VORMIR

On the planet Vormir, the sixth planet in the Helgentar System and home to more than 3,600,000,000 Vorms that lived in every corner of this barren world, the Red Skull, who was known as the Stonekeeper, had been spending the last few years wondering the dunes of Vormir, passing by homes and villages that were occupied by the Vorms. The Red Skull didn't bother to engage the Vorms, for they were known to be very territorial. All Vorms have long tails that they can use as weapons. They are also nocturnal and vulnerable to great heat.

As the Red Skull continued to walk alone and continued to remember tha days when he nearly conquered the world with HYDRA at his command, he still came to the point of accepting his deserved fate. That was when he began to sense a strange disturbance somewhere across the planet and ventured across the dunes that took him to an old ruined temple that was surrounded by water. Instead of swimming, he used his power to levitate himself across the water and landed softly in front of the ruined temple. The inside of the temple was very old and filled with hooded Vorm statues that covered their faces.

Upon reaching the heart of the temple, the Red Skull came to notice a dark armored individual slowly approaching a stone plinth which had a cube placed on the heart of it. However, he soon began to notice that the dark-armored individual wasn't alone, for he had about hundreds of Sakaaran Native Mercenaries that once worked for the Mad Titan Thanos Rex. Ever since Thanos' death at the hands of Thor Odinson and the Avengers, it left a power vacuum for the Endless Resurgence. The Endless Resurgence was founded by Thanos in the wake of his homeworld's devastation, which resulted the near-extinction of the Titanians that lived on Titan I for millions of years.

Rather than wanting to engage, the Red Skull remained silent and watched as the dark armored individual began to use the a strange power made out of dark-purple like energy, which was made out of Darkforce. There, he used the Darkforce to create a holographic figure, who was known as Mordú.

Mordú was known in Mordor as the "Mouth of Sauron" and had served Sauron all his life, and had forgotten his own true name. A Man of great stature, he was potentially the equal of the Dúnedain, but had fallen into darkness. After his mentor Ûrzahil had perished, Mordú managed to uncover his master's secrets, which helped him uncover secrets to learn a lot of sorcery and managed to learn the power of immortality during his time under Sauron, and knew many of the Dark Lord's plans.

"Mouth of Sauron, I call to thee," The Dark Armored Individual responded as he bends the right knee to address him.

"Exile, have you begun the search?" Mordú asked.

"I have," Exile answered and then explained. "Every world in the universe continues to remain divided as planned. Even after Thanos sought to bring stability to the universe by wiping out half of all life at every level for the past several decades, many different races are at war with one another, too separate to be one. Their free will must be ripped from them and be given absolution in one glorious belief: to serve him."

"And what of the Cosmic Cubes?" Mordú asked him that.

"I have found one of the four here on Vormir," Exile answered and revealed the first Cosmic Cube that he held in his hand. "This is the one that woke and called to me. The other three still remain asleep while I shall build my stronghold onboard the Sanctuary II in the name of his glory."

"And what of the Black Order, the children of Thanos?" Mordú asked. "What is their status?"

"Unknown," Exile answered. "We believe that the children of Thanos were all perished on Earth, but word has reached to me from my mercenaries that Ebony Maw is alive. If it is true, then maybe he could serve as potential ally to us."

"If the children of Thanos still live, then perhaps their usefulness will guide us to victory once the Negative Zone is in our grasp," Mordú sounded pleased by the news. "Mighty Exile, continue your search for the other three of the Cosmic Cubes. The Dark Lord wants all four of them With the cubes at his side once again, our master will soon contain the ultimate power to control the Annihilation Wave. Do not return to Mordor once you have all four cubes."

"The Cosmic Cubes will be found and brought to Mordor," Exile swore his promise. "No Protectors here. No Avengers. No Thanos. Every world will fall."

"For Sauron," Mordú said.

"For Sauron," Exile lowered his head.

After finishing his conversation, Exile used his power to create a portal to allow the Sakaaran Natives to move through and return to the Sanctuary II at once with the Cosmic Cube. Before Exile was about to leave last, he turned back when he realized that he was being watched. Without hesitating, he used the Darkforce to summon his sword.

"Come out from the shadow now," Exile demanded.

"You are unwise to come here," Red Skull said, remaining in the shadows as his voice only spoke out to him. "Victor, son of Viktor."

"You know my name?" Exile asked, confused.

"It is my curse to know all who come and venture on this very world," Red Skull revealed.

"Well I only ventured here to get what I was coming for," Exile explained. "If your here for the Cosmic Cube, I would suggest you stay back."

"And why would I consider that?" Red Skull asked. "Do you know what kind of power these cosmic cubes can possess? They can control matter and energy, answering to the will of those willing to use them. They require practice to be used properly, but a skillful one like you can alter all reality to answer to its thoughts, granting anything they desire."

"I know, and with four, enough power from them can create a great portal that would lead us to the Negative Zone," Exile said.

"Be warned," Red Skull said. "The Darkforce maybe your power, but if you try to absorb power from the cube, it will overwhelm you."

"Thanks for the warning, voice in the shadow," Exile chuckled. "You have given me a warning, but I have no interest in absorbing the power of the cubes. The cubes belong to the Dark Lord."

"And do you believe that the Dark Lord will consider you a worthy champion?" Red Skull asked.

"Whoever you are, you will not convince me to betray my master," Exile growled.

"Your master will never share power with you or those that ally with him," Red Skull warned.

"I think we're done here," Exile said, not wanting to talk to him.

"And so we are," Red Skull finished. "Farewell."

SANCTUARY II

The Sanctuary II was a one-ship fleet, heavily armed and well supported. At least four Q-Ships could dock with it at a time in two massive bays located under its lower wings. The ship also contained a massive throne room within it for Thanos' use. It also contained detention rooms, such as the one Thanos used to detain Nebula after her failed attempt to assassinate him. Just like most of Thanos' equipment, the Sanctuary II seems to be assembled from a combination of organic and mechanical components. This is demonstrated by the ship's appearance, wherein the hull appears to be constructed out of rock material within which mechanical components such as its offensive and propulsion systems are intergrated.

Sanctuary II was armed with very powerful heavy laser cannons capable of decimating a planet with ease. The ship could also hold a multitude of Leviathans, Chitauri Chariots, and Necrocrofts as well, which could be deployed from under its hull. It also contained many Chitauri, Sakaarans, and Outriders that were all bound to serve Exile in the wake of Thanos' death, along with hundreds of Outrider Dropships, and Chitauri Tanks.

After getting the first Cosmic Cube, Exile sat on the throne which belonged to Thanos. He began to ponder in thought when he began to notice that the first Cosmic Cube he claimed from Vormir was calling to him.

"What is it?" Exile demanded, holding the Cosmic Cube in his grasp. "Show me."