Thanos waited patiently. He could not hear anything, and tried the door.
Locked.
"Anthony?"
...
He proceeded to kick the door in. Pulling his sword out, he found himself in an empty room. Growling in frustration, he searched for them, knowing there were not many places to hide. Stalking up the stairs, he continued his pursuit.
On the balcony was silence. The sun was setting, and he found the cover of night to sneak around.
"Anthony..." His eyes cut around and up, with no sign of them. Then he saw a rope, and smirked. Looking over the balcony of the bell tower, Thanos saw Anthony and Carol dangling off the side of the building. "Leaving so soon?"
"Hang on!" Carol squeezed tighter around Anthony's neck, her legs around his waist. With all of his strength, he swung to another statue, and with a death grip, narrowly escaped Thanos' sword.
Thanos went to strike again, but Anthony dropped a few meters down and swooped down into an open hallway. Breathing heavily, his whole body was shaking from the strain of it all. It had only been a few moments, but the adrenaline was diminishing, and his chest ached.
"Anthony, come on..." Carol wiped his sweaty brow with her hand. "We're not out of the woods yet." They started to run down the hall and halted to a stop as Thanos landed in front of them.
"I realize now I should've left you to die with your parents..." Thanos smiled. "You should've seen your mother's face when she died, trying to save you..."
"You're right...but you've made a grave mistake..." Anthony shook with rage and fear. He grunted as he stood straighter. "You've told me everything I need to know, twice now, actually. Now, I won't feel a tinge of guilt when I kill you with my bare hands."
"You will not succeed."
"For ten years, you refused to get to know me...only pretending to care, and I believed you. But now...here's lesson number one: when I set my mind to something, nothing will stop me." A dagger was pulled out to block a blow from Thanos' sword. It was challenging, but Anthony was limber and maneuvered around Thanos with ease as they fought.
Carol once again watched helplessly, but ran off to help in some way.
"No..." Thanos head-butted Anthony, and chased after her.
She found bells and darkness, and went to hide amongst them for safety.
Sanctuary. She thought ironically to herself.
"Where are you, you witch..." Thanos called out. She froze in terror, waiting for him to pass. "Surrender, and Anthony lives..."
"Why me?" Her voice shakily asked.
"Because..." Thanos found her and stared into pitch black. "It is our destiny...and tonight, it will be fulfilled."
"Think again." Carol pushed the bell she was hiding behind, hitting Thanos in the head and ran.