"It's been so long, and you're still as foolish as ever."
Gazing at the image of his younger brother, Astra, on the light screen, the man's mind was flooded with long-buried memories.
A hundred years ago, Planet L77, under the rule of the Kree Empire, was ambushed by the Skrull Empire's forces. Led by Generals Baltan and Gesra, the combined forces annihilated all Kree on Planet L77 with lightning speed.
Astre, the eldest son of the former commander of the L77 planetary garrison, was ambushed by the Skrull Magma and his team while en route to reinforce L77. He fell from his warship and his whereabouts became unknown.
Although initially classified as missing, after the Kree Empire's intelligence department searched for Astre for a full thirty years with no success, even Astra, who had always believed his brother was merely lost, was forced to accept the fact that his brother had died somewhere in the universe.
However, in reality, Astre was not dead.
The moment his warship was ambushed and destroyed by Magma and his Skrull team, Astre, relying on his own strength, broke through the chaos and landed on a planet unknown to anyone, located on the edge of the two empires.
On this small planet, he met a kind old man who was on his deathbed. The old man's name was Pete. After tending to Astre's wounds, Pete passed away a few days later, leaving the severely injured Astre to struggle for survival alone on this small planet.
After his injuries healed, in order to avenge his parents and his subordinates, Astre painfully altered his genes, transforming his noble Kree genes into inferior Skrull genes.
According to his investigation, after the battle of L77, the status of enemies like Baltan and Gesra within the Skrull Empire had risen significantly. Without absolute certainty, most members of the Kree Empire's Supreme Accuser Corps would not deploy troops to help him achieve his revenge.
He knew those conservative nobles all too well.
And with only himself, a single Kree, it was impossible to avenge his parents and subordinates on the battlefield. But this did not stop Astre from pursuing his revenge.
If he couldn't break through the enemy's fortress from the outside, then he would make it collapse from within.
Therefore, for the sake of revenge, Astre secretly killed thousands of Skrulls and extracted their genes, using his own body as the first test subject for Skrull gene conversion. This experiment was extremely dangerous, and after hundreds of near-death experiences, he succeeded.
He successfully transformed from a pure-blood Kree into a pure-blood Skrull, and his body developed all sorts of incredible abilities through thousands of cruel experiments. Unfortunately, his face was completely ruined.
His face, fused with the genes of thousands of Skrulls, looked extremely hideous and terrifying, so he chose to wear a mask, hiding his past, changing his name to Shafrin, and joining the Skrull Empire's army.
Starting as a mere soldier, with his outstanding personal abilities and combat prowess, he passed the Skrull Empire's strict political review in just a few decades, collected all the honorary medals of the Skrull Empire, and gradually ascended to the pinnacle of power in the Skrull Empire.
After infiltrating the upper echelons of the Skrull Empire and establishing a firm foothold, the bold and meticulous Astre finally began his revenge journey.
The first step was to deliberately make a mistake and then voluntarily request a transfer to Planet U40, where Baltan, Gesra, Augus, and Magma were stationed. After all, he couldn't act in the Skrull Empire's capital; the power of the Skrull Empire was not something one person could contend with.
Now, thirty years have passed. Thirty years of planning and strategizing, all preparations have been completed, and Astre was about to begin the second step when he suddenly discovered that two of his four enemies, Magma and Augus, were already dead.
One died on Planet Tofa, and the other was crushed by the off-course Planet N52.
And interestingly, the deaths of both of them were caused by the same person.
"Foolish or not, you've still brought me an unexpected surprise. The Son of Thanos is indeed a good candidate."
Overlooking the bustling city below, the man's eyes flickered beneath his mask as he pondered the adjustments to his subsequent plans.
According to his original plan, after killing Baltan and Gesra, he would directly activate the Star Annihilation Plan and completely destroy Planet U40, which had been under his rule for thirty years.
Then, he would change his identity and start a new life in another galaxy.
But now, the situation had changed.
The Son of Thanos, Beckett...
Killing Baltan and Gesra, destroying Planet U40...
Shafrin seemed to have found a perfect replacement for his role. Moreover, by making Beckett take the blame, he could ensure that the identity of Shafrin would survive after the deaths of Baltan and Gesra, and continue to be active in the political vortex of the Skrull Empire.
Most importantly, once Beckett died on Skrull territory, regardless of the circumstances, Thanos of the Centaurus Galaxy would have to make a statement, and it would be almost certain that he would send troops to attack the Skrull Empire. And once Thanos set his sights on the Skrull Empire, the Kree Empire would be the beneficiary.
The forces of the Dark Order were insufficient for Thanos to wage war on both empires simultaneously.
This was a win-win-win situation: achieving revenge, altering the current relationship between the Kree Empire and the Dark Order, and putting pressure on the Skrull Empire. Shafrin had no reason not to do it.
"Now, it depends on whether you disappoint me, Beckett."
Looking at the wanted poster he had signed and issued on the light screen before him, Shafrin's lips curved into a playful smile. The numerous honorary medals on his chest jingled with his steps, and his vibrant cape billowed behind him without any wind.
Opportunity has been given to you, now let's see if you're useful or not.
"Lord Shafrin, the celebration banquet to welcome the return of Generals Baltan and Gesra is ready."
A hurried knock sounded, and a Skrull soldier reported to Shafrin, placing one hand on his shoulder.
...
"Your Highness Beckett, where should we go now?"
Amidst the ruins of the manor, although the remaining members of the U40 planetary security forces had not yet arrived, The Other's heart was still pounding with fear.
Being completely cut off from the outside world and having his head displayed on a wanted poster was a first for The Other.
"To where we should go."
Folding his hands, the light screen floating before him was quickly shrunk by Beckett, becoming the size of a lens and embedded into the stabilizer transformed from Woz's wristband.
Placing the stabilizer with the light screen on his right eye, Beckett sneered and walked towards the location displayed on the screen.
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