointing her target with the intent to kill. Her jog turned into a sprint and her arm and back tensed like a spring.

She then threw her glaive like a javelin with all her might. The ground quaking as she stomped on the earth. A straight red line appeared in the air like a laser.

Thanos opened a portal in front of him and it exited from behind him. The flying glaive tore through the crust of the planet and evaporated everything that was in its trajectory.

He was about to face Tifa in battle, but he went wide eyed as she was already right in front of him. Her leg outstretched up high for an axe kick. Her glowing eyes with only one intent, to kill him.

He managed to put the infinity gauntlet in front of him and created a shield powered by the stones he had left. Her leg crashing right onto his barrier with overwhelming violent force.

Tifa then raised her hand and her glaive returned to her hand. She enchanted its blade with a netherblade and stabbed it right onto the barrier.

Its space rending property slowly piercing the shield. Thanos blasted her off with a burst of energy and Tifa crashed on the ground as a laser hit her.

She stood up and shook her head, hissing. "You're gonna pay for that." She began tiptoeing on the ground and charged Balrog with energy.

Thanos tried blasting her again, but she dodged. Seeing the trajectory of the beams. She then teleported right on top of him and grasped his head.

She lifted him on the air and smashed his face in on the ground. Though Thanos turned the ground into something softer with the reality stone.

Tifa clicked her tongue and left flare spells as she backed off. She snapped her fingers and explosions comparable to low yield nukes ravaged the area. Not having enough time to power them up.

A beam exited the dust cloud and they suddenly changed trajectories when she dodged like omega beams.

She was about to get hit, but Aerith appeared right in front of her and blocked it with a barrier. "Let me give you some support. Alex-nee isn't looking too hot."

Tifa looked up above and Alexandra's body was having more cracks. The power stone wrecking her body. And she could only reverse time on herself so much.

"Let's end this crap." Aerith called upon her blue orbs again and they surrounded the place. Thanos frowned and was about to teleport away with the space stone.

But Tifa threw her glaive again and he needed to divert the flying weapon immediately. Aerith's orbs then targeted his head with pinpoint accuracy, forcing him to make a shield once again.

He was able to flee a few kilometers away, but some web caught his gauntlet and Peter pulled on it, preventing him from porting away.

He then throwed hands with Thanos. The upgrade on his suit by Tony with the spider legs stabbed his arm to the ground and he glued the gauntlet to the ground.

"Annoying insect!" Thanos tried slashing with his double edged blade, but with Peter's enhanced spider senses and reflexes. He bent his body and dodged the blade with only a few millimeters gap in front of his face.

Peter stabbed Thanos on the joints of his right arm. Making the purple alien wince, he turned the webs and spider legs to sand with the reality stone and was about to teleport away once again.

But a sword pierced his chest as his flesh burned. A massive broadsword then cut off his left arm from the shoulder and he coughed up blood.

"We're a team you know?" Zack whispered at him and chuckled. Tifa then walked up to him as he kneeled. His blurring eyesight could still clearly see her bright red eyes.

"Your destiny as a failure, complete." She cut off his head and took the infinity gauntlet.

Back at Alexandra and Galactus, she was using the mind stone and power stone in tandem. They clashed against each other with psionic power.

They entered an intense power struggle, their minds calculating any mistake. Looking for any weakspot to completely crush the other.

Galactus was more experienced in using the power cosmic though. Alexandra strained her mind and was unable to prevent a weakspot in their struggle.

He capitalized on it and a storm of cosmic power threatened to devour her. She raised her hand and reversed time around the vicinity. Annoying Galactus as she used it numerous times to save herself.

"Surrender now, mortal. I might even turn you and your friends into my heralds. You have proven yourself to be that competent." Galactus was taking his time as he noticed that her body started failing her.

"You sure? Because I think the tides of battle will be changing." She gave a smirk, but she wasn't in good condition.

"Foolishness, I will just revive you and control your mind then. You will be a fine herald of Galactus." He raised his arms and cosmic storms even threathened to devour Titan.

He then fired lasers of cosmic power at her, so she couldn't protect Titan.

"Help incoming!" Tifa dodged the cosmic storm through a hair's breadth and was sweating loads from the intensity of her movements and the risks it carried.

"Za warudo!" Alexandra stopped time instead of reversing it and Tifa threw the infinity gauntlet to her.

Alex quickly donned the oversized gauntlet and the strain of the stones disappeared immediately. Making it more manageable now.

Time resumed and she panted. Her beautiful face dripping with sweat, but she had a smile on her face. "Heh, game over. Purple Teletubbies."

Rainbow colors encroached on her left arm and she snapped her fingers. Deleting Galactus from the universe as Tifa supported her from the side.

"That was intense no?" Tifa wiped her sweat and Alexandra sighed. "It was really close... Ramiel-nii would've probably reversed time on that guy until he didn't exist. But we all know we don't have as much control as him."

They returned to the surface of Titan and the gang cleaned up the enemies now. Their morale plummetting when Thanos got killed.

"How does it feel to be a God?" Aerith looked at Alex curiously. With all the infinity stones in her possession, she was basically God. Except for some select few that were even stronger there.

"Pretty good if I do say so myself." Alex felt the surge of energy still flowing through her, but the infinity gauntlet can't hold it for long amounts of time.

She then had an idea and had a smirk on her face. "Come on, we don't have much time." She began opening up a portal.

Strange went up to them and waited for the time stone. After Alexandra manipulated space and time with the gauntlet, she tossed the time stone to him.

"Bye Stephano, we'll be back. But I will be taking these as payment for the extra work." Alexandra laughed and they entered the portal with the other five infinity stones. Creating the biggest heist in history.

"Damn... They just finessed us with the other stones, didn't they?" Tony was impressed at them taking the opportunity immediately.

"They're travelling to another universe anyway Stark. It won't work there, and I actually agree at their decision. Holding the stones will only bring us troubles." Strange was pleased that the threat of the stones are no more.

"But what if we need it or something?" Cap was worried and Strange couldn't deny that was a possibility.

"They said they'll return, right?" His voice was doubtful, but that's the only thing they can count on for now.

Meanwhile, the gang that was travelling in another stream in the void were having an easier time with Alexandra's excess energy reserves from the infinity stones.

"What are you gonna do with those Alex-nee? I can feel that their energies are gone now. The universe must have been supplying their energy." Aerith checked and it was basically glowing stones now.

"We'll return there later with Ramiel... And I have a feeling he can absorb these. Turning him into a full fledged godlike being." Her eyes turned dazed and was in her yandere mode.

"Ahhh, that's a good idea... I haven't thought of that. And he'll surely power us up too. Just like that giant guy you fought. Maybe use the energy of the universe to make us be like him?" Tifa started having some hypotheses.

"Well, we have to find him first." Cloud raised and Zack nodded. Which were immediately received by a smack from Alex. "Shut up, we'll find him! My connection with him will lead us to him when we get close enough."

Cloud shut up, but Zack was too much of a smartass. "How will we know if we're even getting close?"

Alexandra glared at him and he was lucky he wasn't thrown out.

The quintet then started travelling to another place. They were being watched by a woman with hearts for eyes. "Interesting, humans who can travel through worlds. I will watch you with interest."

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