In the dark world, amidst a battlefield of ruins.
"Where did you hide that woman?!"
The Dark Elf Captain, still engaged in a fierce battle with Vis, grew anxious as Jane vanished into thin air. He shouted at Kyle, who was standing a few feet away.
Kyle turned his head and glared coldly at the dark elf captain. That cold stare made the captain feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave, and all the words that were to be followed got stuck in his throat.
If Kyle had been in a playful mood before, he was now truly angry! This Loki, he dared to kidnap Jane who was entrusted to him by Thor, right in front of him!
With Loki gone, the rage that was building within Kyle had no outlet, so he could only take it out on the Dark Elves who were standing in his way.
"You all deserve to die."
Kyle murmured quietly while extending his right hand. As he clenched his fingers, colorful flames ignited between them, enveloping his entire right arm in double-star energy.
By constantly practicing control over his Double Star form, Kyle could now focus the power on specific parts of his body without a full transformation, extracting just enough Double Star energy for use.
"What is that..."
Malekith, who was standing a hundred meters away and had not yet moved, saw the change in Kyle's right arm. His eyes suddenly widened in shock.
It was too similar, almost like the powerful amplification of an Infinity Stone.
Malekith, having used the Aether a thousand years ago, knew well the exaggerated amplification of power an Infinity Stone could provide.
However, the power this human wielded didn't seem to be borrowed from an Infinity Stone; it seemed to be his own inherent power!
"How is that possible?"
Malekith found it hard to believe that a human could possess the power of an Infinity Stone.
"This man is very dangerous. His aura has completely changed!"
The Dark Elves near Kyle could directly feel the terrifying, destructive aura emanating from his right hand.
"The target is gone. Retreat, retreat!"
The Dark Elf captain made a quick decision to retreat but was ultimately too slow.
"Since you're here, don't even think about leaving."
Kyle opened his right hand and formed it into a pistol shape, pointing his index and middle fingers like a sword at the Dark Elf captain.
Double star energy began to circulate and condense, emitting an extremely bright star-like light from the tips of his fingers.
'Zing...'
With a slight movement of his right hand, Kyle fired a laser beam from his two fingers. This laser, condensed with double-star energy, traveled at a speed even more amazing than a normal laser, instantly crossing twenty to thirty meters and piercing through the back of the Dark Elf captain's head.
The captain's body stiffened, and before he could react, his entire head was vaporized into a mist, leaving a headless corpse collapsing on the sand.
And that was only the beginning.
Kyle's golden eyes were cold and indifferent as he continued to move his right hand, targeting other dark elves. His fingers repeatedly shot out beams of blinding laser, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper, constantly harvesting life.
In an instant.
Not one survived. Nearly thirty Dark Elf corpses lay scattered across the battlefield, those who had not been beheaded still wearing expressions of terror and despair.
Such a one-sided slaughter is often the result of a huge disparity in power. It was like an elephant stepping on ants, bringing disaster with each step.
"Game over, don't you think?" Kyle stepped forward, approaching the pale-faced Malekith.
Malekith stepped back involuntarily. At that moment, he seemed to hear something and inexplicably turned to the side, where a cloud of spatial mist suddenly exploded in the air.
Simultaneously.
A small cloud of murky red mist flowed from the spatial mist and seeped into Malekith's body through his pores.
'Zing——'
A blinding laser beam shot out from a distance of a hundred meters, piercing Malekith's left shoulder, cutting through the red mist, and extending into the spatial fog.
A painful grunt echoed from the spatial fog, which quickly dissipated into the air.
Countless light years away, on a planet somewhere in the universe.
"Aaaaaahhhhhhh!"
The scream startled countless birds in the forest as Loki, pale-faced, knelt on the ground, clutching the Tesseract in his right hand, while his left, clenched in a fist to stop the bleeding, had a gaping wound, with blood gushing from it like a fountain.
"You deserved that!"
Not far from the injured Loki, Jane sat on a rock, taunting him.
Loki hissed in pain and looked at the wound on his left hand. "That was close, that was close! He almost got my heart. That man is a monster, he reacts even faster than the power of the Space Stone!"
"But I still managed to send some of the Aether's power to Malekith. Now it's going to be a good show."
Loki forced a wicked smile.
"You're a terrible person," Jane said, frowning deeply and looking at Loki with contempt.
Loki could not stand it any longer and shouted at Jane, "What do you know? I'm saving you! If you stayed there, even ten lives wouldn't be enough for you to survive!"
Back in the dark world.
"Did he still manage to escape?"
Kyle calmly withdrew his fingers and looked at Malekith. He sensed a familiar destructive energy emanating from him.
The Aether?
"Ahahahahaha! Yes, this power! After all these years, it's back!"
With blood-red eyes, Malekith laughed uncontrollably, spreading his arms as red energy flickered in and out of his body. The amplification buff combined with his already formidable elf body created a violent aura that whipped up the surrounding dust.
Both wielding Infinity Stone powers, who would fear whom?
Now, Malekith's strength had swelled along with his confidence, and he dared to face Kyle head-on!
"If you want to challenge my master, you will have to go through me first!"
Vis roared while accelerating forward with the aid of his back engines, charging towards Malekith like a warship.
"Perfect timing!"
Malekith was still laughing when he moved his legs, causing a powerful burst of energy behind him. He disappeared from sight.
So fast!
Vis was alarmed, looking around but not seeing him. Malekith had already appeared in front of him, striking his chest plate with a powerful blow.
Under the impact of the Aether's power, the Iron Man-like material shattered, and Vis's massive mechanical body broke into four or five pieces, scattering countless parts all over the ground.
Malekith didn't stop and continued to charge towards Kyle on the hillside, kicking up a cloud of dust. He launched a punch imbued with the Aether's power, but it was blocked by a glowing hand.
The collision of the Aether and Space Stone energies was as violent as the reaction between sodium and water.
'Boom!!'
The energy wave surged outward, sending dust flying. Thor and the Cursed Warrior, still battling, were thrown aside by the blast.
"If you want a fight, then have it your way."
Amid the energy waves, his silver hair flowing, Kyle slowly opened his eyes. He grabbed Malekith's fist, his entire body igniting with powerful holy flames.
Double Star Form!
(End of Chapter)
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