Chapter 72: "God of Stories Loki! Multiversal War! Sacred Timeline! Strongest Power in the Universe! Shaking Ten Thousand Realms!!!
『 The gods were mercilessly crushed by humans.
Loki's eyes were vacant, and his mouth hung wide open.
He lay on the ground, his hands clasped over his abdomen, his posture serene, yielding to the situation, no longer willing to utter a single word.
"Just a weak god," Hulk lost interest when he saw Loki was no longer arrogant.
And Loki in the deep pit let out whimpers and painful howls. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Aqua (KonoSuba): "Pfft... Ksukshukshu!!! A weakling god! That's too funny! Is this the God of Stories? Are you sure it's not the God of Comedy?" ]
[ Thor Odinson: "My poor brother, this must be your nightmare, hahahahahaha!" ]
[ Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto): "Is Loki really a bad guy? He looks so pitiful, and it seems so painful." ]
[ Jibril (No game, No life): "How boring, I don't even have the interest to collect him, but he seems pretty durable though~" ]
[ Loki Odinson: "Shut up! Argh! All of you shut up! I am the God of Mischief and Lies! The first sorcerer of the Nine Realms!" ]
[ Uchiha Sasuke (Naruto): "Heh, no need to bluster! That only shows your weakness and incompetence even more!" ]
[ Hela Odinsdottir: "You're just bringing shame to Asgard, Loki." ]
[ .....]
〜Boardtop World Disboard, Zero Timeline〜
"What is Riku doing?"
Schwi asked curiously, watching Riku scribble and draw.
"Of course, I'm recording,"
Riku touched Schwi's head.
"These things will be passed down and recorded forever, just like Loki being beaten up. Gods aren't always high and mighty, are they?"
In the dark cave, humanity's hope was constantly being nurtured.
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-616〜
Past Timeline Asgard—
Seeing Loki being brutally beaten by a mere mortal, the gods wailed in sorrow. Loki had truly brought shame to all of Asgard's face this time!
And of all people, why did he have to choose Loki?!
In the Palace, Odin's face twitched slightly as he saw Loki being beaten so severely.
"Thor, as his older brother, doesn't even know how to protect him a little,"
Odin said helplessly.
These two brothers truly gave him endless worries, but...
Odin's expression suddenly fell silent. He looked at Loki's figure, lost in thought.
A brilliant divinity flickered in his aged eyes; he saw it.
Under the World Tree, the eternal figure was—
Meanwhile, in a cramped room, the furious Loki's face was twisted and distorted!
"Argh! that Green guy, you're going too far!"
At this moment, Loki suddenly felt that it would be better if he didn't exist; it was too embarrassing!
—
『 In 2012, New York—
Due to the ultimate battle, the Avengers had to take a time machine back to the past to collect five Infinity Stones.
At this time, because of the failed invasion of Earth, Loki was arrested and prepared to go to Asgard.
"Green guy, what are you thinking? It's overloaded,"
Tony and the others waved for Hulk to take the stairs.
It was precisely this choice that led to Tony, who had already collected the Space Stone, being directly knocked away by the rushing Hulk.
"Hulk doesn't like stairs,"
Hulk turned and left without a care.
Looking at the Cosmic Cube at his feet, Loki fell into a brief silence, then picked it up and disappeared using the Cosmic Cube. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Tony Stark: "Wait, we... built a time machine and went back to the past to collect Infinity Stones? What's the ultimate battle about?" ]
[ Thor Odinson: "Hmm, never mind anything else, it's all Hulk's fault now." ]
[ Hulk: "...Hulk doesn't like stairs!" ]
[ Thanos: "...Could it be that if this is true, then you are truly disgusting! Isn't it better to keep this universe balanced?!" ]
[ Mobius (Ultraman): "Wait, why do I completely not understand what you're saying? What Infinity Stones, what universe balance?" ]
[ Rick Sanchez (Rick And Morty): "It's just causality and fate, just watch." ]
[ Kaito Kid (Detective Conan): "Eh, Loki just ran away like that? No one's going after him?" ]
[ .....]
〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-616〜
Stark Tower—
"What exactly happened... even a time machine was made,"
Tony frowned, full of confusion.
He would never touch a time machine if possible, because he knew he couldn't untangle the causality involved, and once he got involved, it would be very troublesome.
Kaname Madoka is a prime example of it.
But even so, they still went back to the past for the that Infinity Stones?
The ultimate battle... what exactly happened.
Somewhere in the Space—
Inside the ship, Thanos remained silent, his face only growing purpler. Having a clear objective from the start, he instantly understood what was happening.
"A bunch of ignorants!"
—
『 In the endless Gobi Desert, a figure streaked across the sky, then crashed heavily to the ground.
Loki twitched, looking around with a world-weary expression.
Local herders gathered around curiously. Seeing this, Loki immediately stood on a rock, striking a regal pose, ready to enlighten these ignorant people.
But just then, a portal appeared out of nowhere!
Four black-clad figures wielding weapons emerged from it!
Loki was utterly bewildered, only to hear one of the black-clad figures say, "Seems like a standard temporal anomaly. The time branch's progression speed and slope are stable."
"Temporal variant confirmed."
Loki looked at the leader of the black-clad figures in confusion, "What did you say I am?"
"Representing the Time Variance Authority, I am arresting you for violating the Sacred Timeline. Put your hands up!"
Loki was so angry he laughed. First, he was beaten up by the Avengers, and now these people, who he didn't even know what they were, were saying they were going to arrest him.
"I'm really tired today, I've had enough of you idiots, get lost," Loki, infuriated, laughed instead, stepping forward to teach these people a lesson.
But in the next moment, the leadingMinuteman drew his weapon and smacked him across the face with a baton!
Loki was instantly struck into an exaggerated facial expression, his entire face twitching as if in an epileptic fit.
Even stranger, Loki's time seemed to slow down by dozens of times at this moment, until the black-clad figure put a collar-like device on him, and Loki collapsed to the ground. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Kitahara Iori (Grand Blue): "Loki understands exaggerated facial expressions better than me. I never thought this was the legendary God of Mischief, Loki. Would you like a cup of oolong tea?" ]
[ Kohei Imamura (Grand Blue): "Flammable oolong tea, you bastard!" ]
[ Doraemon (Doraemon): "Eh, I didn't expect that world to also have something similar to a Time Bureau, an existence that manages time? But then again, since machines that can travel through time have appeared." ]
[ Nobita Nobi (Doraemon): "Eh? Doraemon, what's a Time Bureau?" ]
[ Rintaro Okabe (Steins;Gate): "As the name suggests, it should be an existence that manages time. Generally, timelines converge, and there are also existences that disrupt the world's progression. So it seems the purpose of the 'Time Variance Authority' is to correct chaotic timelines." ]
[ Thor Odinson: "So, Loki used the Cosmic Cube to come to the wrong timeline?" ]
[ Homura Akemi (Puella Magi Madoka Magica): "No, more accurately, it should be that Loki's escape is a wrong fact, so it needs to be corrected." ]
[ Clinton Francis Barton: "Why have we never heard of this organization? Where is this organization located? Is it strong?" ]
[ Beyonder: "Hmm~ That's a place even the Living Tribunal can't interfere with." ]
[ Orochimaru (Naruto): "It makes one curious, what secrets are hidden within this so-called 'Time Variance Authority.'" ]
[ .....]
〜Doraemon World〜
"Yes, the Time Bureau must exist, so why didn't Nobita get caught every time he traveled through time...?"
Doraemon pondered deeply.
With his intelligence, he should have figured this out quickly, but for some reason, whenever this topic came up, his memory of it would be blurred by something inexplicable.
"Doraemon, come eat some dorayaki."
"Coming!"
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〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
"Correcting... a god?"
Accelerator's calm face showed a hint of surprise.
Was the god too weak?
Or was this so-called Time Variance Authority too strong?
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『 The arrested Loki was instantly stripped naked, then dressed in a prison uniform.
He was also forced to sign for everything he had ever said in his life.
He had to pass a test machine to prove he wasn't a robot.
Finally, he took a ticket and waited in line for judgment.
While waiting in line, Loki was attracted by a clock on the wall that called itself Miss Minutes.
It introduced Loki to the origin of the Time Variance Authority.
A long, long time ago, there was a widespread multiversal war here, with countless unique timelines vying for dominance.
It almost led to the complete destruction of everything, but then, the omniscient Time-Keepers appeared, by reorganizing the multiverse into a single timeline.
Bringing peace to the universe, this is the Sacred Timeline.
Now the Time-Keepers protect the normal flow of time for all things in the world.
And sometimes, there are existences like you(Loki) who do not follow the rules and deviate from the normal flow of time.
And such people are called temporal variants.
Perhaps you changed the world, or perhaps you just arrived late for work.
But no matter what, deviating from the path creates associated events, and if not managed, it can cause crazy branching.
Ultimately leading to another multiversal war!
And they are the agency born to prevent any abnormal time branches!
"Time-Keepers, Sacred Timeline?" After seeing all this, Loki couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Ridiculous! If they were so powerful, why had he, a god, the first sorcerer of the Nine Realms, never heard of this place!
"Number, sir."
Just then, an argument broke out ahead, and Loki watched as that person was erased on the spot by a Minuteman.
Loki's face turned pale, and he quickly fumbled up and down, searching for his number. 』
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-616〜
Stark Tower—
"Pfft hahahahaha!"
Thor burst out laughing. Although Loki often embarrassed himself, this was the first time he had seen him so frightened.
"Although Loki is from Asgard, it's good to let Loki suffer a bit at the right time."
"And as I see it, this so-called Time Variance Authority must also be fake, otherwise, how come I've never heard of it?"
"In my opinion, Loki has offended too many people,"
Thor asserted.
Just let Loki suffer a bit.
"That's right, if the Time Variance Authority really exists, why weren't we arrested when we traveled back to the past?"
Black Widow also noticed the loophole.
Multiversal war? Such a thing was unheard of.
On the other side, the Ancient One and Doctor Strange looked serious.
The Time Variance Authority... might actually exist.
Just like the Living Tribunal, at first they thought it was fictional, but later they found that the Living Tribunal was real.
It was a very powerful conceptual entity that had existed since the birth of the multiverse!
And the Time Variance Authority might be, as they said, a mysterious organization that supervises, adjusts, and ultimately balances the vast number of timelines in a multiverse containing infinite variables!
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〜A Certain Magical Index World, Academy City〜
"Survival expansion and aggression,"
Aleister realized that the multiversal war they spoke of was entirely real.
The instinct of life is to survive, and survival requires competition. Resources are limited, and life grows infinitely.
Once any world discovers this, it will trigger a multiversal war.
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『 Soon, Loki was brought to court for trial—
The female judge, after reviewing Loki's case, said in a deep voice, "Do you plead guilty?"
"Madam, gods do not beg. This charade is quite amusing, but I want to go home now, and I believe the culprit is someone else."
"Oh?" The female judge raised an eyebrow.
"It's the Avengers," Loki accused.
"The reason I got the Cosmic Cube is because they traveled through time, surely it was a last-ditch effort to prevent me from ascending to god-king."
The female judge shook her head, "What they did was meant to happen, but your escape was not."
Loki: "....?"
Loki was completely fed up with this farce and tried to leave using his divine power, but it only drew laughter from the crowd.
God? Here, there is only the Time Variance Authority!
Ultimately, Loki was sentenced to "reset," and although he didn't know what that meant, Loki clearly knew it was definitely not a good thing!
Fortunately, in the end, a middle-aged man interceded and temporarily saved Loki. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Aqua (KonoSuba): "How did you, a god, end up so miserable?" ]
[ Thor Odinson: "Hahahaha, that's right, we were right, Loki, you were wrong!" ]
[ Li Huowang (Dao of the Bizarre Immortal): "What kind of bullshit logic is this! Good people deserve to be pointed at with guns?!" ]
[ Dr. Clef (SCP): "I never expected a Keter-class entity, the legendary father of the World Serpent Jörmungandr, to be so... amiable. What an exciting discovery~" ]
[ Kanzaki Kaori (A Certain Magical Index): "Completely unlike a god. Aside from extraordinary physical abilities, there seem to be no other distinguishing features." ]
[ .....]
〜Rick and Morty World〜
Rick seemed to sense something, cast a displeased glance at the screen, then took Morty and started fleeing again.
"What's wrong?"
Morty asked in confusion.
"Nothing,"
Rick chugged his drink.
"Damn it, those assholes from the Time Cops are still chasing me! It's not like I blew up a timeline or anything."
—
『 The bailed-out Loki followed behind the middle-aged man Mobius, muttering.
"I'm going to burn this place to ashes."
But in the next moment, Loki's expression changed, "What is that?"
Loki stared in shock at the intergalactic city before him, a city built with never-before-seen cutting-edge technology.
It was the pinnacle of a brilliant civilization where life technology existed—
Mobius was very kind to Loki. He knew Loki didn't yet know his own destiny, so he let Loki understand himself first.
Mobius asked Loki about his purpose in becoming a god-king and conquering the universe.
Loki answered without hesitation, to make everyone happy and reduce suffering.
But this lie was immediately seen through by Mobius, who brought up images of Loki, showing him committing all sorts of evil, doing whatever he wanted, and taking pleasure in the suffering of others.
Mobius even showed Loki the scene of his mother's death.
And Loki's mother's death, of course, was related to Loki!
"No! Impossible!" Loki cried in disbelief, "All of this is fake!"
While Mobius was out, Loki secretly stole Mobius's time replicator. After evading the Minutemen's pursuit, Loki found Casey, the staff member who managed forbidden items.
And demanded that he hand over the Cosmic Cube!
Casey obediently complied, taking the Cosmic Cube from the drawer. Loki felt relieved at the sight.
But in the next moment...
He looked at the remaining miscellaneous items in the drawer...
Books, keychains, medals, and the casually placed... Infinity Stones.
"What... how did you get them?" Loki murmured blankly.
"You mean these? We have plenty more. Some people use them as paperweights," Casey chuckled.
"Some people... store them."
Casey was still saying something, but Loki could no longer hear.
Feeling the terrifying energy within the Infinity Stones, he was absolutely certain they were real.
Insignificant...
At this moment, an uncontrollable sense of absurdity arose in Loki's heart—
He was like a speck of dust in this universe, how insignificant....
"Is this the strongest power in the universe...?" 』
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