Deep beneath the earth, over a hundred ters underground, the Joint Dark Energy Operations base, a hidden S.H.I.E.L.D. research facility, was thrown into chaos.
Researchers hurried through the corridors, evacuating in a wave of tension and fear. Above ground, under the cover of night, a helicopter descended. From it stepped Nick Fury, his single eye sharp beneath his eyepatch, followed by Maria Hill. Waiting for them was Phil Coulson, who imdiately led them inside.
They moved quickly, descending through the facility until they reached the underground laboratory.
Inside, Erik Selvig stood before the glowing Tesseract, the Space Stone, its energy pulsing violently.
"Doctor, tell what's going on," Fury demanded, his tone firm.
Selvig turned, his face tense. "The Tesseract is unstable."
Fury frowned. "You're not serious."
"I'm completely serious. It's not just active, it's acting on its own."
"Did you try cutting the power?"
"It's an energy source. We shut it down, it powers itself back up," Selvig replied quickly. "If it peaks, we won't be able to contain it."
Fury's expression darkened.
Suddenly, alarms blared.
"Doctor, its energy levels are rising continuously!"
"What?"
Selvig rushed to the instrunts, adjusting controls in panic. Fury watched closely, unease creeping in.
"Sir!"
Clint Barton dropped down from above.
"This thing is connected to sothing on the other side of the universe."
"Like a door?" Fury asked.
"Exactly."
The Tesseract began to glow brighter, its energy spiraling out of control.
"Sh*t..."
A beam of energy erupted from it, tearing open a circular portal filled with blinding light and darkness. The shockwave forced everyone back.
Then, the light faded.
A figure stood where the portal had been.
Loki had arrived, holding the Mind Stone scepter, his presence cold and domineering.
What followed was swift and overwhelming. Loki subdued everyone with ease, spoke calmly with Fury, introduced himself, then used the scepter to control Barton and Selvig. Without hesitation, he shot Fury and took the Tesseract.
Gunfire echoed through the collapsing base as chaos spread.
Explosions began tearing the facility apart, yet the key figures survived. Fury, despite being shot, still managed to escape and pursue Loki by helicopter.
"Quite intense," a voice muttered in the darkness.
Hidden in the shadows, Lucien watched everything unfold.
To him, the chase between the helicopter and the jeep felt like children playing.
He had been waiting here since morning. This mont, when both the Mind Stone and Space Stone would appear together, was the perfect opportunity.
But he did not move.
Not yet.
Elsewhere, two others were watching.
Zhou Tianyu.
And Theo.
All three shared the sa thought. Wait until the final mont.
Suppressing their auras, they remained hidden.
Below, Loki sat in the back of the jeep, gripping the scepter, watching the helicopter pursue them. Fury fired from above, but it was useless.
Loki raised the scepter and fired.
The blast struck true, damaging the helicopter and sending it crashing.
Fury leapt out just in ti, barely surviving as he watched Loki escape into the distance.
Lucien expanded his senses, scanning over a hundred kiloters.
Nothing.
No powerful presence.
He was about to move.
Then everything changed.
A flash of sword light tore through the night like lightning.
The ground split open instantly, forming a massive chasm across the road.
Loki, Barton, and Selvig reacted instantly, jumping from the jeep and crashing onto the ground, rolling through dirt.
The vehicle behind them split cleanly in half.
Lucien paused, turning his head.
A man descended slowly from the sky, calm and composed.
Sothing about him felt wrong.
On another side, Theo also held back. His instincts warned him clearly.
This man was dangerous.
"Damn it," Loki muttered, gripping the scepter and the case containing the Tesseract.
Before anything else could happen, an arrow shot toward the newcor.
Barton had attacked.
But before it could even get close, the arrow disintegrated into dust, crushed by invisible sword Ki.
The man raised a finger and flicked it casually.
A flash of light.
Barton scread, rolling on the ground as his left arm was severed instantly.
Selvig fled without hesitation, fear overriding even the Mind Stone's control.
Loki reacted, firing a blast from the scepter.
It vanished before reaching its target.
The man pointed again.
A condensed blade of light ford and shot forward.
It pierced through Loki's chest effortlessly, driving deep into the earth.
Loki staggered, staring at the blood pouring from his chest.
He could not understand.
He was a god.
Yet here he stood, dying.
Zhou Tianyu remained expressionless.
To him, Loki and Barton were no different. Just ants, slightly stronger or weaker.
He stepped forward, preparing to take the scepter and the Tesseract.
Then the air cracked.
Lucien stopped again, turning sharply.
The atmosphere itself fractured like glass, spreading outward.
A violent force surged forward, like a tidal wave from an ancient beast.
Loki was blasted away, crashing hard onto the ground, coughing blood.
Zhou Tianyu raised a shield of sword Ki around himself. It blocked the force, but still pushed him back.
Theo entered the battlefield, hovering slightly above the ground. His hands vibrated, wrapped in white pressure fields.
Loki's heart pounded wildly.
Where did these monsters co from?
He tried to slip away quietly.
Suddenly, his body slamd into the ground.
An invisible force crushed down on him like a mountain.
Gravity.
Theo didn't even need to move.
"It seems we want the sa thing," Theo said calmly, watching Zhou Tianyu.
He made no move for the stones.
He knew better.
Zhou Tianyu gave no reply.
A mark appeared on his forehead.
Golden light erupted as a sword materialized in his hand.
The Xuanyuan Sword.
The night sky shattered under its brilliance, golden light shooting upward, visible across vast distances.
The energy alone was overwhelming.
Zhou Tianyu was not holding back.
From the very beginning, he intended to kill.
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Should I change 'Zhou Tianyu' to an English or Japanese na?
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