166. The Final Move

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Ronan could not stop himself once he had initiated his strike, but it didn't take more than a microsecond for his face to pale as he noticed the shining yellow gem. This finally revealed to him how Hector won so easily. But he was wrong, as Hector didn't even use the stone that much.

Hector didn't even kill that many times with the stone. It was just a really convenient thing to calm people down or display his power over people's lives. The stone made it easy for him to make the point that he was in control. The killing was never his intention.

"For how long?" Ronan found himself asking.

*WOOSH*

Hector quickly moved away from the hammer and Ronan. Once again, the Power Stone struck the land, destroying the already crumbling planet. The cracks deepened, and more lava started to come out, slowly turning into a sea of fire all around them.

~I hope Thanos didn't have any feelings attached to this place,~ he muttered.

"Do you know what this stone is called? It's the soul stone," Hector patted his coat clean first. "Do you want to know what it does? Let's fight then,"

He started walking toward Ronan with no expression other than a simple smile. The yellow stone kept shining in his palms, gaining some envy from the tall smurf.

Ronan prepared to make another move with the hammer. However, as soon as he lifted it up, he felt sudden pain all across his body. "Argh!" With a grunt, he fell to one knee, confused about what was happening.

Hector didn't stop, "Feel it? Soul Stone is possibly the strongest stone, along with the Reality and Time stones. How does it feel as your soul is being slowly destroyed?"

Panic appeared in Ronan's eyes. This meant that Hector could hurt him from a distance while he had to make contact. Truly unfair, but there was only one option now. He'd rather die with him.

"AAAA..." He lifted the hammer with all his might, ignoring the searing pain raging through his veins. His aim was the ground. Just another hit, and the planet would break apart in an explosion, killing Hector, him and all the ships around the orbit.

*WOOSH*

"AAAARGH! NOOO!"

*THUD*

The hammer fell from his hand, unable to strike the land. He gloomily looked at it and tried to extend his arms, but he couldn't even feel them anymore.

"Turns out, the souls also have arms, legs and head," Hector muttered, now just a few metres away.

Their eyes locked with each other. It wasn't even a fight at this point. Ronan was getting bullied. And just like a cornered dog, he started barking. "You are a filth, no better than that Thanos."

Hector shrugged, "Well, as bad as Thanos may be, his wishes and goals are wise. He wants to remove overpopulation and overdependence on resources. But unfortunately, just his method is wrong. While I, well, I'm not even from this reality. But truly, marvellous things are these infinity gems. So much power in a small crystal."

*BAM*

He kicked him and forced him to lie down on his back as Ronan could not move anymore. *BAM* Then another kick came, this time in the form of a stomp on his face.

"Hmm, the mark of my shoe looks good on your face. This is what your royal blood is worth to me, dirt. Any last words?"

"FUCK YOU!"

"*sigh* I truly wish for that day to come, son. Enjoy your stay in hell."

He quickly killed Ronan's soul with the stone, erasing it from existence. But that was not the end of Ronan's body. He was going to be his new Skull Knight. "Good harvest,"

*BOOM*

However, when he looked around, the planet was facing utter destruction. It was like hell now, lava and smoke everywhere. Nobody would say it was a desolate desert planet not long ago.

"Ah, what about that Power Stone? I guess I should thank Ronan for one thing. With this, I can be so damn strong. The fist of freedom and democracy just became planet-destroying moves now. Bwahaha... talk about upgrades."

But his laugh quickly turned to calm silence. So many folks had died in this bloody war. "The best I can do for them is to bring forever lasting peace now."

"NOT ANYTIME SOO-ack! Ah!"

The man to shout this was none other than the Grandmaster, as Hector had only punched him once. But sad for him, he was no match for him. As soon as he spoke, the old president appeared in front of him and held him by his neck. Then launched himself up with the portable boosters. "Let's see if you can breathe in space,"

Hector flew straight up towards the sky. The jetpacks were pretty powerful, able to take them out of orbit easily. Not to mention, the planet's gravity was already messed up.

*WOOSH*

As they were nearing orbit, they could see the giant-scale war going on, but shockingly, Hector discovered that his side was facing some little pushback. All of the war factions of Kree that left with Ronan were here. On top of that, Grandmaster had brought all of Sakaar's war fleet.

Hector sighed, "I guess, more food for my stone then."

He glanced at Grandmaster, whose face was already going pale from the lack of air, "Thanks for donating your planet to me. I will utilise it nicely. By the way, will other elders of the universe come after me now that I've killed two?"

"Hey! What happened there?" Diana flew beside him and asked.

"Nothing, just a mad Kree using an infinity stone. The fool damaged the planet. Don't worry. It's settled now. What is our status?"

She reported, "They are using their lower numbers to their advantage, trying to spread around and attack as individual units. Their strategy isn't working but is still damaging us a little."

*BOOM*

However, just then, he noticed something. A lot of jump points were appearing. More ships were about to arrive from somewhere. "Did you call for backup?"

She denied, "No, we instead sent some forces back due to overcrowding."

*Bzzz...* He heard the disturbance in his wireless in the ear. It was communication from the new ships that were arriving. "Sorry for being late, Mister President. It's not easy to convince a group of one hundred clans,"

Hector recognised that voice quickly, making him howl in laughter, "Bwahaha... great, the Ravagers finally decided to ally with me! But I'm afraid it's too late."

One after another, various kinds and sizes of ships started to jump in. Although there were just 100 clans, they had many more ships. On top of that, each Ravager clan was more of a jack of all trades, so they were in ways better than regular soldiers.

Particularly in this kind of warfare where they need to fight dirty. They were quick and easy to start pushing back.

This left Grandmaster with a lack of words. There were so many being fighting for Hector. Moranians, Sovereigns, Skrulls, and so many more. He nearly cried, "WHY? Why do you have so many allies? Where are they coming from?"

Hector smirked before killing him with a snap of his neck. "POLITICS, BITCH!

"It's beyond your understanding. From the day I started my mission, I have met so many different factions. I tried to make as many friends and allies as possible. Not because I wanted them to help me, but because I knew they'd need help one day. You forge alliances and do some checks and balances—that's politics.

"But I guess your puny brain can't understand that even in a million years. So sleep well,"

*SNAP*

Like those stress relief therapy exercise squeeze balls, Grandmaster's neck snapped into Hector's palm. His eyes popped out, getting bloody. Hector, however, didn't destroy his body. After all, he contained so many secrets, and his body was special. Perhaps a new Skull Knight would do. He had 69 spirits, after all, and only 2 Skull Knights were in service currently.

He put the body away and glanced at the battle going on. They had gained the upper hand with the Ravagers joining, but they were still losing some men.

The war was over, Ronan was dead, and all these deaths were pointless to Hector. "Diana, go back to Freedom One and order all ships to move back. Tell them their president got this,"

"What will you do?" She inquired interestingly.

He sighed as he looked around the destruction, "Shouldn't I try and see how well the two gems work together?"

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