Chapter 110: Proxima Midnight

Chapter 110: Proxima Midnight

AN: About Proxima, I tried to look up her origin but I can't find any so I just made one up. Just in case you're wondering if this is canon. That's all. Enjoy!

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Chapter 110: Proxima Midnight

Proxima was stunned for a few moments before reconfirming what she heard.

“You’re saying you want me...to kill my ex-husband for you? In exchange for power?”

“Well, I didn’t say kill. Unless...did you want to?”

Benjamin looked at Proxima with pity.

Poor girl. It seems she’s had a lot of repressed hatred for her ex-husband.

Proxima noticed Benjamin’s weird look and quickly denied it.

“I just misheard it! Don’t think too much into it!”

“Sure sure. Anyway, what do you think? If you can catch Corvus and end his plans, I’ll give you power.”

Proxima sighed.

Why does it feel like he didn’t believe her at all?

She shook her head and stopped thinking of nonsense. Instead, she wordlessly deliberated the pros and cons of this deal.

Pros: She’ll gain power. Although she doesn’t know what yet, it shouldn’t be anything small coming from the man who toyed with Thanos.

She will also be able to resolve any previous hatred if she completes this task.

Better yet, she may even gain an even more powerful backer and will no longer be on the run.

Proxima thought.

Given my experiences, it shouldn’t be hard to climb up the ranks and become a trusted subordinate.

Earth had only just begun to reach towards the vastness of space while she had been traveling plants and galaxies for years. There should be a spot for her if Benjamin wanted to assemble a team specialized in this area.

And she was indeed right. The reason Benjamin suggested this deal was because he wanted to recruit her.

She was more useful here than rotting in a cell.

In fact, if Benjamin wanted, he could have the whole former Black Order join their side but Benjamin also felt it wasn’t too necessary at the moment.

If Proxima declines, Benjamin would just shrug and either ignore or capture her.

Proxima continued to deliberate in her mind.

Cons: There’s a chance she wouldn’t retain her freedom. Or at the very least, have some kind of restriction.

Then again, this was a given since she was a former enemy so Proxima didn’t mind it too much.

As long as she can think for herself and doesn’t become a mindless zombie, some restrictions to her freedom are manageable.

Other cons are...

Proxima shook her head.

She couldn’t think of any big issues if she accepted.

As for lingering feelings for her ex-husband?

Proxima didn’t care. After the two separated, Corvus was already a stranger to her.

Having decided, Proxima turned to look at Benjamin.

“I’ll do it. However, it might take some time since I’ll be doing this alone.”

Benjamin nodded. He thought for a moment before stretching his hand forward with his palm facing upward.

The next moment, several white strands appeared and formed into a blob hovering over his palm.

This was the Untainted Symbiote. Well, not the complete one anyway but a portion of the one he was using.

All he did was tear off a small piece of it so he could use it on Proxima.

“What?”

“Nothing. Just wondering if there’s any meaning to that weirdly shaped huge helmet of yours...”

“...”

Benjamin also glanced at Proxima curiously.

After all, he also doesn’t know the reason and from what he knows, he’s never seen an image of her without the helmet back in his previous world.

Does she never take it off or what?

Proxima turned her head and saw her own murky reflection in a window nearby.

“It’s a reminder.”

Benjamin thought for a moment and asked.

“Does it have something to do with Galactus?”

Proxima’s eyes widened in surprise.

“You know him?”

“Just by reputation. Never met the guy.”

Proxima nodded.

She sighed as she continued to explain.

“Galactus. The World Eater. Many years ago, he came to my homeworld and ate our whole planet. Only a few of us managed to survive. Since then, I’ve been hopping from planet to planet to survive until eventually, Thanos found me and recruited me.”

She glanced at her murky reflection again with hate in her eyes.

“The helmet is something I made to remind myself to keep getting stronger. Strong enough to one day kill the World Eater! Only then, will I remove this helm.”

Benjamin and Selene glanced at each other.

Although the atmosphere was really solemn...

“Then, you haven’t washed your face until now?”

“...”

Proxima’s face twitched in annoyance.

“I do remove it from time to time for maintenance but you get my point! Also, when I do remove it, I do it in a place without mirrors or other people.”

“So even your ex-husband doesn’t know what you look like?”

“That’s right.”

“I’m kinda curious now.”

“Me too.”

Selene nodded as well.

To her, Proxima seems kinda like an alien princess from a fairy tale or something. Like, she was cursed to not reveal her face until she met her destined prince or something.

She nudged at Benjamin.

“If you kiss her, will that undo the curse?”

“???”

Benjamin and Proxima’s face was full of confusion.

This girl’s imagination is too much!

While the group was fooling around, they eventually reached their destination.

Proxima pointed at the building in front of them.

“We’re here. This is the Collector’s place.”