Homelander: New Legacy

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No matter what, Roger now had the true location of the Reality Stone. His next stop was the Celestial's tomb, to continue searching for clues about Andrea.

"I'm taking the Reality Stone with me. You don't mind, do you?" Roger asked the Collector before leaving Knowhere.

It wasn't as if Roger wanted to swipe the Reality Stone, at this point, the stone had embedded itself into his body, becoming a part of him.

Until he could find a way to remove it from his body, there was no way he could return the stone to the Collector.

"No objections. None at all," the Collector replied, still under the influence of the Mind Stone.

Satisfied, Roger patted him on the shoulder, grabbing a spaceship from his collection, and prepared to contact Captain Marvel.

After all, Captain Marvel had brought him to Knowhere, so it was only fair to notify her before leaving.

Fortunately, Carol had given Roger her contact information before she left. With an interstellar ship, he could easily reach her. Not long after, Roger initiated the call.

Boom, BOOM!

As soon as the line connected, Roger heard explosive sounds on Carol's end.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Carol? I hope I'm not…interrupting?"

"If by interrupting, you mean calling while I'm in the middle of fighting Ronan… then yes, you are very much interrupting, !"

A heavy crash sounded through the line, and Roger could practically picture Carol being smashed away by one of Ronan's brutal swings.

He cringed slightly and said, "Sorry. I assumed you'd be done by now."

"Done?!"

Roger heard a clattering sound, as if Carol was pulling herself out of rubble, and then her voice cut in, "Did you really think that someone wielding an Infinity Stone would be that easy to defeat?!"

Fair point.

Each Infinity Stone embodies a universal principle, and wielding even one instantly elevates a person to the top ranks of the cosmos.

But if Roger remembered correctly, in the original storyline, Ronan was distracted by the Guardians of the Galaxy, and they managed to seize the Power Stone from him… So why was Carol struggling this much?

After considering it, Roger suspected that his presence, an unplanned element, had inadvertently complicated things. The difficulty spike was likely his fault.

Awkwardly, he said to Carol, who seemed to be taking quite a beating on the other end, "…Hang in there. I'll be right over."

"Get here as fast as you can!"

Carol cut the line abruptly. Realizing he couldn't afford any more delays, Roger activated the spaceship's warp drive, setting his course for Xandar.

After several wormhole jumps, Roger arrived in Xandar's orbit.

Upon exiting the last jump, he saw the Nova Corps locked in battle with Ronan's fleet, and below them, Carol's shining form clashing against a purple figure.

Using his enhanced vision, Roger zoomed in to see that the purple figure was Ronan.

Somehow, Ronan had mastered the Power Stone's energy, which enveloped him as he wielded it through his weapon, going blow-for-blow with Captain Marvel.

Roger could see that Carol had been attempting to seize or destroy the staff bearing the Power Stone, but Ronan's combat skills were, if anything, superior to hers.

With the Power Stone's amplification, Captain Marvel was slowly losing ground.

"Now this is more like it…"

Though Carol was struggling, Roger couldn't help but make a sardonic comment.

In hindsight, Ronan's performance now was more fitting for his title of "the Accuser."

The original story depicted him as being distracted by Star-Lord's ridiculous dance, leading to the loss of the Stone, an embarrassing moment that didn't befit a warrior who had fought across the universe and destroyed countless worlds.

With these thoughts running through his mind, Roger maneuvered the spaceship to hover above Xandar, but he refrained from descending to the planet's surface.

The Nova Corps, Ronan's forces, and the Ravagers brought by Star-Lord were engaged in chaotic three-way combat.

If Roger landed now, he risked becoming a target for all three factions.

Rather than getting caught in the crossfire and crashing with his ship, it made more sense for Roger to jump down himself, it would be a lot more flexible.

Floating just outside Xandar's atmosphere, Roger enveloped himself in his bio-field, then leaped from the ship and descended at high speed.

Ronan and Carol's clash was far too intense for anyone else to approach.

The energy unleashed by these two super-powered beings was enough to destroy any ship that got too close.

The Nova Corps had already lost several ships trying to assist Carol, all of them shattered against the Power Stone's force field that shielded Ronan from their attacks.

With a thunderous strike, Carol attempted to wrest the staff from Ronan's grasp, but he smashed her away again.

She tumbled through the rubble, skidding through buildings until she finally came to a stop.

Ronan, propelled by the energy in his weapon, soared toward Carol, pointing the Power Stone-embedded weapon at her and saying:

"You, I remember you. I saw you on Earth; you destroyed my fleet."

"Sorry, I don't remember you."

Carol taunted him with a smile.

Of course, she remembered him. When she went to Earth and met Nick Fury, Ronan had been sent to destroy the planet, only to be repelled by her singlehandedly.

It must have left a bitter memory for Ronan, one that still lingered.

But Carol had no interest in reminiscing with him. Her only objective was to keep him from using the Power Stone on Xandar.

If he succeeded, the stone's chaotic energy would obliterate the entire planet.

Ronan, however, had no intention of wasting words. Recognizing her, he simply said a few parting words before raising his hammer:

"None of that matters."

He lifted his weapon high, declaring, "For you and this planet will be destroyed here, reduced to cosmic dust!"

"!!"

Carol's body flared with light as she prepared to take flight and stop him.

But someone was faster.

A shadow descended from above, hurtling directly toward Ronan. Roger landed between them, catching Ronan's hammer with a single hand.

"?"

Momentarily surprised, Ronan's expression quickly twisted with fury.

Between the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Nova Corps, and now Captain Marvel, it seemed everyone was out to thwart him. Now, yet another unknown figure had come to stand in his way.

This series of frustrations ignited a rage within him, and he struggled against the man in front of him, roaring:

"No one can stop me!!!"

"Sorry, I can."

Roger replied with a calm smile.

Grasping Ronan's hammer, Roger exhaled a stream of icy breath over it. The freezing mist coated the weapon and swiftly spread.

In an instant, Ronan's hammer was covered in a thick layer of frost.

This ice breath was a new ability Roger had gained through the Reality Stone.

Though it was a replica, this fake Reality Stone still held some of the stone's cosmic power in this universe.

Now that the stone was embedded in Roger's body, he had access to a portion of its abilities. The freezing breath that could lock anything in ice was just one of the ways he could wield the Reality Stone.

Though somewhat… rough, it was more than enough to handle Ronan.

"This?!"

Staring at his frozen weapon in shock, Ronan momentarily froze himself.

Roger wasted no time. Tightening his grip on the hammer, he applied slight pressure. The weapon, frozen solid, shattered into pieces, scattering into the wind.

With the staff destroyed, the Power Stone fell free, plummeting toward the ground.

Ronan, recovering, reached out in an attempt to grab it.

But Roger was quicker. Just as Ronan's hand extended, Roger raised his foot and delivered a powerful kick.

Boom!!

Ronan's body hurtled backward like a missile, slamming through debris as he flew. Roger extended his left hand, catching the Power Stone before it could hit the ground.

"Ungh!"

The Power Stone's energy surged violently through Roger, resonating with the Reality Stone inside him and the Mind Stone he carried.

The three stones glowed in unison, coalescing into a structure on Roger's chest, each one settling into place at the left, right, and center of his chest plate, exchanging energy in sync.

The intense pain instantly faded. Looking down at the glowing stones on his chest, Roger felt momentarily dumbfounded.

For the record, he had absolutely no intention of collecting the Power Stone, or even the Reality Stone, for that matter.

But now… why did it feel like he was on a path to becoming Ultron with all the Infinity Stones?

When all six stones finally came together, what would he become?

Infinite Superman??

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