In the Mirror Dimension sky above Sanctum New York at 1000 meters
"Cannot contact the ship even though it is right in front of us. . . Overlapping dimensions is that so?" Ebony Maw said the alien who introduced himself as a child of Thanos with an important mission
To adjust the balance of the universe
He did not say much more about that balancing than making the life scale of each world come back into equilibrium and he had been trying to contact his ship for nearly 30 seconds
Of course as a good host I let him test ways to fight me but I was not careless. . . Territory and various wards were already cast around him
With just one squeeze of my hand I was ready to crush him the moment I felt I had extracted all important information
"Which way are you looking?" Ebony Maw asked, his voice echoing from all directions making it hard to pinpoint its origin with the physical ear
But Observation Haki that I had trained well during 3D2Y and further developed allowed my mind sense to be strong and see about five seconds into the future
That made me use the power of the Ope Ope Fruit to move my body 100 meters away from the original spot leaving an Image of Ikonn as an emotional decoy so the other side would think the attack had succeeded
Thunk thunk thunk
Dozens of clear polished crystal rods shot through the body until it was full of holes. . . The red blood of magic was conjured to look convincingly real while five duplicate forms of Ebony Maw hovered around
"Heh you think so shallowly. . . Claim to be the Law of this world but in the end you lose the move. . . Time Stone one of the keys of universal balance I will take it"
' The goal is not only invasion but to obtain an Infinity Stone as well is it ' I thought as I watched the five split bodies come forward trying to pry the Eye of Agamotto that held the Time Stone but they were blocked by the protective charm of the amulet I had fashioned to be easier than a true ward about three fifths strength to test what level of tracking and counterspell they possessed
' Creating a ward using the image of Ikonn I am not sure how close to the real thing it will be ' Making a ward with a glamour to trick the enemy into attempting a counterspell was slightly harder than I expected but it served as a good real world training
Ebony Maw used his persuasive speaking skill to coax me into surrender for the greater goal the grand perfect flourishing of life across billions of worlds following the wide thinking of his lord Thanos
"Bow down father wizard so you will not feel pain"
"No" I forced the illusory body to struggle and cry out blood poured more heavily the flying cloak tried to resist but was torn and slashed by psychic blades into tatters
Flap flap flap
My real flying cloak, the one I was wearing, slapped at my right collar and smacked my left cheek rapidly. . . It could not speak or telepathically convey feelings but I understood that it was sulking that I had made its illusion far weaker than the real thing
"Mm mm I knew you were strong you are tough you do not get cut that easily" Even saying that the cloak continued the cute affectionate slaps so I let it vent its annoyance on my face and neck
"Magic users. . . No matter how skilled if my psychic crystals pierce and disturb their spellcasting they lose every time heh heh heh"
A soft wicked laugh like a horror villain echoed from five points hard to locate the real source but Observation Haki told me the true body floated outside above my illusion two hundred meters away so I did not need to tilt my head up to see its form clearly
"The real body is like the split bodies nothing different only using psychic power to hide itself. . . The level of concealment is very high ordinary humans could not detect it SHIELD tech or other secret agencies on Earth could not detect it either because Ebony Maw's mind conceals sight smell sound completely including energy signatures of living things like heat signatures electromagnetic waves or special beings auras mana waves chi chakras and other special powers
But. . . My Observation Haki can detect it as if seeing it right in front of me and I had charged a One Hit Kill attack ready to finish it the moment I had squeezed out enough information
My illusion tried to ask Ebony Maw the purpose of Thanos what he would do with the Time Stone but Ebony Maw answered evasively like a diplomat choosing elegant but hollow words easy to analyze as mere flattery extolling his father the Black Order commander of the Sanctuary II fleet and many other titles
"Listen and be thrilled this world will be a turning point that will bring the universe peace free from suffering like a cancer eating millions of worlds"
"Every life sacrificed in this great mission feel honored you are the dust paving the way to a bright future"
I was getting bored hearing him so I fired a Vichanthi spear coated with Hakiseenka twisting it with the scarlet band of Sitotrak blended with the thunder of Baltak and the wind of Vatoum capped the spearhead with Valtor's deadly poison
"Ultimate move. . . Demon Piercing Spear!"