Thanos used the combined power of the six Infinity Stones to erase half of the universe's population permanently.
After some thought, Syd could only rate it as "not bad..."
Although the reality altered by the Reality Stone was temporary, it could still be quite useful in critical moments during combat.
For example, when lasers were fired at him, he could briefly transform them into butterflies.
Even if those butterflies eventually turned back into lasers, he would have already moved from his original position.
"Overall, it's still not as good as Chaotic Magic. Chaotic Magic modifies reality permanently, while this is like a weakened version of Chaotic Magic..."
Syd found it somewhat disheartening.
"However, it's better than nothing. At least this can be actively controlled, even though its effect is short-lived..."
Casting a final glance at the restored environment and the still-shocked Jane, Syd held the Reality Stone and began to rise into the air. He headed towards a nearby spatial rift.
Jane quickly regained her composure and, after a moment of hesitation, decided to follow Syd. Although she was too scared to speak to the formidable figure, she had the courage to follow him.
Syd, of course, noticed Jane trailing behind but didn't pay much attention to her.
Arriving at the spatial rift, Syd took out the blue Tesseract. As the blue light emitted, the rift quickly widened.
The scene of the abandoned factory came into view.
In the next moment, he swiftly flew out.
Seeing Syd's departure, Jane's eyes lit up with excitement. She hurriedly followed him through the spatial rift before it closed.
Syd paid no mind to Jane and continued to fly towards the outside of the factory.
During this time, he saw Daisy and the others searching for Jane.
Ignoring them, he flew out of the airline factory and vanished into the distance.
Daisy and her companions, still stunned by the sight of Syd disappearing, finally returned their attention to the nearby Jane.
"Jane, what happened?"
"Where did you go just now?"
"Was that the White-Clad Hero? How did he appear with you?"
Unable to contain her curiosity, Daisy rapidly fired questions.
Under the puzzled gazes of the intern and Daisy, Jane recounted the events she had experienced recently.
"Oh my God, you ended up in a strange space?"
"You encountered a mysterious red liquid stone and even met the White-Clad Hero?"
"And you saw him use his Omega mutant ability firsthand?"
Daisy and the intern were visibly shocked, unable to fathom how much Jane had gone through in such a short time.
Jane nodded in affirmation and continued, "You have no idea what I saw!"
"Daisy, you wouldn't believe it. Under the White-Clad Hero's power, the terrible environment there instantly transformed into a meadow!"
"I could even feel the grass and soil!"
"I believe that grass and soil were absolutely real!"
Daisy and the intern exchanged astonished looks, trying to imagine the scene, their amazement growing.
After a moment, the intern exclaimed, "So this is the power of an Omega mutant?"
"It's truly terrifying and envy-inducing…"
At this point, Daisy complained, "Jane, you're so useless for not capturing that moment on camera!"
"If we had recorded it and posted it online, we would definitely go viral!"
As the three of them heatedly discussed, Syd, now with the Reality Stone in hand, flew away from the factory. His departure triggered the awakening of some beings.
In a distant galaxy, a massive black arrow-shaped spaceship floated among the drifting asteroids.
Not long after Syd took the Aether particles, now the Reality Stone, the dormant spaceship powered up.
As the spaceship powered up, one of the stasis pods on board opened, revealing its occupant.
A dark elf with white hair, a pale complexion, deep features, and pointed ears slowly opened his eyes.
It was Malekith, the Dark Elf King who had been defeated by Asgardian forces thousands of years ago and was the ruler of the dark realm of Svartalfheim.
At this moment, he harbored a deep grudge against both Asgardians and Odin.
The Asgardian gods, as rulers of the Nine Realms, were a thorn in his side, especially since Odin had dealt severe damage to his dark elf kin during his conquests across the realms.
The young Odin had not been as peaceful as he was now; his past conquests were marked by significant bloodshed.
This made Malekith harbor intense resentment towards the current Asgardians and Odin.
Stepping out of the stasis pod, Malekith looked at the other awakening dark elves and said, "The Aether has awakened us. The cosmic convergence has begun anew…"
As he spoke, his eyes gleamed.
Once the cosmic convergence fully resumed, the stability of the spatial realms would be disrupted. This would create links and rifts between worlds, allowing for invasions into other realms.
At that time, they could invade and conquer other realms!
Just as Malekith was considering this, he suddenly noticed something and paused.
He realized that the cosmic convergence hadn't truly begun yet—it was merely in the early stages.
This meant everything was happening earlier than he had anticipated.
Malekith felt confused but soon dismissed it as a coincidence.
He quickly focused on plans to obtain the Aether particles and invade Asgard.
Meanwhile, Heimdall, the Guardian of the Bifrost in Asgard, observed something with his golden eyes. His brow furrowed.
With the Rainbow Bridge destroyed, Asgard's control over the realms had weakened. Heimdall had been closely monitoring other realms, especially those with signs of rebellion, to preemptively detect threats.
Just moments ago, he had witnessed the awakening of Malekith and other dark elves.
Without hesitation, he turned and headed towards the palace of Odin, the All-Father.
End of Chapter