141 Possession 1

'This is Hell…' tougth Matthew in his bodiless state as he watched how Casey lived his pointless and utterly boring life inside the Time Variance Authority. It was literally what he in both his lives imagined work for a Government agency would be like, an absolute nightmare. Sitting around, waiting, filling and reading Reports, signing documents, Paperwork, and More Paperwork, is simply hell. And currently, he spent weeks from inside one of the utterly brainwashed worker drones trying to learn as much about it as possible without gaining attention.

If it weren't for the occasional Variant appearing in the Lobby, which Casey had to process Matthew would have already looked for another Vessel to hide in. But his unique position in collecting artifacts as 'Evidence' and his unimportant position inside the TVA gave Matthew the freedom and information he needed to plan his future moves.

Unfortunately, his progress in controlling Casey was slower than anticipated, after all, he was pretty new and inexperienced with the whole possession thing. Although he gained the information and techniques Voldemort had on this topic. The Dark Lord himself didn't really practice any of these techniques before he created the Horcrux inside the Diadem of Ravenclaw which Matthew absorbed. The Horcrux itself had a lot of experience in controlling a Soul outside a body and sensing its surroundings. But it never had the opportunity to control someone else yet and didn't gather any experience about it yet.

So it was trial and error for Matthew, the last few weeks he spent influencing Casey through his Dreams. Showing him dreams of how nice it is during his free time to wander and explore, or to learn about new things. And to his pleasure after a few days, Casey began to wander through different parts of the TVA that he normally didn't visit yet. He even sometimes read through the Archives of the TVA learning of the different Timeliness that are part of the Sacred Timeline. Unfortunately for such a low-level employee of the TVA like Casey much information was heavily restricted. Like information on the End-of-time, 31st Century, and further, or important Artifacts. But much information that was even more valuable than the future for Matthew, was easily accessible to any Member of the TVA. A bit of influencing the Subconsciousness of Casey, manipulating a few chemical reactions in his body, and he was already reading what Matthew was interested in.

For one the Wizarding World was truly part of the Marvel Universe, at least the Cinematic one. But they were so isolated from the World that they never played any influence on any of the Movies. Their narrow worldview and mentality prevented any progress. They were already on the path of self-destruction since the Second World War/ Grindelwald War. The numbers of deaths back then amongst the Pureblooded population worsened the inbreeding amongst them by a critical margin, squibs and deformations became more and more common. After Harry's defeat of Voldemort, this pattern changed, but only for a few years. Harry and his allies didn't manage to change anything important and the Population fell shortly back into old patterns.

A few decades to centuries later Wizard kind had effectively bred themselves out, and the birthrate of new muggle-borns was at that point not enough to prevent Wizards and Witches from dying out. Once there weren't enough Wand users to teach the Schools, the new muggle-borns never learned to control their magic and Nature did their course. Less and fewer Muggleborns Witches and Wizards were born since they never developed their gifts and through evolution, they lost a gift that they didn't use. And the only School of magic Users on earth remaining were the Sorcerers who channeled different energy forms into their bodies or used Artifacts.

'That is something I definitely can't allow.' Mused Matthew as he once again thought of the future of the Wizarding World, 'After all I want them to be part of my power base. Every proper Ruler has Armies. So them dying out is not an option.'

Another piece of information Matthew gathered was, what exactly he did wrong to alarm the TVA. The Answer was nothing, yet. The Wizarding World was mostly of no consequence to the Sacred Timeline that anything happening there didn't really matter. Hermione dead or Alive doesn't matter. Voldemort wins? Who cares. Dumbledore becomes a Dark Lord. So what? Most of these Scenarios had no impact on the rest of the Universe. But a Wizard with the capability to create a new Timeline s whenever he wanted, lead to a new Multiverse, and that was a massive Problem for the TVA.

'Well, all of that is interesting. But to use this information I need to return to the Sacred Timeline without alarming the TVA or He who remains. Passively learning through Casey is nice and all, but I've gained enough strength and control for a more active approach.' Decided Matthew.

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Casey's Dreamworld

Once Casey fell asleep during his Sleeping time he appeared in an empty white Space surrounded by masses of Grey mist, that prevented any view into the Distance.

"Strange. Where am I? Is this my dream today? Pretty empty." muttered Casey as he looked confused around hoping to spot anything in this empty place.

Suddenly there was a voice behind him as a person stepped out of the mist, "Hello Casey!"

Casey jumped slightly as he turned around, "Whoa! Who are you? And why do you look like me? Are you my twin brother? And where are we?"

The other Person looked like an exact copy of Casey. Asian descent, same facial structure, and dark hair. But his clothes were more stylish and more modern, and the copy had a more confident presence than the original. But in reality, this was Matthew posing as Casey trying to gain more influence and control over the body. And the best way was to gain trust. Who would anybody more trust than himself?

"I am you And this is your mind."

"Me? No, I am me. So who are you." Replied Casey even more confused.

"Yes, you are you. But I am also you. Rather I am your past self."

"My past self? What do you mean with my past self? I was always Casey or Hunter D-90 created to work in the Time Variance Authority." Stuttered Casey becoming more and more unsure of himself.

"Are you sure? How were you created? Do you have Parents? Where did you come from? And who am I if I am not you?" replied Matthew with a friendly grin.

Thinking for a while Casey got more confused and unsure before he replied, "I don't know. I was always in the TVA and worked for it. That's how it always was. I don't know who you are."

"As I said, I am you. Or rather your subconsciousness. You didn't always work for the TVA." Explained Matthew slowly building up Casey's investigative and adventurous nature.

"If that is true. Why don't I remember anything from before? And how come you only are here now?" Replied Casey.

"Well isn't that the questions of questions? Where do the Workers of the TVA come from? Let me give you a small hint. What happens to the Variants that aren't Reset. Since there are also these Cases. Are they returned to the Timeline and live their Life?" asked Matthew with a sly grin. A half-lie was always easier to sell.

Casey thought for a while before he began to realize what his 'Past' self wanted to tell him, "I am a Variant?"

"Yes, but now it's time to wake up." Said Matthew with a wave of his Hand as Casey disappeared in front of him from this white and empty space. 'I need to be patient. He needs to trust in me. Believe in me.'

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