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Upon realizing this, how could Thanos not be shocked?
This person was almost equivalent to a living Reality Stone!
In fact, compared to the Reality Stone, this individual's reality seemed to exist continuously!
This kind of power...
One could say, it's even more terrifying than the Reality Stone!
Is this the Omega-level mutant's Omega ability?
Especially since, according to the data from the Chitauri commander, it was noted that the Cosmic Cube and the Mind Scepter had already been taken by this Omega mutant.
In that instant, even as the ruler of the universe, Thanos felt that this situation was becoming troublesome.
How could he retrieve those items from this person?
Thanos pondered ways to accomplish this.
At this moment, he noticed a speculation about the Omega mutant, the white-clad hero, in the collected information.
Suspected to be the son of the Allfather, Odin?
This young man was actually an Asgardian god?
Thanos was utterly astonished.
After his initial shock, his eyes flickered as a plan began to form in his mind.
The Dark Elves of Svartalfheim wanted to invade Asgard, to overthrow its rule...
Perhaps he could use them to weaken the background forces of this Omega mutant. Even if it was only a suspicion, weakening his opponent's support would make things easier later.
Moreover, if Asgard were to be destroyed, it would work in Thanos' favor. If Asgard remained, it would be an obstacle to acquiring the Infinity Stones on Earth.
As Thanos thought about this, he considered what kind of help he should give to the Dark Elves.
Even if they failed, diminishing Asgard's strength would still be beneficial...
While he pondered this, the Chitauri commander nervously said, "Master?"
After waiting for a long time without hearing a response, the commander's heart sank, thinking Thanos was displeased with him and perhaps even planning to punish him.
Luckily, Thanos' voice soon came through the communicator.
"I understand the situation."
Hearing this, the Chitauri commander breathed a sigh of relief.
He then asked what to do next.
"I'll handle the Omega mutant. You just take care of what I told you to do…"
While Thanos gave orders to the Chitauri commander, Syd was on the other side, experimenting with the Cosmic Cube.
Under the bright sun, golden rays shone on the blue Cosmic Cube.
As Syd gazed at the cube in his hand, he fell into deep thought.
Having the Cosmic Cube and the Mind Scepter just sitting around seemed like a waste if he didn't try to use them.
"How do you use this thing?"
After a moment of contemplation, Syd decided to try infusing photon energy into the cube, all while Venom watched closely.
The moment the divine photon energy made contact with the Cosmic Cube, something unexpected happened.
A blue light exploded!
Boom!
A massive surge of energy erupted from the Cosmic Cube, forming a powerful shockwave that spread in all directions.
In an instant, Syd was struck by the energy from the cube.
[Reflective Shield Experience +1]
Luckily, his reflexes were incredibly fast, and under Venom's terrified gaze, Syd cast a reflective shield, blocking the cube's energy wave.
Though he managed to shield himself, the ground around him wasn't so lucky.
Looking at the Cosmic Cube, now on the ground, and the chaotic scene around him, Syd felt a bit helpless.
It seemed that trying to control the cube with energy had failed. Luckily, he was strong enough—an ordinary person would likely have been obliterated.
Still, he had gained something from the attempt. When his photon energy made contact with the cube, his mental energy had also extended into it, establishing a faint connection with the cube. It seemed he now had a chance of controlling it.
Carefully, Syd picked up the Cosmic Cube, ensuring he didn't inject any photon energy this time. No surprises occurred.
Next, he readied his reflective shield and let his mental energy flow into the cube.
This time, no accidents happened, and his connection with the cube deepened.
At the same time, a strange feeling arose within him, similar to the sensation of using spatial transfer.
It felt as though, at this moment, he could use the Cosmic Cube to travel anywhere.
Syd's mind stirred, and the image of the moon appeared in his thoughts.
In the next instant, the cube glowed blue, releasing energy.
Then, with a ripple in space, Syd vanished from where he stood, reappearing in a barren landscape—on the surface of the moon.
He looked around at the surrounding darkness, recognizing the deep expanse of space.
As soon as he arrived, Syd felt light, as if he could float away at any moment, but then a discomfort welled up inside him.
His expression changed, and a second later, the Cosmic Cube glowed again, instantly teleporting him back to his previous location.
"Whew…"
Syd exhaled a sigh of relief.
After a few seconds, he quickly recovered.
"It seems that with my current body, I can survive in outer space for a short time, but staying there too long would still be fatal…"
Syd shook his head, feeling a bit disappointed.
Of course, this didn't mean his body was weak—if an ordinary person were to appear on the moon, they'd die instantly!
Whether from sudden weightlessness or pressure changes, any ordinary human would be killed...
But unlike them, he only felt discomfort, and after a brief recovery, it was as if nothing had happened. It just showed how much stronger his fourth-level godly body was compared to a regular human.
Syd speculated that when his godly body reached the fifth level, he might be able to survive in space for extended periods.
Perhaps even live there permanently, without needing water or food...
At this moment.
"That scared me…"
Venom, exposed on his arm, looked terrified, its small black head filled with fear.
Glancing at it, Syd paid no mind.
Venom was an alien lifeform, already capable of surviving in space, so there was no need to worry about it.
In fact, the oxygen humans needed was more of a burden for Venom.
As he thought about it, Syd looked at the Cosmic Cube in his hand, a smile forming on his face. "With this, traveling to different places will be much easier…"
He wasn't just talking about ordinary places; even traveling to the sun, standing side by side with it—or going to another galaxy—was possible!
However…
Syd suddenly thought of something important.
"Speaking of which, can the Cosmic Cube help someone travel to parallel worlds?"
At that moment, a look of curiosity and anticipation appeared in his eyes, and he couldn't resist the urge to give it a try.
(End of Chapter)
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However, after thinking for a while, Syd still didn't dare to use the Cosmic Cube to travel to a so-called parallel world.
The Cosmic Cube was powerful, capable of traveling to nearly any location. Syd knew that with it, he could even reach different dimensions.
For example, the Dark Dimension where Dormammu resided, or even realms like Heaven and Hell!
Of course, traveling there was possible, but whether one could come back alive was another question entirely.
It was important to understand that dimensional deities were extremely powerful within their respective dimensions, much more so than they were outside of them. If one were unlucky enough to encounter one of these beings, there would be little chance of survival.
As for traversing parallel worlds, Syd wasn't sure if the Cosmic Cube could do that. Even if it could, he suspected it might be a one-way trip.
For instance, if he reached a parallel world and then the Cosmic Cube suddenly stopped working...
That said, Syd leaned towards believing that the Infinity Stones could still be used in parallel universes. The reason why they didn't work in the Time Variance Authority's domain was likely due to the unique nature of that space.
However, there was still a possibility, though small, that the Infinity Stones might not function in a parallel world. It wasn't impossible.
Until everything was tested, it remained an unknown. Syd wasn't willing to take that kind of risk by using the Cosmic Cube.
There were other, safer ways to travel to parallel worlds. Syd recalled that the portals of Kamar-Taj could achieve the same thing.
Compared to the Cosmic Cube, those portals were far more convenient and didn't carry the risk of failure.
Syd mused that, at some point, he should acquire a Sling Ring—the tool used to open these portals—and try it out.
For now, though, he decided to let it go.
After testing the Cosmic Cube, he turned his attention to the Mind Scepter on the other side.
As he gazed at the gem on the scepter's tip, Syd found himself lost in thought.
Each Infinity Stone carried its own side effects when used. The Power Stone's side effect was quite clear: just touching it could cause injury, and if one couldn't withstand its energy, they'd explode and die. Ordinary people couldn't use it.
The side effects of the Time Stone were unclear, though it was likely that each use impacted the flow of time to some degree.
When Doctor Strange first used the Time Stone, he tested it on an apple, which symbolized the forbidden fruit from the Bible—a metaphor for Strange's act of defiance.
Even the Ancient One warned Strange not to use the Time Stone recklessly.
It was clear that overusing the Time Stone could cause time-related logic to become chaotic, and in extreme cases, could lead to the collapse of the timeline.
Take, for example, a certain universe's version of Doctor Strange. Unlike the main universe's Doctor Strange, this one survived his car accident unharmed, but his girlfriend Christine died.
Desperate to bring her back, this Doctor Strange studied magic across the world and eventually became the Sorcerer Supreme.
With the Ancient One gone and no one left to stop him, he decided to use the Time Stone to reverse time and save Christine.
But no matter how many times he tried, Christine's death couldn't be avoided. She would always die in different ways—whether it was a car crash or being shot, various accidents would claim her life.
In his despair, the Ancient One, who had not yet died in that timeline, sensed his actions and appeared before him.
She explained that Christine's death was a fixed point in time, a crucial event that had to happen for Doctor Strange to become the Sorcerer Supreme.
Without becoming the Sorcerer Supreme, Doctor Strange would not have been able to save her in the first place. Thus, Christine had to die, and the timeline's logic closed in on itself.
Originally, if the Ancient One hadn't intervened, Doctor Strange might have accepted reality after a few days of grieving. But her explanation gave him renewed hope.
After all, the Ancient One had taught him that "anything is possible."
Doctor Strange thought that if a fixed point in time was the issue, there must be a way to overcome it. Nothing was truly absolute in the eyes of a sorcerer.
To this end, Doctor Strange traveled through time to an ancient, lost library, where he indeed found a method to alter fixed points in time. The solution was simple: immense power.
For a sorcerer, obtaining power was easy, whether by borrowing from dimensional deities or other means.
The easiest method was to absorb mystical creatures using dark magic.
So, Doctor Strange created a summoning circle, calling forth and absorbing mystical creatures one after another. His power grew rapidly, but as he absorbed more, he gradually lost his humanity.
With enough power, everything became simple. Doctor Strange forcibly used the Time Stone to bring Christine back to life.
Unfortunately, those who tamper with time often find themselves at the mercy of it. Christine was resurrected, but the universe began to unravel, entering a state of collapse!
Not even the near-omnipotent Doctor Strange could stop the destruction of the universe.
In his immense power, Doctor Strange even became aware of the Watcher—a being who silently observed the universe's development but never intervened.
Sadly, despite Doctor Strange's pleas for the Watcher to save his universe, the Watcher, true to his nature, simply watched in silence as the universe headed towards its destruction.
During this time, the Watcher warned Doctor Strange that disrupting the flow of time would only lead to greater ruin.
In the end, Doctor Strange could only watch helplessly as his universe was destroyed, powerless to do anything…
Just like how, in the future, Tony Stark sacrificed himself with a snap of his fingers, and Doctor Strange couldn't use the Time Stone to bring him back.
If Tony were resurrected by reversing time, the logic of his snap, which erased Thanos and his army, would be undone. Thanos and his forces would return, resetting everything to the way it was before...
In a way, the Time Stone's side effects might seem subtle, but when they occur, they can be the most terrifying of all.
Of course, this doesn't mean there is no power that can defy logic.
Syd thought about it and couldn't help but recall Chaos Magic.
Unlike the Time Stone, Chaos Magic's reality-altering power truly defied logic, forcefully changing everything without causing reality to collapse. It could bend logic to its will.
This demonstrated that the essence of Chaos Magic was of a far higher level.
At least, the problems of time logic weren't an issue for Chaos Magic, and it wouldn't cause a breakdown in reality.
Unfortunately…
"Unfortunately, my ability to alter reality with Chaos Magic is still passive. Who knows when it will appear…"
Syd thought with a hint of regret.
Of course, it's not that Chaos Magic's reality-altering ability had no pattern. The more unstable one's mental state was, the more likely Chaos Magic would run rampant.
The more unstable the emotions, the stronger Chaos Magic became…
For instance, when he turned the Sentinel robots into butterflies, that was merely a normal trigger, far from a true rampage...
(End of Chapter)
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