[You have successfully entered the Marvel Universe with the help of the 'Traveler's Ring'.]
[Timing and charges will now begin. Staying in this universe consumes 1 'Dim Proficiency Essence' per day.]
[When your essence is insufficient, higher-grade essence will automatically be deducted until you leave this universe.]
[Warning: When all essence is exhausted, you will be forcibly returned to the main universe regardless of your will.]
[You have actively triggered a multiverse event.]
[Event Name: Thor 2: The Dark World.]
[Description: One year has passed since the 'Avengers' incident. Thor has brought his brother Loki back to Asgard. To make up for Loki's crimes, Thor has spent the past year traveling across other worlds, suppressing riots everywhere. Today, the Aether has awakened, awakening the Dark Elves as well. Your arrival at this moment may bring new variables to Asgard, which is about to face a storm.]
[Event Requirement: None.]
[Note: You may act freely. The event will end when you leave this universe. Your actions during the event will be evaluated and rewards issued accordingly.]
[Event Start!]
When Alex stepped out from the black-blue flames, the information above appeared before his eyes.
He glanced at it once. With the computing power of his "Quantum Brain," he did not even need one second to finish reading and memorizing everything.
"The Thor 2 timeline?"
"As expected, time flows differently when traveling through the multiverse."
"That explains why I stayed in other universes for many days, yet only an instant passed in The Boys universe after I returned."
"The multiverse is both amazing and dangerous."
"How many universes are there exactly?"
Alex then looked around.
He was inside a passageway.
Whether it was the corridor or the walls, everything gave off a deep, heavy feeling.
The lighting here was dim, and the atmosphere oppressive.
No idea where he was.
Alex immediately scanned the surrounding environment and discovered he was inside some kind of spaceship.
He was currently in outer space.
Around him were giant black T-shaped ships.
'Dark Elf ships.'
Alex was a little surprised. He had actually started out aboard a Dark Elf ship.
And just like the Chitauri army in New York before, the number of Dark Elves was obviously far greater than what the movie showed.
Alex had wanted to complain about this for a long time.
Marvel's war scenes always looked like battles between villages.
At the start of Thor 2, they talked about suppressing riots across the Nine Realms, yet Thor's so-called battlefield only had a few dozen people fighting there.
This kind of scene finally felt like an actual war.
According to the movie plot, long ago, the Dark Elves tried to destroy the Nine Realms using the Aether.
Odin's father Bor led the Asgardian army against the Dark Elves. In the end, the Asgardians took the Aether away.
Then sealed it on the still-primitive Earth.
And today, Thor's girlfriend, Dr. Jane Foster, accidentally discovered the Aether.
And became possessed by it.
At the same time, the awakening of the Aether also woke the Dark Elves from their slumber.
They intended to reclaim the Aether and fulfill their wish of destroying the Nine Realms once again.
"The Aether is actually the Reality Stone."
"I wonder what point in time this is."
"If Thor's girlfriend hasn't been possessed yet, I can just take the Aether first."
Alex rubbed his nose.
"The only problem is, I don't have the Bifrost."
"How am I supposed to get to Earth?"
At that moment, red lights suddenly lit up ahead in the corridor.
Then more and more red lights turned on, as though the ship had been activated.
"Well..."
"Looks like Jane Foster has already come into contact with the Aether."
"The Dark Elves have started waking up."
"Let me think."
"Next, Thor will go to Earth and bring his girlfriend back to Asgard."
"That will attract the Dark Elves' attack."
"Then this is simple."
"I'll just follow these guys to Asgard."
Alex immediately made his decision. He switched into his vibranium battle suit, took out the "Cape of Justice," and put on the "Hercules Bracers."
"Before that."
"Where's the Dark Elf King?"
———
Inside the Dark Elves' main mothership, in the control room, a figure suspended in midair slowly had the helmet on his head unfold and rise layer by layer.
Revealing a pale, aged face with pointed ears.
The Dark Elf leader, ruler of the Dark World Svartalfheim, Malekith, suddenly opened his eyes after his long slumber.
He landed on the ground. Malekith, who wore a braid, stretched his body slightly.
Then looked at the space pods opening one after another.
"The Aether has awakened us."
"The Convergence has begun again."
"The Nine Realms will align once more."
"The time to destroy the Nine Realms has returned."
He spoke in the Dark Elf language.
At this moment, a Dark Elf warrior stepped forward and reported.
"Great Elf King, honored Lord Malekith."
"A message has come from the Ark. They discovered a cosmic thief."
Malekith's expression froze.
He thought he had misheard.
"A cosmic thief?"
"Who would come to a place like this?"
After losing that ancient war, the entire Dark Elf race migrated here, to the edge of the universe, and entered slumber together to reduce consumption.
Waiting for the awakening and summons of the Aether.
Before they awakened, all their main ships, including the Ark, were basically giant cosmic graveyards.
Logically speaking, no one should ever come to such a place.
Yet now, someone had infiltrated the Ark.
Malekith thought for a moment before saying, "Bring him to me. I will interrogate him personally."
He was worried that after sleeping for too long, the Dark Elves' location might have been exposed.
If that were true, then they would need to be wary of Asgard discovering them ahead of time.
That would create variables in many of their plans.
The Dark Elf warrior nodded and left carrying a darklight rifle.
———
A moment later, a squad of Dark Elf warriors brought in the cosmic thief.
Malekith sat on the dark throne floating in midair and examined the cosmic thief.
The thier looked like one of those primitive races from Midgard.
Golden hair. Blue eyes.
Even by Dark Elf standards, his face could be considered handsome.
He wore strange metallic clothing and a red cape.
On both hands were platinum-white bracers decorated with elaborate patterns.
Malekith could not help frowning.
'This creature does not really look like a cosmic thief.'
At this time, the thief's hands were locked in dark shackles.
These restraints were powered by immense dark energy. Even Asgardians could not break free from them.
So Malekith confidently gestured for the Dark Elf warriors to step aside.
Then he spoke in the Dark Elf language.
"Who are you?"
The cosmic thief looked confused, apparently unable to understand what Malekith was saying.
The Dark Lord shook his head.
"Activate the 'Mind Rainbow Bridge' device."
Soon, dim red light lit up in the hall, forming the shape of a rainbow bridge overhead.
Only then did Malekith say, "Well then, stranger. Can you understand me now?"
Although the cosmic thief still could not understand the Dark Elf language, he understood the meaning.
So he nodded.
Malekith repeated the question.
"Who are you?"
The cosmic thief, or rather, Alex, smiled and said,
"I'm a traveler."
On both sides of Malekith's dark throne, the Dark Elf ministers and generals let out mocking laughter.
A tall Dark Elf general said, "Those shameless thieves always beautify themselves."
"They like calling themselves travelers or bards."
"But beneath their fine disguise are ugly and lowly bodies!"
Alex chuckled, "Watch your wording. Careless words can bring disaster upon you."
The Dark Elf general roared, "A mere thief dares threaten me!"
"Your Majesty, give the order and let me take this shameless bastard's head!"
Malekith raised a hand, "There's no rush."
He still had many questions to ask.
He did not want to kill this thief yet.
"How did you find our race?"
"We found no vehicle belonging to you. How did you get here?"
"If you answer my questions honestly, I may spare your life and grant you the status of a slave."
Alex burst into laughter, "So I should be grateful to you?"
"Insolence!"
It was still the same Dark Elf general.
His hand had already gripped the hilt at his waist.
"How dare you speak to His Majesty in such a tone."
"A lowly thief like you shows not even the slightest respect or humility before our king."
"Do you know what kind of existence stands before you?"
"Let me tell you."
"Listen carefully!"
"The one before you now is the ruler of Svartalfheim!"
"The king of the Dark World!"
"The supreme king of all Dark Elves, Lord Malekith!"
"A tiny insect like you isn't even qualified to kiss the tip of our king's shoes."
"Our king questioning you is your honor."
"You should kneel, thank His Majesty for his mercy, and answer every question honestly!"
After listening to the Dark Elf general spit all that out, Alex showed a frightened expression.
Then slowly bent his waist.
Using a nervous tone, he said, "So you're actually the king of the Dark World."
"A great ruler."
"You are Lord Malekith?"
On the black throne, the pale-skinned Malekith initially enjoyed Alex's respectful attitude.
But the more he listened, the more something felt off.
Then Alex suddenly burst out laughing, "So? Did you feel good about yourself for a moment?"
"Don't make me laugh."
"A king driven into exile still thinks he's something special."
Alex looked at the Dark Elf general again.
"And you idiots with bad brains."
"Do you still think you're in Svartalfheim?"
"Did you forget you were the losing side in the war?"
"You fled here like stray dogs."
"I really don't know what you're so proud of."
Instantly, Alex's attitude and words ignited the Dark Elves' fury.
Especially the general.
The faint blue glow in his eyes looked like flames were about to burst out.
Clang!
He drew his sword.
The Dark Elf-forged blade had elegant runes on it, glowing with dim blue light, making the sword look extraordinary.
"Your Majesty, allow me to kill this lowly thief!"
Alex shook his head.
"You only know how to repeat the same few insults. Looks like your language is pretty poor."
Malekith was also enraged by Alex's attitude. The Dark Elf king pressed his lips tightly and made a gesture.
The Dark Elf general immediately revealed a savage grin and strode forward.
With a low shout, he swung his sword at Alex's neck.
Clang!
The sword struck Alex's neck...
...and stopped there.
Then, the runes on the blade suddenly dimmed. Right after that, a chip suddenly broke off from the edge touching Alex's neck.
Hair-thin cracks spread across the sword. With a crack, the blade shattered and broke into two pieces.
At that moment, all the ministers and generals beside the throne were shaken.
Even Malekith stood up from his floating throne at once.
All of them wore expressions of disbelief.
The general's sword might not have been a divine weapon, but it was still a high-quality blade.
Both the materials and forging techniques used were extremely rare.
Forget a human neck, it could easily tear through mothership armor.
Yet now, it broke by the impact itself.
And at that moment, something even more shocking happened.
"I'm done playing with you."
The Dark Elves heard the cosmic thief say this as he casually pulled both hands apart.
As easily as snapping a strand of hair he tore apart the Dark Elf shackles.
The dark energy inside the shackles exploded instantly.
Boom!
A black fireball exploded in the hall.
The Dark Elf warriors hurried in front of Malekith's throne, raising their darklight rifles and aiming at the black fireball ahead.
The fireball faded.
Then they saw the cosmic thief casually walking out from the flames.
Alex glanced at the elf general who had been knocked to the ground by the explosion and smiled.
"Didn't I tell you before?"
"You should watch your words. Otherwise disaster might come."
"Look, didn't disaster arrive already?"
He walked over to the general, raised his foot, and lightning flashed down.
Then stomped onto the general's arm.
The arm that had swung the sword at Alex began making cracking sounds like beans exploding in hot oil.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
Every Dark Elf in the hall felt chills run down their bodies.
The elf general's expression changed.
Then he let out a pig-like scream.
The sound echoed through every corner of the hall, slamming into the eardrums of every Dark Elf, including Malekith, the Dark Elf king.
"So noisy."
Alex lifted his foot and stomped down again.
But this time, he stepped on the general's head.
With a wet pop, the general's head burst like a crushed water bag.
Red and white matter sprayed far away.
One eyeball even rolled beneath Malekith's black throne.
Malekith's face was already pale, but now it looked even darker.
Just as he was about to order an attack, Alex's eyes lit up.
Then blazing, brilliant golden flames shot from his pupils.
The streams of light hissed through the air and swept sideways.
The Dark Elf warriors protecting the throne froze first.
Then golden cutting lines appeared across their bodies.
The next second, their bodies and darklight rifles shattered into chunks and fell all over the floor.
Immediately, several Dark Elf ministers collapsed onto the ground in fear.
At this moment, Malekith roared, "Kurse!"
At once, a warrior captain in the hall took out a black-and-red Curse Stone.
He crushed it tightly in his hand.
Red light immediately appeared across the stone.
Then the red light slithered like venomous snakes and poured into the Dark Elf warrior captain's body.
His body instantly expanded.
Dark energy wildly stimulated his potential, causing all his abilities to surge massively.
Moments later, he transformed into the Dark Elves' strongest trump card, Kurse.
After completing the transformation, Kurse raised his head and looked at Alex.
Then charged forward wildly.
Roaring as he tried to tear Alex to pieces.
At this moment, Alex floated into the air, his eyes glowing again.
"Kneel, insect!"
As soon as he spoke, heat Vision blasted out.
The scorching streams of light shot downward.
Kurse instinctively raised his arms to block.
The violent force immediately bent his legs and forced him to kneel onto the ground.
Malekith and the other Dark Elves stared with bulging eyes.
Their eyeballs almost fell out.
Kurse was practically their strongest weapon.
That was a "weapon" capable of matching or even crushing Asgardian gods.
Yet now he was being suppressed by Alex's light beams.
Very quickly, Kurse's arms turned red-hot.
With a scream, his arms finally failed to withstand Alex's Heat Vision.
The blazing golden streams tore both arms apart.
The light blasted straight into Kurse's head. Golden flames immediately shot from his eyes and mouth.
The hall became dazzlingly bright, as though a miniature sun had risen inside.
Boom!
With a loud explosion, Kurse was blown to pieces by the flames erupting inside his body.
Malekith dropped heavily back into his chair.
Then suddenly felt weight on his shoulder.
He looked up.
And saw Alex standing on his throne.
The light of a nearby star shone through the control room from outside the mothership, outlining the man with the fluttering red cape in a ring of light.
Backlit, his face could not be seen clearly.
Malekith could only see two points of golden light glowing on the shadow-covered face.
"Wait, that was just a misunderstanding."
"I—"
Before Malekith could finish, two golden streams of flame had already blasted onto his face.
The ministers and generals on both sides looked up, unable to see what was happening on the throne.
They only saw that arrogant figure standing atop the black throne, as though trampling over their honor and dignity.
At the same time, blazing golden streams erupted from his eyes and poured into the throne.
Then their king's screams rang out.
Malekith's screams.
They never would have imagined, that one day, aboard their own mothership, they would personally witness the king of the Dark Elves being brutally killed.
A moment later, the golden streams vanished.
Then the man lifted his foot and kicked.
Something rolled down from the throne and hit the floor.
It was Malekith's corpse.
On the corpse's face were two black holes where the eyes had been.
Smoke still drifted out from them.
[T/N: Oof! Talk about brutality.]
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