22 End of the universe

The old man put some dired wood do the fire pit. Ray had no idea how the woods came into his hands but he always gave up trying to find an answer.

In front of the old man, no, this being, he felt like a tiny ant. If not for the pride and confidence he placed in himself, he would beg him to answer his question.

" Do you want some Mushmellow? It is cold here. " The old man said.

Ray sighed and finally nodded. The old man handed over the stick and tossed him a Marshmallow bag. Ray took out a white cube.

He then pierced the tree stick to the cube and brought it near the fire. He watched as the white fluffy stuff melted and turned golden colour.

He grabbed the golden stuff over to his mouth and ate. His lips twitched in curves and formed a delightful smile.

"Delicious, right? I created the best fit for your taste buds. " The old man said.

" It is wonderful. Ah. What's your name? " Ray said. " My name is Ray. "

" No surname? " The old man asked.

" I can't remember my surname. I had one but it doesn't belong to me anymore. " Ray said in a low voice.

" Silvers? That one. Why don't you take that name? I chose that name for you. " The old man said.

Ray frowned.

" So you are the one that brought me to that world. " Ray clenched his hands. "Why? "

The old man stood up. The snow around them melted and the scenery changed. They were now standing on the cliff of the dead star. Near them was the black hole collapsing itself.

Ray didn't act surprised.

" That doesn't answer my question. " He said.

The old man nodded. " Yes, but it set up a mood in the surroundings. "

" Now. I will answer your question, young star. " He said.

" I brought you from your world because I can. Because I have the power to do that. My intention doesn't matter for my actions because I am the puppet of my power. "

The black hole vanished without a trait. Now they existed in a white space.

" Do you the irony, Young star? I can make life and take away. I am at the top of everything and yet I couldn't control myself. "

" So you believe in free will? " Ray scolded.

" I believe it and I yearned for it. " The old man said. " I give you all the free will, I couldn't possess. Now, I wished someone to take over me. "

Ray pointed at himself. " You want me to be God? "

The old man laughed. " It is not that simple. Never mind. " He shook his hand.

" I brought you here to fix your system. Now my job is finished. You can leave. "

The white space split into a hole.

" You can't just do that from afar? I thought you had unlimited strength. " Ray said in scarsam.

" I can do that but we won't have this conversation. " The old man replied. " How do you feel? "

Ray looked at himself. " I feel a bit light. As if a cloud from my head disappeared. "

" That is because I take away the side effects of your system. Good luck, Youbg star. I hope you come to the top. "

Ray's view twisted and turned. The space folded and he was seeing infinite dimensions. His mind should have been crushed under the might of the place but something was preventing him.

" I give you my world. View yourself. " The old man whispered.

Ray vanished.

The old man turned into ***.

" I hope this will gather enough attention from you guys. " He said out loud. " As for the MCU universe. Let's end the curtain for that one. "

He snapped his fingers. He didn't need to do that but he did.

The universe collapsed and formed again. The event happened the same. Unlike last time, there was no anomaly like Ray.

Avenger One took place the same. Gwen lived as if her life was planned by someone.

Of course, free will exists.

*** chuckled. The white space vanished from the screen.

" Of course, that universe won't be the same. Some could awaken their memories. I can't wait to see the future of many stars. "

"Their clashes will be bright. "

*****

[ System reforming.]

[ Detected the body being destroyed by a higher being.]

[ Start to use Reward for Rick 100℅.]

[ Construct a body suitable for being the star.]

[Finish.]

[Choose the world for the star.]

[ Finding the one closest to the star.]

[Combined with the star's initial power, one world was discovered.]

[ Forcefully actuating the God's fragrance.]

[ Teleportation to the suitable world.]

***

Ray's POV.

It was as if my world had turned upside down. I knew my life was toyed by something. I just didn't expect him to be that much similar to me.

He reacted everything like I would. That is the scariest part of this experience because I might end everything at any moment.

At the end of the day, no matter how much my intelligence increased, no matter how I acted as an adult.

I was just a child three years ago. A child that put out a tough act to the strangers. I could not remember my parents anymore.

The past three years have changed my shell but I remain the same. I will continue to do so. I will continue to act tough.

I will continue to act cold. Until everything started to fall under my hand. I saw the top of everything. I saw God.

I knew I could rise to that place. He called me the young star.

There could be many stars like me.

It is dangerous. For me and the world.

Maybe I am wrong. Maybe he was not the same as me. Maybe he won't be destroying my original world.

There are too many maybe. But I couldn't let this go knowing someone would threaten me or my family.

Yeah. I didn't want that power for myself.

***

Ray opened his eyes. He was lying on the cold concrete floor. He wore light pale pink clothes with blue pants.

He got up and looked around. He saw himself standing on top of the skyscraper. It was nighttime.

He could see light flickering.

The black dome covered the entire area. He also noticed a letter familiar to him. His eyes widened as he sensed cursed energy around the air.

' I am inside Jujutsu World. '

[ The Template system finished building up the star.]

[ Open the system to see the new tabs.]