Aya was kneeling in front of Vision, her fingers touching the Mind Stone as she was trying her best to whisper a stronger protection spell.. She knew that Ebony Maw somehow found a way to get through her spells but if she didn't finish this spell.. Thanos would be able to get this stone.
She looked up and saw Thor flying around, taking down ships with Stormbreaker and helping the people of Wakanda. Aya couldn't help but smile at the man she loved.. How he was ready to die to protect her and everyone.. To protect that stone.
Aya felt someone landing and coming towards them, the person seemed tense once seeing Aya touching the stone but Vision raised a hand "It's okay Wanda.. She's protecting me" He whispered. Wanda stood there for a moment before kneeling down with Aya and she nodded in thanks "Thank you.." She whispered and Aya had a small smile
"Vision is special.. I can tell. We have to do everything to make sure him and the stone are safe.. Okay?" Aya said looking at Wanda who was silent at first until nodding. She rested a hand on Vision's cheek and looked at him
"Are you okay?" She whispered and suddenly Vision flinches in pain and Aya froze. Steve noticed it and he came towards them "Aya.. Is everything okay?"
"What? What is it? Are you okay?" Wanda said and Vision looked at Steve and Wanda "He's here.." He said as suddenly the stone started glowing. Steve noticed the look in Aya's eyes.. Aya snapped out of it and she took out her sword, standing in front of Vision.
The air suddenly grew more dense.. More heavy.. The leaves barley moving. Steve knew something was wrong, all he wish in that moment was that Riley was with him in this final battle..
"Everyone, on my position. We have incoming." Steve ordered and soon he saw Natasha, Sam, Okoye, Orchid, Connie and T'Challa running towards them, suddenly they felt the air too
"What the hell?" Natasha whispered and Connie looked around and shook her head "James.. You better get here.. This is gonna be bad" She said. Bruce turned and soon starting seeing a black hole.. The same one that Thanos would usually enter from. Soon, Thanos stepped out on his own.. His eyes looking at Aya and then Vision.
"Cap. That's him." Bruce said quietly and Steve looked over at Thanos and Aya.. He knew this was going to be the end, hoping that Aya is the one that ends the fight. He knew.. The others and him had to hold him back while Aya and Wanda figure out what to do.
"Eyes up. Stay sharp." Steve said and the others nodded. They all charged towards Thanos. It was Bruce who reaches Thanos first, lunging forward fist-first but Thanos used the Space Stone on him, renders him immaterial until the Hulkbuster is half-buried in the stone of the cliff behind him, and freezes Bruce in place.
Captain America is sent flying by purple energy before he even gets to strike a single blow. Connie ran at Thanos but the Titan used another purple energy to blast Connie back
T'Challa, armor fully charged kinetically, leaps high and with claws extended, but is easily grabbed by the throat and punched to the ground, his armor discharging violently. Orchid looked in horror before charging at the Titan. Thanos went to punch her but Orchid used a force field to block and kicked Thanos in the leg but it was no use. Thanos punched her in the stomach and knocked her into T'Challa.
Falcon flied in, strafing with both Steyr pistols, but is felled when his wings become rubbery and unable to sustain flight.. Falling to the ground
"Wanda. It's time." Vision took her hand, but Wanda shook her head, tears forming from her eyes. Aya looked back in sadness but she kept her ground as she watched each Avenger getting knocked back, it was only a matter of time before Thanos got to the three of them.. Before..
"No."
"They can't stop him, Wanda, but we can.. All Three of us" Vision said as Wanda tried breaking away from him.. Vision looked at her, pleading "Look at me. You have the power to destroy the stone.. Both of you. Aya, all of your life you were meant to protect this stone.. We need to protect the universe now"
"Don't." Wanda said shaking her head as she started crying, Aya looking at Vision with tears starting to form as she sighed and looked down "This universe was meant to have all the stones.. No one was ever meant to touch them.. I was never ordered to destroy these stones and I can't do it now"
"You must do it. Wanda, Aya, please. We. Are. Out of time." Vision pleaded with the two and Aya looked up into the sky with eyes closed and Wanda shook her head "I can't."
"Yes, you can. You can. If he gets the stone, half the universe dies.. I need both of you to do it" Vision said and Wanda cried "It's not fair."
"It shouldn't be you, but it is. It's all right. You could never hurt me. I just... feel you.." Vision said and Aya opened her eyes and looked at Wanda "If you can't do it.. I'll do it, but we can do it.. Together" Aya stuck out her hand.. Wanda looked at Aya for a moment before taking it and both women focused, raised a hand each and started beaming their energies at the Mind Stone.]
War Machine was firing his guns at Thanos until he uses the gauntlet to crush his armor around him and toss him aside.
Bucky ran in firing, and is punched away by the Power Stone.
Okoye activated the vibranium-powered elements on her spear and flings it; Power stops it inches from Thanos, and throws her and it aside while wrapping the Black Widow in unescapable bands of earth.
Groot looked back and saw Aya and Wanda.. Groot nodded at Aya before he stabs his hands into the ground to wrap Thanos in cables of roots, which he breaks easily.. Thanos was making his way towards the girls and Thanos.
Wanda and Aya watched all this over one shoulder, and Aya nodded before letting go of Wanda and she turned to Vision to add her other hand.. Wanda joining suit with a tearful effort.
Steve slided under one blow and comes up swinging his deployed arm-shields, punching Thanos in the gut and chin when Thanos went to stomp on Connie. He grabs the gauntlet, keeping Thanos's fingers unclenched. Thanos looks very briefly impressed at Steve efforts as he screams before slamming a fist into his head and rendering him insensible as he fell next to Connie
Aya looks over her shoulder again and sees Thanos approaching unopposed. "Wanda.. You need to do this" Aya shouted before swinging around and with her sword she generated a stream of energy and it came flying at Thanos and pushes him back despite his blue-purple energy shield, but then he starts to make slow headway.
"Wanda! Now!" Aya shouted as Wanda looked at the scene happening in front of her in horror before turning to Vision who was speaking softly
"It's all right. It's all right." Vision said as Wanda looked with him with trembling lips and Aya heard Vision's last words to her and couldn't help but help but tear up too "I love you." Vision had told Wanda.
At those words, the yellow Mind Stone finally started to crack and as the crystal fragments completely, a pulse of pure yellow energy explodes from him, shuddering the trees for many meters around his epicenter. Wanda and Aya were thrown back and Thanos's energy subsides.
Aya and Wanda were lying together and Thanos walked towards Wanda and he rested a hand on her head "I understand, my child. Better than anyone."
Wanda looked at him with a cold glare "You could never."
Thanos reached down to presume to stroke her hair, as if in comfort "Today, I lost more than you can know. But now is no time to mourn. Now... is no time at all." He reached forward, clenching the gauntlet, emerald filigree surrounding his wrist, making a gesture very similar to When Maria would activate the Eye of Agamotto. In response, a bead of yellow light starts gathering in on itself as time is reversed and growing in size, solidifying into an intact and conscious Vision]
"No!" Wanda shouted as she lunges for Vision and is swatted away by Thanos.
Thanos picked up Vision by the throat, lifting him to eye-level, and digs the fingers of his right hand into Vision's forehead, digging out the Mind Stone. He pulls it loose, and Vision goes limp and colorless. He tossed the lifeless android aside like trash. Bringing his gauntleted hand up, he slowly moves the Mind Stone over the last empty setting, and drops it in. The energy surge is much more than any previous - his torso is wreathed with iridescent static and he bellows from the sensations.
He felt a strong wind and saw Aya getting up with her sword, she looked in horror of all the stones finally at the hands of the man that she tried to keep them from. Aya charged at Thanos with her sword and Thanos shot a beam of energy.. From all the stones at her but she slashed it away and ran at him, slashing him in the side and he bend down in pain.. Aya went and kicked him hard in the chest to send him flying back and he landed on the ground. Aya walked towards him
"All my life.. I've was in charge of protecting these stones.. All of them, I know like the back of my hand and I will die before I let you use them the wrong way, you won't kill half of the universe, I won't allow it"
"Such big words for a small goddess.. But these stones aren't my enemy.. In fact, they told me something just great, something I didn't expect" Thanos said, pretending to be weak when Aya stood over him but in a single movement, Thanos's hand wrapped around Aya's neck and he started getting up.. Aya choking for air as she tried punching him
"The stones have many secrets including yours, Goddess of Protection. They gave me the story of the first Sorceress Supreme, Lyanna, and her mission to protect these stones from evils like me.. Including how she did it. I never knew why the Soul Stone couldn't detect Anthea and Maria.. In good reason I know why.. But your soul.. I can read clearly.. Your soul is full of lies, darkness.. How you managed to keep that lie for centuries amazes me.."
Thanos brought Aya closer as she was gasping for air and Thanos looked at her with cold eyes
"When were you going to mention that you weren't the one of the Three at all?"
Author's Note:
The Truth has been revealed!
My biggest cliff hanger and also biggest secret with this whole series has been revealed! Aya isn't part of the Three, she never was.
I knew from the start of making the Three, Aya wasn't meant to be the third member.. She was always meant to be the Goddess of Protection.
So many questions.. Only Three Chapters left! And I know there will be questions and they will be answered!
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Until next time!