Marvel: What If Thanos Adopted A Saiyan?-Chapter 217 - 218: Hello, Your World-Ending Super Saiyan 3 Trial Card Has Been Delivered, Please Confirm Receipt

"P-Prince Lothar...?"

Inside the [L]-class ship, now forced into manual control after Woz’s sudden systems failure, The Other stared with unease at the crimson-gold pillar of light splitting the skies over Hala. His expression was filled with dread.

No one knew what was happening inside that radiant vortex. No one could guess what it meant for Lothar. All The Other could do was silently pray, that whatever anomaly was affecting Lothar wouldn’t come with disastrous consequences.

"Target One has initiated forced evolution!"

"Target One has initiated forced evolution!"

"I repeat, Target One has initiated forced evolution!"

"Copy that! Begin full focus on Target Two!"

"Repeat, focus all attention on Target Two!"

The searing red-gold beam tearing across the skies of Planet Hala didn’t halt the relentless operations of the Kree Accuser Corps.

Lothar had begun his forced evolution, just as they had planned. But Hela had not.

If there was to be a detonation, then it had to be a synchronized, dual detonation. Anything else would render the Supreme Intelligence’s carefully laid plan utterly meaningless... not to mention the lives it cost.

"Loth—"

BOOM!

Hela, mere steps from Lothar, froze as her pupils shrank and her heart skipped a beat.

Why...?

My body??? 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Too much energy, far too much energy?!

Trapped inside the evolution cell designed by the Kree, Hela clutched her chest. Her brow furrowed in pain; every step felt impossible.

At the center of her forehead, the Mind Stone continued to pour power into her without pause, utterly oblivious to the fact that her body had long since passed its limit.

"No... I can’t..."

"I can’t take anymore..."

"That’s enough... it’s more than enough...!"

Even among the Nine Realms, the Asgardians were famed for their formidable physical resilience. Legends claimed they could even survive the explosive energy of a neutron star’s core.

But under the infinite supply of an Infinity Stone?

Even the body of an Asgardian was insufficient.

"My body..."

"My body is about to—"

ZZZKKT!

Her enchanted battle suit began to rip at the seams from the energy rippling outward. A sharp, fabric-tearing screech signaled the chain reaction, gash after gash tearing through her armor!

"AAAGHHHH!!!"

Blinding crimson light erupted from her eyes, ears, and mouth. The silhouette of her screaming figure on the Kree scanners showed energy levels nearing collapse.

Suddenly, the red-gold light surrounding Lothar moved, as if tugged by an unseen force, and began to rotate.

"What?!"

"What’s happening to Target One?!"

"Report!"

"Sir! Target One’s energy levels are skyrocketing!"

"It’s rising too fast, sir—!"

"Si—"

The transmission was cut short.

The fragile Kree battleships never had a chance. In the blink of an eye, over half of Accuser Klos’s fleet had been annihilated, consumed by the crimson-gold energy storm.

"He’s absorbing it?!"

"He’s still absorbing it?!"

"That’s impossible!!"

Accuser Cross’s eyes were bloodshot as he watched the readings spiral into madness.

"Sir! Target Two’s energy levels are dropping rapidly!"

"She’s exiting the danger zone for energy overload!"

"What did you say?!"

A subordinate’s report hit Cross like a hammer to the chest.

"Based on simulated models, it seems Target One is the cause..."

Following the technician’s trembling finger, Cross watched in stunned silence as the crimson-gold maelstrom enveloping Lothar spun like a divine vortex, absorbing the wild, bleeding red energy leaking from Hela’s body.

What... the hell?

The bloated, bursting feeling inside her faded rapidly. Her wounds still bled, but the pain was meaningless now.

"Lothar...?"

Streams of scarlet energy flowed toward the spinning vortex and were instantly consumed. Hela’s gaze filled with shock.

He’s not afraid of being overloaded...?

This isn’t some miracle elixir, it’s straight-up poison!

"No... this isn’t right..."

"He looks like... he’s still hungry?"

After several more moments of observation, Hela realized something even more terrifying, Lothar wasn’t even close to full. After everything he had absorbed, he still wanted more.

Energy was still draining from her like a flood. The Mind Stone, seemingly provoked, began pouring out power even faster.

But the crimson-gold vortex around Lothar devoured it all without faltering.

Hela was speechless.

The Kree, terrified.

"Disrupt the evolution field!"

"Now! Do it immediately!"

They would reap what they sowed.

When the blackened cannon barrels finally locked onto the vortex, Hala’s skies darkened ominously.

BOOOOOOM!!!

KRRAK-KRA-KOOM!!!

Where once the sky was clear and moonlit, now it churned with black clouds, lightning flashing violently.

"Could this be...?!"

The shift in weather struck Hela with chilling déjà vu, just like what she saw in Svartalfheim the moment Lothar first transformed into a Super Saiyan.

"FIRE!"

"FIRE!!"

"FIRE!!!"

Three furious cries from the Kree command brought only blinding light in return, wiping out everyone’s vision.

"Rejoice!"

"The glorious son of Titan! The revered ruler of the Chitauri! His Highness Lothar!"

With Woz disabled, The Other had ripped out the ship’s amplifier and held it to his mouth, foot on the helm, steering the [L]-class vessel through the skies of Hala. His thunderous hymn of praise echoed across the planet.

"In this moment, our noble Prince Lothar has once again shattered his own limits!"

"This is it!"

"The third form beyond all limits!"

"The ultimate form, Super Saiyan 3!!"

BOOM!!!

The energy of the declaration alone sent a shiver down Hela’s spine. A moment later, the crimson-gold pillar shattered, transforming into a hailstorm of blazing energy orbs raining down on Hala, scorching everything in their path.

BOOM!

BOOM-BOOM-BOOM!!!

The ground trembled. The sky howled.

The last thing many of the doomed Kree ever saw was a figure standing in the heavens, unmoving and unmerciful.

His emerald eyes bore no emotion.

His waist-length golden hair was the most striking change from the Lothar before.

His once-loose black battle suit now strained to contain his hulking form. His sharp jawline curled in a cold, vicious smirk.

"L-Lothar...?"

Hela hesitated, barely recognizing the man standing before her.

"Hela," Lothar said, his voice like thunder, raising his right hand. Lightning streaked behind him, and a terrifying sphere of energy formed in his palm.

"Do you know what power lies beyond all limits?"

"What...?"

"It’s me."

His cruel smile widened.

The searing sphere, as tall as a man, took shape with ease. Lothar gave a flick of his wrist, and it rocketed toward Hala’s surface.

Everything in its path disintegrated.

The once-mighty Kree military vanished in mere seconds, reduced to ash and silence.

BOOM!!!

The instant it touched the ground, Hala’s crust began to collapse. Escape vessels, launched by the Supreme Intelligence, scrambled into the sky, but Lothar simply watched.

He made no move to stop them.

"This generation’s Kree homeworld, Hala..."

"From today onward, is gone."

Turning away, Lothar met the eyes of the woman who could only stare back, disbelief written across her face.

His smile gleamed, blinding, even to the Goddess of Death.

CRAAAAACK!!!

Tectonic plates shattered.

Volcanoes erupted. Screams filled the air.

And thus unfolded the apocalyptic canvas, painted by the man with golden hair down to his waist.

"Super Saiyan 3."

"This is me, power beyond all limits."

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