Homelander: New Legacy

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Knowhere, a lawless zone built from the colossal skull of a dead celestial being.

This place is managed by the Tivan Group, led by the famed collector Taneleer Tivan, who employs criminals to extract rare and valuable fluids from the skull, selling them at a high price across the galaxy.

Taneleer Tivan, also known as the Collector, owns this desolate outpost and holds a vast collection of extremely rare artifacts. In the original storyline, the Reality Stone itself was entrusted to him by the Asgardians.

Initially, Roger hadn't understood why Asgardians would choose to leave the Reality Stone with the Collector. However, after watching What If…?, he realized that the Collector, though not deeply portrayed in the MCU, is a formidable entity. In What If...?, he even takes on the role of a villain instead of Thanos, with an arsenal that includes Captain America's shield, Thor's hammer, and even Hela's crown.

This made it understandable why the Asgardians would trust him with one of the Infinity Stones.

Of course, the What If...? storyline varies from the MCU, and the Collector here lacks the extensive power and influence shown in that series. It's doubtful he would dare provoke either Asgard or Earth, which now has the Avengers as protectors.

Besides… it seems the Collector hasn't been doing so well lately.

When Captain Marvel brought Roger to Knowhere, they found the place in complete chaos, as if it had just been through an intergalactic war.

The usual workers, mostly criminals, weren't busy extracting fluids but instead cleaning up wreckage scattered everywhere.

Carol took in the scene, instinctively slowing down their ship. Glancing around, she asked, bewildered:

"What happened here? It looks like the place was ransacked."

"Hmm, I think I have an idea…" Roger replied softly as he observed the scene below.

If his guess was right, Knowhere had just experienced the events from the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie.

In that storyline, the Guardians had brought the orb containing the Power Stone to the Collector, hoping to trade it for a reward. But his servant, Carina, rebelled. Seeing the Power Stone exposed, she attempted to seize its power with her bare hands.

Overestimating her resilience, Carina was quickly overwhelmed, and her body disintegrated, unleashing a burst of energy that blew the Collector's base to pieces.

At the same time, Drax the Destroyer, driven by a vendetta against Ronan, deliberately revealed the location of the Power Stone, luring Ronan to the base.

Then, after a battle between the Guardians and Ronan, Knowhere was left in ruins.

Looking around, Roger even noticed the remnants of a Kree ship, confirming his suspicion.

According to the Guardians of the Galaxy storyline, Ronan would next take the Power Stone to Xandar with the intent of destroying it. The Guardians would pursue him there, culminating in a final battle, after which the Power Stone would be stored on Xandar for safekeeping.

Reflecting on this, Roger turned to Carol and said:

"Carol, after you drop me off at the Collector's doorstep, head to Xandar."

"Hmm? What's happening on Xandar?"

"Does the name 'Ronan' sound familiar?"

"Ah…"

Mention of that name was enough for Carol to recognize him.

Ronan the Accuser, a Kree zealot general.

Ronan belonged to the extremist faction of the Kree, advocating for the annihilation of other planets rather than establishing diplomacy.

He roamed the cosmos, decimating countless worlds and exterminating untold lives. Compared to Thanos, who was still relatively obscure, Ronan's reputation was even more widespread.

After all, where Thanos would halve a world's population, Ronan preferred to obliterate entire civilizations.

Understanding the implication, Carol asked Roger for confirmation:

"So Ronan's going after Xandar? But Xandar has already made peace with the Kree Empire."

"Do you think that's a problem for someone like Ronan?"

Roger countered.

"Good point…"

Carol knew Ronan's destructive inclinations well enough to understand that once he set his sights on a target, only an insurmountable obstacle could deter him.

Carol didn't question Roger's information further.

She had already asked him multiple times throughout their journey why he knew so much, and each time he'd brushed it off with "parallel universe" as an answer.

If in doubt, blame quantum mechanics; if stumped, call it a parallel universe…

Roger had used that line so many times it became his catch-all explanation.

So now, when Roger shared unexpected insights, Carol didn't bother questioning him, she chalked it up to parallel universes.

"Are you sure you'll be okay on your own?"

Before setting off for Xandar, Carol asked Roger one last time.

Roger smiled and replied:

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. I've traveled through space before; I know how to handle most ships."

"No, I didn't mean that…"

Carol was worried about the Collector himself.

The Collector was notorious for his obsessive need to acquire anything rare, unique, or otherwise difficult to obtain in the universe, whether or not it was alive.

Roger, being from a parallel universe, not only could fly but also shoot lasers from his eyes, making him a dream acquisition for the Collector.

Carol was genuinely concerned that Roger would end up in the Collector's showcase as a living exhibit.

Reading her expression, Roger reassured her:

"Relax, the Collector isn't strong enough to beat me."

"Alright."

While Carol hadn't personally gauged Roger's strength, she'd heard from Nick Fury that Roger's powers were akin to Superman's in the comics.

And in those comics, Superman was nothing short of a god. Someone with Superman-like powers truly wouldn't need to worry about the Collector.

In fact, protecting Xandar took priority.

Playing intergalactic chauffeur, Carol dropped Roger off and then leapt away in her ship through a wormhole.

Roger, meanwhile, stood outside the entrance of the Collector's domain. He stepped inside after gently pushing open the broken door that hung precariously on its hinges, Knowhere's recent chaos had left the facility's entrance barely intact.

The moment he entered, Roger saw a chaotic scene with live specimens from the Collector's collection scurrying around. In the midst of the rubble sat the Collector himself, Taneleer Tivan, looking utterly defeated as he pondered his life choices.

"Seems like I came at a bad time?"

Roger carefully stepped over debris to approach Tivan.

Without even looking at Roger, the Collector said:

"I'm not in the mood to do business today. If you have something to sell, come back tomorrow."

He took a sip from a glass of juice as he spoke.

Waiting until Tivan had finished, Roger responded:

"I'm not here to sell anything."

"Oh?"

The Collector finally looked up, and upon seeing Roger, his eyes lit up. He quickly tossed aside his glass and walked around Roger, inspecting him from every angle.

"!!"

"What's up?" Roger asked, wary of the Collector's unsettling gaze as the man circled him.

"Would you… have any interest in becoming part of my collection? We can negotiate the price, of course!"

"I'll pass."

Roger shot the Collector a deadpan look. He had anticipated this reaction, and, dismissing the notion, promptly explained his purpose for coming:

"I didn't come here to do business. I'm looking for something the Asgardians entrusted you with."

The Collector's intrigued gaze instantly vanished, replaced by a wary expression as he asked:

"You mean…"

"The Aether. Or, perhaps, it's better known as the Reality Stone?"

"Forgive me, sir," Tivan said, stepping back and fixing Roger with a serious gaze. "If you know the Asgardians placed it in my care, then you should understand how they'd react if I lost it."

"I didn't say I was taking the Reality Stone."

"?"

"I just want to see it, just a look, maybe even touch it. And I'm willing to negotiate a fair price."

Roger smiled.

He had no intention of taking the Reality Stone; he simply wanted to see if Andrea had left any traces within it, as Odin's memories suggested.

As for "payment" after the viewing…

Roger couldn't pay in credits, but he could offer the Collector information on the whereabouts of other stones or rare collectibles.

For someone like the Collector, such leads would be invaluable.

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