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Chapter 563: True Hero

"Tell me it's not true. Tell what we saw and experienced was a lie — it was some kind of illusion," said Barry, walking back and forth.

"I'm afraid…it was true," uttered Cisco.

"No?"

"My equipment is detecting high levels of residual energy," explained Cisco. "Plus, I just checked the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), and all the atomic clocks have detected anomalies."

"Which would occur due to reverting time," finished Barry, who immediately became pale. The room entered an eerie quiet before Ralph spoke:

"I'm done." He immediately headed to the exit.

"Oh, calm down. What do you mean by that?"

"Like I said, I'm done."

"You can't just leave," said Iris.

"Yes, I can. I reluctantly signed up to fight normal crime in this city and a few meta-humans. But someone who can blow the world with a finger and revert it back as if nothing ever happened? That's beyond my pay grade."

"Come on, Ralph," persuaded Barry. "I know things looked bleak, but we still have hope."

"Oh, what kind of hope?"

"Well… we are alive, aren't we? That's something."

"Yes, because of his mercy. But if you continue with this kind of thinking, we won't be for long." No matter what the others said, Ralph walked out and did not stop. His departure dealt a great blow to the team's morale.

"I can't believe he just bails like that," complained Wally.

"You can't blame him considering the situation," said Wells.

"You're on his side?"

"No, but I understand his choice."

So, would you do —"

"Enough, Wally," said Joe with a raised voice. "Now is not the time to be fighting amongst ourselves. We must think of what to do." Unfortunately, no one could provide him with any decent idea.

Edward showed up the next day as usual. He was indifferent to everybody and immediately forced Barry and Wally to undergo his tests. He was more severe this time around, as he would push them to the limit for three straight days before leaving. He would give them a potion to replenish their fatigue whenever they were tired. Then, he would disappear for one day before doing the same thing.

By the second week, Wally became useless as his connection to the Speed Force was not deep enough for this level of research, so he no longer participated.

"We are still missing the last piece," said Morgana. "However, we now have enough data to calculate the missing link."

"And how long would that take?"

"50 years. Do you want the exact number down to the second?"

"No need," replied Edward. In hindsight, 50 years was not long, especially since they could use time dilation and not worry about time back home.

"So, what do you want to do? Do you want to use more drastic measures?" asked Morgana.

"No need. We can push Barry further and gather more data; this should reduce the time needed for the final calculations."

"As you wish."

As soon as Edward walked into the room, he knew something was wrong — he could no longer read the other people's minds, not just Barry and Wally.

"What have you done?" he asked the Speedster.

"You're too strong and must be stopped. Otherwise, this world could come to an end because of your whim."

"We were so close, Barry. My research was so close to finishing that you would never see me again. Why do something stupid?"

"How do we know what you say is true? Are we supposed to believe YOUR words?" added Caitlin.

"There is no need to talk with him," said Cisco, and the team immediately acted. An armor similar to Savitar materialized around Barry and Wally. But they were not the only ones. Every team member had similar armor.

Cisco shot a few blasts in the air to open portals, allowing countless people to walk in. Edward first saw Oliver Queen or the Green Arrow, and all his team members walked into the room. Everyone had unique armor.

The next to enter was Supergirl (Kara}, who walked out, followed by her cousin (Superman, Clark Kent) and a group of superpower individuals from Earth-38. Following them was the Legend of Tomorrow, a group of individuals with a mission to preserve the space-time continuum. All the members had one connection to Flash or Oliver in some capacity.

The last group to arrive was composed of Speedsters. Edward immediately recognized the first person as Jay Garrick, usually known in the comics as the first Speedster. He had to take a moment to recognize the other two.

He did not watch all of The Flash but remembered specific videos online by accident or by choice of later seasons. So, he recognized the two of them: one was someone called Godspeed and should have been a villain unless he remembered correctly. The other one was Barry's daughter from the future.

Edward calmly looked at the team, focusing on their armor.

"An armor powered by energy from the Speedforce itself? This must be one of Wells' works," he commented.

"His calmness unnerved me," said Diggle through their communication system."

"It's just a bluffing tactic, " Oliver responded, not hiding his voice. However, Edward paid no attention to him but glanced at Barry. "I'm curious how you put this team together."

"Does it matter?"

"The unknown is eating me alive." Sadly, no one would answer him, so he had to cast a Divination Spell to get some answers. Over the years, he had made great strides in this field of magic that always eluded him. Plus, he's learned he can achieve way more if he lets Morgana do the divination instead of him.

'So, it was a time remnant,' he thought. He believed he had captured all of them, but the Speed Force hid one and even sneaked it out of this blocked timeline. The remnant was the one who put up this time, and Edward even believed the Speed Force allowed it to access Barry's memories.

He looked at Barry in the eyes, "I respect you, Barry. Despite the despair you faced when confronting my power, you never gave up simply because you were a hero. Sadly, your foolish actions will cause you the death of everyone that you care about. But don't worry, I'm not as cruel as you would like to think — I won't lay hands on this planet."

"Attack!" roared Barry and Oliver simultaneously. Sadly, their attempt was useless. A shield appeared around Edward to block all their attacks. Moreover, everyone soon noticed their bodies were rapidly disintegrating into tiny particles.

"What have you done?" roared Barry, but Edward calmly looked at him with no words. He had used all the power of Netheril to use one of his most powerful laws — Destruction. As such, despite all members of the team wearing Speed Force Armor equivalent to Tier 7, meaning they could survive the sun's destruction, no one survived this attack.

The Speedsters, Krytonians, and Martian Man Hunter were the last survivors. Their power or physiology allowed them to siphon more power from the force and delay their inevitable death. Alas, the pain of watching their loved ones die had almost broken them down mentally.

"You could have avoided this," said Edward with a cold and callous indifference. He pointed his finger at the Speedster and forcefully drew out their Soul Flame; he did not care for their last look of regret, anger, and resentment.

"What are you going to do?" asked Morgana.

"Experience what it's like to be a Speedster with the highest affinity with the Speed Force."

"It should hate us right now, so do you think it's a good idea?"

"I only need to draw its consciousness into a battle with my Willpower; this should buy us enough time."

"Since you've thought of everything, let's proceed."


Chapter 564: Weaponized

Edward floated in the air, legs crossed, and blood dripped from all of the offices in his face. Despite his gory appearance, he looked calm as the space around him twisted. His Willpower was directly confronting the consciousness of the Speed Force while his mind and soul were navigating through it, gathering as much data as possible.

With Barry and the other Speedster's soul, the Speed Force was like his home, allowing him to navigate and understand its ends and out. The process was intoxicating as his mind ran at a speed unlike never before; he felt absolute freedom.

Blurhg!

Edward opened his mouth and vomited a large mouthful of blood. A potion appeared before him, and he drank it.

"How is it?" asked the little elf.

"Good, more than good," he replied hoarsely.

"So, we got what we wanted?"

"Not only that, but my Willpower has finally reached 9."

Chris's meditation technique had previously improved his willpower, and this confrontation was what he needed to reach a new height. He could feel it as soon as he opened his eyes. The world was different, everything felt like it would be okay since he now strongly believed he could survive anything. Lastly, controlling his rules became way easier.

"That's good." Not only had her boss improved spiritually, but they could finally replicate this thing.

The Speed Force had applications beyond just surviving the Time Game. By creating a Speed Force Dimension as her core, her processing power can drastically be increased, finally breaching the previous barrier and becoming an entity on par with a Universe Will. By then, her calculations would be as if an infinite version of herself from a multiverse were doing the calculations.

"How is your injury?"

"My soul is injured, but nothing that a few months of rest won't cure," replied Edward.

"That's good. So, what's next? Do you want to start building your own Speed Force immediately?"

"No. The original one might intervene in our actions. Plus, it's time to leave this world to prevent any possible trouble."

"We're leaving immediately?"

"No, there are still a few things of value in this world," replied Edward. His next step was cleaning up the mess Barry's actions left behind. He first wiped out the memory of everyone on the planet from any memories related to supernatural or meta-humans.

Secondly, he released a virus on the planet that modified the DNA or Life Code of all earthlings. The DNA of the people of this world was very susceptible to mutation upon contact with dark matter or other forms of energy or universal power; that was no longer the case.

The third step was to do the same thing with all the Earths Team Flash had encountered or had any connections with, including Earth-38, where Kara and the Kryptonians originated.

Lastly, Edward had to eliminate the Harrison Wells variant, which created the Speed Force Suit for the team and removed all traces of his existence.

"Aren't you going too far?" asked Morgana.

"Harrison Wells has the potential to develop Omniversal Travel. Although his chances are very slim compared to Rick or the Doctor, he still has the potential — especially after how much this world will change once the Convergence ends. I need to remove all possibility of him actually succeeding and coming back for revenge."

"That's fair, I guess. But what about the Speed Force? It should remember your actions."

"I doubt the Speed Force would go to such an extreme length for one Barry out of an infinite version. However, your words reminded me we should come back here after Tier 11 to check on it."

"Paranoid as always. So, where to next?"

"First, we need to get a few magics."

His first destination was to acquire the Helmet of Fate that belongs to the DC Universe's version of Doctor Strange — Doctor Fate. The helmet allowed him to communicate and draw power from an entity known as the Lord of Order. Edward did not care much about the spells, the latter thought; he only wanted the helmet to prepare for the MCU's Sorcery Magic that used other dimensions and unknown deities and creatures. Through this helmet, he had a better understanding of this magic system and could learn it much more easily.

His target — Shazam — was the same. He deepened his understanding of this kind of Sorcerer Type of Magic.

For his next destination, Edward and Morgan took some time, navigation, and divination before landing on the correct timeline and planet. While [Netheri] was in invisible mode, they watched an intense battle between a Green Lantern and an army. The Green Lantern won the battle but lost his life in the process.

As the last light of his life passed away, the ring flew away to find its next owner. Of course, Edward would not let it escape since it was his target; he did not even let the Green Lantern's soul pass peacefully as he stole the latter's memory before he died.

"Fascinating, isn't it," commented Edward as he looked at the ring surrounded by a powerful shield.

"Yes, a type of magical weapon that weaponizes Willpower; this thing is perfect for you. If you were not such a terrible person, the thing would have probably directly chosen you."

"Was that last part necessary?" Edward rolled his eyes, but Morgana ignored him. "The good news is this thing is a form of magic, so it should be easier to study and replicate."

Morgan was partially correct. They quickly recreated the magic behind the rings, but it would fall apart after one use. In the end, they concluded they needed to travel to Oa —the habitats of the Guardians, creators of the rings and Green Lantern Corps.

After knowing the ring's potential, Edward did not want to confront the Lantern Corp — it was not worth it. So, he used the memories he stole from the dead Lantern he stole the ring from.

He released a weaponized Obscurius in some part of the galaxy, creating an artificial crisis. As expected, the Lantern Corp sent 90% of their members to contain the devastating power of the Obscurial. Edward took advantage of this opportunity to infiltrate their main headquarters and found the core secret of the rings.

After this escapade, it was only a matter of time before he recreated his version of the ring.

Green light enveloped Edward as he felt a rushed power. His Willpower experienced a transformation, allowing him to use it effortlessly and to greater heights.

"I can now destroy this universe with this ring," he commented. The ring granted him Tier 10 power. Although his finding method was limited to creating weapons and energy blasts, it was still Tier 10 and one achieved without the floating city.

Of course, another downside is that he needed to charge it occasionally, but he was more than satisfied with a Tier 10 Weapon that was easily carried as he only needed to add one more ring to his fingers.

It took him a while to study and create the ring, and by the time he finished, his soul injury had headed. He had to acquire two more things: say goodbye to Diana before leaving this world.

{Announcement: According to my previous outline, the MCU arc should have been right after this world, and midway through, he would have gone to the Fate/Moon Universe. I've rearranged things so that this arc would be immediately after the DC/Flash Universe so that the MCU arc can flow smoothly.

[There might still be other worlds during the MCU arc, but I will reserve such a move if the arc becomes dull and needs excitement.

[Disclaimer: I have only watched Fate Zero and half of Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works. This arc will take place in Fate/ Stay Night, and I will take some liberty with the plot. I do not know anything about Fate's other timelines and do not intend to get into that mess.

[Additionally, it will be a mini-arc instead of a very short or brief arc. But it will also be very important and play a significant role in the Time Game.]


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