"Surprise?" The white being burst out laughing as he finished his transformation.
Now, he had skin, finely tuned muscles, perfect height, and a ridiculously handso face with jet-black hair and eyes.
Yep, what a twist – he looked just like in my default face.
"Why did you copy ?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. Given the existence of shapeshifting abilities, it wasn't impossible for a powerful and mysterious being like him to mimic .
"Copy you? I'm hurt! This is actually my face, you know. You could even say that you copied ," the white being replied with a sly smile.
"Stop joking. Don't tell you're going to spout so nonsense like you're so version of from the future who's beco a god or sothing? That's like..."
"That's like sothing out of a cliche novel, right?" The white being finished my words, a smirk playing on his lips.
"Stop playing gas with , and explain yourself" my voice turned cold. I really hated it when soone was more annoying than .
"Don't be mad, I'm not playing gas with you. And don't worry, I was lying about us being the sa person," the white being said as he conjured his throne and took a seat.
"So what exactly are you?" I asked, feeling overwheld by all these twist.
"It would be hard to put it into words. How about I start from the beginning and explain?"
"Go for it, it's not like we're running out of ti," I replied.
"Exactly," he chuckled aloud .
"First, let's address the elephant in the room. Like I said before, you are not , and I'm not you in any way. I'm sure you've already guessed it, but you're actually the one and only, even in multiple universes," he explained.
"Go on," I said, deciding to simply let him continue speaking.
"Well , You could say that I'm the one responsible for everything that happened to you," his voice turned more serious, grabbing my attention.
It was very likely that I was now talking to the creator of my system.
"That's right, I'm the one who created your system," he answered, as if reading my mind.
"Don't just go reading people's minds, it's rude," I warned him after he went too far.
"I would love to, but right now, you're too powerful , so there's no way I could read your mind without you detecting it. What I did was simply guess your most probable thought. So, do you know what I'm thinking right now?" he asked, his easy-go-lucky tone annoying .
"I don't care about your thoughts," I answered with an indifferent tone. There was no need to play along with his antics.
"Boring," he shook his head and adjusted his sitting position before continuing to speak.
"So why give the system? You're powerful enough, right?" I asked, noticing so inconsistency in his claim.
"Oh, I'm sure you already have so hypothesis . If I'm really powerful, then it ans that there are an infinite number of powerful beings like . "
"So my existence alone should not be tolerated because it would create chaos. That's why every living being linked to reality has a limit. Then, how did I end up becoming this strong? Co on, I know you're smart enough to figure out the answer," he challenged.
His question might have been hard for so , but it was sothing that I had also think for myself while I was studying the theory of Ti.
"You killed every version of yourself, but that's impossible because, like you said, there are an infinite number of tilines," I concluded.
"True. Normally, it would be impossible, but what if I prevent other tilines from branching out?" he responded.
After hearing his words, sothing clicked inside .
In simpler terms, if ti were like a tree and each decision created a branch, what he did was stop new branches from growing, so only the tilines that existed before remained.
And then this guy killed every version of himself.
By doing this, he was able to increase and break his own limit.
"You did all of this for power?" I asked, my expression doubtful.
"Power? I was already too powerful," he began, his eyes glinting with a newfound intensity. "But what I really seek is not power, but freedom."
"Freedom from what ?" I inquired .
"Freedom from all of this, that's why I created the Neurolink System. You are my key to breaking this endless chain," he admitted. I could tell from the sincerity in his eyes that he was very serious.
"And how can I do that?"
"Easy, it's in the na already of your system ." He responded.
"What do you an?" I asked, feeling confused.
"Did you really think that I just pick that na for fun ?" he started laughing aloud
"Neurolink" he spoke.
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"eurolink"
"eu-ro-link"
"eu-r-No-link" I instinctively completed his words.
"Good job guessing .Do you get it now? The system was created to unlink you from Reality or you will suffer the sa fate as . Traveling back in ti is a one-ti deal, and after that, regardless of success or not, the person who traveled back in ti was bound to be trapped in this place."
"Wait, so you an to tell that because I'm not part of Reality, then I wouldn't be bound to this place even after I travel back in ti ? That's good and all, but I still don't see any benefits here for you," I remarked, seeking clarification.
"You're different from . You're not supposed to exist so If you travel back in ti, it would create a chain reaction, destroying everything, every tiline, except yours. When that happens, I would be free and could finally disappear permanently. For , that is true freedom."
"So you just want to die?"
"I've been living for far too long, and I'm tired. You haven't experienced it yet, but let tell you sothing. Immortality is a curse, so you better be contented with what you have," he warned solemnly.
"I'll take note of that. So, I just have to open this gate, right?" I inquired, my hands touching the cold tal.
I decided to trust him for a few reasons.
When he transford back, I finally felt his true power, and I could tell that he could kill with his eyes closed. If that was the case, then there was no need for him to lie.
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