In a dark cell is a small figure huddled in a corner. The figure is around age of ten. The child's skin is covered in scars but she can still make out the color is purple. Her name is Nuala and she is a Titan born with The Deviant gene.
Her eyes are bright blue. Her long tangled hair is black. She stands at 4ft and 9inches. She wears a raggedy old burlap tunic.
She jumps when screams are heard from above. Nuala looks up and hears massive stomping of feet leading away from The screaming. She looks up when the hatch of the cell opens and a ladder is sent down.
Nuala slowly gets up and climbs the ladder. Once she reaches the top a blinding light stops her from moving. But, once her eyes adjusted she sees chaos surround her.
She hops off the cell ladder and falls when a crowd rush over her. The child gets up and sees a large man killing everyone in sight. She couldn't move as if something was glueing her to her spot. The man stands at 6'7 and his appearance matches hers. Suddenly, a blue women with a robot arm grabs her. The women yells," Father, I found something that may interest you".
The man turns and sees a child titan. As he walks over to them the child gets out of the women grip and runs. But, not before she is tackled to the ground.
The women picks up the child but the girls fist whizzing toward the women, striking her in the nose. And then another punch. And then another. The Girl is far smaller and weaker than the luphomoid, but she fights with a ferocity that seems inhuman, punching and kicking and headbutting, doing whatever it takes to fell her enemy. Nebula, stunned by the intensity of the assault.
Nebula has enough of the assault and hits the child. Nuala hits the ground with a thud. The child turns and sees Nebula walking towards her. She tried to run again but is blocked by a massive figure. The purple giant picks her up by her collar. "What is your name child?", asked the behemoth. The child starts to kick at the man but it doesn't phase him," stop this childish behavior at once!", He roared. She kicked him again and it lands between his legs. He doubled over and she drops to the ground. Within a heartbeat she bolts up and runs.
She runs over to a wall and jumps over it. They see the child sliding down the side of a building and sliding down it to launch herself on to another building. Nuala hurtles downward then lands casually on the street below.
Nuala is hauling ass.
Never slowing down, she turns after few blocks and hides in a alleyway.
A few blocks back Thanos is in pursuit. He throws burning vehicles and building debris out of the way, just being a menace. He stops in the street because he lost sight of her. Thanos focuses on his surroundings and hears a panicking breath over the chaos. He moves to a alleyway where the breathing intensified. He kicks the large garbage bin and its hits the other Ally wall. Nuala jumps up from her hiding spot and ascends up a building rapidly. She jumps from the edge to edge while trying to not think about the large purple man climbing after her.
Once she reached the rooftop she clings onto a tree branch and climbs the tree. She then drops down onto the ground and runs but stops when she hits something or rather Someone. She looks up and to her horror it's Thanos the Mad Titan. "Now, Settle down child". She gets up again and was going to run but is stopped by Ebony maw. Ebony grabs the child and places a hand on her forehead, She then goes limp in his arms.
Sanctuary II
Ebony enters his lab with Nuala in arm and his brothers, sister and father right behind him. "Why again is this child on the ship?", Asked Cull obsidian. "She has potential we might require in due time", Said Thanos from the entryway. Maw turns to his Adopted father and siblings," if you would exit my lab I can begin testing on her immediately". Thanos looks to Maw," I want anwsers of why she can do what she did. We already know she is part Titan but I need to know the other race". Maw nods," I will do so swifty". With that Thanos exits the lab and the electronic doors shut so maw has privacy.
A sizable sum of time later Nuala begins to stir to the sounds of medical monitors beep, keeping track of the vital signs of Nuala, who lies in a bed in the middle of a medical lab. In the wall beside her bed is a light board on which hang her X-rays. Her skeleton seems to be natural besides the large rocks and dirt in her stomach.
She is asleep, recovering. Maw enters the lab. He walks over and examines the X-rays, fascinated by the size of bones the child has and why rocks are in her stomach. Maws eye moves across the child's body and notices she is small for her age and race.
Maw takes a needle from his instrument stand and uncaps an IV needle and moves to the middle of her arm. Once the needle enters her arm fully Maw obtains another clean needle and micro collection tube. Just as he was about to stick the needle into her right arm she opens her eyes and looks at Maw with a tired as well as fear. "Keep calm child. I'm just taking your blood for testing". Her tired eyes looked at him for a moment then she turns her arm so he can put the needle into her arm.
After a few vials are done being filled he places three of them into a clinical centrifuge and the rest away for testing. Nuala sits up and looks around his lab from her seat. "Excuse me sir, where am I?", She asked quietly. She had to ask again since she was so quiet the first time. Maw turn to the child ," your in Sanctuary 2. The home base of the black order". "Why am i here?", She asked. "Your a trophy from a planet. Thanos always takes one from every planet he purges".
"May I have food?", She asked the strange man. "Yes, but I need to flush your stomach of its contents".
She nods and once her stomach is flushed he leads her to his courters close by.
He walks her down a hallway and opens a door to a small bathroom.
"Clean your self and I will bring food when you are done". Nulana nods and Maw exits the bathroom to return to his room. She walks to the shower and gets clean. After she she tried herself with the towel an AI appeared making her jump. "Hello child. I'm here to get you dressed". With the snap of the AI fingers clothes appeared on Nuala
Nuala smiles at her new clothes. "Thank you". The AI smiles at her,"Your welcome child". She then disappeared. Nuala exits the bathroom and sees the man sitting at a hologram table. She walks closer to him and sees he is eating. "Sit, I will bring you food". He gets up and exits the room. She sits on the hologram chair across from him.
Few minuets later he comes back with a platter of cubed fruit, meats, noodles and other strange foods. Nuala looks at the foods as he sets them down on the table. "Eat for your heart's content", Maw said before he continues to eat.
Nuala put cubed fruit, meat and other things onto her plate and began to eat. At the end of the meal half of the tray is gone which didn't surprise Maw. The child must have been in that cell and feed nothing for a long period of time.
As time passes he returns to his lab and leaves Nuala behind since she wished to finish eating her large course of food. Once Nuala finished her food she takes the tray before the table disappeared.
She exits the room and sees signs that point her in the direction of the kitchen. She makes her way to the cafeteria where she finds it packed with all kinds of alien species. Most of the aliens stop what they are doing to look at the tiny Titan. Suddenly, a green women steps in front of Nuala. She looks at her with a small smile. "Hey there kid. I'll take the tray for ya", Nuala hands the women the tray," what's your name?".
"Nuala, what's yours?". "I'm Gamora, it's nice to meet you. Word of advice, stay clear of Thanos and Cull obsidian. They both are hot headed". Nuala nods her head and rushed back to Maws room where he is waiting for her. "Under these extreme Circumstances you can't leave this room. Understand?". "Yes",She said quietly. As Maw exits the room he looks back when the child called out to him. "wait, what's your name?". "You may Refer to me as Ebony Maw or if you prefer a bit formal then Maw will be suffice".
"I'm Nuala".
Maw nods at the child and exits his room. Nuala looks around the room and notices there is nothing for her to do, So she lays on Maws bed.
Nuala and her mother walk hand in hand to a large lab. "Mother, do I have to do it again?", Nuala asked her mother with tears in her eyes. "Yes, if you don't I won't have enough of my powers left". Nuala is lifted up and into a glass tube. "Lady death, she is ready again". Lady death rolls up her sleeve and a large needle is put into her arm.
The scientist turns on the machine and Nuala grows weaker but her mother grows stronger and her once hag appearance is replaced by a beautiful women. Nuala is taken out of the machine and placed on the table. Death looks at her daughter who is almost skin and bones," thank you my child". She kissed her daughter's for head and leaves the lab.
Suddenly, Nuala is awaken by a light shake. She opens her eyes and in fright she hits the figure who goes flying into the metal wall and through the next and another till they stop and collapse to the ground. Nuala gets off the bed and sees she hit Maw through five to seven metal walls. Unexpectedly, she is dragged out of the room and into a large room with a throne in the center.
"What is the meaning of this interruption?", Said the man in the throne. "My Lord,This child just destroyed six rooms by throwing Ebony Maw through them". Thanos looks at the child with a glair," This is how you repay me? By trying to kill my son and destroy my ship".
Nuala looks at Thanos without fear," I didn't mean to hurt him or destroy your ship", she said in a shushed tone. "Speak up girl", said the guard hitting the child in the back of the head. Nuala turns to the guard and kicked him in the leg," Don't touch me".
"Child, stop this childish behavior!", Boomed Thanos. Nuala stops and looks back at him. "Good, now come forward". Thanos leans forward in his throne as Nuala stands a few feet away from him. "What's your name?", He asked. "Nuala. Your Thanos, Right?". He chuckled," correct. Where are you from child?".
"I hail from a unknown planet,Sir".
He chuckled once more," Obviously your not from Titan. Who are your parents? ". "My mother isn't a titan but my father is".
He leaned in closer to to the child," who is your mother child?".
"Mistress Death sir. But, why does that matter?".
Thanos leans back into his throne in shock. "Don't play games with me child". Nuala shook her head," I'm not playing games of any sort, Sir". Thanos rises from his throne and grabs Nualas arm as he exits his throne. They then enter Maws lab where he has her blood file in hand.
"I need a blood test done on this child". Maw looks at Thanos then back to Nuala," I already did one. She is 85% Titan and the rest is unknown".
"Then do a Paternity Test".
Maw didn't question the gigantic Titan and did what he is told to do.
Ebony Maw quickly gathered the supplies to take the Mad Titans DNA.
Once done he sets the mucus samples in tamper proof cases and turns back to the child and Mad Titan. "The process will take a few hour. I suggest you do something in the mean time". Thanos leaves the lab and returned to his throne. Nuala looks at Maw," I'm sorry I through you into those walls. I'm not used to my own strength". "It's alright child. I had worse happen to me", he turns to look at Nuala," have you had proper training with your ability's?". She shook her head which made him chuckle. Suddenly, he pinched her neck and she collapsed onto the floor.
Nuala wakes up to the smell of burning and explosions. She opens her eyes to see Fires light the night sky while buildings and nearly everything in sight has been lit aflame.
Gamora and Ebony Maw charge into view, pursued by an unseen assailant.
"This way!", Yelled Gamora. Nuala gets up and runs next to Maw.
"Nebula, they're everywhere!", Said Gamora. A blue women hurled over building ruble," I know that!".
"Stay together. Where's Cull, Midnight and Glaive?".
Elsewhere, Proxima Midnight throws her spear at several missiles headed for Glaive and Cull who were distracted. The missiles explode mid air and the debris fly in all directions.
"Watch it, Missiles!", Hissed Glaive.
Proxima dives out of the way. Cull grabs Proxima and Glaive, jumping several feet away from there original spot.
Proxima looks around as Maw, Gamora, nebula and Nuala arrive.
"How much time?", Asked Cull.
"Two minutes, tops", Maw said with confidence.
Suddenly, a large spot light beams in there direction.
"Gamora!", cried Nuala. Nuala grabs Gamora and throws her a few feet away just as a large energy beam lands on Nuala. Once the beam goes away Gamora goes to the large hole in the ground and sees Nuala at the bottom with several burns. "Are you okay Nuala". She looks at Gamora with tears in her eyes. Gamora quickly slid down the hole and grabs Nuala who clung onto her.
Before they can re-form up, a mortar explodes few feet away. Everyone takes cover in a trench. Proxima and Cull lean against one of the walls.
"Cull, what the hell are you doing here?". "Enjoying the scenery. You?". Proxima snorted at his response. "You guys just gonna stand there?", Interrupted Gamora.
Proxima glares sternly at her. "You follow my lead, got it?".
Gamora rolls her eyes.
Proxima sighs, addresses everyone else,"We stay in formation, no matter what. Let's go".
They exit the building. Two massive guardians tower over them. Well, this shouldn't take long. Nuala goes to Culls side after slipping from Gamoras grip.
"How's your arm?", She asked. "It's fucking fantastic".
"Throw me". Without a response Cull grabs her by her collar and throws her several feet into the air.
The group stop in there tracks when they hear a beast like roar and metal being torn apart.
As the dust clears they see Nuala caring A head of one of the guardians. She plops it to the ground. She then dusts herself off.
"I don't see how formations could do that", Nuala said with a cocky look.
"Cull, Nebula, take the left with Nuala. Gamora, Maw, and Glaive with me", Ordered Proxima.
They split up. Cull charged and knocks through the guardians leg, causing it to spark. Maw creates an force Field to slow the metal behemoth fall, and Nuala opens the chest plate and Cull rips out the whole chest cavity.
Proxima and other re-group. Maw flies up to the Guardians head with the others. Together they finish it. Suddenly, part of the levitating land falls apart. Nuala gasped as she begins to fall. The last thing she remembered is that the room disappeared and turns into
…a massive hologram chamber.