Chapter 73: Life's Judgment! The Transcendent's Mockery! Land of Nothingness! Ultimate Time Being!
『 Loki looked at the small room in front of him, an infinite sense of grief and panic rising in his heart.
The world he knew was so small, so small that compared to it, it was not even a speck of dust.
His ambition, rule, conquests, and honor—all of it—vanished the moment the drawer of Infinity Stones was opened.
When would it end?
How many universes were there beyond the universe? How many gods outside this space were watching his performance as if toying with a clown?
At this moment, Loki had completely accepted the reality of the Time Variance Authority. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Peter Parker: "No way, those are Infinity Stones!? How could there be so many?!" ]
[ Thanos: "How absurd. The things I pursued my entire life are like trash..." ]
[ Rick Sanchez (Rick And Morty): "In the infinite multiverse, everything is meaningless. All so-called precious minerals are as common as sand in infinity." ]
[ Tony Stark: "I need a moment. Infinity Stones are super energy crystals formed from a cosmic explosion, right!? and now they're being sold wholesale here?!" ]
[ The Zero-Point Observer (3-Body Problem): "A true dimensionality reduction strike. The gods' worldview has completely collapsed." ]
[ Eternity: "The more you know, the more you fear." ]
[ Thor Odinson: "If Loki brought them back, wouldn't he be invincible?!" ]
[ Beyonder: "Heh, it's just talk. Before the Living Tribunal, the arbiter of the infinite multiverse, the power of the Stones is useless." ]
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〜Three-Body Problem World〜
"Yes, that must be it!"
The Three-Body people seemed to have discovered the truth.
Could it be that their world had never appeared, or perhaps there was also a Time Variance Authority-like existence controlling them?!
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-????〜
Time Variance Authority—
Loki, trapped in the small room, stood dazed. He had thought that he was trapped here merely as a punishment from Thor and others, and that the so-called Time Variance Authority was all a lie.
But now, such a real scene appeared before his eyes, and Loki couldn't help but collapse to the ground.
God... how ridiculous he was in front of it.
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-616〜
Inside the battleship—
Thanos's eyes were bloodshot, staring entranced at the Infinity Stones on the screen.
How many Infinity Gauntlets could he assemble with those...
But it was too ridiculous. The things he had pursued his entire life were now casually discarded like trash.
Thanos felt like a clown!
Earth—
"If I ever consider Loki my brother again, I'm a dog!"
Thor Odinson roared furiously.
If all this was true, then Loki indirectly killing their mother was also true!
How could he forgive that scoundrel Loki!
"Infinity Stones are getting lamer and lamer,"
In the chaos, the Beyonder's figure was blurry, full of disdain.
Before, Infinity Stones were unique; there was only one set in the entire multiverse.
Now, every universe has a set?
It seemed it was another ruling issued by those boring guys from the Living Tribunal.
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『 At this moment, the Minuteman had also arrived with their people. Loki pressed the remote control and returned to the office he was in earlier.
He silently opened the projection and once again saw the last moments of his mother's passing.
He, who had just intended to invade Earth, never imagined that he would end up killing his adoptive mother, whom he loved and who loved him.
Tears streamed silently from Loki's eyes, his heart tormented and painful.
Afterward, he saw the scene of Odin's death.
"I love you, my children."
The grievance in Loki's heart vanished in an instant.
Loki, who had been exiled to the Asgardian black hole and believed his father to be unfair in many ways, now truly felt love!
Yes, his father loved him!
Finally, Loki saw himself and Thor defending Asgard, and the scene of him assassinating Thanos and being killed by Thanos.
The projection ended, which meant Loki Odinson was dead—
"Hahahahahahaha!" Loki couldn't help but burst into laughter, but it was a pale and desolate sound.
His life... was so pathetic, so ridiculous!
"Glorious purpose," Loki murmured. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Nobi Nobita (Doraemon): "This reminds me of a Doraemon gadget. Seeing the future doesn't mean it is the future; it might be changeable! Don't give up hope!" ]
[ Thor Odinson: "Father is gone too, and Loki was killed defending Asgard by a purple potato head? No, I don't believe it! This must be fake!" ]
[ Thanos: "....?" ]
[ Aizen (Bleach): "To watch one's entire life as a prisoner, an unacceptable destiny, an unwanted future, truly pathetic." ]
[ Uzumaki Naruto (Naruto): "Can't Loki change all of this?" ]
[ Steven Strange: "Young man, who is Loki's enemy? It is fate, it is karma, it is the will of the world. How can he fight against it?" ]
[ Kyubey: "Manipulating the destiny of others, lording over life itself, such an organization is simply weaving a vast net of destiny for billions of sentient beings." ]
[ Merlin (Type-Moon): "This is a cruel and meticulously designed deception, a tool wielded by the weak to instill fear. Perhaps in Loki's eyes, this is a hell meticulously crafted to determine others' destinies, demanding strict obedience." ]
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-????〜
Inside the Time Variance Authority—
"Father always approved of me! Hahahahahaha!"
"Thor and I saved Asgard, and I was killed. How ridiculous, this is glorious purpose!"
Loki cried, then laughed, then cried again, like a madman.
The eternal gloom in his heart was completely dispelled by Odin's words, only to be replaced by a new gloom born from his tragic fate.
"Let me see what my end truly is!"
Loki's eyes widened, his expression twisted as he stared at himself on the screen!
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『 Loki chose not to escape. He agreed to help Mobius hunt down time variants, but what Mobius said made Loki pause.
Because the time variant was precisely Loki himself!
This was why Mobius had protected Loki.
Before setting off, Mobius introduced to everyone the more advanced variant abilities of Loki.
Virtual projections appeared before Loki's eyes. The first was a blue-skinned Loki, the second was a Loki with a Tour de France champion trophy, and the third was a green-skinned Hulk Loki with an angelic face and a devilish figure! 』
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〜World of Warcraft World〜
Illidan raised an eyebrow.
Why did that last Loki resemble him so much?
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-616〜
Stark Tower—
"Hulk hates Loki!"
Hulk roared after a moment of silence.
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『 Soon, Loki arrived at the crime scene and asked the question that puzzled him.
Why not just go back to before the event happened and wait for it?
Mobius sternly told Loki that if they went back to before the event happened and waited, it could lead to even more severe branching timelines!
This would make it impossible to reset the event, leading to the creation of true branching timelines. 』
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〜Type-Moon World, ????? Worldline, Chaldea〜
"So that's it, a time paradox? Branching timelines are parallel worlds. Interfering before the event leads to other possibilities."
"It's like fixing Singularities; you can't just go back before they appear and retrieve the Holy Grail."
Romani also found himself wondering at first… Why wouldn't the Time Variance Authority do something like that?
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〜Dragon Ball World〜
Old Kai nodded. That was why he constantly traveled to the future but rarely returned to the past.
Every return to the past would create countless timelines due to a single action, or even a single word.
Of course, forcibly traveling back wasn't a big deal.
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『 Loki finally met his variant self, but to his surprise, the other person was a woman?!
While everyone was away, Loki asked the mysterious Loki to be his assistant to overthrow the TVA, but upon hearing this, the mysterious Loki laughed out loud; she had no interest in ruling the TVA.
Loki was confused, but quickly realized that the other person definitely had a bigger secret hidden from him!
Their brief conversation quickly ended with the mysterious Loki breaking through the encirclement and escaping.
But Loki didn't expect them to meet again so soon.
Not long after, the female Loki broke into the Time Variance Authority. She transmitted the time resetters she had collected through time doors to various times and target locations.
Before transmission, all the time, resetters were activated. These were reverse resetters, meaning they would create new branches.
Soon, the Time Variance Authority discovered that the entire sacred timeline began to go awry, causing chaos!
Yes, the female Loki's true purpose was to hijack the one and only Sacred Timeline!
Loki also chased after her, wanting to force out her true purpose.
Just then, the female judge appeared, bloodthirsty; she didn't care about Loki or the female Loki, and directly tried to prune both of them!
Fortunately, at the critical moment, Loki snatched the female Loki's time controller and transmitted both of them out of the TVA.
The two arrived on a planet on the verge of destruction, but coincidentally, the time controller had run out of power!
And it was also crushed by Loki along the way.
"You're a fucking genius! ARGHHHH!!!" The furious female Loki roared.
Just as the two were in despair, Loki suddenly remembered they could hijack an ark to escape.
And so, the two made their way to the ark launch site. 』
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〜Gabriel DropOut World〜
Gabriel's mouth twitched, looking speechless at the two figures on the screen.
There were too many things to complain about; she didn't even know where to start.
First, does the time controller need charging? Second, it broke with one press?
...Heh, was this "great simplicity"?
Second, as gods, couldn't they fly? Couldn't they just fly off this planet?
Even she, a small angel, could fly freely. Gabriel expressed her incomprehension.
But this didn't stop her from attending class.
"Damn it, the world is like this, and I still have to go to class."
Gabriel scratched her messy hair, deciding to use instant travel today.
She put her hands together, and moments later—
"Huh?"
Gabriel blinked blankly. Why was she still here... A cool breeze blew, her lower body... The angel's cheeks instantly turned crimson!
And at the same time, in the classroom, on Gabriel's desk, a holy relic slowly descended, radiating golden light.
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〜Pokémon World〜
Under the volcanic magma
Groudon was delighted. It seemed even gods couldn't fly~
So it was normal that he couldn't fly?
Those who could fly were the abnormal ones!
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『 Along the way, the female Loki confided in Loki. Her name was Sylvie, and another secret was that she had discovered a huge secret about the TVA.
According to Sylvie's investigation, the personnel of the TVA were originally Earth humans from hundreds of years ago. This means they weren't TVA personnel from the beginning, but they had no memory of their past lives.
This meant they were very likely kidnapped!
Soon, the two arrived at the ark, but fate is always fickle. A meteorite crashed directly into the ark, and their last glimmer of hope was shattered.
With no other options, the two decided to stop struggling. They sat by the lake, admiring the twilight of the apocalypse.
At the brink of life and death, the two began to talk freely, sharing the same identity and personality.
For the first time, they found an unprecedented resonance in each other's feelings!
They were soulmates, like two isolated islands parting the mist in the vast ocean to find each other. In this lonely world, they finally found their only recognized companion.
Their hands clasped, and at this moment, love blossomed between them. It was precisely because of this that they triggered an unprecedented NEXUS alert, which allowed the TVA to discover them!
In the final moment, the two were apprehended by the Time Variance Authority. 』
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〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Deadpool: "This is... I fell in love with myself?! Hahahahahahahaha! Loki, it looks like we can be good brothers!" ]
[ Thor Odinson: "Loki, you beast!!! What did you do to my sister!" ]
[ Loki Odinson: "....?!" ]
[ Takatsuki Sen (Tokyo Ghoul): "I fell in love with myself. Is this an ethical issue I guess it's fitting for a god. How interesting~." ]
[ Jason (Type-Moon): "Did I come to Greece? Help, why is it always about this kind of thing?" ]
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-616〜
Stark Tower—
"Arghhh! Damn you, Loki! Don't lay a hand on Sylvie!"
Thor's eyes practically spewed fire.
How could a brother be as good as a sister!
If he could, he wouldn't want Loki at all!
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『 Next, Loki told Mobius the truth.
"You are all time variants! Everyone working at the Time Variance Authority is!"
"The Time Keepers didn't create you; they kidnapped you from the timeline and erased your memories!"
Loki roared.
Mobius outwardly disbelieved, but inwardly harbored some suspicion about this answer.
Meanwhile, the female judge informed Loki and Sylvie that the Time Keepers wanted to personally witness their pruning.
And the two were fortunate enough to meet the gods! 』
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Everyone's interest was piqued simultaneously.
Were they finally going to meet the legendary Time Keepers?!
The supreme beings who created the Sacred Timeline and prevented the Multiversal War?!
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〜DC Extended Universe, Earth -22〜
The Batman Who Laughs silently split his blood-red mouth.
"Time Keepers? I wonder if such beings can be infected by a virus."
The Batman Who Laughs picked up a syringe, the liquid inside it crimson and eerie.
If he could infect the gods who control the multiverse—
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『 Soon, escorted by the female judge, the two arrived at the underworld.
"Merciful Time Keepers, I have brought the time variants," the female judge said respectfully.
"No matter how much you struggle, you still ended up before me. Do you have anything to say in your defense?"
Three humanoid lizards spoke solemnly.
More absurd than when he first saw the mass production of Infinity Stones, a great sense of absurdity rose in Loki's heart again.
Time... the Sacred Timeline was controlled by these guys...?!!
These were the so-called strongest in the universe, the supreme beings who toyed with them?!
Don't be ridiculous!!!
Their fate would not be played with by these guys!
Just then, the female hunter B-15 also arrived. With Sylvie's help earlier, she too realized that she had been kidnapped!
She immediately turned against them, helping Loki and Sylvie.
Here, there was no divine power, no magic, only time!
Soon, Loki and Sylvie gained the upper hand, with the female captain knocking down the female judge and several others.
The high and mighty Time Keepers, seeing this, immediately expressed a desire for a truce!
But the enraged Sylvie didn't hesitate for a moment, and with one slash, cut off the opponent's head! 』
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『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
In all worlds, everyone's brows furrowed deeply.
In an instant, an indescribable feeling of disgust rushed through their minds. The thing they had anticipated for so long... was this piece of trash?!
Before anyone could react, the screen changed abruptly again.
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『 Sylvie grabbed the head of the so-called Time Keeper, from which arcs of electricity sparked. This so-called Time Keeper was actually a robot?!
"Die!" Just as the two were stunned, the out-of-control female judge directly pruned Loki!
When Loki woke up again, three figures... no, three figures plus an alligator with horns were quietly looking at him.
Loki was bewildered.
Wasn't he dead?
Before Loki could wonder, in the distance, at the end of the ruins, a massive, thunder-spewing, sky-obscuring purplish-black cloud swallowed towards everyone! 』
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-????〜
In the void, the Celestials frowned.
Alioth, the first life form to transcend time. It was likely that fellow ended the multiversal war with this.
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