Thanos looked down at the Moors with apathic eyes as they were forced to be divided exactly in half.

Half would die while the other half would live - and with more prosperity, as the ideal goes.

Thanos did not think it would work honestly. It would just leave the other half absolutely traumatized, the people wouldn't recover.

What was the point of having abundant resources if that meant losing your family? It didn't make sense to someone like him who valued his family over everything else.

He'd rather survive on bread with his family and eventually die instead of eating a gourmet meal every day for eternity.

But hey, maybe the next generation will not suffer such trauma and the idea of killing half the population for the other half to prosper might actually work. But it sure will never be the same again.

No species will survive such genocide unaffected.

Thanos watched as the Moors begged him for mercy. The males were pleading for their lives with teary eyes. They were all quite feminine as their idea of beauty was not really masculine.

He felt nothing. Maybe a slight aversion to seeing them pleading like that. But no, nothing.

On the other hand, the females were a bit heart-moving compared to the males. They were all beautiful to the extreme, not just in their faces but in their bodies as well.

After all, it was only natural for a species that pursued beauty over everything else to be like. They were absolutely stunning, no matter what they did to achieve that.

Thanos liked them better than the males actually. They were pleasing to the eye. He was also going to conquer this planet and it would be a lie to say that he didn't fancy the idea of bedding the females.

It was decided, he would rather show mercy to the females than the males.

"Hmmm." He rubbed his giant chin, seemingly deep in thought. Ebony turned to him and he wondered what sophisticated plan was forming in his father's mind.

"The males." Thanos said and all heeded his words. "Kill the males, leave only a few."

The chitauri soldiers followed his command without a question as they began rearranging the Moors. Among half of the population they were going to slaughter, the majority would be males.

The females appeared visibly relieved while the men cried harder. The sound felt piercing to the ear. The scream of a living beings who were aware of their impending death was never pleasant.

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It sounded nightmarish. The high-pitched shrill of thousands of people, full of anguish and terror echoed through the planet. The very foundation they stood on seemed to sake due to the vibration.

Thanos found it annoying.

Ebony who stood by his side analyzed his father's command and tried to think of the reasoning behind the order. He knew he would never be able to grasp the depth of his father's wisdom and foresight but he wanted to catch even a glimpse of it.

The Moors, a species that pursued beauty were quite fast at reproduction, which could be attributed to their attraction towards each other.

Then there was also the fact that babies were extremely put in high regard and everyone wanted cute babies and those who had them held respect and power. So everyone constantly attempted to have such cute babies.

But sadly it was not often that such babies were born, therefore they tried many times.

It was natural that their species repopulated like rabbits. So Ebony thought that his father's plan of specifically killing the majority of one gender was genius. It would slow down their population growth dramatically for centuries!!

His father never did this in the other planets but he adjusted his method accordingly to the species. How amazing.

But if killing one gender was enough, why the males? Ebony recalled the information about the Moors. Their beauty industry which they were famous for, was run by the female in majority. By sparing more of them it would not cripple the industry and it would continue making profits which Thanos and his army could reap.

Then the majority of the military was made up of males, and by killing them, Thanos significantly reduced the planet's military power, almost to the point of killing it.

This would ensure the Moors did not fight or rebel against him in the future, and it made them more dependent on him and his army for protection against other invaders.

This was especially genius since the Moors were not at all out of guns. Thanos and his armies had surprised them and had overwhelmed them through sheer numbers. The planet still held weapons that could blow up planets, which the Moors never got to use against them.

Ebony marveled at how great his father's decision was and he continued recounting the benefits of his father's order. The thought that his father might spare the females just because they were hot never crossed his mind.

To him, every great reason he could think of that killing the majority of the males could bring was but a mere fraction of his father's plan.

Soon, the chitauri soldiers finished their arrangement and the slaughter began.

The planet was bathed with the white blood of the Moors as the planet witnessed the biggest genocide in it's history.

Now it was time for the females to cry for their fallen people.

Their roar of anguish filled the sky and shook the planet. The smell of blood and death covered the world. Half of the Moors were killed, just like that.

Thanos had no interest in staying on the depressing and noisy planet for much longer.

He was done.

"Let's go." He commanded and Ebony bowed as they followed his orders.

A blue beam of energy hit them again and when they were inside the ship, they began their return to Thanos' main spaceship.

Santuary II.

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Author : Notice how quickly he is objectifying them.

Before any misunderstanding, his comment on sparing the females just because and attractive and he desire them was just a men's instinctive side thought. It was meant to show how little they matter instead of his horniness lol. Webnovel readers were confused.

Just like when you are playing games and you do something just because it might be funny or cool, or maybe you pick something just because. Thanos here is the same way, petty things like being good looking was enough to change his decision on killing billions, showcasing how insignificant they were in his eyes. I hope that made sense.