In the vast tapestry of ti, a Law Master might call back the dead from the river of ti itself.
Resurrection, granted by the Will of Creation.
What Malrick was doing now was similar, but far more forceful.
Relying on his control over ti and the inexhaustible power of the Infinity Stones, he forced the tiline backward, retrieving lives lost.
He reached into the mont when the Maksimov couple died.
As the explosion consud them, their existence was erased from that point onward.
"Ti-Space Reversal!" he intoned.
In an instant, reality reassembled like a rewound film.
Patterns of destruction vanished, replaced by the familiar serenity of a wooden house.
The detached house in Sokovia reappeared, intact.
This ti, along with Malrick and the three others, the Maksimov couple stood there.
anwhile, sowhere beyond human sight — in the dark expanse where Death rules — two decayed souls lingered, waiting.
In that void, two points of green fla flickered.
Death opened her eyes, calm and silent.
"Malrick? Bringing souls back from the past without fracturing ti or creating alternate branches, you say? An interesting experint," she murmured.
Back in the small house in Sokovia, the Maksimov couple looked as they had on the day of their death.
Their mories froze at the mont the missile exploded and fire and chaos consud them.
"Wanda! Pietro, hide under the bed — now!" they cried in panic.
Their children, stunned after more than a decade apart, rushed forward.
Tears stread down their faces as they embraced their parents.
"Mom! Dad! We're here. It's okay now. We're here!"
The parents froze, bewildered.
"Wanda? Pietro? How… how are you so grown? And wasn't there a missile just now?"
Mom's voice trembled.
"That was ten years ago," Wanda said softly.
"Malrick resurrected you. He… he fixed it."
But when Wanda turned to point at Malrick, he and Tony were gone.
For a mont, only the family remained in the house.
"Malrick is Wanda's boyfriend," Pietro blurted, stepping forward.
"Though… I still think Wanda is more suited for soone like Superman."
Pietro's words triggered a wave of silence.
Wanda glared at him.
"Pietro!"
He flinched as Wanda's red magic flickered.
"Okay! Fine! I'll shut up!" he cried, ducking his head.
Their parents exchanged bewildered looks.
Their world had just turned inside out.
Yet against all logic, they accepted their resurrection.
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At the sa ti, Malrick returned to a beachfront mansion in Los Angeles — this ti with Tony.
He stood there, watching the green and scarlet energy fade from Malrick's body.
Tony's lips were dry; his heart pounded with a mix of hope and fear.
"This is incredible," he whispered.
"But are you sure it won't co at a terrible price? If you made so deal with a devil or demon — stop it now."
He struggled to steady himself.
"We're doing great," Malrick said gently, letting Tony sink onto the sofa.
"Your parents are at peace. There is no need for foolish deals."
Tony nodded, letting out a shaky breath.
But an even deeper conflict stirred inside him — the kind that only mories of heartbreak and regret can evoke.
He had returned ho after many years, after many wrong turns, not knowing if he still belonged.
His throat tightened.
His eyes darted to his father's old study.
His mind raced with guilt and longing.
He cleared his throat.
"We should… go to the cetery. Use dad's ashes maybe? Help him adapt faster — bring him back properly."
Malrick recognized Tony's turmoil.
This wasn't politeness.
This was a man wishing to right every wrong.
"No need," he said firmly, raising one finger.
Tony froze.
Even though Tony rose to his feet and smoothed his shirt — insisting on standing formally — Malrick ignored him.
Ti began to reverse.
Everything around them peeled backward.
Earth spun in dizzying circles.
Days flashed past: Tony and Malrick entering and leaving the mansion, repeated countless tis.
As the rewind progressed, Tony himself appeared younger and younger, traces of age fading from his face.
Twenty-one years of his life rewound in seconds.
Then finally, the night ca — the night the Winter Soldier assassinated Howard and Maria.
A car exploded.
Fire consud everything.
Malrick intervened, restoring their existence as he had done with the Maksimov couple.
Ti surged forward again.
The mansion reappeared, just as it had been.
The Howard couple stood alive, their confusion plain but their eyes filled with gratitude.
No souls from Death's hand, no missing ti.
Everything restored.
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Power stones please?
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