Starting as a Class Five Mutant-Chapter 557

Some time later—

Thor sat in the spaceship, eating while listening to Gamora and the others talk.

Gamora said, "Ever since I've known Thanos, he's only ever had one goal: to bring balance to the universe by wiping out half of all life."

"To achieve that goal, he kept on killing. Planet after planet fell—wherever he went, there was only destruction and death."

At this point, Drax interjected, "Including my planet."

Gamora continued, "If he gets all six Infinity Stones, he could wipe out half the universe with a snap of his fingers."

"You seem to know quite a bit about Thanos," Thor said absentmindedly, staring at the floor.

Gamora didn't respond, but Drax explained, "Gamora is Thanos' daughter."

Thor raised his head and locked eyes with Gamora, hatred flickering in his gaze. "It was your father who killed my brother!"

He stood up and slowly approached her.

Star-Lord quickly stepped in to explain, "Hey, man—technically, he's her adoptive father. No blood relation."

"Plus, she hates Thanos just as much as you do."

Seeing Thor inch closer, Drax subtly moved to stand beside Gamora, alert and ready.

Thor and Gamora stared at each other for a while.

Just when Gamora thought he might make a move, Thor simply patted her on the shoulder and said, "I get you. My father once told me I had a half-sister locked away in Hel."

"I didn't know how she got out, but she took one of my eyes. I had no choice but to kill her."

"Maybe... that's just destiny."

Star-Lord stepped in with a grin, putting himself between Thor and Gamora. "I get it too. Lots of drama on my end."

"My dad killed my mom... so I had to kill my dad."

"Honestly? That pain might've been even worse than killing your own sister."

Then he added, "At least I still have both my eyes."

Hearing that, Thor set down his food and walked to one of the spaceship's control panels, tapping it repeatedly.

"How does this open? Do I need a password or something? Birthday maybe...?"

"Uh, what are you doing?" Rocket couldn't help but ask.

"I'm flying the ship," Thor replied.

Star-Lord coughed and tried to deepen his voice, rejecting the idea, "That's not gonna happen. I'm not letting you fly my ship. Sorry, sir."

Rocket noticed the change in his tone and teased, "Quill, are you trying to deepen your voice on purpose?"

"No, I'm not!" Star-Lord denied it.

Drax called him out, "Yes, you are. You're mimicking this guy—it's creepy."

Star-Lord instinctively said in a low voice again, "I'm not."

"Ah, he just did it again."

"My voice is like this naturally!"

Amid the bickering, Thor stepped forward, staring down Star-Lord. "Are you mocking me?"

Star-Lord met his gaze. "I'm not mocking you."

"Try mimicking me one more time," Thor warned.

As the two argued, Gamora shouted from the side, "Enough! We still have to stop Thanos. We need to figure out where he's headed next—what his next target is!"

Hearing this, Thor temporarily dropped the issue with Star-Lord and answered, "Knowhere."

"How do we get to that nowhere place?" Mantis, wearing green with antennae on her forehead, asked curiously.

"Knowhere?" Star-Lord thought of the old mining colony. "We've been to that dump before."

As he spoke, he saw Thor helping himself to food from the fridge. "Hey—that's our food!"

Gamora cut in, "Thor, why would he go to Knowhere?"

"Because for the past five years, the Reality Stone's been there—kept by someone called the Collector."

Star-Lord scoffed, "If that's true, then we're in trouble. Only an idiot would trust the Collector with an Infinity Stone."

Gamora asked, "How do you know he won't go after another stone?"

Thor paused in thought, then explained, "There are six stones in total. Thanos already has the Power Stone—last week, he wiped out Xandar."

"He also took the Space Stone from me. He destroyed my ship and slaughtered half of my people."

"As for the Time and Mind Stones, they're on Earth—protected by the Avengers."

"The strongest heroes on Earth."

"The Soul Stone... no one's seen it, no one knows where it is. Thanos can't reach it yet. So, his next target has to be the Reality Stone on Knowhere."

Gamora thought for a moment. "Then are we going to Knowhere now?"

Before she could finish, Thor interrupted, "No, we need to go to Nidavellir."

"That's a made-up place, right?" Drax quipped.

"It's real?" Rocket said, surprised. Just hearing the name sparked memories in his mind.

Nidavellir—the realm of the dwarves!

"I thought it was just a myth. But those dwarves made weapons so powerful, they could dominate the universe. I'd love to see it."

Thor looked at him with some surprise. "The little fox is right. Out of all of you, he's the smartest."

"Fox?!" Rocket blinked, baffled.

Ignoring him, Thor explained, "Only the dwarf king Eitri can forge the weapon I need."

"A weapon that can kill Thanos!"

Hearing this, Star-Lord's eyes lit up. "A weapon like that? Shouldn't we each get one?"

"No. You don't have the power to wield it. Your body would be torn apart, or your mind would fall into madness."

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After a while, Gamora asked, "But what if we don't go to Knowhere, and Thanos gets another stone? Then he'll be unstoppable."

Thor nodded, agreeing solemnly, "You're right. With three stones in his possession, no one can stop him."

"And by then... everything will be over."

As he spoke, something came to mind. His expression turned distant, and he sighed.

Star-Lord looked confused. "Why the sigh?"

Thor replied, "I just thought of someone. If he were still around, even with three Infinity Stones, maybe... just maybe... we'd still have a chance."

(End of Chapter)

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