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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    <strong>Chapter 110: Proxima Midnight</strong>


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima was stunned for a few moments before reconfirming what she heard.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You’re saying you want me…to kill my ex-husband for you? In exchange for power?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Well, I didn’t say kill. Unless…did you want to?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked at Proxima with pity.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Poor girl. It seems she’s had a lot of repressed hatred for her ex-husband.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima noticed Benjamin’s weird look and quickly denied it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I just misheard it! Don’t think too much into it!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Sure sure. Anyway, what do you think? If you can catch Corvus and end his ns, I’ll give you power.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima sighed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Why does it feel like he didn’t believe her at all?


    <span style="font-weight:400">She shook her head and stopped thinking of nonsense. Instead, she wordlessly deliberated the pros and cons of this deal.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Pros: She’ll gain power. Although she doesn’t know what yet, it shouldn’t be anything smalling from the man who toyed with Thanos.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She will also be able to resolve any previous hatred if shepletes this task.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Better yet, she may even gain an even more powerful backer and will no longer be on the run.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima thought.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Given my experiences, it shouldn’t be hard to climb up the ranks and be a trusted subordinate.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Earth had only just begun to reach towards the vastness of space while she had been traveling nts and gxies for years. There should be a spot for her if Benjamin wanted to assemble a team specialized in this area.


    <span style="font-weight:400">And she was indeed right. The reason Benjamin suggested this deal was because he wanted to recruit her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She was more useful here than rotting in a cell.


    <span style="font-weight:400">In fact, if Benjamin wanted, he could have the whole former ck Order join their side but Benjamin also felt it wasn’t too necessary at the moment.


    <span style="font-weight:400">If Proxima declines, Benjamin would just shrug and either ignore or capture her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima continued to deliberate in her mind.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Cons: There’s a chance she wouldn’t retain her freedom. Or at the very least, have some kind of restriction.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Then again, this was a given since she was a former enemy so Proxima didn’t mind it too much.


    <span style="font-weight:400">As long as she can think for herself and doesn’t be a mindless zombie, some restrictions to her freedom are manageable.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Other cons are…


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima shook her head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She couldn’t think of any big issues if she epted.


    <span style="font-weight:400">As for lingering feelings for her ex-husband?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima didn’t care. After the two separated, Corvus was already a stranger to her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Having decided, Proxima turned to look at Benjamin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’ll do it. However, it might take some time since I’ll be doing this alone.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded. He thought for a moment before stretching his hand forward with his palm facing upward.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The next moment, several white strands appeared and formed into a blob hovering over his palm.


    <span style="font-weight:400">This was the Untainted Symbiote. Well, not theplete one anyway but a portion of the one he was using.


    <span style="font-weight:400">All he did was tear off a small piece of it so he could use it on Proxima.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Here, take this. Consider it a sneak peek of the power you will have when youplete your task.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima looked at it curiously.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“What is it?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“A weapon. Once you take it, it will bound to your body and you will be able to control it at will. You can have it change its form into whatever you want.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin demonstrated by turning the white blob into a sword, dagger, shield, spear, and such.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It can also help you heal from any injuries. Of course, since this isn’tplete, it will take longer to heal and you will also not be able to heal different areas at the same time.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">So if she had both hands injured, the iplete symbiote would only heal one hand first before moving to the other hand.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Those are just the most basic uses. You can slowly discover its other uses on your own.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin stretched his hand forward to hand over the white blob.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Suddenly, he paused.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, and do remember. This is just a small portion of the power you will receive. I only tore it from my own body. Meaning, even if it binds to you, I am still its primary host and can control it as I wish, even if it is in your body. I hope you take your time to consider again.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima only hesitated for a moment before reaching out to grab it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The instant she grabbed it, the white blob dissolved in her grasp and entered her pores.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She clenched her fist a few times and with a thought, a white de appeared from her fist. With another thought, the de disappeared and reappeared at different parts of her body as she started getting used to controlling it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">After a while, she nodded.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“With this power, I should be able toplete the task faster.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded.


    <span style="font-weight:400">At this moment, Selene asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Are you guys done yet? Are we still gonna go sightseeing or what?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin rolled his eyes.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, right. Proxima, do you know any ces worth visiting here?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Uhh, I don’t think Knowhere is a ce you should visit if you want to go sightseeing. This ce is merely full of the scum of the universe. There’s nothing worth mentioning here other than the ce being inside a Celestial’s head.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima shook her head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She then remembered something.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Although, I guess you can try visiting the Collector’s ce. That ce should have some sightseeing value.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin nodded.


    <span style="font-weight:400">He was familiar with the Collector.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The Collector is the Grandmaster’s brother and is also said to be fond of collecting various unique things or creatures in the universe. Hence, the name.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Lead the way then.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Huh? I still need to prepare for the task you gave me…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“No rush. You can start when we leave Knowhere. Until then, you’ll be the tour guide!”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima was speechless.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She has been through many things in her life. Never did she ever think that she would be a tour guide one day…


    <span style="font-weight:400">She sighed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Anyway, this guy is her future boss. Might as well start listening to him now.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Selene nced at Proxima curiously.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima looked at her and asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“What?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Nothing. Just wondering if there’s any meaning to that weirdly shaped huge helmet of yours…”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin also nced at Proxima curiously.


    <span style="font-weight:400">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.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Does she never take it off or what?


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima turned her head and saw her own murky reflection in a window nearby.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“It’s a reminder.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin thought for a moment and asked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Does it have something to do with Gctus?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima’s eyes widened in surprise.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“You know him?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Just by reputation. Never met the guy.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima nodded.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She sighed as she continued to exin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Gctus. The World Eater. Many years ago, he came to my homeworld and ate our whole. Only a few of us managed to survive. Since then, I’ve been hopping from to to survive until eventually, Thanos found me and recruited me.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">She nced at her murky reflection again with hate in her eyes.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“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.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin and Selene nced at each other.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Although the atmosphere was really solemn…


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Then, you haven’t washed your face until now?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“...”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima’s face twitched in annoyance.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“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 ce without mirrors or other people.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“So even your ex-husband doesn’t know what you look like?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“That’s right.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“I’m kinda curious now.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“Me too.”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Selene nodded as well.


    <span style="font-weight:400">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.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She nudged at Benjamin.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“If you kiss her, will that undo the curse?”


    <span style="font-weight:400">“???”


    <span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin and Proxima’s face was full of confusion.


    <span style="font-weight:400">This girl’s imagination is too much!


    <span style="font-weight:400">While the group was fooling around, they eventually reached their destination.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Proxima pointed at the building in front of them.


    <span style="font-weight:400">“We’re here. This is the Collector’s ce.”