Iron Will, Iron Heart

[st_arkravinghazelnut]

Destiny was swiftly approaching its apex.

The final Infinity Stone was his.

Every ounce of his sacrifices, his will, and his ideals had built up to this moment. The salvation of the universe was written in stone, with him as its savior. The power surged forth, and Thanos could only behold it.

Suddenly, he was struck down. Lightning. Odinson. Defiant of destiny until the end, all for what? Thanos lifted raised his gauntlet to meet the god head on--

A sickening crunch. A burst of light following the clash of the Infinity Gauntlet against the God of Thunder's newly forged weapon--and the Mad Titan was looking down at Stormbreaker embedded within his chest. Odinson landed before him, and for the first time in his life, Thanos knelt.

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[st_ormbreaker]

When Thor lands neatly before Thanos, the briefest of smiles flickers on his face. Thor's breathing is heavy, labored now; he had exerted himself all to fulfill the promise he made to Thanos aboard the Asgardian arc.

He closes the space between them with uneven steps, then presses his hand against the back of Thanos' head. In any other situation, the gesture might have been mistaken for one of affection. But there's no affection on Thor's face, just quiet, but palpable rage.

"I told you... you'd die for that."

Quiet rage gives way to fury, greater than Thor has ever experienced in his life. He braces himself against the back of Stormbreaker, pushing the sharp edge of the axe-hammer deeper into Thanos' chest.

Thanos starts screaming and there's some part of him, hidden deep in the heart of that righteous fury that takes pleasure in that scream. He's never felt this before in his life, even when he was young and foolish and excited by even the thought of battle.

Thor studies Thanos carefully. Thor wants to remember every second of this moment with absolute clarity. He wants to remember every line of his face, the way his fingers feel against his skin as they, like Stormbreaker, push deeper into his flesh.

Thanos doesn't stop screaming, and it just urges him on. Stormbreaker sinks further and further inside of Thanos' body.

For the first time in a long time, Thor feels real, true satisfaction.