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He wrote down something and asked "You caused the Dimensional Wall to fracture?" Viktor ignored him and stared at Lilith, savoring every single nanosecond of time.

Every nanosecond lasted infinitely longer.

When everything was finished, Viktor rewinded again and repeated his actions.

The man looked around at the rewind and said with approval "A very powerful artifact." as he watched Viktor stare at Lilith without even blinking.

He paused for a moment before saying "I have to say… This is useless." his eyes glowed for a moment before he sighed, "1,001,239 rewinds, no wonder…" he floated through the glass as though it wasn't there and said "I regret to inform you that no matter how powerful your artifact is, it is impossible to change this event."

Viktor didn't say anything and the man looked at Lilith, continuing "This is not only a fated event but also your own foolishness. You willingly chose to ignore the situation, believing that these heroes could handle it without you."

He shook his head and added "You may have an artifact to correct mistakes but your own selfishness and avoidance cannot be corrected! You walked down this path, choosing not to take action. This is the consequence! Although I am above time in this universe and most others, I cannot escape time of the Omniverse. Nobody can."

Viktor looked at him and he said seriously "Your artifact is in essence a toy! Fated events in each universe cannot be changed by these toys. Even if you had the extra half-second you desire, you will change nothing! You could've only changed it by acting yourself!"

He paused and continued "The so-called 'snap' has been avoided in many universes. Some have taken the stones for themselves before Thanos could even collect them. Some have killed Thanos before he gathered the power stone. Some have even killed a 5 stone Thanos… However, no one has ignored the situation and had it not happen!"

The man turned to Viktor and added while shaking his head "This is their fate. The snap will always happen even if they are stronger than normal. Your approach is different, however even if they were several times more powerful than now, it will still happen! Perhaps, Thor will miss. Or Wanda will have a heart attack suddenly, Or Steve Rogers will suddenly succumb to exhaustion…"

He pursed his lips before saying "Without preparation and conscious avoidance… It won't be stopped." Viktor said emotionlessly "What are you trying to say?" The man replied "No matter how many times you go back nothing will change, you will only shatter this Universe. You will destroy this universe should you continue to rewind. At that time, the least of your worries will be a Multiversal invasion."

The man suddenly said "No one escapes trial. No matter how far you run, you will always be found. It's simply not worth it. So, stop before your toy stops being a toy and instead becomes evidence."

Viktor turned to Lilith and rewinded again.

The man sighed and floated again, saying "Hopefully, you will be spared."

Viktor stopped slowing down time and smiled at Lilith, ignoring his dumbfounded students as he said "Class dismissed, go home." before playing with Lilith, teleporting Emma next to him.

She looked bewildered and said angrily "I was in a meeting!" Viktor said softly "Come play with our daughter before you're unable to." Emma froze and her face paled as she said "No! It's impossible!"

Viktor smiled sadly, tickling Lilith as he said "You'll never escape the tickle monster…" Lilith giggled and said "Ah! Who's going to save Super Lilith~?" Viktor's eyes turned red and tears dripped as he laughed with a sob "Daddy will save you… Definitely…"

Emma looked at him and tears spilled from her eyes as she smiled, closing her watery eyes as she joined him, "I'm the evil sidekick, Tickletress~ Mwahahaha…" Lilith laid on the table and giggled before her giggles slowly stopped.

She started crumbling and Viktor stared at her, she looked at her parents and said "Eh.. I don't feel good in my tummy…" Emma covered her mouth and Lilith lifted her arms, looking at the spreading ashes, dumbfounded.

Viktor stroked her cheek and said "Don't worry… Daddy will save you… Daddy always saves you…" Lilith's eyes turned into crescents and she said "Lilith loves you bot-" before she collapsed completely to ashes.

Viktor touched the ash pile and smiled sadly.

Emma cried and looked at him, saying "You-" Viktor closed his eyes and said softly "I've tried to stop it… 1,001,240 times… I've rewinded time 1,001,240 times. I was always late. Half a second late. Every. Single. Time. I've seen her turn to ashes 204,728 times. I drew 7 times, used everything on myself. I became a super soldier, trained for 40 years, and I still couldn't do it."

He laid the Z-Drive on the table and added gently "If you want to see her again, you should do it within 5.43 seconds or you'll only see ashes…" Emma looked up at him and he smiled sadly "I've taken everything in my lab and became a monster more than once, it never worked, so here we are…"

Emma walked into his embrace and buried her head in his chest, whispering "Big bear… I'm so sorry…" as she wrapped her arms around him, hugging him tightly. Viktor burst into silent tears and hugged her.

He whispered "I'm sorry… I couldn't keep our family safe…" Emma looked up at him and said "Don't. Don't do this. It's not your fault…" Viktor laughed sadly and replied "Isn't it? I should've gone to fight instead of hiding here…"

Emma closed her mouth and just hugged him, saying "I'd rather you stay with us… I don't want you to run around all day saving the world… I just want to be with you all the time."

Viktor stroked her head and said "I've decided." she didn't look up and stayed quiet as he said "No more hiding. I'm done." He picked up the Z-Drive and slung it around his body before teleporting out of the school, flying away.

Emma looked out the window as Viktor flew away and collapsed to the ground, unable to hold it down anymore. She burst into tears and cried loudly.