CHAPTER 215

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The moment Thor and I entered Earth, Alice's presence disappeared, which meant, she knew I was coming for her.

"I don't feel her anymore," Thor commented, frowning at the thought.

I scowled, opening my map to find nothing, "She's hiding," I sighed, if she wanted to play dirty, two could play. Equipping the space stone, I sent a pulse of energy around the globe, feeling every single creature dead or alive. Eventually finding Alice, whose energy pulsed back in shock.

"I found her," I told Thor, opening a portal to her.

"Alex," Alice waved as I stepped through the portal, her eyes glaring into mine.

"What are you doing?" I asked as Thor stepped through the portal.

"Whatever do you mean?" Alice smiled innocently, pouting under my glare.

I sighed, looking around, feeling there was someone else in here, someone hidden under a spell, one that reeked of Alice's essence.

"You fool no one," Thor spoke, snapping his fingers, revealing a woman tied to a chair, bleeding. 

"Oh, that? I can explain," Alice beamed at us, giggling.

"Then do," I said in a dangerously low tone. 

"Bah, you called my bluff," Alice grinned, unsheathing her blades from her back.

I sighed, "You can't defeat me, cease this."

"I know," Alice winked, before using both of her blades to cut her own head off. 

I blinked in surprise, as her head fell to the ground with a loud thud, her face morphed into a grin.

"Mighty fuck," Thor muttered.

"See you soon," Alice's head winked, and without a second to reply, her head and body exploded into a bloody mess, leaving us with the woman she had tied alone.

Whatever Alice was planning, was dangerous, I could see it now as clear as the sun, her eyes, moments before she cut her own head off, were those of someone full of desperation, of someone with nothing to lose, of someone consumed by despair and agony, and an enemy without nothing to lose is an enemy you have to be wary of.

I sighed, approaching the woman to heal her.

[Makkari - Eternal LV 189]

So that's how Alice's been gaining cosmic force, consuming the one within the Eternals.

"Hi," I waved at the woman, who looked at me with a fearful expression, "I'm Alex, I will heal you, is that okay?"

Makkari said nothing, her eyes expecting pain. 

I sighed, proceeding to heal her broken body with [Heal]

"It seems having terrible siblings runs in your family too," Thor sighed.

"Thor, too soon," I sighed, as I untied the woman, who the moment I untied her, ran out of the cave at supersonic speed.

"Not even a thank you," Thor clicked his tongue.

"Again, too soon," I replied, opening my map once again, sending another pulse to hunt Alice down. However, this time, nothing came back to me. Meaning, one, she had learned how to avoid my pulse, which was highly unlikely, or she was no longer on the planet.

One of the two.

"I can't feel her," I sighed.

"Same," Thor replied, closing his eyes. "We have to kill her, you know that?"

"Maybe we can stop her, without having to, but yeah, I feel it will come to that," I nodded. Did I want to kill her? No, but so far the tides were not in her favor.

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[Alice Walker POV]

My time was coming short.

Alex knew what I was up to, or would soon figure out, meaning I had to… great creative.

I would not let him, or anyone get in my way, I would burn the universe if necessary, I would stop at nothing, one way or another, the TVA would fall, and I would stand above their crackling ashes.

But for that, I needed more cosmic power, enough cosmic power to consume Celestials.

For obvious reasons, the Eternals of earth were out of my reach, now that Alex knew, I had to move and hunt others outside the planet, fortunately for me, there were plenty of Eternals around the universe.

By my calculations, I would need to consume a few dozens of Eternals to be able to eat the main dish, the sleeping celestial.

Fortunately for me, I had the time and the appetite.

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[Makkari POV]

That woman was a monster.

The pain she inflicted on me, the joy it brought her.

Not even the deviants were that cruel, she was a demon in human skin, a monster amongst the sheep.

I needed to tell the others.

They had to know…. Someone was killing us, someone had taken eight of us, and had almost taken me.

I had to warn them, Ajak had to know, only she could ask our maker to aid us, only she could lead us in war, against Alice, and her people.

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[Nick Fury POV]

This MOTHERFUCKER, was ghosting me. ME, NICK FUCKING FURY!

No signs of him, no matter where I looked, he was simply gone. 

"Sir, what if he's taking a vacation?" One of my agents said.

I frowned, if he was, why wouldn't he, tell me.

"Maybe," I sighed, it was the best lead we had, that or he had moved with the blonde idiot, I doubted that was the case, however.

Unless…

"That blonde bastard," I muttered, somehow, someway, he had managed to convince Alex to leave, America for the medieval fair of Asgard, hell no, I was not going to lose the best weapon I had in my arsenal for a space barbie wannabe.

I had to plan, for next time Alex came, I would seduce him with the American dream, by exonerating him from paying taxes all his life, no way in hell I was going to lose our heavy hitter so easily.

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[Emily Walker POV]

Today was a special day, my newest friend, Vest was going to introduce me to her dad, Mr. Ara, which meant our friendship was becoming a serious thing! Not only that, but both would help me cook the best paella in the world so that I could cook it for daddy.

Maybe daddy and Mr. Ara could be friends, though… Uncle bucky would get jealous, I'll have to think about it.

"Hi!" Vest waved at me, as I entered the kitchen, behind her, her dad, Mr. A.

"Hi!" I waved back, tackling her into a hug.

"Meet, my dad, Ara," Vest smiled, pointing at her dad.

"Call me Ara, or Ara Ara," Mr. Ara chuckled.

"Dad…" Vest groaned.

Which only made Mr. Ara grin, "I told you to call me, ~daddy,"

I narrowed my eyes, something here… smelled wrong.

"Anywho, I'll be right here if you gals need me," Mr. Ara smiled, taking a seat in the corner of the kitchen, as he apparated a can of coke to his hand.

"I thought you were going to help us," I said, looking at him, before turning to look at Vest.

"He was," Vest sighed with a smile.

"I am," Mr. Ara grinned, "I'm the tester,"

Ohhh, well that made sense, "I see, then I hope we don't make a terrible paella then," I chuckled.

"Don't worry, I have faith in you two," Mr. Ara smiled, before apparating a book with a cover that said, no faith for you.

Hmm, Mr. Ara is giving me mixed signals... 

"Don't mind dad, he's just... unique," Vest smiled.

"I'm a collectible," Mr. Ara laughed.