Tony gave the phone back to the lady.
What do I do now...
"Are you all right?" She asked.
I would be, if it weren't for you people.
"Yeah." Said Tony. Lying had become quite a part of his life.
"You don't look like it."
"Uh-huh."
Tony clutched the strap of his armour bag. "You didn't tell why I am here."
The lady smiled. " Anthony, have you ever heard about time travel?"
Tony took a step back as she took a step towards him. Calm down!
"Yeah."
She laughed .
Tony eyes her closely.
Then...her features began to change.
Her hair lengthened, the smooth and lithe skin began to decay in places, her eyes...they turned black and voluptous. Her teeth looked carnivorous. Her clothes morphed into a sort of an armour. She twirled her decayed hands and a spear formed in her hand.
Before Tony knew it, a hellish figure stood before him, laughing, as the room around him drifted away like ashes discarded from a blaze, leaving them standing in a black area. Gene fell on the floor, but was caught by the nameless monster.
"What are you?!" Tony lamented.
"Anthony Edward Stark, my name is Proxima Midnight. Your end...meets you."
I shouldn't have asked.
"Not now!" Tony shouted. He pressed a button in the underside of his bag. It opened and soon, iron man stood, ready for the battle.
Proxima watched him, impressed. "You think...that tin can will save you?" Her voice was misty and whispery. She threw Gene away from both of us. A set of ropes formed around him. He winced.
"Come, embrace your death!"
With a derisive laugh, she raised her spear. She jumped and thrust it in my direction. I dodged the hit and went sideways, but she was to turned in midair , and managed to drive the spear right in my hand, but the armour handled the pressure. I choked, the spear pulsated energy waves into my hand.
SHIT!
I deployed flared, which hit her square in the face. She fell back, only to attack more harshly. My shoulder blade had hidden guns, which emerged.
She chopped them away before I could shoot!
"Shit!" I screamed.
"How do you expect to kill someone who has already died?"
Huh.
"You..." I panted," You are dead?"
"I did die , Anthony, but he has ressurected me!" She laughed. I winced at the true exult hidden in her words.
"Death is painful , Anthony."
Who is he?
She laughed again and circled me , trying to find an opening.
I fired my repulsors at her. She threw her spear in the same direction, cutting the energy from my blast. I flew sideways. And shit, it has pierced my armour from the side. I wasn't hit, but the area was vunerable.
"Thanos will kill you Anthony."
"Tony!" Gene shouted.
I looked at him. Proxima waited, she couldn't resist to make sure that I was suffering to see my so called friend lying on the floor, or she was crazy and wanted to drag this as long as she could.
Gene showed me his fingers. They were raw, and the Makluan rings were nearly printed on them.
The rings!
Proxima had them!
I looked at her. She wasn't wearing them .
Gene opened his other fist a bit.
He had the rings!
How!
He showed me his other fist , and opened it. It was empty. And he said something . I understood.
"Done the chit-chat?" Asked Proxima, raising her spear.
Gene nodded. Then he threw the rings at Proxima's feet.
Proxima blinked.
I arched, and directed all the power to the arc reactor.
Proxima picked them up. "You are not friends?" She asked.
"Oh we don't know." I said, feeling sick. I fired my repulsor from the arc reactor. Proxima rotated her spear to protect her spear, but the blast wasn't meant for her.
It hit the rings.
There was a sudden explosion of colours. Suddenly time felt like it had stopped. Gene and I were thrown back, in opposite directions, and we watched as Proxima disintegrated into thin air, screaming and shouting.
I closed my eyes.
Infinity war sized spoilers ahead!