Infiltrations plans (2)

"Wally, contact my doppelganger," said Future Ray as he stepped out of the building while taking off his spectacles. 'I hate these glasses! Holborn, that fucking nerd! I shouldn't have designed his character like this. I should get a new one.'

"Contacting year 300069 Ray Allen..." said Wally, as its eye turned blue, meaning that the Wally from my timeline received the call.

"How's things on your end?" I asked though Wally.

"I got into the academy and had to deal with Steve. You know how he always does whatever he wants, right?" he answered. "What about the Lee brothers? Did you recruit them?"

"They were surprised to see a 5-year-old making the deal, but I managed it," I said. "It's a shame that your Sage Force wasn't able to fool Steve."

"True-" Future Ray stopped talking, realising what he just heard.

"Hm, I never thought that would work. Well, Sage Force is not a bad choice," I nodded.

"You!-" Ray screamed.

"Careful, whatever you say will be used against you, in this case quite literally," I smirked.

"The future can still change, depending on your future choices," he said in a serious tone.

"I was just curious. Don't worry, our plans won't get affected by it," I reassured him.

"It better not," he said.

"By the way... Can you beat Steve in your current state?" I asked.

"I can, but I can't kill him. He even killed an immortal later on in the story. What makes you think I can beat that guy?" he asked. 

"Your Still Force, just turn him into a living statue. Although, you can't use it in front of others. If he figures out that you are a time traveller, it would be helpful," I answered.

"It seems that my thinking capabilities have diminished," he replied.

"True, it takes a special kind of an idiot to get dumber with time. I am glad that you came here. I can correct my errors from now on," I said.

"Have the decoys reached their destinations yet?" he asked, trying to change the subject.

"It should have by now," I replied. "By the way... what would happen if I copy a different ability?

"... Nothing would change if you make the same decisions that I made," he replied. "However, I suggest you take a different path since I destroyed my world in my timeline."

"... What the actual fuck?! What do you mean you destroyed it?! Why would you do that?!" I screamed.

"That's something that you are not supposed to know. I told you that knowing too much can be disadvantageous for you. If only you would have listened to me... I can't explain... I can't break any more rules than I already have. Manipulating the time too much can be a nuisance to our plan." Future Ray sighed. He cut off the call and slowly walked out of the parameters of Paragon while lighting himself a cigar.

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Meanwhile...

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In a red zone, two people were fighting a massive tree-like mutated beast. These people were two of the five headmasters of Paragon. 

"Why did you break the rules during today's candidate selection?" asked the second headmaster.

"... That guy looked strong," Steve replied while casually dodging the attacks of the giant creature.

BOOM

"You can't just challenge a person just because you feel like it! Section A, Article 7 states that a headmaster can't pursue a teacher from another school to join their school! You know that you broke a rule, right?!" she screamed while firing off a massive ice lance at the mutated beast.

BOOM CREAK SCEEEEEE

The creature roared in pain as the lance got stuck inside its stomach.

"Listen, Violet, I have noticed you staring at Ray's face the entire time he was there. You are lovesick, so don't go rambling rules in my face because of it." Steve sighed. "However, I do admit that he has a pretty face. It's natural for girls to fall for him easily."

"Wh-What! I-I didn't fall for him! I mean, he does have a pretty face... but that's beside the point!" Violet screamed, blushing.

ROOOOAAAARRR

The creature brought down his large root, trying to land a hit that would crush Violet.

SWOOSH BOOM

In a flash, Steve carried Violet out of harm's way by dragging her away while holding her collar.

"Careful, you idiot! You could have died right there!" Steve screamed at her.

"Sorry..." Violet apologised.

"That thing has hyper regeneration like the vampires... I guess if I cut him enough times, he won't have anything to regenerate from." Steve murmured.

"That's your plan? How am I the idiot here?" Violet had a surprised look on her face. 

"If it works, then it is a plan." Steve launched Violet in the air and said, "Cast a fire enhancement on me."

Violet screamed in mid-air while barely managing to cast a fire enhancement on Steve as he launched towards the mutated beast with a burning sword in his hands.

"Molecular Slash."

He cut the creature so fast that the flame on his sword couldn't keep up with his speed as he continued to sever its molecules, separating them from each other forcefully, breaking the laws of Physics.

He jumped towards the way he came from, catching Violet by her left leg, barely preventing her fall. He proceeded to cover both of them with his aura so that the burning twigs of the mutated beast wouldn't harm them.

"Let go of my leg," said Violet.

"Sure," Steve dropped her leg, making her fall on her face.

"What was that for?!" Violet cried, trying to get up.

"You told me to let go of your leg. I did," Steve replied with an uncaring expression.

"This is why you never get a girlfriend!" she cried.

"Who would even want a girlfriend like you? Never mind, I am too old to be dealing with kids." Steve exclaimed. "By the way, did you notice anything weird about Ray's lightning?"

"What does that have to do with this? Nothing was wrong with his purple lighting. Grandpa Ben even praised him, saying he has never felt such a connection to a Non-Sage Force meta." Violet replied.

'Purple? Huh...' Steve wondered. 'I saw him using white lighting... I should investigate him more.'

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End of Prologue